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Bryansk region Chess Championship 2026 (Women)

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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
Top seed
🇷🇺Polina Dobrovolskaya1830
Avg top 10
1,007
Participants
8
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×7
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
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23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Dobrovolskaya takes lead
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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Volkova, Nadezhda Vlad1715FID=2B+8N=7B+5NF+3N+4B5.019.019.013.501777+13.6
2Dobrovolskaya, Polina1830RUS=1N+4N+8B+7N+5BF=3B5.019.019.012.251748-11.2
3Nalivayko, Alisa Ev1543RUS+8B+7N−5B+6N+4B−1B=2N4.519.519.59.501540-4.0
4Krestnikovskaya, Ekaterina Andr0RUS+5N−2B−6N+8B−3N+7B−1N3.021.021.04.5015380.0
5Prelovskaya, Valentina1456RUS−4B−6B+3N−1B−2N+8B=7N2.521.521.55.501562+16.8
6Kotyk, Alina0RUSF+5N+4B−3BFFF2.022.022.05.5015000.0
7Moskalenko, Aleksandra1514RUSF−3B=1N−2B+8N−4N=5B2.022.022.03.751443-15.2
8Rodina, Vera0RUS−3N−1B−2N−4N−7B−5NF0.022.024.00.008100.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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