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Magnitka Cup 2026 G15

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12 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Magnitogorsk, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1475, and top seed was Veronika Vorona (🇷🇺 RUS, 1907).

Maria Kleshcheva (🇷🇺 RUS, 1903) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Veronika Vorona (5.0) and Kseniya Fefelova (5.0). Kleshcheva broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Margarita Dubovikova (1428) beat Veronika Vorona (1907), a +479-point gap.

Location
🇷🇺Magnitogorsk, Russia
Dates
11 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇷🇺Veronika Vorona1907
Avg top 10
1,475
Participants
12
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇺Russia×10
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Maria Kleshcheva led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
2
1
1
1
2
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R3–R7 · LEAD HELD

Maria Kleshcheva never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Maria Kleshcheva drew with Veronika Vorona (Black).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Maria Kleshcheva won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kleshcheva, Maria1903RUS+10B+8N+3B=2N+5B=4N+9B6.024.527.022.251936+12.8
2Vorona, Veronika1907RUS+7N=4B+9N=1B+3N+8B−5N5.026.529.019.251791-27.6
3Fefelova, Kseniya1682RUS+5N+9B−1N+4B−2B+6N+8N5.026.529.018.001798+36.4
4Vovk, Alena1624RUS+6B=2N=8B−3N+7B=1B+10N4.526.028.516.501744+36.8
5Dubovikova, Margarita1428RUS−3B+11N=6B+10N−1N+9B+2B4.524.525.512.751753+77.6
6Botova, Polina0RUS−4N−7B=5N+11N+10B−3B+12N3.521.021.05.7514040.0
7Ivanova, Mariya An1539RUS−2B+6N=10B−8N−4N+12B+11N3.519.519.55.751333-38.8
8Meleshko, Margarita1597RUS+12N−1B=4N+7B=9N−2N−3B3.026.526.57.001580-9.2
9Liubas, Varvara1576RUS+11B−3N−2B+12N=8B−5N−1N2.524.524.52.501337-51.2
10Sapozhnikova, Zlata1491RUS−1N+12B=7N−5B−6N+11B−4B2.523.023.02.751299-36.8
11FIDE 5220993790—−9N−5B+12N−6BF−10N−7B1.016.516.50.007090.0
12FIDE 5400488370—−8B−10N−11B−9BF−7N−6B0.016.016.00.007510.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
Magnitka Cup 2026 G15 — Magnitogorsk, Russia | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats