"Steinitz Open" FIDE rated Chess Tournament 2026 C U12
51 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 21 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Top 10 Elo average was 1658, and top seed was Tseesuren Tenuun (🇲🇳 MGL, 1839).
Erdenebat Enkhtulga (🇲🇳 MGL, 1701) won with 9.5/11, ahead of Gan-Erdene Sugarjav (8.5) and Tseesuren Tenuun (8.5). Enkhtulga took the lead from round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Enguilen Ulemj (1465) beat Munkhjargal Munkh-Orgil (1648), a +183-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 11 roundsErdenebat Enkhtulga led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Mandakhnar Erdenebulgan takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
Erdenebat Enkhtulga beat Tseesuren Tenuun (White).
Erdenebat Enkhtulga 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)Tseesuren Tenuun 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R7–R10)Gan-Erdene Sugarjav 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enkhtulga, Erdenebat | 1701 | MGL | +34N | +48B | +15N | +3B | −2N | +27B | +4N | +25B | +12N | =8B | +7N | 9.5 | 67.5 | 70.5 | 58.50 | 1860 | +55.6 |
| 2 | Gan-Erdene Sugarjav | 1705 | MGL | +50B | +20N | +7B | =26N | +1B | −4B | +5N | +28N | −3B | +10N | +8N | 8.5 | 71.5 | 72.5 | 53.25 | 1791 | +38.5 |
| 3 | Tenuun, Tseesuren | 1839 | MGL | +29B | +19N | +28B | −1N | +9B | −25N | +15B | +26N | +2N | +4B | =5N | 8.5 | 69.0 | 74.5 | 55.75 | 1847 | +8.7 |
| 4 | Mandakhnar Erdenebulgan | 1756 | MGL | +49N | +25B | =6N | +12B | +26B | +2N | −1B | =7B | +13N | −3N | +15B | 8.0 | 71.0 | 72.0 | 46.75 | 1738 | -5.2 |
| 5 | Tsetsenbileg, Oyunbold | 1486 | MGL | +16N | +22B | −26B | +40N | =8B | +21N | −2B | +18B | =7N | +25N | =3B | 7.5 | 66.0 | 70.5 | 45.25 | 1523 | +5.6 |
| 6 | Setsen Amarsanaa | 1531 | MGL | +30B | +47N | =4B | −8N | +19B | −7N | +40B | −9N | +15B | +20N | +13N | 7.5 | 63.5 | 66.5 | 41.50 | 1516 | -7.6 |
| 7 | Erkhes, Tugsbayar | 1498 | MGL | +39N | +31B | −2N | +17B | +12N | +6B | −25B | =4N | =5B | +11N | −1B | 7.0 | 71.0 | 75.5 | 44.25 | 1657 | +59.2 |
| 8 | Munkh-Orgil, Munkhjargal | 1648 | MGL | +45N | +41B | −12N | +6B | =5N | −13B | +29N | +16B | +25N | =1N | −2B | 7.0 | 67.0 | 70.5 | 40.50 | 1458 | -60.4 |
| 9 | Tuvshin, Tsetsegdari | 1428 | MGL | +43N | +36B | −10N | +34B | −3N | +32B | =13N | +6B | −11N | =12B | +16N | 7.0 | 64.0 | 68.0 | 39.00 | 1468 | +8.0 |
| 10 | Jonon, Bat-Erdene | 1517 | MGL | −23N | +45B | +9B | +29N | F | =17B | =12N | +20N | +28B | −2B | +24N | 7.0 | 62.5 | 66.0 | 39.75 | 1623 | +22.0 |
| 11 | Gurragchaa Puljin | 1605 | MGL | F | F | F | +51B | +43N | +14B | +32N | +46N | +9B | −7B | +19N | 7.0 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 31.50 | 1463 | -15.2 |
| 12 | Enguilen Ulemj | 1465 | MGL | +14B | +18N | +8B | −4N | −7B | +24N | =10B | +17N | −1B | =9N | =25B | 6.5 | 70.0 | 75.5 | 41.25 | 1466 | -1.6 |
| 13 | Garidbileg, Turbat | 1609 | MGL | +42B | +38N | +37B | F | F | +8N | =9B | +27N | −4B | +26N | −6B | 6.5 | 54.5 | 54.5 | 35.50 | 1606 | -0.8 |
| 14 | FIDE 4935217 | 0 | — | −12N | +51B | −27B | −24N | +?B | −11N | +37N | +?B | +34N | +39B | =28N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 17.25 | 1255 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Gotsbileg Tuvshintugs | 1498 | MGL | +44B | +40N | −1B | =21N | +18B | =26N | −3N | +42B | −6N | +41B | −4N | 6.0 | 63.5 | 67.5 | 28.25 | 1333 | -30.8 |
| 16 | FIDE 4928750 | 0 | — | −5B | +?N | =20B | =33N | =29B | +35N | +19B | −8N | =27B | +17N | −9B | 6.0 | 60.5 | 60.5 | 28.00 | 721 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Badral Batjargal | 0 | MGL | +?N | F | +47B | −7N | +23B | =10N | +21B | −12B | =18N | −16B | +31N | 6.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 26.50 | 1220 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 4935454 | 0 | — | +32N | −12B | +41N | =20B | −15N | +?B | +33B | −5N | =17B | =27N | =22B | 6.0 | 57.5 | 57.5 | 25.75 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 4930657 | 0 | — | +?N | −3B | +23N | =31B | −6N | +39B | −16N | +22B | =?N | +21B | −11B | 6.0 | 56.5 | 56.5 | 25.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 4933877 | 0 | — | +?N | −2B | =16N | =18N | +30B | −28B | +23N | −10B | +42N | −6B | +?N | 6.0 | 56.0 | 56.0 | 21.50 | 767 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 4936892 | 0 | — | −25N | +49B | +32N | =15B | +31N | −5B | −17N | +39B | =33B | −19N | +35B | 6.0 | 55.5 | 56.5 | 26.00 | 1299 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 4936930 | 0 | — | +33B | −5N | +42B | −27N | =35B | −29N | +48B | −19N | +?B | +46B | =18N | 6.0 | 50.5 | 50.5 | 20.50 | 686 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 4933923 | 0 | — | +10B | −28N | −19B | +?N | −17N | +36B | −20B | −31N | +44B | +37N | +?B | 6.0 | 49.5 | 49.5 | 21.00 | 1516 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 4934504 | 0 | — | −40B | −30N | +39N | +14B | +41N | −12B | +?N | −29B | +31N | +?B | −10B | 6.0 | 49.0 | 49.0 | 20.00 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Azbilguun Idertsogt | 0 | MGL | +21B | −4N | +38B | F | +28N | +3B | +7N | −1N | −8B | −5B | =12N | 5.5 | 70.5 | 75.5 | 35.25 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Enerel, Khurelmunkh | 1668 | MGL | +35B | F | +5N | =2B | −4N | =15B | =27N | −3B | +29N | −13B | +34N | 5.5 | 67.0 | 72.0 | 33.00 | 1524 | -45.6 |
| 27 | FIDE 4935250 | 0 | — | −31N | +?B | +14N | +22B | F | −1N | =26B | −13B | =16N | =18B | +29N | 5.5 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 26.75 | 1386 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Unumunkh Erdenejargal | 1514 | MGL | F | +23B | −3N | +30N | −25B | +20N | +42B | −2B | −10N | +33N | =14B | 5.5 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 29.75 | 887 | -35.2 |
| 29 | FIDE 4936744 | 0 | — | −3N | +43B | +?N | −10B | =16N | +22B | −8B | +24N | −26B | +30N | −27B | 5.5 | 61.0 | 61.0 | 24.50 | 868 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 4935705 | 0 | — | −6N | +24B | +36N | −28B | −20N | +37B | F | =?N | +40B | −29B | +39N | 5.5 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 25.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Tenuunnorov, Orgil | 0 | MGL | +27B | −7N | +35B | =19N | −21B | −33N | =34N | +23B | −24B | +42N | −17B | 5.0 | 57.5 | 61.5 | 26.00 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 4936760 | 0 | — | −18B | +44N | −21B | +47N | +38B | −9N | −11B | −33N | +43B | −?N | +40B | 5.0 | 51.5 | 51.5 | 20.50 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 4933826 | 0 | — | −22N | =39B | +46N | =16B | =?N | +31B | −18N | +32B | =21N | −28B | F | 5.0 | 51.0 | 51.0 | 21.25 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Enkh-Amgalan, Dandarbaatar | 0 | MGL | −1B | +?N | +?B | −9N | =40B | −42N | =31B | +44N | −14B | +47N | −26B | 5.0 | 49.0 | 49.0 | 11.75 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 4933281 | 0 | — | −26N | +?B | −31N | +43B | =22N | −16B | −39N | +45B | =?N | +36B | −21N | 5.0 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 15.50 | 868 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 4937600 | 0 | — | +?B | −9N | −30B | −39N | +44B | −23N | +51B | −41N | +38B | −35N | +42B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 13.00 | 628 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 4935675 | 0 | — | +51N | +?B | −13N | F | −39B | −30N | −14B | +49N | +?B | −23B | +46N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 4.00 | 809 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 4937481 | 0 | — | +?N | −13B | −25N | +48B | −32N | −46B | =45N | =?B | −36N | +?B | +44N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 8.75 | 809 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 4935748 | 0 | — | −7B | =33N | −24B | +36B | +37N | −19N | +35B | −21N | +?B | −14N | −30B | 4.5 | 57.0 | 57.0 | 17.50 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 4937074 | 0 | — | +24N | −15B | +48N | −5B | =34N | +?B | −6N | −?B | −30N | +?B | −32N | 4.5 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 11.50 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 4937546 | 0 | — | F | −8N | −18B | +?N | −24B | −?B | +47N | +36B | +46N | −15N | F | 4.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 11.00 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 4937490 | 0 | — | −13N | +46B | −22N | +?B | +?N | +34B | −28N | −15N | −20B | −31B | −36N | 4.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 8.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 4935470 | 0 | — | −9B | −29N | +50B | −35N | −11B | +51N | −?N | +?B | −32N | −45N | +?B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 1.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 4936540 | 0 | — | −15N | −32B | +51N | −?B | −36N | +?B | +?N | −34B | −23N | +?N | −38B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 0.00 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 4936663 | 0 | — | −8B | −10N | −?N | F | −?B | +?N | =38B | −35N | −47N | +43B | +49B | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 7.50 | 783 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 4935179 | 0 | — | F | −42N | −33B | +50N | +47B | +38N | F | −11B | −41B | −22N | −37B | 3.0 | 47.5 | 48.5 | 9.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 4936370 | 0 | — | F | −6B | −17N | −32B | −46N | +49N | −41B | +48N | +45B | −34B | −?N | 3.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 7.50 | 731 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 4937465 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | −40B | −38N | +?B | −?N | −22N | −47B | +51N | −?N | F | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 0.00 | 901 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 4935268 | 0 | — | −4B | −21N | −?B | F | −?N | −47B | −?N | −37B | F | +51N | −45N | 1.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 0.00 | 956 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 4937848 | 0 | — | −2N | −?B | −43N | −46B | −?N | F | F | +51B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 905 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 4936841 | 0 | — | −37B | −14N | −44B | −11N | F | −43B | −36N | −50N | −48B | −49B | −?N | 0.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 0.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Erkhes, TugsbayarMGL+59.27.0 pts · #5
- 2Enkhtulga, ErdenebatMGL+55.69.5 pts · #4
- 3Gan-Erdene SugarjavMGL+38.58.5 pts · #2
- 1Munkh-Orgil, MunkhjargalMGL-60.47.0 pts · #11
- 2Enerel, KhurelmunkhMGL-45.65.5 pts · #13
- 3Unumunkh ErdenejargalMGL-35.25.5 pts · #30
- R3+183 Elo gap
- R4+138 Elo gap
- R10+107 Elo gap