"Steinitz Open" FIDE rated Chess Tournament 2026 C G12
25 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 21 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Top 10 Elo average was 1578, and top seed was Purevsuren Nomunbileg (🇲🇳 MGL, 1711).
Purevsuren Nomunbileg (🇲🇳 MGL, 1711) won with 9.0/11, ahead of Tenuunbuyan Sukhbaatar (9.0) and Ganchuluun Iveelkhuslen (8.5). Nomunbileg shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Javkhlan Burtegeljin (1452) beat Purevsuren Nomunbileg (1711), a +259-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 11 roundsTight race until R11; 2 players tied at 9.0/11, decided on Buchholz.
Bayarkhuu Namuun takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
2 players finish on 9.0/11. Nomunbileg takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (67.0).
Purevsuren Nomunbileg beat Tenuunbuyan Sukhbaatar (Black).
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 | Nomunbileg, Purevsuren | 1711 | MGL | +20B | −13N | +6B | F | +11N | +3B | +2N | +5N | +4B | +8N | +7B | 9.0 | 67.0 | 71.0 | 60.00 | 1911 | +60.8 |
| 2 | Tenuunbuyan Sukhbaatar | 1578 | MGL | +19N | +22B | +5N | +11B | −3N | +4B | −1B | +21N | +7B | +6N | +12N | 9.0 | 63.0 | 66.0 | 48.50 | 1744 | +54.0 |
| 3 | Iveelkhuslen, Ganchuluun | 1605 | MGL | +25B | +16N | +21B | −4N | +2B | −1N | +7B | +6N | =5B | +11N | +13N | 8.5 | 64.0 | 64.0 | 43.75 | 1694 | +35.2 |
| 4 | Bolor-Uyanga, Nyamragchaa | 1425 | MGL | +7N | −5B | +23N | +3B | +14N | −2N | +11B | +8B | −1N | +9B | =6N | 7.5 | 68.5 | 71.5 | 43.00 | 1633 | +73.6 |
| 5 | Namuun, Bayarkhuu | 1671 | MGL | +18B | +4N | −2B | +7N | =8B | +21N | +6N | −1B | =3N | =13B | +11B | 7.5 | 67.0 | 70.5 | 42.50 | 1623 | -16.6 |
| 6 | Agama, Enkhmandakh | 1681 | MGL | =14N | +10B | −1N | +15B | +9N | +8N | −5B | −3B | +21N | −2B | =4B | 6.0 | 69.5 | 73.0 | 32.75 | 1473 | -77.6 |
| 7 | Tana-Erdene Adiyasuren | 0 | MGL | −4B | +18N | +19N | −5B | +12N | +9B | −3N | +13B | −2N | +14B | −1N | 6.0 | 67.5 | 71.5 | 30.00 | 1301 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Urnuun Enkhtur | 1561 | MGL | +24B | −21N | +14N | +22B | =5N | −6B | +10B | −4N | =9N | −1B | +18B | 6.0 | 57.5 | 60.0 | 27.25 | 1444 | -31.6 |
| 9 | FIDE 4937597 | 0 | — | +23B | −11N | +16B | =21N | −6B | −7N | +17B | +12N | =8B | −4N | +14B | 6.0 | 54.0 | 57.0 | 27.25 | 1251 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Misheel Altanshagai | 1476 | MGL | −16N | −6N | +18B | +19B | +23N | −11B | −8N | −14B | +22N | +15B | +21B | 6.0 | 46.5 | 49.5 | 22.50 | 822 | -36.8 |
| 11 | Ujin, Bumshur | 1623 | MGL | +17N | +9B | +13B | −2N | −1B | +10N | −4N | +16B | =14N | −3B | −5N | 5.5 | 68.5 | 73.0 | 29.00 | 1402 | -83.6 |
| 12 | FIDE 4938151 | 0 | — | −13N | +17B | +15N | F | −7B | +22B | =16N | −9B | +20N | +?N | −2B | 5.5 | 56.5 | 56.5 | 18.75 | 715 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Burtegeljin, Javkhlan | 1452 | MGL | +12B | +1B | −11N | F | F | +24N | +23B | −7N | +18B | =5N | −3B | 5.5 | 51.5 | 51.5 | 27.75 | 1566 | +21.2 |
| 14 | Yanjinlkham Ganchuluun | 0 | MGL | =6B | +?N | −8B | +25N | −4B | +17N | −21B | +10N | =11B | −7N | −9N | 5.0 | 51.0 | 51.0 | 16.25 | 1481 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 4936868 | 0 | — | F | +25N | −12B | −6N | −?B | +?N | −18B | +24B | +23N | −10N | +22B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 8.50 | 779 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 4933273 | 0 | — | +10B | −3B | −9N | +20N | −21B | +?N | =12B | −11N | −17B | F | +19N | 4.5 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 16.75 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 4937830 | 0 | — | −11B | −12N | +20B | =24N | +22N | −14B | −9N | +19B | +16N | F | F | 4.5 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 16.75 | 823 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 4934849 | 0 | — | −5N | −7B | −10N | +?B | F | F | +15N | +23B | −13N | +20B | −8N | 4.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 12.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 4935349 | 0 | — | −2B | +20N | −7B | −10N | +24B | −23N | −?B | −17N | +25N | +22B | −16B | 4.0 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 9.50 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 4936604 | 0 | — | −1N | −19B | −17N | −16B | F | +25N | +22B | +?N | −12B | −18N | +23N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 6.00 | 911 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Uyangakhur Chinbaatar | 0 | MGL | F | +8B | −3N | =9B | +16N | −5B | +14N | −2B | −6B | F | −10N | 3.5 | 63.5 | 68.0 | 18.50 | 1322 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 4935608 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | +24B | −8N | −17B | −12N | −20N | +25B | −10B | −19N | −15N | 3.0 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 2.50 | 738 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 4937651 | 0 | — | −9N | F | −4B | +?N | −10B | +19B | −13N | −18N | −15B | +25N | −20B | 3.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 4.00 | 651 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 4938216 | 0 | — | −8N | +?B | −22N | =17B | −19N | −13B | +25B | −15N | −?B | F | F | 2.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 2.25 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 4938267 | 0 | — | −3N | −15B | F | −14B | −?N | −20B | −24N | −22N | −19B | −23B | −?N | 0.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 0.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bolor-Uyanga, NyamragchaaMGL+73.67.5 pts · #5
- 2Nomunbileg, PurevsurenMGL+60.89.0 pts · #1
- 3Tenuunbuyan SukhbaatarMGL+54.09.0 pts · #4
- 1Ujin, BumshurMGL-83.65.5 pts · #7
- 2Agama, EnkhmandakhMGL-77.66.0 pts · #6
- 3Misheel AltanshagaiMGL-36.86.0 pts · #23
- R2+259 Elo gap
- R7+198 Elo gap
- R4+180 Elo gap