VI Coop Saaremaa Chess Festival - Rapid Tournament

SwissRapid

97 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 31 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Kuresaare, Estonia. 38 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2558, and top seed was Alexei Shirov (🇪🇸 ESP, GM, 2706).

Anish Giri (🇳🇱 NED, GM, 2688) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Ruslan Ponomariov (8.5) and Alexei Shirov (8.0). Giri won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Fred Pokk (1463) beat Tonu Rauk (2031), a +568-point gap.

Location

🇪🇪Kuresaare, Estonia

Dates

31 May 2025 → 01 Jun 2025

Time control

Rapid: 12 minutes for game with 5 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸GMAlexei Shirov2706

Avg top 10

2,558

Participants

Titled players · 38

GM×16

IM×7

FM×6

CM×2

WGM×1

WIM×2

WFM×3

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇪🇪Estonia×53

🇱🇻Latvia×16

🇫🇮Finland×7

🇱🇹Lithuania×6

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

🇺🇸United States of America×2

🇸🇪Sweden×2

Top 3

🥇
GMAnish Giri
🇳🇱NED·2688
8.5pts·2671perf0.0
🥈
GMRuslan Ponomariov
🇺🇦UKR·2645
8.5pts·2644perf+3.2
🥉
GMAlexei Shirov
🇪🇸ESP·2706
8.0pts·2627perf-6.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Tight race until R11; 2 players tied at 8.5/11, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 10 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Ponomariov8.5Giri8.5Kulaots8Ehlvest8Volodin8Laurusas8— ex-leaders:Giriled R6, #8

R10 · LEADER CHANGE01 Jun

GM Tomas Laurusas takes the sole lead (8.0/10).

R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.5/11. Giri takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (75.0).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Ruslan Ponomariov drew with GM Anish Giri (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMRuslan Ponomariov	*	½	—	—
2GMAnish Giri	½	*	—	1
3GMKaido Kulaots	—	—	*	—
4GMJaan Ehlvest	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Giri, AnishGM	2688	NED	+46N	+33B	=14N	+12B	+22N	+4B	=3N	=5B	=2N	=6B	+9N	8.5	75.0	80.5	60.75	2671	0.0
2	Ponomariov, RuslanGM	2645	UKR	+52B	=27N	+28B	=14N	+32B	=11N	+13B	+22N	=1B	=3N	+5B	8.5	71.5	77.0	58.25	2644	+3.2
3	Shirov, AlexeiGM	2706	ESP	+57B	=28N	+27B	+23N	+7B	=13N	=1B	+4N	=5N	=2B	=6N	8.0	75.5	80.5	57.25	2627	-6.0
4	Ehlvest, JaanGM	2468	USA	+30B	+19N	=25B	+31N	+9B	−1N	+23B	−3B	+16N	=15N	+17B	8.0	71.5	77.5	54.25	2487	+5.3
5	Laurusas, TomasGM	2573	LTU	+63N	−26B	+57N	+24B	+37N	+6B	+21N	=1N	=3B	+22B	−2N	8.0	70.0	75.0	51.75	2560	+2.7
6	Kazakouski, ValeryGM	2512	LTU	+77B	+29N	−23B	+35N	+60B	−5N	+31B	+21N	+10B	=1N	=3B	8.0	68.5	72.5	49.75	2517	+4.8
7	Kulaots, KaidoGM	2464	EST	+61N	+44B	+26N	=21B	−3N	+34B	−9N	=18B	+33N	+24B	+15N	8.0	66.5	71.5	49.25	2467	+2.2
8	Volodin, AleksandrGM	2423	EST	−47N	+93B	+46N	=39B	+27N	=24B	−26N	+56N	+28B	+30B	+13N	8.0	61.5	63.5	45.25	2331	-7.8
9	Hellers, FerdinandGM	2376	SWE	+64B	+35N	+45B	=10N	−4N	+28B	+7B	=13N	=15B	+11N	−1B	7.5	71.5	76.5	49.25	2483	+18.0
10	Larkin, VladyslavIM	2470	UKR	+48N	+16B	+18N	=9B	−21N	+14B	=15N	+24B	−6N	=13B	+22N	7.5	70.0	75.5	50.25	2455	+0.3
11	Smeets, JanGM	2525	NED	+59N	+37B	−21N	+44B	+26N	=2B	−22N	+38B	+31N	−9B	+23N	7.5	65.5	70.5	45.75	2420	-10.3
12	Blomqvist, ErikGM	2454	SWE	+53B	=17N	+56B	−1N	+45B	−31N	+19B	+32N	−13B	+27B	+25N	7.5	65.5	70.5	45.50	2367	-7.0
13	Keinanen, ToivoIM	2528	FIN	+43B	+32N	=31B	+25N	+15B	=3B	−2N	=9B	+12N	=10N	−8B	7.0	72.5	78.5	47.50	2495	-2.4
14	Novik, MaximGM	2355	LTU	+76B	+49N	=1B	=2B	+29N	−10N	=32B	=17N	−22B	+36N	+37B	7.0	68.0	72.5	43.50	2365	+2.9
15	Golubka, PetroGM	2377	CAN	+73N	+39B	+36N	=22B	−13N	+38B	=10B	+44N	=9N	=4B	−7B	7.0	68.0	72.5	42.75	2394	+4.9
16	Valgmae, ToomasCM	2125	EST	+62B	−10N	+64B	+41N	−23B	+57B	=18N	+25N	−4B	+31B	=24N	7.0	64.0	69.0	40.25	2252	+38.8
17	Laizans, Aivars	2114	LAT	+87N	=12B	−24N	=54B	+59N	=48B	+34N	=14B	+18N	+40B	−4N	7.0	64.0	67.5	40.25	2267	+35.7
18	Kuznecova, MarijaFM	2236	LAT	+66B	+97N	−10B	−60N	+56B	+50N	=16B	=7N	−17B	+49N	+39B	7.0	61.5	61.5	34.50	2203	-10.2
19	Zalitis, Arturs-Aleksis	2120	LAT	+67N	−4B	+48N	=47B	−34B	+77N	−12N	+61B	+50N	=21B	+40N	7.0	60.5	64.5	37.00	2208	+26.2
20	Mironov, Ruslan	2010	EST	+92B	−25N	+97B	−29N	+78B	−32N	+64B	=35N	=58B	+44N	+33N	7.0	53.0	53.0	28.50	2127	+27.6
21	Kanep, MeelisGM	2248	EST	+41B	+42N	+11B	=7N	+10B	=23N	−5B	−6B	=27N	=19N	=29B	6.5	71.5	77.5	44.25	2350	+15.2
22	Miezis, NormundsGM	2408	LAT	+65B	+58N	+38B	=15N	−1B	+25N	+11B	−2B	+14N	−5N	−10B	6.5	71.5	76.5	40.50	2451	+8.1
23	Seeman, TarvoIM	2284	EST	+79N	+51B	+6N	−3B	+16N	=21B	−4N	=27B	=26N	+45B	−11B	6.5	69.0	73.0	39.75	2330	+7.3
24	Krupenski, JuriIM	2304	EST	+78B	=56N	+17B	−5N	+53B	=8N	+29B	−10N	+44B	−7N	=16B	6.5	68.0	72.0	38.50	2272	-1.8
25	Golubovskis, MaksimsFM	2249	LAT	+71N	+20B	=4N	−13B	+36N	−22B	+39N	−16B	+35N	+26B	−12B	6.5	67.5	72.0	40.00	2276	+10.2
26	Maier, ChristianIM	2206	GER	+81B	+5N	−7B	+42N	−11B	+51N	+8B	−31N	=23B	−25N	+54B	6.5	67.5	71.5	40.25	2291	+27.4
27	Dubrovin, Robert	2214	EST	+72N	=2B	−3N	+70B	−8B	+52N	+45B	=23N	=21B	−12N	+48N	6.5	66.0	70.5	36.25	2265	+16.8
28	Vorobjov, Pavel	2221	EST	+68N	=3B	−2N	+61B	+47N	−9N	=36B	+51B	−8N	+58B	=30N	6.5	65.5	70.5	36.25	2224	+3.2
29	Aalto, PatrikFM	2133	FIN	+83N	−6B	+59N	+20B	−14B	+42N	−24N	+57B	−40N	+51B	=21N	6.5	62.5	66.0	35.25	2190	+17.8
30	Merivee, Romet-Renee	1913	EST	−4N	+83B	−33N	+72B	−50N	+81B	+60B	+49N	+34B	−8N	=28B	6.5	59.0	62.5	31.75	2122	+57.3
31	Rychagov, NikitaCM	2330	EST	+54N	+50B	=13N	−4B	+39N	+12B	−6N	+26B	−11B	−16N	=32B	6.0	69.0	74.5	37.50	2314	-1.8
32	Kalvaitis, SigitasFM	2171	LTU	+85N	−13B	+63N	+50B	−2N	+20B	=14N	−12B	−45N	+70B	=31N	6.0	63.5	67.0	32.00	2207	+9.0
33	Lahdelma, HenriFM	2220	FIN	+55B	−1N	+30B	−45N	+63B	+60N	−44B	+42N	−7B	+56N	−20B	6.0	62.5	67.5	33.00	2128	-26.0
34	Shishkov, AndreiIM	2366	EST	+70N	−36B	+52N	=49B	+19N	−7N	−17B	+59B	−30N	+71B	=35N	6.0	61.0	65.5	32.25	2108	-62.0
35	Narva, TriinWFM	2111	EST	+89N	−9B	+71N	−6B	−48N	+84B	+43N	=20B	−25B	+42N	=34B	6.0	60.5	63.5	29.50	2085	-5.2
36	Siemer, Tambet	2062	EST	+86B	+34N	−15B	=38N	−25B	+75N	=28N	−40B	+46N	−14B	+57N	6.0	60.0	63.5	30.75	2160	+29.0
37	Antoms, GuntarsIM	2166	LAT	+69B	−11N	+65B	+77N	−5B	=45N	−56B	=52N	+41B	+60N	−14N	6.0	59.5	63.5	30.50	2114	-14.0
38	Rogule, LauraWGM	2246	LAT	+90N	+47B	−22N	=36B	+49N	−15N	+58B	−11N	=56B	−39B	+45N	6.0	59.5	62.5	30.00	2170	-19.0
39	Blokhin, SofiaWFM	2096	EST	+91B	−15N	+78B	=8N	−31B	+53N	−25B	=77N	+52B	+38N	−18N	6.0	59.5	62.0	29.50	2139	+13.0
40	Shvyrjov, IgorGM	2250	EST	+74B	−45N	−77B	−53N	+83B	+41N	+46B	+36N	+29B	−17N	−19B	6.0	57.5	61.0	32.00	2018	-29.0
41	Jevglevski, Lev	1743	EST	−21N	+94B	+51N	−16B	−46N	−40B	+85N	+47B	−37N	+77N	+60B	6.0	54.5	56.5	25.50	2011	+120.4
42	Oim, Mikk Kaarel	1990	EST	+94N	−21B	+93N	−26B	+85N	−29B	+54N	−33B	+65N	−35B	+58N	6.0	52.5	54.5	23.00	2000	+4.6
43	Vohla, Mihkel	1950	EST	−13N	−72B	+83N	+71B	−44N	+66B	−35B	+74N	−60B	+78N	+56B	6.0	51.0	54.5	26.50	1954	-0.2
44	Gudovskis, Konstantins	2118	LAT	+75B	−7N	+76B	−11N	+43B	+46N	+33N	−15B	−24N	−20B	=51N	5.5	63.5	68.0	29.25	2129	+1.5
45	Mierins, Eriks	2022	LAT	+96N	+40B	−9N	+33B	−12N	=37B	−27N	+70B	+32B	−23N	−38B	5.5	62.5	63.5	26.50	2183	+37.2
46	Heinmets, Tonu	1985	EST	−1B	+55N	−8B	+62N	+41B	−44B	−40N	+78N	−36B	+76N	=49B	5.5	60.5	64.5	27.75	2002	+4.6
47	Ehrlich, Sten-Andreas	1884	EST	+8B	−38N	+58B	=19N	−28B	=49N	−51B	−41N	+69B	=66N	+75B	5.5	59.5	64.0	31.25	1991	+25.8
48	Tsiganova, MonikaWIM	1917	EST	−10B	+62N	−19B	+94N	+35B	=17N	−49B	−58N	+79B	+53N	−27B	5.5	59.0	61.0	26.00	2005	+19.4
49	Rajandu, Aaron	2084	EST	+88N	−14B	+72N	=34N	−38B	=47B	+48N	−30B	+57N	−18B	=46N	5.5	58.5	61.5	26.50	2027	-28.8
50	Zajakins, Artjoms	2037	LAT	+80B	−31N	+74B	−32N	+30B	−18B	=59N	+53N	−19B	−54N	+62B	5.5	58.0	62.0	28.00	1947	-39.2
51	Kolesnikovs, Ivans	2030	LAT	+95B	−23N	−41B	+55N	+54B	−26B	+47N	−28N	+77B	−29N	=44B	5.5	58.0	60.0	25.25	1970	-15.4
52	Cimins, Alberts	1971	LAT	−2N	+68B	−34B	+82N	=84N	−27B	+79N	=37B	−39N	=73B	+71N	5.5	55.0	58.5	24.50	1954	-2.6
53	Bondarenko, Dmitry	1884	EST	−12N	=67B	+79N	+40B	−24N	−39B	+84N	−50B	+83N	−48B	+73N	5.5	54.0	57.5	24.00	1944	+13.2
54	Koosel, Hans-Georg	1808	EST	−31B	=86N	+91B	=17N	−51N	+85B	−42B	=63N	+59N	+50B	−26N	5.5	53.5	56.0	24.25	1939	+65.2
55	Kais, Kristofer	1724	EST	−33N	−46B	+88N	−51B	+93N	−59B	+69N	=73B	+61N	−57B	+70N	5.5	49.0	51.0	21.75	1853	+67.6
56	Uibokant, Mathias Robert	2053	EST	+84N	=24B	−12N	+80B	−18N	+70B	+37N	−8B	=38N	−33B	−43N	5.0	61.5	65.0	24.25	2077	+3.4
57	Agafonov, Yuri Dr	1987	LAT	−3N	+66B	−5B	+69N	+74B	−16N	+78B	−29N	−49B	+55N	−36B	5.0	61.0	65.0	24.00	1948	-10.4
58	Olde, MargarethWIM	2113	EST	+82B	−22B	−47N	+66N	=77B	+61B	−38N	+48B	=20N	−28N	−42B	5.0	57.0	61.0	25.00	1959	-40.2
59	Ruotanen, Helge	1946	FIN	−11B	+69N	−29B	+86N	−17B	+55N	=50B	−34N	−54B	=81N	+79B	5.0	56.5	60.0	22.75	1894	-16.0
60	Rauk, Tonu	2031	EST	−93N	+90B	+92N	+18B	−6N	−33B	−30N	+76B	+43N	−37B	−41N	5.0	55.5	57.5	23.00	1915	-30.2
61	Mustonen, Ilkka	1888	FIN	−7B	=75N	+82B	−28N	+91B	−58N	+74B	−19N	−55B	+80N	=66B	5.0	54.0	56.5	19.75	1809	-24.2
62	Kiritshenko, Platon	1662	EST	−16N	−48B	+90N	−46B	+76B	−74N	=66N	+72B	=73N	+65B	−50N	5.0	51.5	54.5	21.75	1830	+67.3
63	Narva, JaanFM	1967	EST	−5B	+81N	−32B	+89N	−33N	=71B	=67N	=54B	−70N	=90B	+74B	5.0	51.0	54.0	20.50	1836	-36.6
64	Isakovs, Janis	1846	LAT	−9N	+89B	−16N	=67B	=80N	+72B	−20N	=83B	−71N	=68B	+90N	5.0	51.0	54.0	19.25	1789	-18.0
65	Sorm, Aivar	1870	EST	−22N	+87B	−37N	−85B	−70N	+89B	+72N	+67B	−42B	−62N	+81B	5.0	48.5	51.5	20.00	1775	-28.8
66	Jarnstrom, Henrik	1736	FIN	−18N	−57N	+87B	−58B	+89N	−43N	=62B	=88B	+84N	=47B	=61N	5.0	48.5	51.5	19.25	1778	+8.0
67	Reinholm, Karl Kristjan	1651	EST	−19B	=53N	=86B	=64N	−75B	+91N	=63B	−65N	=74B	=79N	+78B	5.0	48.0	50.5	20.25	1757	+54.4
68	Kais, Kaarel	1729	EST	−28B	−52N	−89B	+87N	=88B	=80N	−82B	+86N	=75B	=64N	+77B	5.0	43.5	46.5	19.25	1713	-7.2
69	Rytova, Merike	1685	EST	−37N	−59B	+96N	−57B	+97N	−78N	−55B	+89B	−47N	+88B	+83N	5.0	41.5	41.5	10.50	1681	-5.0
70	Verhni, Vladimir	1840	EST	−34B	=91N	+75B	−27N	+65B	−56N	+80B	−45N	+63B	−32N	−55B	4.5	53.0	55.5	19.75	1838	-6.4
71	Viidu, Raivo	1748	EST	−25B	+95N	−35B	−43N	+82B	=63N	−77B	+80N	+64B	−34N	−52B	4.5	52.0	54.0	17.50	1801	+5.4
72	Tomson, Mikk	1722	EST	−27B	+43N	−49B	−30N	+94B	−64N	−65B	−62N	+86B	+93N	=76B	4.5	49.5	51.5	15.75	1720	-4.8
73	Magi, Ramon	1863	EST	−15B	−82N	−80B	−81N	+87B	+86N	+75B	=55N	=62B	=52N	−53B	4.5	48.5	52.0	19.50	1730	-71.6
74	Uukkivi, Raigo	1755	EST	−40N	+96B	−50N	+92B	−57N	+62B	−61N	−43B	=67N	+83B	−63N	4.5	48.5	49.5	14.50	1721	-12.2
75	Bubnys, Marius	1638	LTU	−44N	=61B	−70N	+97B	+67N	−36B	−73N	=84B	=68N	+85B	−47N	4.5	48.0	48.0	15.25	1706	+11.4
76	Shadrina, EvaWCM	1835	EST	−14N	+88B	−44N	−84B	−62N	+93B	+81N	−60N	+82B	−46B	=72N	4.5	47.0	49.0	15.25	1721	-68.8
77	Narva, ReginaWFM	1932	EST	−6N	+85B	+40N	−37B	=58N	−19B	+71N	=39B	−51N	−41B	−68N	4.0	59.0	62.5	19.50	1900	-12.4
78	Vernuks, Vjaceslavs	1790	LAT	−24N	+84B	−39N	+93B	−20N	+69B	−57N	−46B	+85N	−43B	−67N	4.0	53.0	55.0	14.00	1738	-17.6
79	Kruusiauk, Kaupo	1788	USA	−23B	=80N	−53B	−91N	+86B	+88N	−52B	+82N	−48N	=67B	−59N	4.0	47.5	50.0	15.00	1679	-31.4
80	Altjoe, Ago Hugo	0	EST	−50N	=79B	+73N	−56N	=64B	=68B	−70N	−71B	+87N	−61B	=82N	4.0	47.0	50.5	17.00	1721	-28.0
81	Ruotanen, Hannu	1698	FIN	−26N	−63B	−84N	+73B	+92N	−30N	−76B	=87B	+91N	=59B	−65N	4.0	46.5	49.0	13.75	1675	-10.0
82	Kibe, Marten	1629	EST	−58N	+73B	−61N	−52B	−71N	+97B	+68N	−79B	−76N	=84B	=80B	4.0	45.5	45.5	13.25	1655	+0.8
83	Burkevica, Ilze	1680	LAT	−29B	−30N	−43B	+90B	−40N	+94N	+91B	=64N	−53B	−74N	−69B	3.5	50.5	52.5	10.00	1658	-10.2
84	Liebert, Robin	1533	EST	−56B	−78N	+81B	+76N	=52B	−35N	−53B	=75N	−66B	=82N	−87B	3.5	48.0	51.5	15.50	1653	+24.6
85	Uurits, Karel	1691	EST	−32B	−77N	+95B	+65N	−42B	−54N	−41B	+93N	−78B	−75N	=86B	3.5	46.5	48.5	10.75	1595	-27.4
86	Pennert, Vladimir	1551	EST	−36N	=54B	=67N	−59B	−79N	−73B	+97N	−68B	−72N	+92B	=85N	3.5	45.5	45.5	9.50	1521	-15.6
87	Vaiknurme, Einar	1633	EST	−17B	−65N	−66N	−68B	−73N	F	+90B	=81N	−80B	+91B	+84N	3.5	43.5	43.5	11.00	1674	+6.2
88	Sutt, Jakob	1567	EST	−49B	−76N	−55B	F	=68N	−79B	+92N	=66N	−90B	−69N	+93B	3.0	42.0	42.0	9.50	1521	-23.2
89	Klimovich, Hanna	1593	FID	−35B	−64N	+68N	−63B	−66B	−65N	+94B	−69N	−93B	F	+95N	3.0	42.0	42.0	9.00	1464	-24.4
90	Kruusiauk, Heda	1741	EST	−38B	−60N	−62B	−83N	F	=92B	−87N	+97B	+88N	=63N	−64B	3.0	38.5	38.5	6.75	1565	-37.6
91	Ratkevicius, Andrius	1581	LTU	−39N	=70B	−54N	+79B	−61N	−67B	−83N	+92B	−81B	−87N	F	2.5	43.5	43.5	8.75	1501	-17.4
92	Keskula, Rait Mart	0	EST	−20N	F	−60B	−74N	−81B	=90N	−88B	−91N	+94B	−86N	+96N	2.5	35.5	35.5	4.50	1298	0.0
93	Pokk, Fred	1463	EST	+60B	−8N	−42B	−78N	−55B	−76N	F	−85B	+89N	−72B	−88N	2.0	47.0	47.0	8.00	1511	+5.6
94	Narva, Els Marie	0	EST	−42B	−41N	F	−48B	−72N	−83B	−89N	+96B	−92N	−95B	+97N	2.0	34.0	34.0	1.00	975	0.0
95	FIDE 4533895	0	—	−51N	−71B	−85N	F	F	F	F	F	+97B	+94N	−89B	2.0	18.5	18.5	2.00	966	0.0
96	FIDE 4529049	0	—	−45B	−74N	−69B	F	F	F	F	−94N	F	+97N	−92B	1.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	1020	0.0
97	FIDE 4533925	0	—	F	−18B	−20N	−75N	−69B	−82N	−86B	−90N	−95N	−96B	−94B	0.0	39.0	39.0	0.00	985	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Jevglevski, LevEST
+120.4
6.0 pts · #59
2Kais, KristoferEST
+67.6
5.5 pts · #47
3Kiritshenko, PlatonEST
+67.3
5.0 pts · #50

Top rating losers

1Magi, RamonEST
-71.6
4.5 pts · #65
2Shadrina, EvaWCMEST
-68.8
4.5 pts · #66
3Shishkov, AndreiIMEST
-62.0
6.0 pts · #36

Biggest upsets

R1+568 Elo gap
Pokk, Fred1463 beat Rauk, Tonu2031
R1+539 Elo gap
Ehrlich, Sten-Andreas1884 beat GMVolodin, Aleksandr2423
R9+453 Elo gap
Merivee, Romet-Renee1913 beat IMShishkov, Andrei2366