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Ch Minsk W16 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. 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.

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
Avg top 10
792
Participants
11
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇾Belarus×9
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R2; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
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2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Vitsiuk takes lead
R5 · LEADER CHANGE20 Feb

Aleksandra Vitsiuk takes the sole lead (4.0/5).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Vitsiuk takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (32.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Yana Dzelnik drew with Aleksandra Vitsiuk (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Vitsiuk, Aleksandra1678FID=10B+6N+9B=2B+3N=4B+5N+7N+8B7.532.034.027.251677+2.4
2Dzelnik, Yana1616BLR+8N+7B+3B=1N4N+5B+6N+10B+9N7.532.034.026.251688+20.4
3Dmukhovskaya, Eva1588BLR+6BF2N+11N1B+8B+4N+5B+7B6.032.534.017.501581-1.6
4Lamaka, Sofiya1506BLR11B+10N=5B+7N+2B=1N3B6BF4.034.034.018.001711+55.6
5FIDE 135374070F+8B=4N+9B+11N2N1B3N10B3.533.533.58.5011900.0
6Shestakova, Eva0BLR3N1B8NF+9N+10B2B+4NF3.033.533.58.5014840.0
7Zhuk-Belan, Valeryja1533BLR+9N2N+10B4B8NF+11B1B3N3.033.533.56.001316-53.6
8Makeeva, Diana0BLR2B5N+6B=10N+7B3NF9B1N2.535.035.07.0014130.0
9Shuliakovskaya, Aleksandra0BLR7BF1N5N6B=11B+10N+8N2B2.530.530.55.2513630.0
10Lukshits, Victoria0BLR=1N4B7N=8BF6N9B2N+5N2.033.533.58.501259-23.2
11Sushko, Kira0BLR+4NFF3B5B=9N7NFF1.528.028.05.2514160.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets