IV Chess Festival Cesis 2025 Classic
SwissStandard
89 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 17 Jun 2025 to 18 Jun 2025 in Cesis, Latvia. 28 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2425, and top seed was Tomi Nyback (🇫🇮 FIN, GM, 2596).
Valery Kazakouski (🇱🇹 LTU, GM, 2585) won with 4.5/8, ahead of Vadims Aleidzans (4.5) and Maksims Golubovskis (4.0). Kazakouski shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Oleg Kalinin (1634) beat Kristaps Krustkalns (FM, 2106), a +472-point gap.
Location
🇱🇻Cesis, Latvia
Dates
17 Jun 2025 → 18 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 28
GM×6
IM×1
FM×11
CM×4
WGM×3
WFM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇱🇻Latvia×50
🇪🇪Estonia×15
🇱🇹Lithuania×14
🇵🇱Poland×2
🇮🇱Israel×1
🇫🇮Finland×1
🇦🇹Austria×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 4.5/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 39 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
90
90
90
39
12
4
1
2
R7–R8 · LEAD HELD
GM Valery Kazakouski held the sole lead from R7 through R8 without losing it.
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/8. Kazakouski takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (15.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Valery Kazakouski 4 wins (R4–R7)Vadims Aleidzans 3 wins (R4–R6)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakouski, ValeryGM | 2585 | LTU | F | F | F | +58B | +7N | +57B | +8N | =3N | 4.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 13.00 | 2721 | +6.9 |
| 2 | Aleidzans, Vadims | 1933 | LAT | F | F | F | +71N | +68B | +62N | =47B | +39N | 4.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.75 | 2000 | +10.4 |
| 3 | Golubovskis, MaksimsFM | 2228 | LAT | F | F | F | +60B | +19B | +56N | =59N | =1B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 10.25 | 2570 | +43.6 |
| 4 | Vingris,MikelisFM | 2192 | LAT | F | F | F | +82N | =20B | +63B | =19N | +29B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.00 | 2225 | +14.8 |
| 5 | Selbes, Tamer TarikFM | 2194 | TUR | F | F | F | +61B | −56B | +33N | +18B | +58N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.50 | 2294 | +15.4 |
| 6 | Beniosev, DanielCM | 1959 | LAT | F | F | F | +62N | +48B | −18N | +75B | +60N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 2015 | +14.0 |
| 7 | Nyback, TomiGM | 2596 | FIN | F | F | F | +56N | −1B | +10N | +9B | =13N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 10.75 | 2549 | -2.4 |
| 8 | Pidluznij, GlebIM | 2429 | LTU | F | F | F | +34N | =9B | +21N | −1B | +25N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 10.25 | 2457 | +3.0 |
| 9 | Nainys, ZanasFM | 2389 | LTU | F | F | F | +21B | =8N | +37B | −7N | +22B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 10.25 | 2513 | +16.6 |
| 10 | Lanka, ZigurdsGM | 2328 | LAT | F | F | F | +15N | =57B | −7B | +36N | +16B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 10.50 | 2411 | +5.5 |
| 11 | Maklakova, NaomiWCM | 1917 | LAT | F | F | F | +65N | +12B | =41B | +37N | −19B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.25 | 2246 | +80.0 |
| 12 | Dijokas, Jokubas | 2034 | LTU | F | F | F | +29B | −11N | =61B | +24N | +63B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.00 | 1935 | -18.0 |
| 13 | Vardanyan, ArasFM | 2349 | LTU | F | F | F | +38B | −22N | +60B | +41N | =7B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.75 | 2328 | +1.6 |
| 14 | Paikens, ReinisFM | 2264 | LAT | F | F | F | −33N | +73B | =26N | +45B | +20N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 2059 | -38.0 |
| 15 | Priyanka NutakkiWGM | 2260 | IND | F | F | F | −10B | +34B | +27N | =57N | +59B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 2352 | +13.0 |
| 16 | Kretainis, Kristaps | 2150 | LAT | F | F | F | +42B | =46N | +38B | +56B | −10N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.25 | 2202 | +9.4 |
| 17 | Jeronovics, Toms | 2001 | LAT | F | F | F | +52B | −45N | =23B | +65N | +43B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 1852 | -29.6 |
| 18 | Ozhaiska, Yaryna | 1865 | LTU | F | F | F | +31B | +54N | +6B | −5N | −28B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.50 | 1962 | +13.0 |
| 19 | Kengis, EdvinsGM | 2508 | LAT | F | F | F | =64B | −3N | +35B | =4B | +11N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 2221 | -14.7 |
| 20 | Zajakins, Artjoms | 1972 | LAT | F | F | F | +40B | =4N | =43B | +61N | −14B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 2019 | +13.2 |
| 21 | Valdats, ReinisFM | 2304 | LAT | F | F | F | −9N | +33B | −8B | +28N | +57N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.50 | 2263 | -2.4 |
| 22 | Tolmacevs,ArtjomsFM | 2221 | LAT | F | F | F | +26N | +13B | =59B | =58N | −9N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.50 | 2348 | +36.8 |
| 23 | Aliev, Arif | 1687 | LAT | F | F | F | =50N | =49B | =17N | +76B | =30N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1869 | +47.2 |
| 24 | Olshevskis, Aleksejs Jans | 1841 | LAT | F | F | F | −67N | +32B | +66N | −12B | +62N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1728 | -23.2 |
| 25 | Rychagov, NikitaCM | 2231 | EST | F | F | F | +63B | =64N | =36B | +46N | −8B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 2170 | -5.4 |
| 26 | Tolmacevs, Romans | 1922 | LAT | F | F | F | −22B | +78N | =14B | =72N | +36B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 2117 | +48.8 |
| 27 | Adamovics, Aleksejs | 2115 | LAT | F | F | F | +78B | =58N | −15B | =40N | +35B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 2079 | -2.4 |
| 28 | Platonovs, Nikolajs | 2044 | LAT | F | F | F | +86B | −59N | +47B | −21B | +18N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 2073 | +10.0 |
| 29 | Kalinin, Oleg | 1634 | LAT | F | F | F | −12N | +89B | +76N | +64B | −4N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 2043 | +93.6 |
| 30 | Jogi, Henry | 1837 | EST | F | F | F | −66B | =51N | +86N | +79B | =23B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1630 | -45.6 |
| 31 | Zvaunis, Maris | 1621 | LAT | F | F | F | −18N | +83B | −48N | +68B | +82N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1733 | +11.4 |
| 32 | Kalnins, Eduards | 1500 | LAT | F | F | F | +80N | −24N | +87B | +51N | −44B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1533 | +2.0 |
| 33 | Filipovs, Sergejs | 1929 | LAT | F | F | F | +14B | −21N | −5B | +42N | =41B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.25 | 2146 | +48.8 |
| 34 | Pavlovs, Nikita | 2025 | LAT | F | F | F | −8B | −15N | =42B | +43N | +40B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.25 | 2015 | -3.0 |
| 35 | Kavalnis, Rytis | 1913 | LTU | F | F | F | =44N | +39B | −19N | +48B | −27N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.25 | 1925 | -1.2 |
| 36 | Francs,MaratsCM | 2140 | LAT | F | F | F | +49N | +76B | =25N | −10B | −26N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 2023 | -26.8 |
| 37 | Rogule, LauraWGM | 2271 | LAT | F | F | F | +69N | +75B | −9N | −11B | =46N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 2013 | -28.0 |
| 38 | Orlovskis, Jaroslavs | 1854 | LAT | F | F | F | −13N | +66B | −16N | =39B | +77N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1902 | +7.6 |
| 39 | Malakalns, Martins | 1713 | LAT | F | F | F | +81B | −35N | +67B | =38N | −2B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1723 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Ligotnis, Maksims | 1812 | LAT | F | F | F | −20N | +50B | +77N | =27B | −34N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1883 | +17.6 |
| 41 | Berzina, IlzeWGM | 2179 | LAT | F | F | F | =76N | +77B | =11N | −13B | =33N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1962 | -24.2 |
| 42 | Berezovskii, ArinaWCM | 1785 | ISR | F | F | F | −16N | +65B | =34N | −33B | +67N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1866 | +17.6 |
| 43 | Bogomolnikova, Zlata | 1789 | LTU | F | F | F | +79N | +70B | =20N | −34B | −17N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1798 | +4.4 |
| 44 | Strekalovs, Ernests | 1694 | LAT | F | F | F | =35B | −63N | =70B | =50N | +32N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 1648 | -11.6 |
| 45 | Ivulans, Patriks | 1687 | LAT | F | F | F | +83N | +17B | =72B | −14N | −69N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1912 | +35.2 |
| 46 | Oim, Mikk Kaarel | 1951 | EST | F | F | F | =77N | =16B | +75N | −25B | =37B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.25 | 2051 | +22.8 |
| 47 | Rezniks, Roberts | 1806 | LAT | F | F | F | +74N | +86B | −28N | =2N | −64B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1838 | +8.0 |
| 48 | Sakinis, Rokas | 1784 | LTU | F | F | F | +88B | −6N | +31B | −35N | =50B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1664 | -26.0 |
| 49 | Ring, Rudolf | 1810 | AUT | F | F | F | −36B | =23N | =78B | +54N | =61B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1756 | -8.4 |
| 50 | Aliev, Iskander | 1510 | LAT | F | F | F | =23B | −40N | +84B | =44B | =48N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1683 | +42.0 |
| 51 | Raudsepp, Marie | 1441 | EST | F | F | F | +87N | =30B | −79N | −32B | +80N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1353 | -14.4 |
| 52 | Pedak, Egert | 1653 | EST | F | F | F | −17N | +85B | −69N | +83B | =75N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1643 | -2.4 |
| 53 | Raid, Erki | 0 | EST | F | F | F | −68B | −55N | +80B | +87N | =71B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Gailums, Makss | 1633 | LAT | F | F | F | +89N | −18B | =73N | −49B | +86N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1782 | +37.2 |
| 55 | Grigorenko, Vladislavs | 1656 | LAT | F | F | F | −70N | +53B | +85N | =86B | F | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.75 | 1294 | -37.6 |
| 56 | Starostits, IlmarsGM | 2347 | LAT | F | F | F | −7B | +5N | −3B | −16N | +72B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 2152 | -12.2 |
| 57 | Kuznecova, MarijaFM | 2164 | LAT | F | F | F | +59B | =10N | −1N | =15B | −21B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 2296 | +29.6 |
| 58 | Bernotas, ArtursFM | 2335 | LAT | F | F | F | −1N | =27B | +64N | =22B | −5B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 2172 | -11.1 |
| 59 | Miezis, NormundsGM | 2384 | LAT | F | F | F | −57N | +28B | =22N | =3B | −15N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 2111 | -17.6 |
| 60 | Tolmaceva, AlonaWFM | 1807 | LAT | F | F | F | −3N | +67B | −13N | +69B | −6B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1899 | +16.0 |
| 61 | Karis, Fredi | 1672 | EST | F | F | F | −5N | +69B | =12N | −20B | =49N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1894 | +46.8 |
| 62 | Gailiss Gustavs | 1605 | LAT | F | F | F | −6B | +84N | −2B | +74N | −24B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1679 | +12.4 |
| 63 | Lazars, KrisjanisCM | 1863 | LAT | F | F | F | −25N | +44B | −4N | +82B | −12N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1912 | +6.0 |
| 64 | Krustkalns, KristapsFM | 2106 | LAT | F | F | F | =19N | =25B | −58B | −29N | +47N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 2045 | -7.8 |
| 65 | Mierina, Lauma | 1691 | LAT | F | F | F | −11B | −42N | +81B | −17B | +70N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1596 | -19.6 |
| 66 | Sild, Aron | 1601 | EST | F | F | F | +30N | −38N | −24B | −67N | +68B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1645 | +8.4 |
| 67 | Savchenko, Andrii | 1541 | UKR | F | F | F | +24B | −60N | −39N | +66B | −42B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1678 | +31.6 |
| 68 | Vanags, Karlis | 1511 | LAT | F | F | F | +53N | −2N | +88B | −31N | −66N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 911 | -32.4 |
| 69 | Korchagin, Oleg | 1939 | EST | F | F | F | −37B | −61N | +52B | −60N | +45B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1749 | -25.2 |
| 70 | Punning, Andero | 1453 | EST | F | F | F | +55B | −43N | =44N | =73B | −65B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1651 | +44.4 |
| 71 | Krull, Lukas | 0 | EST | F | F | F | −2B | =80N | −83N | +84B | =53N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1683 | 0.0 |
| 72 | Milewski, Karol | 1952 | POL | F | F | F | −75N | +82B | =45N | =26B | −56N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1837 | -17.2 |
| 73 | Steponavicius, Algimantas | 1788 | LTU | F | F | F | +84B | −14N | =54B | =70N | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1677 | -11.2 |
| 74 | Liivamagi, Peeter | 1557 | EST | F | F | F | −47B | +88N | −82N | −62B | +83N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 927 | -38.4 |
| 75 | Tutinas, Romualdas | 1809 | LTU | F | F | F | +72B | −37N | −46B | −6N | =52B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1796 | -4.2 |
| 76 | Pidluznij, Matvej | 1822 | LTU | F | F | F | =41B | −36N | −29B | −23N | +81B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1589 | -46.4 |
| 77 | Lain, Sander | 1793 | EST | F | F | F | =46B | −41N | −40B | +78N | −38B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1740 | -18.8 |
| 78 | Kontrimaite, Agota | 1647 | LTU | F | F | F | −27N | −26B | =49N | −77B | +79N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1674 | +1.2 |
| 79 | Vasilkovs, Aleksandrs | 1535 | LAT | F | F | F | −43B | =81N | +51B | −30N | −78B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1486 | -6.8 |
| 80 | FIDE 4519663 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −32B | =71B | −53N | +88N | −51B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 670 | 0.0 |
| 81 | Strekalovs, Rinalds | 0 | LAT | F | F | F | −39N | =79B | −65N | +85B | −76N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1369 | 0.0 |
| 82 | Sakinis, Rimandas | 1769 | LTU | F | F | F | −4B | −72N | +74B | −63N | −31B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1599 | -46.0 |
| 83 | Poplawski, Lukasz | 0 | POL | F | F | F | −45B | −31N | +71B | −52N | −74B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 841 | 0.0 |
| 84 | Daugavins, Krisjanis | 1432 | LAT | F | F | F | −73N | −62B | −50N | −71N | +88B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 834 | -30.8 |
| 85 | Leevald, Ellinor | 0 | EST | F | F | F | F | −52N | −55B | −81N | +87B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 855 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Surums, Edmunds | 1520 | LAT | F | F | F | −28N | −47N | −30B | =55N | −54B | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.25 | 1404 | -21.6 |
| 87 | Sokk, Kristjan | 0 | EST | F | F | F | −51B | F | −32N | −53B | −85N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 670 | 0.0 |
| 88 | FIDE 4533798 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −48N | −74B | −68N | −80B | −84N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 89 | Maklakova, Nellija | 1924 | LAT | F | F | F | −54B | −29N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 835 | -33.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kalinin, OlegLAT+93.63.0 pts · #25
- 2Maklakova, NaomiWCMLAT+80.03.5 pts · #12
- 3Tolmacevs, RomansLAT+48.83.0 pts · #28
Top rating losers
- 1Pidluznij, MatvejLTU-46.41.5 pts · #78
- 2Sakinis, RimandasLTU-46.01.0 pts · #70
- 3Jogi, HenryEST-45.63.0 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R7+472 Elo gap
- R7+354 Elo gap
- R4+335 Elo gap