Team women chess final 2026
Team SwissStandard
63 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Apr 2026 to 06 May 2026 in Sochi, Russia. 44 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2329, and top seed was Valentina Gunina ( FID, GM, 2393).
Elena Tomilova (🇷🇺 RUS, WGM, 2196) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (6.5) and Elizaveta Dorokhina (6.5). Tomilova took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Polina Dobrovolskaya (1778) beat Baira Kovanova (WGM, 2301), a +523-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Sochi, Russia
Dates
27 Apr 2026 → 06 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Team · 9 rounds
Titled players · 44
GM×1
IM×5
FM×3
WGM×5
WIM×14
WFM×13
WCM×3
Federations · 3 represented
🇷🇺Russia×44
FIDE (no federation)×18
🇷🇸Serbia×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WGMTomilova, Elena | 🇷🇺RUS | 2196 | 7.0 | 2052 | 2272 | +19.4 |
| 5 | IMKovalevskaya, Ekaterina | 🇷🇺RUS | 2292 | 6.5 | 2118 | 2284 | +1.2 |
| 6 | WFMDorokhina, Elizaveta | FID | 2121 | 6.5 | 2050 | 2216 | +24.4 |
| 4 | Nagaeva, Aliia | 🇷🇺RUS | 1967 | 6.5 | 2078 | 2244 | +64.2 |
| 2 | WIMKarmanova, Olga Dm. | FID | 2234 | 6.5 | 2101 | 2267 | +10.4 |
| 7 | IMCharochkina, Daria | 🇷🇺RUS | 2308 | 6.5 | 2012 | 2263 | -1.3 |
| 3 | Serditykh, Olesya | 🇷🇺RUS | 2031 | 6.5 | 2051 | 2217 | +44.8 |
| 9 | FMBorisova, Ekaterina | 🇷🇺RUS | 2209 | 6.0 | 2193 | 2318 | +28.4 |
| 8 | WFMKleymenova, Valeria | FID | 2289 | 6.0 | 2084 | 2209 | -26.8 |
| 12 | WIMNur-Mukhametova, Alisa | 🇷🇺RUS | 2187 | 5.5 | 2121 | 2201 | +6.8 |
| 14 | WFMIudina, Veronika | 🇷🇺RUS | 2218 | 5.5 | 2036 | 2177 | -4.8 |
| 11 | WFMDubnikova, Anastasia | 🇷🇺RUS | 2099 | 5.5 | 2222 | 2363 | +56.0 |
| 10 | WFMZhurova, Anna | FID | 2331 | 5.5 | 2133 | 2213 | -22.4 |
| 13 | WIMMalgina, Tatiana | 🇷🇺RUS | 2186 | 5.5 | 2011 | 2091 | -15.4 |
| 21 | FMZhapova, Yana | FID | 2206 | 5.0 | 2224 | 2267 | +14.4 |
| 23 | WFMNosacheva, Mariya | 🇷🇺RUS | 2098 | 5.0 | 2133 | 2176 | +17.8 |
| 15 | Ryzhova, Mariya | 🇷🇺RUS | 2099 | 5.0 | 2089 | 2132 | +15.2 |
| 19 | WFMGubernatorova, Lyudmila | 🇷🇺RUS | 2128 | 5.0 | 2046 | 2089 | -8.0 |
| 20 | WGMPogonina, Natalija | 🇷🇺RUS | 2318 | 5.0 | 2171 | 2214 | -10.5 |
| 17 | WIMSmirnova, Ekaterina | FID | 2078 | 5.0 | 2068 | 2111 | +8.0 |
| 16 | WIMKuznetsova, Marina | FID | 2184 | 5.0 | 2133 | 2291 | +22.2 |
| 18 | IMBivol, Alina | 🇷🇸SRB | 2361 | 5.0 | 2086 | 2244 | -7.0 |
| 22 | WFMPershina, Maria | FID | 2271 | 5.0 | 2143 | 2301 | +7.0 |
| 28 | WIMMatveeva, Olga | 🇷🇺RUS | 2078 | 4.5 | 2196 | 2196 | +27.0 |
| 27 | WIMKharashuta, Ekaterina | 🇷🇺RUS | 2253 | 4.5 | 2078 | 2078 | -37.2 |
| 24 | IMBodnaruk, Anastasia | 🇷🇺RUS | 2361 | 4.5 | 2271 | 2373 | +1.6 |
| 25 | Chernyshova, Alisa | 🇷🇺RUS | 1921 | 4.5 | 2099 | 2099 | +74.8 |
| 26 | WIMGetman, Tatyana | FID | 2219 | 4.5 | 2102 | 2204 | -1.0 |
| 31 | WGMIljushina, Olga | 🇷🇺RUS | 2029 | 4.0 | 2128 | 2085 | +11.6 |
| 34 | GMGunina, Valentina | FID | 2393 | 4.0 | 2195 | 2195 | -19.0 |
| 33 | WIMPotapova, Margarita | FID | 2243 | 4.0 | 2107 | 2107 | -27.6 |
| 30 | WGMVoit, Daria | 🇷🇺RUS | 2313 | 4.0 | 2119 | 2169 | -10.6 |
| 32 | Melkozerova, Ulyana | 🇷🇺RUS | 1748 | 4.0 | 2029 | 2079 | +107.2 |
| 29 | WFMLesnykh, Zhanna | 🇷🇺RUS | 2066 | 4.0 | 2129 | 2254 | +29.6 |
| 35 | WIMDimitrova, Aleksandra | FID | 2208 | 4.0 | 2029 | 2079 | -17.8 |
| 38 | WFMShafigullina, Zarina | 🇷🇺RUS | 2148 | 3.5 | 2218 | 2138 | -4.2 |
| 41 | Dobrovolskaya, Polina | 🇷🇺RUS | 1778 | 3.5 | 2135 | 2055 | +100.0 |
| 36 | WIMShkalova, Margarita | 🇷🇺RUS | 1995 | 3.5 | 2170 | 2090 | +17.4 |
| 40 | WCMIvashentseva, Dominika | FID | 2045 | 3.5 | 2087 | 2087 | +14.4 |
| 37 | FMPreobrazhenskaya, Diana | FID | 2310 | 3.5 | 2121 | 2121 | -32.2 |
| 39 | WIMStyazhkina, Anna | 🇷🇺RUS | 2149 | 3.5 | 2034 | 2091 | -5.6 |
| 51 | Frolova, Lada | 🇷🇺RUS | 1936 | 3.0 | 2179 | 2092 | +25.8 |
| 42 | WFMGritsayeva, Oksana | 🇷🇺RUS | 2136 | 3.0 | 2112 | 2025 | -25.2 |
| 48 | Chervyakova, Tatiana | 🇷🇺RUS | 1947 | 3.0 | 2077 | 1952 | -0.4 |
| 45 | Isakova, Anna | 🇷🇺RUS | 1810 | 3.0 | 1964 | 1839 | +1.6 |
| 43 | Blinova, Sofia | 🇷🇺RUS | 1885 | 3.0 | 1933 | 1808 | -39.2 |
| 47 | Kuznetsova, Polina | 🇷🇺RUS | 2067 | 3.0 | 2106 | 1981 | -21.2 |
| 46 | WIMGolubova, Anna | 🇷🇺RUS | 2118 | 3.0 | 2038 | 1951 | -34.4 |
| 49 | WCMDolinskaia, Mariia | 🇷🇺RUS | 1988 | 3.0 | 2044 | 1994 | +1.2 |
| 44 | Bubnova, Uliana | FID | 1943 | 3.0 | 1950 | 1863 | -40.8 |
| 50 | Malakhova, Maria | 🇷🇺RUS | 1921 | 3.0 | 2040 | 2040 | +34.8 |
| 53 | WFMVlasova, Olesia | FID | 2067 | 2.5 | 2068 | 1902 | -79.2 |
| 52 | Yashina, Olga V | 🇷🇺RUS | 1788 | 2.5 | 2087 | 1921 | +43.6 |
| 54 | WIMKhafizova, Diana | FID | 2285 | 2.5 | 2084 | 2027 | -77.2 |
| 58 | Achmiz, Diana | 🇷🇺RUS | 2077 | 2.0 | 2170 | 1950 | -28.4 |
| 57 | Sultanova, Kristina | 🇷🇺RUS | 1816 | 2.0 | 2161 | 2003 | +47.2 |
| 56 | Lebedeva, Lubov E. | 🇷🇺RUS | 1947 | 2.0 | 1962 | 1742 | -46.6 |
| 55 | Airapetyan, Anush | 🇷🇺RUS | 1581 | 2.0 | 1941 | 1721 | +20.6 |
| 60 | Shelaykina, Eva | 🇷🇺RUS | 1920 | 1.0 | 2092 | 1741 | -63.6 |
| 59 | WCMAbramova, Yulia | FID | 1888 | 1.0 | 2065 | 1714 | -31.0 |
| 61 | WFMChekmareva, Liya | 🇷🇺RUS | 1859 | 1.0 | 2067 | 2067 | +9.8 |
| 62 | IMVasilevich, Tatjana | 🇷🇺RUS | 2264 | 1.0 | 2036 | 2036 | -5.0 |
| 63 | WGMKovanova, Baira | 🇷🇺RUS | 2301 | 0.5 | 2124 | 1758 | -30.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Melkozerova, UlyanaRUS+107.24.0 pts · #32
- 2Dobrovolskaya, PolinaRUS+100.03.5 pts · #41
- 3Chernyshova, AlisaRUS+74.84.5 pts · #25
Top rating losers
- 1Vlasova, OlesiaWFMFID-79.22.5 pts · #53
- 2Khafizova, DianaWIMFID-77.22.5 pts · #54
- 3Shelaykina, EvaRUS-63.61.0 pts · #60
Biggest upsets
- R5+523 Elo gap
- R2+473 Elo gap
- R1+460 Elo gap