Magnitka Cup 2026 G13
Open SwissStandard
33 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Magnitogorsk, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1600, and top seed was Vasilisa Chernova (🇷🇺 RUS, 1649).
Sofiia Klimkina (🇷🇺 RUS, 1629) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Elizabeth Petina (7.0) and Miroslava Kondrova (6.5). Klimkina shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Miroslava Kondrova (1489) beat Elizabeth Petina (1612), a +123-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 · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇺Russia×24
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
Elizabeth Petina held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Klimkina takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.0).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Elizabeth Petina beat Sofiia Klimkina (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klimkina, Sofiia | 1629 | RUS | +8N | +3B | =15N | +13B | −2N | +6B | +9N | =4B | +5N | 7.0 | 48.0 | 53.0 | 40.50 | 1769 | +57.2 |
| 2 | Petina, Elizabeth | 1612 | RUS | +21B | +17N | +10B | =4N | +1B | +12N | =5B | −3N | +9B | 7.0 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 37.50 | 1738 | +50.4 |
| 3 | Kondrova, Miroslava | 1489 | RUS | +19B | −1N | +21B | +7N | −12B | +22N | +17B | +2B | =4N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 33.00 | 1631 | +47.6 |
| 4 | Chernova, Vasilisa | 1649 | RUS | =14N | +20B | +11N | =2B | =9N | +13B | =12N | =1N | =3B | 6.0 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 32.50 | 1668 | +9.6 |
| 5 | Kazakova, Maria | 1622 | RUS | +23N | +9B | =13N | =6B | =15N | +20B | =2N | +12B | −1B | 6.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 30.00 | 1676 | +22.8 |
| 6 | Petina, Polina | 1628 | RUS | +18B | +16N | =12B | =5N | +17B | −1N | −11B | +21N | +13B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 28.00 | 1597 | -10.8 |
| 7 | Chaplygina, Zlata | 0 | RUS | +20N | −13B | +26N | −3B | =24N | =8B | +23N | +14B | +15N | 6.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 25.75 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Malkova, Elizaveta Anat | 0 | RUS | −1B | +27N | +30B | =10N | −16B | =7N | +22B | +24N | +12B | 6.0 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 23.25 | 1534 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kudomanova, Maria | 1479 | RUS | +31B | −5N | +25B | +18N | =4B | +16N | −1B | +11N | −2N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 22.50 | 1535 | +16.0 |
| 10 | Khairetdinova, Arina | 1471 | RUS | +30N | +11B | −2N | =8B | −13N | +24B | −14N | +23B | +22N | 5.5 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 22.00 | 1459 | -3.6 |
| 11 | Yarmak, Maria | 1538 | RUS | +25B | −10N | −4B | +32N | +19N | =14B | +6N | −9B | +20N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 40.0 | 20.50 | 1496 | -15.6 |
| 12 | Bakhareva, Elizaveta | 1533 | RUS | +28N | +24B | =6N | +15B | +3N | −2B | =4B | −5N | −8N | 5.0 | 46.0 | 48.5 | 23.50 | 1601 | +22.4 |
| 13 | Maslenina, Alexandra | 1520 | RUS | +27B | +7N | =5B | −1N | +10B | −4N | =16B | +17N | −6N | 5.0 | 45.5 | 48.5 | 24.25 | 1519 | -1.6 |
| 14 | Karapuzidi, Veronika | 1446 | RUS | =4B | +22N | =16B | −17N | +21B | =11N | +10B | −7N | =18B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 44.5 | 23.75 | 1587 | +47.2 |
| 15 | Lubentsova, Anastasiya | 1605 | RUS | +29N | +26B | =1B | −12N | =5B | −17N | +18B | +16N | −7B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 20.50 | 1482 | -34.0 |
| 16 | Akateva, Vasilisa | 1500 | RUS | +33N | −6B | =14N | +19B | +8N | −9B | =13N | −15B | =17N | 4.5 | 41.5 | 42.0 | 18.25 | 1334 | -51.6 |
| 17 | Leshchinskaya, Veronika | 1484 | RUS | +32N | −2B | +29N | +14B | −6N | +15B | −3N | −13B | =16B | 4.5 | 41.0 | 41.5 | 14.75 | 1441 | -18.0 |
| 18 | Elmeneva, Sofia | 0 | RUS | −6N | +28B | +24N | −9B | −20N | +26B | −15N | +29B | =14N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 13.50 | 1194 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 540048918 | 0 | — | −3N | +23B | =28N | −16N | −11B | +31B | −24N | +25N | +21B | 4.5 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 14.25 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Menkina, Elizaveta | 1642 | RUS | −7B | −4N | +27B | +25N | +18B | −5N | −21B | +30N | −11B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 12.50 | 803 | -66.4 |
| 21 | Martyushova, Kira | 0 | RUS | −2N | +33B | −3N | +26B | −14N | +29B | +20N | −6B | −19N | 4.0 | 38.0 | 38.5 | 9.50 | 1323 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Govorova, Viktoriia | 1539 | RUS | −24N | −14B | +33N | +29B | +23N | −3B | −8N | +26B | −10B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 36.0 | 9.50 | 669 | -71.6 |
| 23 | FIDE 540048764 | 0 | — | −5B | −19N | +31B | +30N | −22B | +25N | −7B | −10N | +32N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 33.5 | 7.50 | 744 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Nikolaeva, Mariya Al | 0 | RUS | +22B | −12N | −18B | +28N | =7B | −10N | +19B | −8B | F | 3.5 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 14.00 | 1389 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 55748929 | 0 | — | −11N | +32B | −9N | −20B | +31N | −23B | +28N | −19B | F | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Artemieva, Sofia M | 0 | RUS | F | −15N | −7B | −21N | +32B | −18N | +33B | −22N | +30B | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.00 | 772 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Nevolina, Vasilisa | 0 | RUS | −13N | −8B | −20N | +33B | −29N | F | −30B | +31N | +28B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 540048896 | 0 | — | −12B | −18N | =19B | −24B | +30N | +33N | −25B | F | −27N | 2.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 4.75 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 540048853 | 0 | — | −15B | +31N | −17B | −22N | +27B | −21N | F | −18N | F | 2.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 5.00 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 570033854 | 0 | — | −10B | F | −8N | −23B | −28B | +32N | +27N | −20B | −26N | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 3.50 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 570033870 | 0 | — | −9N | −29B | −23N | F | −25B | −19N | +32B | −27B | +33N | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 1.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 570033846 | 0 | — | −17B | −25N | F | −11B | −26N | −30B | −31N | =33N | −23B | 0.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 0.25 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 570033862 | 0 | — | −16B | −21N | −22B | −27N | F | −28B | −26N | =32B | −31B | 0.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 0.25 | 720 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Klimkina, SofiiaRUS+57.27.0 pts · #3
- 2Petina, ElizabethRUS+50.47.0 pts · #1
- 3Kondrova, MiroslavaRUS+47.66.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Govorova, ViktoriiaRUS-71.64.0 pts · #27
- 2Menkina, ElizavetaRUS-66.44.0 pts · #22
- 3Akateva, VasilisaRUS-51.64.5 pts · #17
Biggest upsets
- R8+123 Elo gap
- R6+121 Elo gap
- R9+104 Elo gap