IV International Tournament "Women's Chess Championship" Challengers

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41 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Mar 2026 to 14 Mar 2026 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. 34 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2319, and top seed was Olga Badelka (🇦🇹 AUT, IM, 2408).

Diana Khafizova ( FID, WIM, 2294) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Anastasia Bodnaruk (7.0) and Bat-Erdene Mungunzul (6.5). Khafizova shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Barchinoy Shokirjonova (WFM, 1929) beat Maria Pershina (WFM, 2241), a +312-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

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇹IMOlga Badelka2408

Avg top 10

2,319

Participants

Titled players · 34

IM×2

FM×2

WGM×1

WIM×11

WFM×11

WCM×7

Federations · 8 represented

FIDE (no federation)×11

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×11

🇹🇲Turkmenistan×6

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×4

🇷🇺Russia×4

🇮🇳India×2

🇲🇳Mongolia×1

🇧🇾Belarus×1

Top 3

🥇
WIMDiana Khafizova
FID·2294
7.0pts·2411perf+37.7
🥈
IMAnastasia Bodnaruk
🇷🇺RUS·2357
7.0pts·2477perf+13.7
🥉
WIMBat-Erdene Mungunzul
🇲🇳MGL·2347
6.5pts·2323perf-1.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R8; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Khafizova7Bodnaruk7Mungunzul6.5Pershina6.5Tarasenka6Vlasova5.5

R8 · LEADER CHANGE13 Mar

WIM Diana Khafizova takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Khafizova takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WIM Diana Khafizova drew with IM Anastasia Bodnaruk (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1WIMDiana Khafizova	*	½	0	1
2IMAnastasia Bodnaruk	½	*	½	½
3WIMBat-Erdene Mungunzul	1	½	*	—
4WFMMaria Pershina	0	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Khafizova, DianaWIM	2294	FID	+18B	=30N	+11B	=2N	+16B	+6N	+4B	+7N	−3B	7.0	46.5	49.5	38.00	2411	+37.7
2	Bodnaruk, AnastasiaIM	2357	RUS	+26N	+15B	+17N	=1B	+6B	=4N	+19B	=3N	=8N	7.0	45.5	49.5	36.75	2477	+13.7
3	Mungunzul, Bat-ErdeneWIM	2347	MGL	=7B	−14N	+21N	+26B	=9N	+15B	+10N	=2B	+1N	6.5	45.0	49.0	35.00	2323	-1.6
4	Pershina, MariaWFM	2241	FID	−22N	+18B	+36N	+15B	+8N	=2B	−1N	+19B	+6B	6.5	44.0	46.5	31.50	2356	+30.8
5	Tarasenka, AliaksandraWIM	2246	BLR	+28B	=31N	+7B	−6N	−14B	+32N	=17B	+16N	+15B	6.0	37.5	40.5	26.00	2231	-0.6
6	Badelka, OlgaIM	2408	AUT	+13N	+12B	=9N	+5B	−2N	−1B	+11N	+8B	−4N	5.5	48.5	54.0	30.75	2315	-9.8
7	Poliakova, VarvaraWFM	2065	FID	=3N	+25B	−5N	+12B	=20N	+27N	+16B	−1B	=10N	5.5	44.0	48.0	26.75	2304	+56.4
8	Zhurova, AnnaWFM	2311	FID	+39B	−9N	+30B	+28N	−4B	+23N	+14B	−6N	=2B	5.5	40.5	42.5	21.50	2226	-14.8
9	Abramkina, VeranikaWFM	2136	FID	+40N	+8B	=6B	−19N	=3B	−16N	+34B	+24N	=12B	5.5	40.0	41.5	23.25	2331	+94.4
10	Serikbay, AsselWIM	2248	KAZ	+37N	=22B	+31B	=16N	=19B	=14N	−3B	+17N	=7B	5.5	39.0	41.5	22.75	2194	-7.8
11	Sultanbek, ZeinepWIM	2165	KAZ	+35B	=19B	−1N	+30N	=23B	=25N	−6B	+28N	+20B	5.5	36.5	39.0	20.00	2209	+12.8
12	Zhapova, YanaFM	2240	FID	+33B	−6N	=23B	−7N	+36B	+40N	+25B	=20B	=9N	5.5	35.0	36.5	18.25	2154	-13.0
13	Vlasova, OlesiaWFM	2122	FID	−6B	+33N	−28B	+38N	−25B	+35N	=27B	+21N	+19N	5.5	31.5	34.0	19.00	2120	+1.1
14	Chitlange SakshiWIM	2149	IND	=21N	+3B	=19N	=17B	+5N	=10B	−8N	−15B	+22N	5.0	42.5	47.0	26.75	2220	+17.2
15	Volchkova, AlenaWFM	2138	FID	+38B	−2N	+39B	−4N	+28B	−3N	+18B	+14N	−5N	5.0	42.0	44.0	18.00	2173	+15.5
16	Karmanova, Olga Dm.WIM	2235	FID	=36N	+29B	+22N	=10B	−1N	+9B	−7N	−5B	+26N	5.0	41.5	44.0	21.50	2150	-18.2
17	Shohradova, LalaWFM	2134	TKM	+41B	+20N	−2B	=14N	+34B	−19N	=5N	−10B	+33N	5.0	38.5	40.0	17.50	2240	+25.6
18	Agamuradova, Mahri	1983	TKM	−1N	−4N	+35B	=21B	+41N	=20B	−15N	+32B	+27N	5.0	37.0	38.5	15.50	2136	+60.1
19	Goltseva, EkaterinaFM	2364	RUS	+23B	=11N	=14B	+9B	=10N	+17B	−2N	−4N	−13B	4.5	45.5	50.0	23.00	2185	-41.0
20	Khalilova, MadinabonuWCM	2314	UZB	+32N	−17B	=26N	=22B	=7B	=18N	+23B	=12N	−11N	4.5	39.5	42.5	19.75	2084	-50.2
21	Khusnitdinova, HusnorakhonWFM	1874	UZB	=14B	=27N	−3B	=18N	+39B	=28N	=24B	−13B	+29N	4.5	37.5	39.5	16.50	2102	+98.8
22	Shokirjonova, BarchinoyWFM	1929	UZB	+4B	=10N	−16B	=20N	−27B	=39N	+40B	+25N	−14B	4.5	36.5	38.0	18.00	2131	+42.2
23	Shohradova, LeylaWCM	2120	TKM	−19N	+37B	=12N	+31B	=11N	−8B	−20N	=29B	+28N	4.5	35.5	38.0	16.25	2128	+2.2
24	Komiagina, MariaWIM	2191	RUS	−30B	−28N	+33B	−25N	+31N	+29B	=21N	−9B	+37B	4.5	30.0	32.5	14.25	1947	-53.0
25	Nurullaeva, Dilnoza	1909	UZB	=27B	−7N	=29N	+24B	+13N	=11B	−12N	−22B	=31N	4.0	38.5	41.5	18.00	2040	+56.8
26	Kaldarova, AyaulymWIM	2079	KAZ	−2B	+35N	=20B	−3N	+30B	=34N	=32B	=27N	−16B	4.0	36.0	38.5	12.75	2133	+11.2
27	Smirnova, EkaterinaWIM	2181	FID	=25N	=21B	=41N	=32B	+22N	−7B	=13N	=26B	−18B	4.0	36.0	37.5	15.75	1942	-53.8
28	Xikmatkhonova, MokhinurWCM	1940	UZB	−5N	+24B	+13N	−8B	−15N	=21B	+31N	−11B	−23B	3.5	41.0	44.0	15.25	2029	+32.0
29	Rejepova, JahanWFM	2039	TKM	=34B	−16N	=25B	−40N	+38B	−24N	+35B	=23N	−21B	3.5	30.5	32.0	10.75	1946	-43.2
30	Bayrambayeva, Ogulsuray	1924	TKM	+24N	=1B	−8N	−11B	−26N	−31B	=41N	F	+32N	3.0	34.0	34.0	11.75	2008	+11.6
31	Gamilova, ReginaWCM	1812	RUS	F	=5B	−10N	−23N	−24B	+30N	−28B	+40N	=25B	3.0	32.5	32.5	9.50	1959	+22.8
32	Shakhzodova, OzodaWCM	2044	UZB	−20B	+38N	=34B	=27N	=40B	−5B	=26N	−18N	−30B	3.0	32.0	33.5	8.75	1959	-22.2
33	Mamakova, Aknur	1929	KAZ	−12N	−13B	−24N	−37B	F	+38N	+39B	+36N	−17B	3.0	30.0	30.0	7.00	1973	+11.6
34	Nandhidhaa, P VWGM	2302	IND	=29N	=36B	=32N	+41B	−17N	=26B	−9N	F	F	3.0	25.0	25.0	8.00	1987	-53.4
35	Gubatayeva, Ayshe	1885	TKM	−11N	−26B	−18N	F	+37B	−13B	−29N	=38B	+41N	2.5	30.0	30.0	5.25	1869	-4.4
36	Olimova, RukiyaWFM	1926	UZB	=16B	=34N	−4B	=39N	−12N	=41B	=37N	−33B	F	2.5	29.0	29.0	7.00	1960	+3.6
37	Mansurova, MumtozbegimWCM	1962	UZB	−10B	−23N	−38B	+33N	−35N	F	=36B	+41B	−24N	2.5	26.5	26.5	5.75	1862	-42.9
38	Dorashava, Viktoryia	1865	FID	−15N	−32B	+37N	−13B	−29N	−33B	F	=35N	+40B	2.5	26.5	26.5	5.25	1857	-2.8
39	Bobomurodova, MaftunaWIM	2039	UZB	−8N	+40B	−15N	=36B	−21N	=22B	−33N	F	F	2.0	26.5	26.5	5.00	1838	-38.8
40	Norkulova, Malika	1861	UZB	−9B	−39N	F	+29B	=32N	−12B	−22N	−31B	−38N	1.5	29.5	29.5	5.00	1762	-40.0
41	Komiljonova, LazizabonuWCM	1858	UZB	−17N	F	=27B	−34N	−18B	=36N	=30B	−37N	−35B	1.5	27.5	27.5	4.75	1781	-32.7

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Khusnitdinova, HusnorakhonWFMUZB
+98.8
4.5 pts · #24
2Abramkina, VeranikaWFMFID
+94.4
5.5 pts · #12
3Agamuradova, MahriTKM
+60.1
5.0 pts · #15

Top rating losers

1Smirnova, EkaterinaWIMFID
-53.8
4.0 pts · #25
2Nandhidhaa, P VWGMIND
-53.4
3.0 pts · #32
3Komiagina, MariaWIMRUS
-53.0
4.5 pts · #20

Biggest upsets

R1+312 Elo gap
WFMShokirjonova, Barchinoy1929 beat WFMPershina, Maria2241
R4+282 Elo gap
Nurullaeva, Dilnoza1909 beat WIMKomiagina, Maria2191
R1+267 Elo gap
Bayrambayeva, Ogulsuray1924 beat WIMKomiagina, Maria2191