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Bishkek Chess Championship 2026 (Women)

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12 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 14 Mar 2026 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1730, and top seed was Nurai Sovetbekova (🇰🇬 KGZ, WFM, 2070).

Nurai Sovetbekova (🇰🇬 KGZ, WFM, 2070) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Aimonchok Zhunusbekova (6.5) and Aleksandra Samaganova (6.5). Sovetbekova took the lead from round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Aizhan Sezdbekova (WFM, 1861) beat Nurai Sovetbekova (WFM, 2070), a +209-point gap.

Location
🇰🇬Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Dates
07 Mar 2026 → 14 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇬WFMNurai Sovetbekova2070
Avg top 10
1,730
Participants
12
Titled players · 4
WFM×4
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×12
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WFM Nurai Sovetbekova led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Sovetbekova takes lead
Sovetbekova7Zhunusbekova6.5Samaganova6.5Sezdbekova5.5Ramisova4.5Poliak4.5
R5 · LEADER CHANGE10 Mar

WFM Nurai Sovetbekova takes the sole lead (4.0/5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WFM Nurai Sovetbekova beat WFM Aimonchok Zhunusbekova (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

WFM Nurai Sovetbekova 3 wins (R3–R5)WFM Aimonchok Zhunusbekova 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WFMNurai Sovetbekova*
1
1
0
2WFMAimonchok Zhunusbekova
0
*
0
½
3WFMAleksandra Samaganova
0
1
*
1
4WFMAizhan Sezdbekova
1
½
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Sovetbekova, NuraiWFM2070KGZ+6N−4B+3N+8B+2B=5N+7B+10B=9N7.036.539.030.001976-12.4
2Zhunusbekova, AimonchokWFM1913KGZ+7N+8B=4N+6B−1N−3B+9N+5B+10N6.537.039.523.251881+1.1
3Samaganova, AleksandraWFM1962KGZ+9B=5N−1B+11N=7B+2N+4B=6N+8B6.537.039.025.751887-7.4
4Sezdbekova, AizhanWFM1861KGZ+10B+1N=2B=7NF+8B−3N+11N=5B5.538.040.021.751868+12.2
5Poliak, Margarita1724KGZ+12N=3B−8N+9BF=1B+6N−2N=4N4.541.041.016.501798+31.2
6Ramisova, Adelina1587KGZ−1B+10N+9B−2N+12B+11N−5B=3BF4.535.035.010.251736+53.2
7Subankulova, Kanykei1505KGZ−2B+11N+10B=4B=3NF−1N=9BF3.537.037.011.751729+64.8
8Sabyrbekova, Aizhan1651KGZ+11B−2N+5B−1N+10B−4NFF−3N3.034.534.59.001733+21.2
9Te, Sofia1532KGZ−3N+12B−6N−5N−11B=10N−2B=7N=1B2.537.037.06.501504-30.0
10Saizildaeva, Aimana1496KGZ−4N−6B−7N+12B−8N=9B+11B−1N−2B2.534.534.53.251488-29.6
11Apyzalieva, Adelia1433KGZ−8N−7B+12N−3B+9N−6B−10N−4BF2.028.028.02.501426-14.4
12Kudaiberdieva, Aitunuk1450KGZ−5B−9N−11B−10N−6NFFFF0.025.525.50.00763-70.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
Bishkek Chess Championship 2026 (Women) — Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats