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Estonian G18 Championship 2026

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6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 25 Feb 2026 to 28 Feb 2026 in Narva, Estonia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1381, and top seed was Maria Ioanna Haapsal (🇪🇪 EST, WCM, 1952).

Nadezhda Pritulina (🇪🇪 EST, 1699) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Maria Ioanna Haapsal (4.0) and Kertu Karba (3.5). Pritulina shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

Location
🇪🇪Narva, Estonia
Dates
25 Feb 2026 → 28 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇪🇪WCMMaria Ioanna Haapsal1952
Avg top 10
1,381
Participants
6
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇪Estonia×6
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
2
1
1
2
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Pritulina4Haapsal4Karba3.5Rudiger2Kuzmina1.5Karba0
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.0/5. Pritulina takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nadezhda Pritulina drew with WCM Maria Ioanna Haapsal (White).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

WCM Maria Ioanna Haapsal won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Nadezhda Pritulina*
½
½
1
2WCMMaria Ioanna Haapsal
½
*
½
1
3Kertu Karba
½
½
*
1
4Maria Helena Rudiger
0
0
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Pritulina, Nadezhda1699EST+6B=3N+4B+5N=2B4.011.011.07.251840+27.6
2Haapsal, Maria IoannaWCM1952EST+4N+6B+5N=3B=1N4.011.011.07.251791-22.0
3Karba, Kertu1533EST=5N=1B+6N=2N+4B3.511.511.56.751780+47.2
4Rudiger, Maria Helena1585EST−2B+5B−1N+6B−3N2.013.013.01.501483-24.4
5Kuzmina, Oleksandra1515EST=3B−4N−2B−1B+6N1.513.513.51.751363-28.4
6Karba, Karoliina0EST−1N−2N−3B−4N−5B0.013.515.00.00858-110.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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