Estonian Women's Team Championship 2026
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 06 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Tallinn, Estonia. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1615, and top seed was Margareth Olde (🇪🇪 EST, WIM, 2219).
Sofia Blokhin (🇪🇪 EST, WFM, 2114) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Grete Olde (2.0) and Maria Ioanna Haapsal (2.0). Blokhin shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Maria Ioanna Haapsal (WCM, 1952) beat Margareth Olde (WIM, 2219), a +267-point gap.
Location
🇪🇪Tallinn, Estonia
Dates
06 Feb 2026 → 08 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 4
WIM×1
WFM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇪Estonia×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 4 players tied at 2.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
4
8
4
R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 2.0/3. Blokhin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.0).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMSofia Blokhin | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2WCMGrete Olde | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3WCMMaria Ioanna Haapsal | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Leelo Mia Thimm | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blokhin, SofiaWFM | 2114 | EST | +3B | F | +5B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2886 | +18.6 |
| 2 | Olde, GreteWCM | 2012 | EST | F | +4N | +7B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2415 | +3.2 |
| 3 | Haapsal, Maria IoannaWCM | 1952 | EST | −1N | +5N | +8B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 2087 | +24.8 |
| 4 | Thimm, Leelo Mia | 1618 | EST | +6B | −2B | +9N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1799 | +15.2 |
| 5 | Olde, MargarethWIM | 2219 | EST | +8N | −3B | −1N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1837 | -27.8 |
| 6 | Rudiger, Maria Helena | 1550 | EST | −4N | +8N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1537 | -5.2 |
| 7 | Reren, Alexis Miriam | 1614 | EST | F | +9B | −2N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1185 | -3.2 |
| 8 | Riiel, Kristina | 1456 | EST | −5B | −6B | −3N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 966 | -19.6 |
| 9 | FIDE 4528395 | 0 | — | −?N | −7N | −4B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 941 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Haapsal, Maria IoannaWCMEST+24.82.0 pts · #3
- 2Blokhin, SofiaWFMEST+18.62.0 pts · #1
- 3Thimm, Leelo MiaEST+15.22.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Olde, MargarethWIMEST-27.81.0 pts · #6
- 2Riiel, KristinaEST-19.60.0 pts · #9
- 3Rudiger, Maria HelenaEST-5.21.0 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R2+267 Elo gap
- R3+105 Elo gap