RSF open 1800 Stage-II-2025
47 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 20 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Riga, Latvia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1700, and top seed was Glebs Moisejevs (🇱🇻 LAT, 1731).
Pauls Veitners (🇱🇻 LAT, 1729) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Maksimilians Bodaks (5.5) and Eriks Ariels Sulzingers (5.0). Veitners shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Timofejs Strucajevs (1446) beat Artemijs Klesnins (1625), a +179-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsPauls Veitners led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Pauls Veitners takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
Pauls Veitners beat Maksimilians Bodaks (Black).
Pauls Veitners 6 wins (R2–R7)Maksimilians Bodaks 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pauls Veitners | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Maksimilians Bodaks | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Gustavs Stinka | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Glebs Moisejevs | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veitners, Pauls | 1729 | LAT | =24N | +38B | +15N | +34B | +5B | +2N | +3B | 6.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 25.50 | 2003 | +55.6 |
| 2 | Bodaks, Maksimilians | 1658 | LAT | =25N | +24B | +18N | +14B | +7N | −1B | +5B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 22.50 | 1873 | +74.8 |
| 3 | Sulzingers, Eriks Ariels | 1703 | LAT | +35N | +13B | =4N | =7B | +9N | +12B | −1N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 20.00 | 1817 | +44.4 |
| 4 | Moisejevs, Glebs | 1731 | LAT | +16B | +8N | =3B | =10N | =6B | =9N | +21B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 22.00 | 1816 | +16.2 |
| 5 | Andryushin, Maxim | 1719 | LAT | +43N | +9B | +14N | +12B | −1N | +20B | −2N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 17.50 | 1782 | +10.0 |
| 6 | Stinka, Gustavs | 1643 | LAT | +17N | +11B | −12N | +35B | =4N | =7B | +13N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 20.00 | 1769 | +24.0 |
| 7 | Jefimovs, Akims | 1716 | LAT | +28B | +21N | +20B | =3N | −2B | =6N | +27B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 18.00 | 1725 | +7.6 |
| 8 | Gailums, Makss | 1633 | LAT | +46N | −4B | +43N | =11B | =34N | +24B | +14N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 13.00 | 1773 | +42.8 |
| 9 | Afanasjevs, Aleksandrs | 1641 | LAT | +39B | −5N | +28B | +19N | −3B | =4B | +29N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 14.50 | 1701 | +12.2 |
| 10 | Elsts, Rihards | 1675 | LAT | +22N | =15B | +25N | =4B | =12N | =13B | =20N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 16.75 | 1723 | +12.4 |
| 11 | Mierina, Liva | 1566 | LAT | +45B | −6N | +44B | =8N | −13N | +37B | +15N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 12.00 | 1631 | +12.4 |
| 12 | Aispurs, Gabriels | 1720 | LAT | +32B | +30N | +6B | −5N | =10B | −3N | =18B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 15.25 | 1698 | -6.8 |
| 13 | Kirstuks, Regnars | 1593 | LAT | +31B | −3N | +27B | =16N | +11B | =10N | −6B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 14.75 | 1644 | +17.2 |
| 14 | Mierina, Lauma | 1691 | LAT | +27B | +29N | −5B | −2N | +28B | +16N | −8B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 13.00 | 1665 | -6.0 |
| 15 | Liepins, Arturs | 1574 | LAT | +40B | =10N | −1B | +25N | =16B | +34N | −11B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 11.75 | 1568 | -2.4 |
| 16 | Demakina, Nadezda | 1535 | LAT | −4N | +39B | +38N | =13B | =15N | −14B | +26N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 1580 | -40.8 |
| 17 | Bakass, Artjoms | 1435 | LAT | −6B | −19N | +33B | −30N | +38B | +32N | +28B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 11.00 | 1491 | +13.6 |
| 18 | Visnevskis, Valdis | 1659 | LAT | +26B | =34N | −2B | +37N | −20N | +41B | =12N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 10.75 | 1727 | +9.2 |
| 19 | Ozolins, Roberts | 1549 | LAT | −38N | +17B | +46N | −9B | −26N | +31B | +24N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 11.00 | 1574 | +7.6 |
| 20 | Levsunovs, Alekss | 0 | LAT | F | +47B | −7N | +29N | +18B | −5N | =10B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 10.25 | 1684 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Klesnins, Daniils | 1582 | LAT | +33N | −7B | F | =24B | +35N | +26B | −4N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.00 | 1587 | +0.8 |
| 22 | Liscovs, Augusts | 1481 | LAT | −10B | +45N | −23B | −31N | +25B | =30N | +35N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 1547 | +12.0 |
| 23 | Klesnins, Artemijs | 1625 | LAT | −34B | −44N | +22N | −26B | +46N | =35B | +41N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 7.75 | 1528 | +20.0 |
| 24 | Kalve, Andris | 1533 | LAT | =1B | −2N | +32B | =21N | +40B | −8N | −19B | 3.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 10.00 | 1486 | -15.2 |
| 25 | Bodaks, Leonards | 1471 | LAT | =2B | +41N | −10B | −15B | −22N | +44N | =30B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 7.75 | 1516 | +15.2 |
| 26 | Smilga, Olivers | 1474 | LAT | −18N | +36B | −29B | +23N | +19B | −21N | −16B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 10.00 | 1466 | -3.2 |
| 27 | Fjodorovs, Dmitrijs | 1483 | LAT | −14N | +33B | −13N | +38B | +30B | F | −7N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 8.00 | 1455 | -12.4 |
| 28 | Tolpigins, Aleksandrs | 1494 | LAT | −7N | +42B | −9N | +46B | −14N | +40B | −17N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 5.00 | 1338 | -38.4 |
| 29 | Leonovics, Eduards | 1569 | LAT | +36N | −14B | +26N | −20B | +31N | F | −9B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 8.50 | 1475 | -7.4 |
| 30 | Elsbergs, Andrejs | 1611 | LAT | +42N | −12B | −35N | +17B | −27N | =22B | =25N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 9.25 | 1398 | -68.4 |
| 31 | Rodin, Mykhaylo | 0 | UKR | −13N | −43B | +36N | +22B | −29B | −19N | +38B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 1304 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Trapeznikovs, Timurs | 1514 | LAT | −12N | −46B | −24N | +33N | +39B | −17B | +40N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 1268 | -62.4 |
| 33 | Sabluks, Marks | 0 | LAT | −21B | −27N | −17N | −32B | +42N | +46B | +39B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 1358 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Fjodorovs, Sergejs | 0 | LAT | +23N | =18B | F | −1N | =8B | −15B | =37N | 2.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 9.25 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Jefimova, Marija | 1492 | LAT | −3B | +40N | +30B | −6N | −21B | =23N | −22B | 2.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 6.75 | 1392 | -30.8 |
| 36 | Simanovs, Aleksejs | 0 | LAT | −29B | −26N | −31B | −39N | +45B | =42N | +44B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 1286 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Lusts, Ricards Martins | 1552 | LAT | F | F | +41B | −18B | +43N | −11N | =34B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 1563 | +2.4 |
| 38 | Vanaga, Patricija | 0 | LAT | +19B | −1N | −16B | −27N | −17N | +45B | −31N | 2.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 5.50 | 1349 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Liepina, Sofija | 1427 | LAT | −9N | −16N | −40B | +36B | −32N | +43B | −33N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1402 | -6.4 |
| 40 | Selickis, Maksims | 0 | LAT | −15N | −35B | +39N | +42B | −24N | −28N | −32B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1233 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Belakova, Laura | 1487 | LAT | F | −25B | −37N | +45N | +44B | −18N | −23B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1280 | -25.6 |
| 42 | Mogilevskis, Aleksandrs | 0 | LAT | −30B | −28N | =45B | −40N | −33B | =36B | +43N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1413 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Ambainis, Krisjanis | 1509 | LAT | −5B | +31N | −8B | =44N | −37B | −39N | −42B | 1.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 3.75 | 1189 | -68.0 |
| 44 | Strucajevs, Timofejs | 1446 | LAT | −47N | +23B | −11N | =43B | −41N | −25B | −36N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 4.25 | 1337 | -33.2 |
| 45 | Upmalis, Janis | 0 | LAT | −11N | −22B | =42N | −41B | −36N | −38N | +46B | 1.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 1309 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Deme, Alekss | 1424 | LAT | −8B | +32N | −19B | −28N | −23B | −33N | −45N | 1.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 3.00 | 1292 | -31.2 |
| 47 | Jakabsone, Tifanija Bella | 1646 | LAT | +44B | −20N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 2246 | +9.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bodaks, MaksimiliansLAT+74.85.5 pts · #1
- 2Veitners, PaulsLAT+55.66.5 pts · #7
- 3Sulzingers, Eriks ArielsLAT+44.45.0 pts · #4
- 1Elsbergs, AndrejsLAT-68.43.0 pts · #30
- 2Ambainis, KrisjanisLAT-68.01.5 pts · #47
- 3Trapeznikovs, TimursLAT-62.43.0 pts · #34
- R2+179 Elo gap
- R4+151 Elo gap
- R5+128 Elo gap