VCC Classic 2025
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33 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Vilnius, Lithuania. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1917, and top seed was Tautvydas Vedrickas (🇱🇹 LTU, FM, 2317).
Andrius Zvirblis (🇱🇹 LTU, 1975) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Tautvydas Vedrickas (5.5) and Rytis Kavalnis (5.0). Zvirblis won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Julius Mikolavicius (1812) beat Tautvydas Vedrickas (FM, 2317), a +505-point gap.
Location
🇱🇹Vilnius, Lithuania
Dates
10 May 2025 → 18 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇱🇹Lithuania×32
🇵🇹Portugal×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE10 May
Andrius Zvirblis takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Zvirblis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.0).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Tautvydas Vedrickas beat Andrius Zvirblis (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMTautvydas Vedrickas | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Andrius Zvirblis | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Rytis Kavalnis | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Rokas Sakinis | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zvirblis, Andrius | 1975 | LTU | +26B | +6N | =8B | +17N | +3B | −2N | +7B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 20.50 | 2108 | +21.8 |
| 2 | Vedrickas, TautvydasFM | 2317 | LTU | +4B | −17N | +15N | +19B | +18N | +1B | =3N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 22.50 | 2155 | -9.0 |
| 3 | Kavalnis, Rytis | 1847 | LTU | +16B | +13N | +24B | +5B | −1N | =7N | =2B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 18.75 | 2016 | +65.6 |
| 4 | Sakinis, Rokas | 1698 | LTU | −2N | +28B | +14N | +10B | =7N | =6B | +18N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 15.75 | 1940 | +85.2 |
| 5 | Dailidenas, Justas | 1890 | LTU | +29B | +19N | +17B | −3N | =13N | +22B | −6N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 11.75 | 1871 | -1.6 |
| 6 | Bogomolnikova, Zlata | 1751 | LTU | +27N | −1B | F | +24N | +23B | =4N | +5B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 14.00 | 1868 | +38.8 |
| 7 | Norkunas, Domas | 1897 | LTU | +25N | +14B | F | +8N | =4B | =3B | −1N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 15.00 | 1927 | +5.6 |
| 8 | Ozhaiska, Yaryna | 1862 | LTU | +23N | +10B | =1N | −7B | F | =9N | +22B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 14.25 | 1876 | +3.4 |
| 9 | Boucinha, Filipe | 1663 | POR | −13B | +20N | −19B | +30N | +14N | =8B | =15N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 11.25 | 1776 | +42.8 |
| 10 | Bausys, Benas | 1721 | LTU | +30B | −8N | +29B | −4N | +20B | +17N | −12B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 1723 | +5.6 |
| 11 | Novikovas, Martynas | 0 | LTU | −21N | =23B | +27N | −22B | =26B | +32N | +17B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 7.75 | 1644 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Tutinas, Romualdas | 1794 | LTU | +32N | F | F | −18B | +25N | +13B | +10N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 10.50 | 1931 | +17.4 |
| 13 | Jalanskij, Sergej | 1979 | LTU | +9N | −3B | +25N | F | =5B | −12N | +21B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 11.75 | 1811 | -22.6 |
| 14 | Zurba, Jonas | 1800 | LTU | +20B | −7N | −4B | +29N | −9B | =26N | +23B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 1659 | -50.8 |
| 15 | Navickas, Tadas | 1764 | LTU | =24B | +31N | −2B | =16N | F | +23N | =9B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 8.50 | 1710 | -16.4 |
| 16 | Valciukas, Lukas | 1552 | LTU | −3N | +33B | +21N | =15B | −22N | −18B | +28N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.75 | 1644 | +24.8 |
| 17 | Mikolavicius, Julius | 1812 | LTU | +28N | +2B | −5N | −1B | +19N | −10B | −11N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 9.50 | 1844 | +7.2 |
| 18 | Vedrickas, Vytis | 1654 | LTU | F | +21B | F | +12N | −2B | +16N | −4B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.50 | 1834 | +44.8 |
| 19 | Kusner, Michail | 1719 | LTU | +33N | −5B | +9N | −2N | −17B | F | +20B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.00 | 1732 | -1.0 |
| 20 | Nikartas, Justinas | 1535 | LTU | −14N | −9B | +33N | +21B | −10N | +25B | −19N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 1580 | +12.4 |
| 21 | Gefenas, Gediminas | 1706 | LTU | +11B | −18N | −16B | −20N | +24B | +27N | −13N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 1481 | -70.8 |
| 22 | Achremovas, Igoris | 1624 | LTU | F | −24N | +31B | +11N | +16B | −5N | −8N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.50 | 1583 | -14.4 |
| 23 | Meskauskas, Pijus | 1567 | LTU | −8B | =11N | +32B | +26N | −6N | −15B | −14N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 4.50 | 1596 | +6.0 |
| 24 | Baranauskas, Nojus | 1462 | LTU | =15N | +22B | −3N | −6B | −21N | +33B | −26B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.75 | 1543 | +18.0 |
| 25 | Bausys, Nikolas | 1624 | LTU | −7B | +30N | −13B | +28N | −12B | −20N | =32B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 2.25 | 1564 | -29.2 |
| 26 | Kontrimaite, Agota | 1661 | LTU | −1N | F | F | −23B | =11N | =14B | +24N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.25 | 1615 | -13.6 |
| 27 | Lekevicius, Andrius | 1455 | LTU | −6B | −29N | −11B | +33N | +30B | −21B | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 1424 | -8.0 |
| 28 | Liudzius, Arturas | 1549 | LTU | −17B | −4N | F | −25B | F | +30N | −16B | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 1383 | -41.6 |
| 29 | Blazys, Titas | 1589 | LTU | −5N | +27B | −10N | −14B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1522 | -15.6 |
| 30 | Steponavicius, Mindaugas | 1422 | LTU | −10N | −25B | F | −9B | −27N | −28B | +33N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 801 | -55.2 |
| 31 | Vedrickas, Aistis | 1507 | LTU | F | −15B | −22N | +32B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 1520 | +1.2 |
| 32 | Krivka, Raigardas | 1484 | LTU | −12B | F | −23N | −31N | F | −11B | =25N | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.25 | 1300 | -32.4 |
| 33 | Berzonskyte, Kornelija | 0 | LTU | −19B | −16N | −20B | −27B | F | −24N | −30B | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sakinis, RokasLTU+85.25.0 pts · #4
- 2Kavalnis, RytisLTU+65.65.0 pts · #3
- 3Vedrickas, VytisLTU+44.83.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Gefenas, GediminasLTU-70.83.0 pts · #21
- 2Steponavicius, MindaugasLTU-55.21.0 pts · #33
- 3Zurba, JonasLTU-50.83.5 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R2+505 Elo gap
- R6+185 Elo gap
- R4+171 Elo gap