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DORNOGOBI MASTERS-A 2025

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20 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 10 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2025 in Dornogovi province, Mongolia. 10 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2132, and top seed was Gombosuren Munkhgal (🇲🇳 MGL, GM, 2363).

Naranbold Sodbilegt (🇲🇳 MGL, FM, 2274) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Gombosuren Munkhgal (6.5) and Baatar Batbaatar (5.5). Sodbilegt won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Bayart-Uchral Anu (WCM, 1732) beat Orgoi Batzorig (2193), a +461-point gap.

Location
🇲🇳Dornogovi province, Mongolia
Dates
10 Oct 2025 → 12 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇲🇳GMGombosuren Munkhgal2363
Avg top 10
2,132
Participants
20
Titled players · 10
GM×1
FM×3
WIM×1
WFM×1
WCM×4
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇳Mongolia×20
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

FM Naranbold Sodbilegt led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
9
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
Sodbilegt7Munkhgal6.5Batbaatar5.5Khulan5Buyankhishig5Sergelen4.5
R3–R8 · LEAD HELD

FM Naranbold Sodbilegt held the sole lead from R3 through R8 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Naranbold Sodbilegt drew with GM Gombosuren Munkhgal (White).

2× WIN STREAK · 3+3 wins

FM Naranbold Sodbilegt posted 3 in a row (R1–R3) and 3 in a row (R5–R7) — total 6 wins.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMNaranbold Sodbilegt*
½
1
1
2GMGombosuren Munkhgal
½
*
½
1
3FMBaatar Batbaatar
0
½
*—
4WIMBayarsaikhan Khulan
0
0
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Sodbilegt, NaranboldFM2274MGL+17N+5B+6N=2B+3N+4B+10N=7B7.035.038.032.502427+25.4
2Munkhgal, GombosurenGM2363MGL+19B=3N+16B=1N+12B+5N=4B+6N6.533.535.526.752371+2.2
3Batbaatar, BaatarFM2090MGL+18N=2B+10N+6B−1B=12N+13B=4N5.534.037.022.502260+72.0
4Buyankhishig, BatpeldenWFM2211MGL−16B+14N+8B+10N+11B−1N=2N=3B5.035.038.022.002137-23.2
5Khulan, BayarsaikhanWIM2074MGL+8B−1N+13B−12N+7B−2B+11N+10B5.034.037.520.502136+24.8
6Aldar BurentegshFM2187MGL+15B+7N−1B−3N=13B+8B+12N−2B4.535.038.517.752105-26.0
7Sergelen, Batbayar1932MGL+9N−6B−11N+18B−5N+14B+17N=1N4.531.534.517.502033+40.0
8Tselmuun, IderWCM1865MGL−5N+17B−4N=15B+14B−6N+18B+13N4.528.031.014.752050+67.7
9Anu, Bayart-UchralWCM1732MGL−7B=15N+14B−11B+16N−13N+19B+12B4.525.527.513.751984+102.8
10Munkhsukh Ganbold1964MGL+20B+12N−3B−4B+17N+11N−1B−5N4.033.033.010.502050+33.2
11Tugstuguldur, Erdenebat1847MGL=14B=16N+7B+9N−4N−10B−5B+17N4.029.532.515.251969+48.0
12Batzorig, Orgoi2193MGL+13N−10B+18N+5B−2N=3B−6B−9N3.533.536.514.251986-40.6
13Zol-Uchral ErdenesaikhanWCM1890MGL−12B+20N−5N+19B=6N+9B−3N−8B3.529.529.58.751940+15.6
14Sanchir, Munkhbat2036MGL=11N−4B−9N+20B−8N−7N+15B+19N3.528.028.07.501857-68.8
15Nandinjiguur, ChinzorigWCM1887MGL−6N=9B−19N=8N=18B+16B−14N+20B3.525.025.09.001870-9.7
16Enkhuyanga Gantsolmon1896MGL+4N=11B−2N−17B−9B−15N+20N=18B3.029.529.58.501858-26.0
17Tenuun, Tseesuren1900MGL−1B−8N+20B+16N−10B+19N−7B−11B3.029.029.05.001850-25.2
18Darkhanmunkh, Khishigtsolmon1871MGL−3B+19N−12B−7N=15N+20B−8N=16N3.026.526.55.251861-9.6
19Sainbuyan, Batsuuri1904MGL−2N−18B+15B−13N+20N−17B−9N−14B2.027.527.53.501736-37.4
20Tenuunbuyan Sukhbaatar1810MGL−10N−13B−17N−14N−19B−18N−16B−15N0.023.525.50.001119-115.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets