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Ch Minsk W14 2026

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11 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Feb 2026 to 23 Feb 2026 in Minsk, Belarus. Top 10 Elo average was 1226, and top seed was Daminika Nartovich (🇧🇾 BLR, 1631).

Varvara Zakharenko (🇧🇾 BLR, 1548) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Katrina Yakovleva (7.0) and Alisa Goncharova (5.5). Zakharenko clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Kira Vahura (1478) beat Daminika Nartovich (1631), a +153-point gap.

Location
🇧🇾Minsk, Belarus
Dates
17 Feb 2026 → 23 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇾Daminika Nartovich1631
Avg top 10
1,226
Participants
11
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇾Belarus×11
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Varvara Zakharenko led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Zakharenko takes lead
Zakharenko7.5Yakovleva7Goncharova5.5Fedotova5Vahura4Nartovich3.5
R9 · LEADER CHANGE23 Feb

Varvara Zakharenko takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Varvara Zakharenko drew with Katrina Yakovleva (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Varvara Zakharenko 4 wins (R6–R9)Katrina Yakovleva 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Varvara Zakharenko*
½
½
1
2Katrina Yakovleva
½
*
1
½
3Alisa Goncharova
½
0
*
½
4Anastasia Fedotova
0
½
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Zakharenko, Varvara1548BLR+10B=3N+11B=6N=2N+4B+5N+9B+8B7.532.034.026.001706+48.4
2Yakovleva, Katrina1595BLR+9B+5N+3B=4N=1B+8N+6N+7B−10N7.034.036.027.751833+73.2
3Goncharova, Alisa1472BLR+6B=1B−2N+10N=4B+5B=7N+11NF5.534.534.519.501609+46.4
4Fedotova, Anastasia1487BLR+8B=11N+7B=2B=3N−1NF+6B=5B5.035.535.518.751606+40.0
5Vahura, Kira1478BLR+7B−2B=9N+11N+6B−3N−1BF=4N4.036.536.512.751490+3.6
6Dudina, Maria1577BLR−3N+10B+8N=1B−5NF−2B−4N+9B3.536.036.010.751316-81.2
7Nartovich, Daminika1631BLR−5N+9B−4N−8BF+10N=3B−2N+11B3.530.530.59.251352-74.4
8Skabelskaya, Zlata0BLR−4NF−6B+7N+11B−2B−9N=10B−1N2.533.033.06.5012790.0
9Goncharova Alina1476BLR−2N−7N=5BF+10B−11N+8B−1N−6N2.532.032.06.501199-56.0
10Makeyeva, Ariana0BLR−1N−6NF−3B−9N−7B=11B=8N+2B2.034.034.09.2512760.0
11Ragel, Elizaveta0BLRF=4B−1N−5B−8N+9B=10N−3B−7N2.032.532.56.0013220.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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