IV International Tournament "Women's Chess Championship" Masters
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM 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.
IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva takes the sole lead (6.5/9).
IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva drew with GM Nana Dzagnidze (Black).
IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva won 3 in a row (R7–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇦🇿IMFataliyeva, Ulviyya | 2431 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.50 | 38.5 | +19.1 | 2590 |
| 2 | 🇬🇪GMDzagnidze, Nana | 2469 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.75 | 39.0 | +8.9 | 2545 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳GMDronavalli, Harika | 2466 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 24.50 | 39.5 | +4.3 | 2500 |
| 5 | IMGarifullina, Leya | 2454 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.50 | 40.0 | +1.0 | 2464 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿WGMKhamdamova, Afruza | 2408 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.25 | 40.0 | +7.2 | 2470 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺GMGirya, Olga | 2389 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 19.50 | 40.5 | +5.0 | 2429 |
| 7 | 🇺🇿WGMOmonova, Umida | 2346 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.00 | 41.0 | +11.6 | 2390 |
| 8 | 🇺🇦IMOsmak, Yuliia | 2458 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 15.50 | 41.5 | -14.6 | 2341 |
| 9 | 🇬🇷IMTsolakidou, Stavroula | 2479 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 2.5 | 10.50 | 42.5 | -27.4 | 2253 |
| 10 | 🇺🇿IMTokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim | 2347 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 2.5 | 9.50 | 42.5 | -9.3 | 2267 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Fataliyeva, UlviyyaIMAZE+19.16.5 pts · #1
- 2Omonova, UmidaWGMUZB+11.64.0 pts · #7
- 3Dzagnidze, NanaGMGEO+8.96.0 pts · #2
- 1Tsolakidou, StavroulaIMGRE-27.42.5 pts · #9
- 2Osmak, YuliiaIMUKR-14.63.5 pts · #8
- 3Tokhirjonova, GulrukhbegimIMUZB-9.32.5 pts · #10
- R8+132 Elo gap
- R1+112 Elo gap