The 8th SCO International Team Chess Tournament 2026 (Group B)
Team Round-RobinRapid
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 08 Apr 2026 to 09 Apr 2026 in Shanghai, China. 16 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2508, and top seed was Liren Ding (🇨🇳 CHN, GM, 2737).
Sumiya Bilguun (🇲🇳 MGL, GM, 2470) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Wenjun Ju (4.5) and Denis Makhnev (4.0). Bilguun won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage (IM, 2252) beat Bassem Amin (GM, 2593), a +341-point gap.
Location
🇨🇳Shanghai, China
Dates
08 Apr 2026 → 09 Apr 2026
Time control
Rapid: 15 minutes for game with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Titled players · 16
GM×8
IM×6
WGM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇲🇳Mongolia×3
🇹🇯Tajikistan×3
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×3
🇪🇬Egypt×3
🇨🇳China×3
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×3
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMBilguun, Sumiya | 🇲🇳MGL | 2470 | 5.0 | 2429 | 3229 | +22.6 |
| 2 | GMJu, Wenjun | 🇨🇳CHN | 2484 | 4.5 | 2168 | 2534 | +2.5 |
| 3 | GMMakhnev, Denis | 🇰🇿KAZ | 2537 | 4.0 | 2371 | 2611 | +6.6 |
| 4 | GMYu, Yangyi | 🇨🇳CHN | 2671 | 3.5 | 2403 | 2552 | -5.3 |
| 7 | IMLiyanage, Ranindu Dilshan | 🇱🇰SRI | 2252 | 3.5 | 2378 | 2527 | +32.8 |
| 5 | IMNurman, Alua | 🇰🇿KAZ | 2289 | 3.5 | 2116 | 2265 | +1.8 |
| 6 | IMMunguntuul, Batkhuyag | 🇲🇳MGL | 2298 | 3.5 | 2116 | 2265 | +0.4 |
| 9 | GMAdly, Ahmed | 🇪🇬EGY | 2565 | 2.5 | 2410 | 2410 | -9.1 |
| 16 | GMDing, Liren | 🇨🇳CHN | 2737 | 2.5 | 2489 | 2364 | -13.7 |
| 8 | GMAmin, Bassem | 🇪🇬EGY | 2593 | 2.5 | 2383 | 2383 | -11.1 |
| 10 | GMZhalmakhanov, Ramazan | 🇰🇿KAZ | 2438 | 2.0 | 2436 | 2364 | -5.1 |
| 11 | IMThilakarathne, G M H | 🇱🇰SRI | 2207 | 2.0 | 2469 | 2397 | +20.2 |
| 12 | Saidova, Rukhshona | 🇹🇯TJK | 1869 | 1.5 | 2143 | 1994 | +10.0 |
| 13 | IMBaasansuren, Erdene | 🇲🇳MGL | 2121 | 1.5 | 2321 | 2234 | +6.8 |
| 14 | WFMNewansa, M Esandi | 🇱🇰SRI | 1919 | 1.0 | 2153 | 1913 | -9.6 |
| 15 | WGMMoaataz, Ayah | 🇪🇬EGY | 1991 | 1.0 | 2153 | 1913 | -12.8 |
| 17 | Ismailov, Timur | 🇹🇯TJK | 1987 | 1.0 | 2287 | 1965 | -3.2 |
| 18 | IMIsaev, Jamshed | 🇹🇯TJK | 2265 | 0.0 | 2469 | 1669 | -26.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Liyanage, Ranindu DilshanIMSRI+32.83.5 pts · #7
- 2Bilguun, SumiyaGMMGL+22.65.0 pts · #1
- 3Thilakarathne, G M HIMSRI+20.22.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Isaev, JamshedIMTJK-26.40.0 pts · #18
- 2Ding, LirenGMCHN-13.72.5 pts · #16
- 3Moaataz, AyahWGMEGY-12.81.0 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R1+341 Elo gap
- R1+201 Elo gap
- R4+144 Elo gap