Bryansk region Chess Championship 2026 (Women)
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Bryansk, Russia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1007, and top seed was Polina Dobrovolskaya (🇷🇺 RUS, 1830).
Nadezhda Vlad Volkova ( FID, 1715) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Polina Dobrovolskaya (5.0) and Alisa Ev Nalivayko (4.5). Volkova won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇷🇺Bryansk, Russia
Dates
17 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×7
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R3 · LEADER CHANGE19 Jan
Polina Dobrovolskaya takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/7. Volkova takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nadezhda Vlad Volkova drew with Polina Dobrovolskaya (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nadezhda Vlad Volkova | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Polina Dobrovolskaya | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Alisa Ev Nalivayko | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Ekaterina Andr Krestnikovskaya | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volkova, Nadezhda Vlad | 1715 | FID | =2B | +8N | =7B | +5N | F | +3N | +4B | 5.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 13.50 | 1777 | +13.6 |
| 2 | Dobrovolskaya, Polina | 1830 | RUS | =1N | +4N | +8B | +7N | +5B | F | =3B | 5.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 12.25 | 1748 | -11.2 |
| 3 | Nalivayko, Alisa Ev | 1543 | RUS | +8B | +7N | −5B | +6N | +4B | −1B | =2N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 9.50 | 1540 | -4.0 |
| 4 | Krestnikovskaya, Ekaterina Andr | 0 | RUS | +5N | −2B | −6N | +8B | −3N | +7B | −1N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.50 | 1538 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Prelovskaya, Valentina | 1456 | RUS | −4B | −6B | +3N | −1B | −2N | +8B | =7N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.50 | 1562 | +16.8 |
| 6 | Kotyk, Alina | 0 | RUS | F | +5N | +4B | −3B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1500 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Moskalenko, Aleksandra | 1514 | RUS | F | −3B | =1N | −2B | +8N | −4N | =5B | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 3.75 | 1443 | -15.2 |
| 8 | Rodina, Vera | 0 | RUS | −3N | −1B | −2N | −4N | −7B | −5N | F | 0.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 0.00 | 810 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Prelovskaya, ValentinaRUS+16.82.5 pts · #5
- 2Volkova, Nadezhda VladFID+13.65.0 pts · #1
- 3Krestnikovskaya, Ekaterina AndrRUS0.03.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Moskalenko, AleksandraRUS-15.22.0 pts · #7
- 2Dobrovolskaya, PolinaRUS-11.25.0 pts · #2
- 3Nalivayko, Alisa EvRUS-4.04.5 pts · #4