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IV International Tournament "Women's Chess Championship" Masters

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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Mar 2026 to 14 Mar 2026 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2425, and top seed was Stavroula Tsolakidou (🇬🇷 GRE, IM, 2479).

Ulviyya Fataliyeva (🇦🇿 AZE, IM, 2431) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Nana Dzagnidze (6.0) and Harika Dronavalli (5.5). Fataliyeva shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova (IM, 2347) beat Stavroula Tsolakidou (IM, 2479), a +132-point gap.

Location
🇺🇿Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Dates
10 Mar 2026 → 14 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1 Fast Standard
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇬🇷IMStavroula Tsolakidou2479
Avg top 10
2,425
Participants
10
Titled players · 10
GM×3
IM×5
WGM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×3
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇬🇷Greece×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇬🇪Georgia×1
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Fataliyeva takes lead
R9 · LEADER CHANGE14 Mar

IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva takes the sole lead (6.5/9).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva drew with GM Nana Dzagnidze (Black).

R7–R9 · WIN STREAK

IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva won 3 in a row (R7–R9).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇦🇿IMFataliyeva, Ulviyya2431*½0½11½1116.525.5038.5+19.12590
2🇬🇪GMDzagnidze, Nana2469½*1½½½½½116.024.7539.0+8.92545
3🇮🇳GMDronavalli, Harika246610*1½½1½½½5.524.5039.5+4.32500
5IMGarifullina, Leya2454½½0*½01½115.019.5040.0+1.02464
4🇺🇿WGMKhamdamova, Afruza24080½½½*½½½115.019.2540.0+7.22470
6🇷🇺GMGirya, Olga23890½½1½*½½½½4.519.5040.5+5.02429
7🇺🇿WGMOmonova, Umida2346½½00½½*1½½4.017.0041.0+11.62390
8🇺🇦IMOsmak, Yuliia24580½½½½½0*013.515.5041.5-14.62341
9🇬🇷IMTsolakidou, Stavroula247900½00½½1*02.510.5042.5-27.42253
10🇺🇿IMTokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim234700½00½½01*2.59.5042.5-9.32267

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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