Ch Minsk W16 2026
11 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Feb 2026 to 23 Feb 2026 in Minsk, Belarus. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 792, and top seed was Aleksandra Vitsiuk ( FID, 1678).
Aleksandra Vitsiuk ( FID, 1678) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Yana Dzelnik (7.5) and Eva Dmukhovskaya (6.0). Vitsiuk took the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Sofiya Lamaka (1506) beat Yana Dzelnik (1616), a +110-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R2; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Aleksandra Vitsiuk takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Vitsiuk takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (32.0).
Yana Dzelnik drew with Aleksandra Vitsiuk (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yana Dzelnik | * | ½ | 1 | 0 |
| 2Aleksandra Vitsiuk | ½ | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Eva Dmukhovskaya | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Sofiya Lamaka | 1 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitsiuk, Aleksandra | 1678 | FID | =10B | +6N | +9B | =2B | +3N | =4B | +5N | +7N | +8B | 7.5 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 27.25 | 1677 | +2.4 |
| 2 | Dzelnik, Yana | 1616 | BLR | +8N | +7B | +3B | =1N | −4N | +5B | +6N | +10B | +9N | 7.5 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 26.25 | 1688 | +20.4 |
| 3 | Dmukhovskaya, Eva | 1588 | BLR | +6B | F | −2N | +11N | −1B | +8B | +4N | +5B | +7B | 6.0 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 17.50 | 1581 | -1.6 |
| 4 | Lamaka, Sofiya | 1506 | BLR | −11B | +10N | =5B | +7N | +2B | =1N | −3B | −6B | F | 4.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 18.00 | 1711 | +55.6 |
| 5 | FIDE 13537407 | 0 | — | F | +8B | =4N | +9B | +11N | −2N | −1B | −3N | −10B | 3.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 8.50 | 1190 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Shestakova, Eva | 0 | BLR | −3N | −1B | −8N | F | +9N | +10B | −2B | +4N | F | 3.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 8.50 | 1484 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Zhuk-Belan, Valeryja | 1533 | BLR | +9N | −2N | +10B | −4B | −8N | F | +11B | −1B | −3N | 3.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 6.00 | 1316 | -53.6 |
| 8 | Makeeva, Diana | 0 | BLR | −2B | −5N | +6B | =10N | +7B | −3N | F | −9B | −1N | 2.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 7.00 | 1413 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Shuliakovskaya, Aleksandra | 0 | BLR | −7B | F | −1N | −5N | −6B | =11B | +10N | +8N | −2B | 2.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 5.25 | 1363 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Lukshits, Victoria | 0 | BLR | =1N | −4B | −7N | =8B | F | −6N | −9B | −2N | +5N | 2.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 8.50 | 1259 | -23.2 |
| 11 | Sushko, Kira | 0 | BLR | +4N | F | F | −3B | −5B | =9N | −7N | F | F | 1.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 5.25 | 1416 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lamaka, SofiyaBLR+55.64.0 pts · #2
- 2Dzelnik, YanaBLR+20.47.5 pts · #1
- 3Vitsiuk, AleksandraFID+2.47.5 pts · #3
- 1Zhuk-Belan, ValeryjaBLR-53.63.0 pts · #9
- 2Lukshits, VictoriaBLR-23.22.0 pts · #10
- 3Dmukhovskaya, EvaBLR-1.66.0 pts · #4
- R5+110 Elo gap