Mongolian National Chess Championship-2026 (Semifinal) Open

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85 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 28 Apr 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 23 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2400, and top seed was Uurtsaikh Agibileg (🇲🇳 MGL, IM, 2452).

Sugar Gan-Erdene (🇲🇳 MGL, IM, 2444) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Enkhbaatar Enkhnar (8.0) and Tenguundalai Ganbat (8.0). Gan-Erdene won solo starting round 10.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Davganamdag Tugsbilguun (1868) beat Erdene Baasansuren (IM, 2389), a +521-point gap.

Location

🇲🇳Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Dates

28 Apr 2026 → 03 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇳IMUurtsaikh Agibileg2452

Avg top 10

2,400

Participants

Titled players · 23

GM×1

IM×7

FM×12

CM×3

Federations · 1 represented

🇲🇳Mongolia×84

Top 3

🥇
IMSugar Gan-Erdene
🇲🇳MGL·2444
8.5pts·2512perf+11.2
🥈
FMEnkhbaatar Enkhnar
🇲🇳MGL·2375
8.0pts·2462perf+14.7
🥉
FMTenguundalai Ganbat
🇲🇳MGL·2230
8.0pts·2327perf+71.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

IM Sugar Gan-Erdene led from R10; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R10.

Co-leaders

Gan-Erdene8.5Boldoo8Enkhnar8Sodbilegt8Khishigbat8Ganbat8

R10–R11 · LEAD HELD

IM Sugar Gan-Erdene held the sole lead from R10 through R11 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Sugar Gan-Erdene 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Erdenepurev Boldoo 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Enkhbaatar Enkhnar 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMSugar Gan-Erdene	*	—	½	½
2FMErdenepurev Boldoo	—	*	—	—
3FMEnkhbaatar Enkhnar	½	—	*	1
4FMNaranbold Sodbilegt	½	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gan-Erdene, SugarIM	2444	MGL	+24N	+37B	+14N	+28B	+8N	=2B	+9N	=7B	=3N	=4B	=10N	8.5	73.5	79.0	59.50	2512	+11.2
2	Enkhnar, EnkhbaatarFM	2375	MGL	+34N	+31B	+47N	+7B	+9B	=1N	+4B	=10N	=28B	−3B	=8N	8.0	72.5	77.5	54.75	2462	+14.7
3	Tenguundalai GanbatFM	2230	MGL	+40N	+22B	−7N	+36B	+54N	=8B	=11N	+15B	=1B	+2N	=4N	8.0	71.5	76.0	52.75	2327	+71.2
4	Sodbilegt, NaranboldFM	2328	MGL	+56B	+41N	+81B	−9N	+32B	+11B	−2N	+18N	+19B	=1N	=3B	8.0	68.5	70.5	46.75	2343	+12.4
5	Boldoo, ErdenepurevFM	2356	MGL	+42N	+36B	+38N	=10B	−7N	=19B	=13N	+20B	=8N	+16B	+23N	8.0	67.0	72.5	50.75	2309	-3.2
6	Ulziikhishig KhishigbatIM	2376	MGL	+60B	=29N	=20B	−25N	+24N	=23B	+31N	+13B	+17B	=7N	+28B	8.0	65.5	70.0	50.25	2240	-22.4
7	Itgelt, KhuyagtsogtIM	2440	MGL	+50B	+18N	+3B	−2N	+5B	=28N	=10B	=1N	+12B	=6B	=9N	7.5	75.5	80.5	53.75	2434	+2.0
8	Chinguun, SumiyaIM	2388	MGL	+51N	+23B	+21N	+13B	−1B	=3N	=28B	=12N	=5B	+30N	=2B	7.5	72.0	77.0	49.75	2328	-3.9
9	Amartuvshin, GanzorigIM	2418	MGL	+63N	+16B	+12N	+4B	−2N	+22B	−1B	−19N	+29B	+21N	=7B	7.5	72.0	76.5	49.75	2332	-6.9
10	Agibileg, UurtsaikhIM	2452	MGL	+26B	=20N	+30B	=5N	=19N	+47B	=7N	=2B	+35B	=28N	=1B	7.5	69.0	74.0	48.50	2382	-5.7
11	Baasansuren, ErdeneIM	2389	MGL	+44B	=30N	=29B	+18N	+21B	−4N	=3B	−17N	+31B	+15B	+20N	7.5	67.5	73.0	48.00	2192	-19.3
12	Tenuunbold, BattulgaFM	2216	MGL	+55B	+52N	−9B	=26N	+13N	=15B	+16N	=8B	−7N	+37B	+22N	7.5	67.0	71.5	46.00	2175	-2.7
13	Yeruultei, BatbaatarCM	2061	MGL	+57B	+83N	+35B	−8N	−12B	+41N	=5B	−6N	+27B	=17N	+32B	7.0	66.0	67.5	37.00	2135	+41.6
14	Lkhagvasuren, TsedveeFM	2236	MGL	+32B	+45N	−1B	+29N	=25B	=33N	−18B	+49N	−21B	+39N	+19B	7.0	63.5	68.5	40.75	2155	-17.0
15	Todmunkh, Turbat	1882	MGL	+80B	−35N	=64B	+43N	+55B	=12N	+39B	−3N	+18B	−11N	+30B	7.0	60.5	62.5	35.75	2082	+86.5
16	Tsolmon, Battur	1960	MGL	+64B	−9N	−32B	+57N	+60B	+56N	−12B	+50N	+33B	−5N	+29B	7.0	59.5	63.5	34.50	2037	+41.6
17	Tugsbilguun, Davganamdag	1868	MGL	−62N	−67B	+58N	+61B	+59N	=20B	+23N	+11B	−6N	=13B	+35B	7.0	59.0	63.0	39.75	2094	+95.6
18	Tuvshintulga, Tumurchudur	1988	MGL	+61N	−7B	+34N	−11B	+42N	+54B	+14N	−4B	−15N	=24B	+45N	6.5	65.0	69.5	36.25	2037	+26.4
19	Tengis, Tsog-OchirFM	2172	MGL	F	+72N	+44B	+52N	=10B	=5N	+29B	+9B	−4N	=22B	−14N	6.5	65.0	65.0	39.00	2210	+16.6
20	Duurenkhishig, Bat-ErdeneFM	2019	MGL	+76B	=10B	=6N	=55N	=56B	=17N	+26B	−5N	+41B	+35N	−11B	6.5	64.5	67.5	36.25	2110	+38.9
21	Iderjavkhlan, Tumursukh	2145	MGL	+48B	+46N	−8B	+50N	−11N	+65B	−22N	+36B	+14N	−9B	=25B	6.5	63.5	67.5	35.25	2092	-13.5
22	Ochirvaani, Nyamdorj	1848	MGL	+77B	−3N	+68B	+39N	+35B	−9N	+21B	−28N	+38B	=19N	−12B	6.5	62.5	65.5	33.25	2164	+143.6
23	Sukhbat Gendendorj	1944	MGL	+74B	−8N	−55B	+67N	+48B	=6N	−17B	+44N	+40B	+33N	−5B	6.5	61.0	64.5	33.50	1989	+10.8
24	Lkhagvadorj, Tsamba	1825	MGL	−1B	+53N	+83B	=33N	−6B	+64N	+25B	−35N	=49B	=18N	+38B	6.5	60.5	62.0	31.25	2035	+85.4
25	Chuluunbaatar, Gerelmaa	1956	MGL	−54N	+65B	+42N	+6B	=14N	−35B	−24N	=51B	+58N	+47B	=21N	6.5	58.0	62.0	36.25	2016	+35.6
26	Darkhanmunkh, Khishigtsolmon	1828	MGL	−10N	+76B	+66N	=12B	−47N	+40B	−20N	−37B	+57N	+48B	+36N	6.5	56.5	59.5	31.25	1955	+51.2
27	Batsaikhan Begz	1871	MGL	−68B	−57N	=69N	+73B	+84B	+55N	−30B	+64N	−13N	+56B	+37N	6.5	47.5	49.0	25.50	1766	-39.6
28	Munkhgal, GombosurenGM	2359	MGL	+43B	+49N	+33B	−1N	F	=7B	=8N	+22B	=2N	=10B	−6N	6.0	70.0	72.0	38.25	2317	-1.4
29	Zev Ganganbars	1936	MGL	+66N	=6B	=11N	−14B	+34N	+38B	−19N	+47B	−9N	+42B	−16N	6.0	65.5	69.5	33.75	2105	+64.8
30	Anand, TsogtbilegCM	1969	MGL	+58N	=11B	−10N	−54B	+71N	+51B	+27N	=33N	+39B	−8B	−15N	6.0	61.5	65.5	32.25	2026	+21.1
31	Batzaya, Agibat	1933	MGL	+78B	−2N	+48B	−35N	=64B	+32N	−6B	+43N	−11N	+51B	=34N	6.0	60.5	63.5	29.50	1967	+8.4
32	Munkhtulga, Bazar-Ayush	1711	MGL	−14N	+73B	+16N	+38B	−4N	−31B	−36N	+66B	+63N	+41B	−13N	6.0	60.0	63.5	30.00	1947	+118.8
33	Ariunbold, BatchuluunCM	2096	MGL	+65N	+54B	−28N	=24B	+40N	=14B	=35N	=30B	−16N	−23B	+71N	6.0	58.5	62.5	30.50	1980	-25.6
34	Sodbaatar, Batsaikhan	1764	MGL	−2B	+78N	−18B	+79N	−29B	+76N	−48B	=57N	+64B	+49N	=31B	6.0	51.0	53.0	22.25	1813	+20.8
35	Tuguldur, SoninbayarFM	2294	MGL	+59N	+15B	−13N	+31B	−22N	+25N	=33B	+24B	−10N	−20B	−17N	5.5	66.5	71.0	33.50	1999	-71.0
36	Sod-Erdene, Sandagdorj	1917	MGL	+75B	−5N	+57B	−3N	+68B	−39N	+32B	−21N	=56B	+43N	−26B	5.5	59.0	62.0	25.25	1882	-10.4
37	Amgalanbaatar, Ravdanlkhumbuu	1979	MGL	+53B	−1N	−56B	=64N	−43B	+74N	+57B	+26N	+48B	−12N	−27B	5.5	57.5	61.0	26.50	1817	-42.4
38	Bekh-Ochir, Nergui	2113	MGL	+72B	+68N	−5B	−32N	+50B	−29N	+56B	=48N	−22N	+44B	−24N	5.5	57.0	61.0	25.50	1836	-111.2
39	Bulgankhan GanzorigFM	2212	MGL	−70N	+71B	+51N	−22B	+46N	+36B	−15N	+58B	−30N	−14B	=42N	5.5	56.5	60.5	27.25	1886	-78.0
40	Gan-Erdene Sugarjav	1705	MGL	−3B	+77N	=41B	+49N	−33B	−26N	+67B	+52N	−23N	−45B	+63N	5.5	56.5	59.5	24.25	1861	+64.8
41	Batbileg, Boldbaatar	1890	MGL	+85N	−4B	=40N	=59B	+70N	−13B	=42N	+54B	−20N	−32N	+55B	5.5	56.0	57.0	21.75	1802	-39.7
42	Erdene, Chinzorig	1753	MGL	−5B	+75N	−25B	+82N	−18B	+68N	=41B	=45N	+50B	−29N	=39B	5.5	55.5	57.0	21.75	1842	+34.0
43	Khayankhyrwaa, Erdenebulgan	1760	MGL	−28N	=69B	+62N	−15B	+37N	−49N	+71B	−31B	+54N	−36B	+58N	5.5	52.5	56.5	25.00	1793	+12.0
44	Otgonbat, Ishdagva	1815	MGL	−11N	+58B	−19N	−66B	+69N	+70B	=54N	−23B	+67B	−38N	+57B	5.5	51.5	55.5	23.25	1808	-6.4
45	Sainbuyan, Batsuuri	1878	MGL	+73N	−14B	−70N	−65B	=53N	+62B	+61N	=42B	=51N	+40N	−18B	5.5	51.5	55.0	25.75	1726	-39.4
46	Tenuun, Tseesuren	1839	MGL	+82B	−21B	−54N	+76N	−39B	−48N	−64B	+68N	+74B	=55N	+59B	5.5	45.0	46.5	18.75	1702	-69.5
47	Batbold, NyamsurenFM	2143	MGL	+71N	+70B	−2B	=56N	+26B	−10N	=49B	−29N	+60B	−25N	F	5.0	57.5	61.5	23.75	1946	-43.4
48	Ariundulguun, Khongorzul	1685	MGL	−21N	+79B	−31N	+62B	−23N	+46B	+34N	=38B	−37N	−26N	=49B	5.0	57.5	59.5	23.25	1805	+44.8
49	Sergelen, Batbayar	1917	MGL	+69N	−28B	=59N	−40B	+66N	+43B	=47N	−14B	=24N	−34B	=48N	5.0	55.0	59.0	24.00	1814	-60.4
50	Amarbayar, Shurenkhuu	1821	MGL	−7N	+61B	+82N	−21B	−38N	+66B	+65N	−16B	−42N	+70B	F	5.0	53.5	55.0	18.00	1823	-6.0
51	Dashnyam Davaasuren	1811	MGL	−8B	+74N	−39B	=84N	+83B	−30N	+55B	=25N	=45B	−31N	=53B	5.0	51.5	53.0	18.75	1819	-6.0
52	Baidar, Buyandelger	1840	MGL	+79N	−12B	+67N	−19B	−65N	+59B	−58N	−40B	=66N	=54B	+72N	5.0	49.0	51.0	18.75	1691	-70.0
53	Amartaivan Purevee	1626	MGL	−37N	−24B	−84N	+75B	=45B	−67N	+69N	+61B	=59N	=63B	=51N	5.0	47.0	48.5	21.25	1749	+60.8
54	Munkhbaatar, Surenmandakh	1617	MGL	+25B	−33N	+46B	+30N	−3B	−18N	=44B	−41N	−43B	=52N	=60B	4.5	60.0	64.5	25.50	1832	+92.2
55	Enkhtulga, Erdenebat	1701	MGL	−12N	+84B	+23N	=20B	−15N	−27B	−51N	=62B	+69N	=46B	−41N	4.5	58.5	60.0	20.25	1759	+20.0
56	Delgerbayar, Enkhbayar	1739	MGL	−4N	+85B	+37N	=47B	=20N	−16B	−38N	+65B	=36N	−27N	F	4.5	58.0	59.0	19.00	1898	+68.4
57	Tuguldur, Baatarchuluun	1658	MGL	−13N	+27B	−36N	−16B	+73N	+63B	−37N	=34B	−26B	+82N	−44N	4.5	57.5	59.0	19.00	1742	+32.0
58	Ariunbadrakh, Ariunbuyan	1623	MGL	−30B	−44N	−17B	+80N	+72B	+60N	+52B	−39N	−25B	=65N	−43B	4.5	53.5	55.5	17.50	1739	+54.8
59	Lkhagvademchig, Tulga	1718	MGL	−35B	+80N	=49B	=41N	−17B	−52N	−75B	+77N	=53B	+64N	−46N	4.5	48.5	50.5	16.75	1672	-30.8
60	Erdenebaatar, Galbaatar	1771	MGL	−6N	−66B	+85N	+69B	−16N	−58B	+77N	+70B	−47N	−71B	=54N	4.5	48.0	49.0	14.25	1653	-72.8
61	Agar, Garig	1632	MGL	−18B	−50N	+77B	−17N	=74B	+82N	−45B	−53N	+78B	−62N	+73B	4.5	46.5	48.0	12.75	1595	-20.4
62	Erdene-Ochir, Choigajid	0	MGL	+17B	−81N	−43B	−48N	=67B	−45N	+85B	=55N	=65N	+61B	F	4.5	46.5	47.5	18.75	1707	0.0
63	Sumiya, Lkhagvagaram	1819	MGL	−9B	−64N	+74B	−68N	+79B	−57N	+76B	+75N	−32B	=53N	−40B	4.5	46.0	48.0	14.00	1569	-133.6
64	Khash-Erdene, Tuya	1619	MGL	−16N	+63B	=15N	=37B	=31N	−24B	+46N	−27B	−34N	−59B	=69N	4.0	59.0	63.0	21.25	1733	+54.8
65	Munkh-Erdene, Sanjaanamdag	1662	MGL	−33B	−25N	+75B	+45N	+52B	−21N	−50B	−56N	=62B	=58B	F	4.0	52.0	55.0	18.00	1760	+34.4
66	Ganjiguur, Ganchuluun	1606	MGL	−29B	+60N	−26B	+44N	−49B	−50N	+72B	−32N	=52B	=67N	F	4.0	51.5	55.5	18.50	1723	+51.3
67	Munkh-Orgil, Munkhjargal	1648	MGL	F	+17N	−52B	−23B	=62N	+53B	−40N	+82B	−44N	=66B	F	4.0	49.0	50.5	17.75	1670	+3.6
68	Ulemj, Mendsaikhan	1427	MGL	+27N	−38B	−22N	+63B	−36N	−42B	−70N	−46B	=85N	+79B	=76N	4.0	48.5	49.5	15.00	1610	+66.0
69	Enkhmandal, Bayaraa	1595	MGL	−49B	=43N	=27B	−60N	−44B	+79N	−53B	+72N	−55B	=74N	=64B	4.0	48.0	50.0	15.75	1586	-9.0
70	Enkhbayar Gijir	1701	MGL	+39B	−47N	+45B	−81N	−41B	−44N	+68B	−60N	+75B	−50N	F	4.0	47.5	49.5	18.00	1772	+23.0
71	Enerel, Khurelmunkh	1668	MGL	−47B	−39N	+78B	=83N	−30B	F	−43N	=74N	+73B	+60N	−33B	4.0	44.0	45.5	13.50	1744	+19.2
72	Magsar, Ravdan	1663	MGL	−38N	−19B	−73N	+78B	−58N	+83B	−66N	−69B	+77B	+75N	−52B	4.0	42.0	43.5	10.50	1499	-82.8
73	Khabul, Chinzorig	1504	MGL	−45B	−32N	+72B	−27N	−57B	−75N	+80B	+76N	−71N	=78B	−61N	3.5	44.0	46.0	10.50	1541	+11.2
74	Garidbileg, Turbat	1609	MGL	−23N	−51B	−63N	+85B	=61N	−37B	+83N	=71B	−46N	=69B	F	3.5	42.5	43.5	8.75	1593	-16.0
75	Angarag Otgonkhuu	1582	MGL	−36N	−42B	−65N	−53N	+80B	+73B	+59N	−63B	−70N	−72B	−77N	3.0	43.5	45.5	10.00	1539	-26.8
76	Erdenebayar Otgontsetseg	1635	MGL	−20N	−26N	+80B	−46B	+77N	−34B	−63N	−73B	=79N	F	=68B	3.0	43.5	43.5	8.00	1464	-71.2
77	Anand Baasanjav	0	MGL	−22N	−40B	−61N	F	−76B	+85N	−60B	−59B	−72N	+83N	+75B	3.0	38.0	38.0	5.50	1458	0.0
78	Sodnomdarjaa, Gantumur	1596	MGL	−31N	−34B	−71N	−72N	=82B	−80N	+79B	+85B	−61N	=73N	F	3.0	34.5	34.5	5.50	1402	-78.8
79	Ariunbaatar, Amarbayar	0	MGL	−52B	−48N	F	−34B	−63N	−69B	−78N	+80N	=76B	−68N	=85B	2.0	37.5	37.5	4.00	1402	0.0
80	Jonon, Bat-Erdene	1517	MGL	−15N	−59B	−76N	−58B	−75N	+78B	−73N	−79B	F	+85N	−83B	2.0	33.0	33.0	4.00	1443	-32.8
81	Ganbaatar, IshdagvaFM	2051	MGL	F	+62B	−4N	+70B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	26.5	26.5	8.50	2015	-1.2
82	Tsend-Ayush, Battogtokh	0	MGL	−46N	F	−50B	−42B	=78N	−61B	F	−67N	+83B	−57B	F	1.5	38.5	38.5	3.00	1285	0.0
83	Tulga Darkhanbat	0	MGL	F	−13B	−24N	=71B	−51N	−72N	−74B	F	−82N	−77B	+80N	1.5	38.0	38.0	4.00	1506	0.0
84	FIDE 4935020	0	—	F	−55N	+53B	=51B	−27N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	28.0	28.0	7.50	1665	0.0
85	Azbilig, Bayasgalan	1544	MGL	−41B	−56N	−60B	−74N	F	−77B	−62N	−78N	=68B	−80B	=79N	1.0	36.5	36.5	3.00	1228	-84.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ochirvaani, NyamdorjMGL
+143.6
6.5 pts · #39
2Munkhtulga, Bazar-AyushMGL
+118.8
6.0 pts · #27
3Tugsbilguun, DavganamdagMGL
+95.6
7.0 pts · #16

Top rating losers

1Sumiya, LkhagvagaramMGL
-133.6
4.5 pts · #65
2Bekh-Ochir, NerguiMGL
-111.2
5.5 pts · #33
3Azbilig, BayasgalanMGL
-84.4
1.0 pts · #85

Biggest upsets

R8+521 Elo gap
Tugsbilguun, Davganamdag1868 beat IMBaasansuren, Erdene2389
R1+511 Elo gap
Enkhbayar Gijir1701 beat FMBulgankhan Ganzorig2212
R5+446 Elo gap
Ochirvaani, Nyamdorj1848 beat FMTuguldur, Soninbayar2294