STEINITZ OPEN Standard FIDE rated tournament (1800 and above)
Open SwissStandard
28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 15 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2173, and top seed was Ganzorig Amartuvshin (🇲🇳 MGL, IM, 2415).
Aldar Burentegsh (🇲🇳 MGL, FM, 2161) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Naranbold Sodbilegt (7.0) and Batpelden Buyankhishig (5.5).
The biggest upset came in round 5: Munkhpurev Margad (WCM, 1831) beat Tenguundalai Ganbat (FM, 2219), a +388-point gap.
Location
🇲🇳Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Dates
14 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Avg top 10
2,173
Participants
28
Titled players · 15
GM×1
FM×5
WIM×1
WFM×3
WCM×5
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇳Mongolia×28
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Burentegsh takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (34.5).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Aldar Burentegsh drew with FM Naranbold Sodbilegt (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Aldar Burentegsh 3 wins (R3–R5)FM Naranbold Sodbilegt 5 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMAldar Burentegsh | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2FMNaranbold Sodbilegt | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3WFMBatpelden Buyankhishig | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4WCMSodgerelt Naranbold | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aldar BurentegshFM | 2161 | MGL | +18B | −?N | +20B | +4N | +7B | =2N | +3B | =?B | +6N | 7.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 31.00 | 2459 | +80.0 |
| 2 | Sodbilegt, NaranboldFM | 2299 | MGL | +13N | +5B | +6N | +26B | +?N | =1B | −?N | +14B | =3N | 7.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 26.75 | 2378 | +13.0 |
| 3 | Buyankhishig, BatpeldenWFM | 2189 | MGL | −17B | +23N | =19B | =9N | +4B | +24N | −1N | +13B | =2B | 5.5 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 22.25 | 2033 | -35.8 |
| 4 | Enkhriikhen, NyamdorjWCM | 1827 | MGL | −7B | +10N | +27B | −1B | −3N | +16N | −9B | +18B | +14N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 18.50 | 2047 | +98.4 |
| 5 | Odmaa, EnkhsaikhanWCM | 1938 | MGL | +11B | −2N | +17B | =21B | −6N | +18B | +14N | −9N | =8B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 20.25 | 2039 | +38.8 |
| 6 | Tengis, Tsog-OchirFM | 2182 | MGL | +15N | +19B | −2B | =8N | +5B | +7N | −?N | =?B | −1B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 20.00 | 2098 | -10.2 |
| 7 | Khuslen, ErdenebayarWFM | 2007 | MGL | +4N | =?B | =21N | +22B | −1N | −6B | −12N | +19B | +13N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 17.25 | 2082 | +30.4 |
| 8 | Margad, MunkhpurevWCM | 1831 | MGL | +16N | −21B | +14N | =6B | +26N | −?B | =13N | =15B | =5N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 19.50 | 2129 | +114.4 |
| 9 | Sodgerelt NaranboldWCM | 1888 | MGL | −26N | =16B | +28N | =3B | +22N | −14B | +4N | +5B | −?N | 5.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 19.75 | 2079 | +77.2 |
| 10 | Nandinjiguur, ChinzorigWCM | 1935 | MGL | −?N | −4B | =18N | −11B | +28N | =19N | +17B | +25B | +15N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 16.00 | 1959 | +6.1 |
| 11 | Batbileg, Boldbaatar | 1806 | MGL | −5N | −13B | −15N | +10N | =23B | +27N | +24B | −12B | +18N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 14.50 | 1947 | +64.0 |
| 12 | Enkhrii Enkh-AmgalanWIM | 2210 | MGL | −19N | +15B | =13N | F | F | +20B | +7B | +11N | −?N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 19.00 | 2084 | -26.8 |
| 13 | Sod-Erdene, Sandagdorj | 1893 | MGL | −2B | +11N | =12B | −24N | +19B | +25N | =8B | −3N | −7B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 15.25 | 1959 | +24.0 |
| 14 | Lkhagva, JambaldooFM | 1895 | MGL | −?B | +18N | −8B | +19N | +27B | +9N | −5B | −2N | −4B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 14.00 | 1946 | +8.8 |
| 15 | Sainbuyan, Batsuuri | 1867 | MGL | −6B | −12N | +11B | =27N | =16B | =22N | +25B | =8N | −10B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 14.00 | 1926 | +11.2 |
| 16 | Enkhbolor NyamdavaaWFM | 2043 | MGL | −8B | =9N | −22N | +28B | =15N | −4B | −20N | +23B | +25N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 12.00 | 1816 | -106.0 |
| 17 | Tugsbilguun, Davganamdag | 1869 | MGL | +3N | −26B | −5N | F | F | +23B | −10N | +24N | +27B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 13.00 | 2065 | +70.4 |
| 18 | Enkhbat, Tsendragchaa | 1863 | MGL | −1N | −14B | =10B | +23N | +20B | −5N | +22B | −4N | −11B | 3.5 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 12.00 | 1817 | -13.0 |
| 19 | Tenuun, Tseesuren | 1873 | MGL | +12B | −6N | =3N | −14B | −13N | =10B | +28B | −7N | =22N | 3.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 13.25 | 1928 | +18.8 |
| 20 | Tugstuguldur, Erdenebat | 1895 | MGL | =21N | +28B | −1N | −25B | −18N | −12N | +16B | +22B | −23N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 10.75 | 1920 | +1.9 |
| 21 | Munkhgal, GombosurenGM | 2365 | MGL | =20B | +8N | =7B | =5N | +24B | −?N | F | F | F | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 14.25 | 2122 | -10.8 |
| 22 | Jambaljamts, Khurelbaatar | 1808 | MGL | =24B | =27N | +16B | −7N | −9B | =15B | −18N | −20N | =19B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 10.00 | 1814 | +2.8 |
| 23 | Todmunkh, Turbat | 1810 | MGL | =28N | −3B | −25N | −18B | =11N | −17N | +27B | −16N | +20B | 3.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 8.75 | 1823 | +1.2 |
| 24 | Sanchir, Munkhbat | 1957 | MGL | =22N | +25B | −?N | +13B | −21N | −3B | −11N | −17B | −28N | 2.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 8.00 | 1825 | -62.8 |
| 25 | Selenge, Lkhaasuren | 1855 | MGL | =27B | −24N | +23B | +20N | −?B | −13B | −15N | −10N | −16B | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 7.50 | 1792 | -26.8 |
| 26 | Tenguundalai GanbatFM | 2219 | MGL | +9B | +17N | =?B | −2N | −8B | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.00 | 1971 | -42.8 |
| 27 | Ganduulga, Dagii | 2058 | MGL | =25N | =22B | −4N | =15B | −14N | −11B | −23N | =28B | −17N | 2.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 5.75 | 1634 | -96.8 |
| 28 | Batzaya, Yanjav | 1957 | MGL | =23B | −20N | −9B | −16N | −10B | F | −19N | =27N | +24B | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.00 | 1740 | -45.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Margad, MunkhpurevWCMMGL+114.45.0 pts · #7
- 2Enkhriikhen, NyamdorjWCMMGL+98.45.0 pts · #5
- 3Aldar BurentegshFMMGL+80.07.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Enkhbolor NyamdavaaWFMMGL-106.04.0 pts · #14
- 2Ganduulga, DagiiMGL-96.82.0 pts · #26
- 3Sanchir, MunkhbatMGL-62.82.5 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R5+388 Elo gap
- R1+337 Elo gap
- R1+320 Elo gap