Ch Minsk W12 2026
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Feb 2026 to 05 Mar 2026 in Minsk, Belarus. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Varvara Kazhukhar (🇧🇾 BLR, 1572).
Kira Bulanova (🇧🇾 BLR, 0) won with 6.5/9.
Location
🇧🇾Minsk, Belarus
Dates
27 Feb 2026 → 05 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
12
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇾Belarus×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsKira Bulanova led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE03 Mar
Varvara Kazhukhar takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kira Bulanova beat FIDE 13536230 (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Kira Bulanova 4 wins (R1–R4)Elizaveta Ragel 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kira Bulanova | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2FIDE 13536230 | 0 | * | ½ | 0 |
| 3Elizaveta Ragel | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4FIDE 13539493 | ½ | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulanova, Kira | 0 | BLR | +?N | +3B | +5N | +2B | −?N | −6B | =4N | +8N | +?B | 6.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 24.75 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 13536230 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | =?B | −1N | +7B | =3N | +6N | +5B | −4N | 6.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 18.00 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Ragel, Elizaveta | 0 | BLR | +12N | −1N | +?B | +?B | +5N | =2B | −?N | +6B | =?N | 6.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 13.00 | 1317 | -14.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 13539493 | 0 | — | =8N | +10B | −?N | +?B | =6N | +5B | =1B | −?N | +2B | 5.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 22.25 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 13540343 | 0 | — | +?B | +7N | −1B | +?N | −3B | −4N | +10B | −2N | +12B | 5.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 8.00 | 1590 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Panichava, Maryia | 0 | BLR | +11B | −?N | +?B | =7N | =4B | +1N | −2B | −3N | +?B | 5.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 14.25 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 13541234 | 0 | — | +?N | −5B | +?N | =6B | −2N | +?B | =?N | +9B | −?B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Podbereznaya, Darya | 0 | BLR | =4B | −?N | +9B | =?N | +?N | −?B | +?N | −1B | +11N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.75 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Stabrovskaya, Uliana | 0 | BLR | −?N | +12B | −8N | −?B | =?B | +11N | +?B | −7N | −?N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 13540335 | 0 | — | −?B | −4N | +11B | +?N | −?N | +12B | −5N | −?B | −?B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 13542761 | 0 | — | −6N | −?B | −10N | +12N | −?B | −9B | =?N | +?N | −8B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 1449 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 13542745 | 0 | — | −3B | −9N | −?N | −11B | −?N | −10N | −?B | −?B | −5N | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bulanova, KiraBLR0.06.5 pts · #12
- 2FIDE 135362300.06.0 pts · #1
- 3Panichava, MaryiaBLR0.05.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Ragel, ElizavetaBLR-14.06.0 pts · #5
- 2FIDE 135362300.06.0 pts · #1
- 3Bulanova, KiraBLR0.06.5 pts · #12