"Steinitz Open" FIDE rated Chess Tournament 2026 A

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56 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 21 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 28 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2276, and top seed was Dambasuren Batsuren (🇲🇳 MGL, GM, 2504).

Naranbold Sodbilegt (🇲🇳 MGL, FM, 2328) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Gombosuren Munkhgal (7.5) and Badrakh Galmandakh (7.5). Sodbilegt won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Enkhuyanga Gantsolmon (1812) beat Erdem Dashibalov (FM, 2337), a +525-point gap.

Location

🇲🇳Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Dates

21 May 2026 → 24 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Avg top 10

2,276

Participants

Titled players · 28

GM×1

IM×1

FM×10

CM×1

WGM×1

WIM×2

WFM×3

WCM×9

Federations · 3 represented

🇲🇳Mongolia×53

🇷🇺Russia×2

🇰🇷South Korea×1

Top 3

🥇
FMNaranbold Sodbilegt
🇲🇳MGL·2328
8.5pts·2568perf+30.6
🥈
GMGombosuren Munkhgal
🇲🇳MGL·2359
7.5pts·2276perf-6.6
🥉
Badrakh Galmandakh
🇲🇳MGL·2209
7.5pts·2291perf+23.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Sodbilegt8.5Munkhgal7.5Bayasgalan7.5Galmandakh7.5Tenuunbold7.5Ganzorig7— ex-leaders:Tuvsanaaled R5–R7, #38

R9 · LEADER CHANGE23 May

IM Ganzorig Amartuvshin takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Naranbold Sodbilegt beat GM Gombosuren Munkhgal (White).

R6–R8 · WIN STREAK

FM Naranbold Sodbilegt won 3 in a row (R6–R8).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMNaranbold Sodbilegt	*	1	—	—
2GMGombosuren Munkhgal	0	*	—	½
3WCMKhishigbaatar Bayasgalan	—	—	*	—
4Badrakh Galmandakh	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sodbilegt, NaranboldFM	2328	MGL	+13B	+36N	−?N	+23B	=30N	+2B	+?N	+19B	−?N	+21B	+?B	8.5	40.0	40.0	37.50	2568	+30.6
2	Munkhgal, GombosurenGM	2359	MGL	+16B	+9N	=3B	=?N	+28B	−1N	=5B	=30N	=15B	+35N	+14B	7.5	62.5	62.5	41.00	2276	-6.6
3	Galmandakh, Badrakh	2209	MGL	+26N	+25B	=2N	=?B	=21N	+35B	−19B	+22N	+14B	=?N	=5B	7.5	53.5	53.5	37.25	2291	+23.0
4	Bayasgalan, KhishigbaatarWCM	2242	MGL	+8B	=15N	=22B	+42N	−?N	+20B	=30N	+13B	=21B	+19N	=?N	7.5	50.0	50.0	39.00	2304	+15.8
5	Tenuunbold, BattulgaFM	2216	MGL	+40N	+18B	=?N	=30B	−?N	+23B	=2N	+20B	+?N	=?B	=3N	7.5	41.0	41.0	31.00	2349	+44.5
6	Bulgankhan GanzorigFM	2212	MGL	+33B	=22N	−21B	−28N	+40B	+37N	=24N	−35B	+41N	+17B	+13N	7.0	51.5	55.5	35.00	2066	-33.2
7	Buyankhishig, BatpeldenWFM	2158	MGL	+43N	−?B	−10N	+50B	−13N	+44B	=23N	+46B	=35N	+20B	+19B	7.0	47.0	47.0	29.50	2082	-22.4
8	Sanchir, Munkhbat	1903	MGL	−4N	+39B	+56N	−11B	=17N	=18B	=12N	+29B	=20N	=31N	+22B	6.5	57.5	58.5	30.00	2147	+134.4
9	Iderjavkhlan, Tumursukh	2145	MGL	+32N	−2B	=40N	+45B	+10N	−21B	−13N	+23B	+24N	+11B	−?N	6.5	55.5	55.5	34.50	2112	-7.3
10	Lkhagva, JambaldooFM	1904	MGL	−14B	+49N	+7B	+31N	−9B	=15N	+27B	=36N	+30B	−?B	=21N	6.5	54.0	54.0	33.50	2244	+83.6
11	Khuslen, ErdenebayarWFM	2053	MGL	+44B	−14N	+50B	+8N	−?B	=28N	−22B	+39N	+16B	−9N	+35B	6.5	50.0	50.0	29.50	2053	+3.6
12	Sodgerelt NaranboldWCM	1962	MGL	−?N	+43B	−31B	−44N	+48B	=50N	=8B	+37N	=26B	+36N	+27B	6.5	44.0	44.0	28.25	2058	+41.9
13	Oyungerel SharavdorjWCM	1931	MGL	−1N	−54B	+32N	+51B	+7B	=27N	+9B	−4N	+25B	=14N	−6B	6.0	61.0	63.0	32.25	2114	+77.6
14	Munkhzul, TurmunkhWGM	2271	MGL	+10N	+11B	−?N	+33B	=20N	=30B	=21N	+24B	−3N	=13B	−2N	6.0	60.5	60.5	34.50	2176	-18.2
15	Duurenkhishig, Bat-ErdeneFM	2019	MGL	+39N	=4B	−19N	+40B	=29N	=10B	=35N	+17B	=2N	−?B	=16N	6.0	57.0	57.0	32.50	2123	+42.9
16	Urangoo, GurvanbaatarWFM	1953	MGL	−2N	+32B	−20N	=54B	+45N	=17B	=29N	+31B	−11N	+24B	=15B	6.0	55.5	57.5	28.50	2081	+50.2
17	Altan, Tuvdendorj	2030	MGL	=48B	−53N	=45B	+38N	=8B	=16N	+26B	−15N	+42B	−6N	+34B	6.0	51.0	53.5	28.50	1984	-13.6
18	Naransolongo, ZorigooWCM	2017	MGL	+45B	−5N	=35B	−37N	+44B	=8N	=39B	+28N	−?B	=26N	+32B	6.0	49.5	49.5	27.25	1956	-24.1
19	Tuvsanaa, NyamaaFM	2147	MGL	+49B	+21N	+15B	+?B	+?N	−?B	+3N	−1N	−?B	−4B	−7N	6.0	45.0	45.0	22.00	2217	+14.8
20	Tengis, Tsog-OchirFM	2172	MGL	+35B	−?N	+16B	+22N	=14B	−4N	+28B	−5N	=8B	−7N	=26B	5.5	61.0	61.0	30.00	2068	-23.0
21	Ulziikhishig KhishigbatIM	2376	MGL	F	−19B	+6N	+36N	=3B	+9N	=14B	=?B	=4N	−1N	=10B	5.5	60.0	60.0	31.75	2216	-34.4
22	Enkhriikhen, NyamdorjWCM	2007	MGL	+55N	=6B	=4N	−20B	=41N	+46B	+11N	−3B	+27N	−?B	−8N	5.5	55.0	55.0	26.25	2073	+31.2
23	Anand, TsogtbilegCM	1969	MGL	−?B	+38N	+48B	−1N	+43B	−5N	=7B	−9N	+39B	−27N	+36B	5.5	54.5	54.5	23.00	2067	+40.3
24	Zev Ganganbars	1936	MGL	=29B	=48N	−27B	+55N	+31B	+36N	=6B	−14N	−9B	−16N	+37B	5.5	53.0	54.5	23.00	2075	+54.6
25	Margad, MunkhpurevWCM	1997	MGL	+51B	−3N	−28B	−43N	=32B	=40N	+44N	+34B	−13N	+33B	=38N	5.5	49.0	51.5	22.75	1888	-48.4
26	Zol-Uchral ErdenesaikhanWCM	1881	MGL	−3B	−45N	+49B	−29N	+51N	+54B	−17N	+47B	=12N	=18B	=20N	5.5	49.0	51.0	20.00	1991	+44.9
27	Bold-Erdene, Baatar	2171	MGL	+41N	−?B	+24N	+46B	−?N	=13B	−10N	+42N	−22B	+23B	−12N	5.5	47.0	47.0	25.50	2011	-33.0
28	Lkhagvadorj, Tsamba	1825	MGL	+47N	−30B	+25N	+6B	−2N	=11B	−20N	−18B	=29N	F	+31B	5.0	56.5	60.0	26.75	2141	+124.6
29	Dashibalov, ErdemFM	2337	RUS	=24N	−46B	=41N	+26B	=15B	=42N	=16B	−8N	=28B	=32N	=39B	5.0	51.5	55.0	25.25	1915	-50.2
30	Batbaatar, BaatarFM	2206	MGL	+50B	+28N	=?B	=5N	=1B	=14N	=4B	=2B	−10N	F	F	5.0	51.0	51.0	26.00	2171	-4.4
31	Amin-Erdene, BayanmunkhWIM	2191	MGL	+52N	−?B	+12N	−10B	−24N	=41B	+50B	−16N	+46N	=8B	−28N	5.0	48.5	48.5	20.25	1890	-70.0
32	Darkhanmunkh, Khishigtsolmon	1828	MGL	−9B	−16N	−13B	+52B	=25N	−53N	+49B	+45N	+51N	=29B	−18N	5.0	46.5	49.0	16.75	1919	+36.3
33	Batbileg, Boldbaatar	1890	MGL	−6N	+55B	+53B	−14N	−36B	−39N	−43B	+40N	+50B	−25N	+42B	5.0	43.5	45.0	14.50	1935	+16.7
34	Hurelbaatar, ChultemjamtsFM	1989	MGL	−?B	−35N	−43B	+48N	−39B	+38N	+54B	−25N	+47N	+41B	−17N	5.0	40.5	40.5	17.00	1893	-24.8
35	Tugsbilguun, Davganamdag	1868	MGL	−20N	+34B	=18N	F	+37B	−3N	=15B	+6N	=7B	−2B	−11N	4.5	62.5	63.5	26.00	2071	+81.6
36	Todmunkh, Turbat	2031	MGL	+54N	−1B	+51N	−21B	+33N	−24B	+41N	=10B	−?N	−12B	−23N	4.5	51.5	51.5	16.75	1937	-44.2
37	Odmaa, EnkhsaikhanWCM	1976	MGL	−?N	=41B	+47N	+18B	−35N	−6B	−46N	−12B	+44N	+45B	−24N	4.5	47.5	47.5	18.50	1899	-42.4
38	Gun-Erdem Damba	1852	MGL	−56N	−23B	+39N	−17B	−47N	−34B	F	+54N	+43B	+42N	=25B	4.5	40.0	40.0	16.25	1931	+36.8
39	Selenge, Lkhaasuren	1768	MGL	−15B	−8N	−38B	F	+34N	+33B	=18N	−11B	−23N	+51B	=29N	4.0	52.5	52.5	18.00	1884	+45.5
40	Naranzaya Zorigoo	1900	MGL	−5B	+44N	=9B	−15N	−6N	=25B	=51N	−33B	=48B	=43N	=49N	4.0	50.5	53.0	15.50	1849	-29.0
41	Nandinjiguur, ChinzorigWCM	1860	MGL	−27B	=37N	=29B	+53N	=22B	=31N	−36B	+43N	−6B	−34N	F	4.0	48.0	50.5	16.00	2001	+50.5
42	Soldatov, Artem	1997	RUS	−?N	+52B	+54N	−4B	=46N	=29B	+47N	−27B	−17N	−38B	−33N	4.0	45.0	45.0	12.25	1940	-35.2
43	Baidar, Buyandelger	1840	MGL	−7B	−12N	+34N	+25B	−23N	−47B	+33N	−41B	−38N	=40B	−44N	3.5	50.5	54.0	17.50	1821	-12.9
44	Jambaljamts, Khurelbaatar	1808	MGL	−11N	−40B	+52N	+12B	−18N	−7N	−25B	=48N	−37B	F	+43B	3.5	49.0	50.5	14.00	1847	+15.6
45	Enkhnamuun, Batkhishigt	1766	MGL	−18N	+26B	=17N	−9N	−16B	−51B	+52N	−32B	F	−37N	+54B	3.5	47.5	49.5	13.00	1811	+14.0
46	Enkhuyanga Gantsolmon	1812	MGL	+53B	+29N	−?B	−27N	=42B	−22N	+37B	−7N	−31B	F	F	3.5	44.0	44.0	14.00	2053	+85.2
47	Bekh-Ochir, Nergui	2113	MGL	−28B	−50N	−37B	+49N	+38B	+43N	−42B	−26N	−34B	=52N	F	3.5	40.0	40.0	12.25	1785	-138.9
48	Michid Jargalsaikhan	1798	KOR	=17N	=24B	−23N	−34B	−12N	−52B	+55N	=44B	=40N	−49B	F	3.0	43.0	43.0	11.00	1755	-11.8
49	Davaanyam Tsendkhuu	1840	MGL	−19N	−10B	−26N	−47B	=52N	+55B	−32N	F	F	+48N	=40B	3.0	41.0	41.0	7.75	1784	-30.4
50	Sainbuyan, Batsuuri	1878	MGL	−30N	+47B	−11N	−7N	+55B	=12B	−31N	−51B	−33N	F	F	2.5	42.5	42.5	8.25	1835	-13.8
51	Enkhbayar Gijir	1701	MGL	−25N	F	−36B	−13N	−26B	+45N	=40B	+50N	−32B	−39N	F	2.5	40.5	40.5	8.00	1721	+3.6
52	Batsaikhan Begz	1871	MGL	−31B	−42N	−44B	−32N	=49B	+48N	−45B	=55N	F	=47B	F	2.5	36.0	36.0	7.00	1732	-63.7
53	Khulan, BayarsaikhanWIM	2053	MGL	−46N	+17B	−33N	−41B	=54N	+32B	F	F	F	F	F	2.5	25.5	25.5	12.00	1814	-75.6
54	Munkh-Erdene, Buyankhishig	1805	MGL	−36B	+13N	−42B	=16N	=53B	−26N	−34N	−38B	−55B	F	−45N	2.0	43.0	43.0	10.25	1679	-30.2
55	Munkhtulga, Ganbat	1738	MGL	−22B	−33N	F	−24B	−50N	−49N	−48B	=52B	+54N	F	F	1.5	32.5	32.5	3.25	1627	-20.6
56	Ariunbuuvei, Badamdorj	2162	MGL	+38B	−?N	−8B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	15.5	15.5	4.50	1878	-13.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sanchir, MunkhbatMGL
+134.4
6.5 pts · #7
2Lkhagvadorj, TsambaMGL
+124.6
5.0 pts · #26
3Enkhuyanga GantsolmonMGL
+85.2
3.5 pts · #46

Top rating losers

1Bekh-Ochir, NerguiMGL
-138.9
3.5 pts · #44
2Khulan, BayarsaikhanWIMMGL
-75.6
2.5 pts · #51
3Amin-Erdene, BayanmunkhWIMMGL
-70.0
5.0 pts · #29

Biggest upsets

R2+525 Elo gap
Enkhuyanga Gantsolmon1812 beat FMDashibalov, Erdem2337
R8+434 Elo gap
Sanchir, Munkhbat1903 beat FMDashibalov, Erdem2337
R4+387 Elo gap
Lkhagvadorj, Tsamba1825 beat FMBulgankhan Ganzorig2212