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Sagaalgan-2026

Round-RobinStandard

10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Jan 2026 to 03 Feb 2026 in Ulan-Ude, Russia. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2014, and top seed was Denis Shagdurov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2100).

Nomina Darmaeva ( FID, WFM, 2062) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Denis Shagdurov (7.0) and Afrikan Andreev (6.5). Darmaeva won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Mariya Khamnueva (1874) beat Denis Shagdurov (2100), a +226-point gap.

Location
🇷🇺Ulan-Ude, Russia
Dates
28 Jan 2026 → 03 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇷🇺Denis Shagdurov2100
Avg top 10
2,014
Participants
10
Titled players · 3
FM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×9
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

WFM Nomina Darmaeva led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R3–R9 · LEAD HELD

WFM Nomina Darmaeva never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R8 · DECISIVE LEAD02 Feb

WFM Nomina Darmaeva opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Denis Shagdurov); the title is out of reach before R9.

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WFM Nomina Darmaeva drew with Denis Shagdurov (Black).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1WFMDarmaeva, Nomina2062*½111111118.533.0036.5+134.82453
2🇷🇺Shagdurov, Denis2100½*11½110117.028.5038.0+27.42225
3🇷🇺FMAndreev, Afrikan204700*1½111116.520.7538.5+31.22177
4🇷🇺FMMitypov, Bair2086000*1011115.013.5040.0-8.82049
5🇷🇺Koshkin, Maxim19860½½0*0½1114.513.5040.5+15.62017
6🇷🇺Sadykov, Artem196700011*0½114.512.5040.5+12.82020
7🇷🇺Axenov, Vitaliy20700000½1*1114.511.2540.5-29.62008
8🇷🇺Khamnueva, Mariya187401000½0*1½3.010.5042.0+6.61905
9🇷🇺Pronkina, Aryuna189700000000*11.00.5044.0-38.81676
10🇷🇺Khorganov, Vladimir20540000000½0*0.51.5044.5-90.81566

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets