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53rd Saaremaa Cup

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24 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 26 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Kuresaare, Estonia. 9 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2227, and top seed was Vallo Maidla (🇪🇪 EST, IM, 2373).

Andrei Shishkov (🇪🇪 EST, IM, 2343) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Tarvo Seeman (4.5) and Nikita Rychagov (4.5). Shishkov shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Mirko Lainevool (1720) beat Ilkka Mustonen (1998), a +278-point gap.

Location
🇪🇪Kuresaare, Estonia
Dates
26 Jun 2025 → 29 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇪🇪IMVallo Maidla2373
Avg top 10
2,227
Participants
24
Titled players · 9
IM×3
FM×2
CM×2
WIM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇪🇪Estonia×21
🇫🇮Finland×2
🇱🇻Latvia×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    IMAndrei Shishkov
    🇪🇪EST·2343
    5.0pts·2482perf+10.5
  • 🥈
    IMTarvo Seeman
    🇪🇪EST·2358
    4.5pts·2408perf+4.7
  • 🥉
    CMNikita Rychagov
    🇪🇪EST·2231
    4.5pts·2289perf+13.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

IM Andrei Shishkov led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
9
4
1
2
4
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6Shishkov takes lead
Shishkov5Seeman4.5Rychagov4.5Pedoson4.5Olde4Maidla4
R6 · LEADER CHANGE29 Jun

IM Andrei Shishkov takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Andrei Shishkov drew with IM Tarvo Seeman (White).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

IM Tarvo Seeman won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMAndrei Shishkov*
½
——
2IMTarvo Seeman
½
*
1
½
3CMNikita Rychagov—
0
*—
4Georg Aleksander Pedoson—
½
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Shishkov, AndreiIM2343EST+11B+6N=5N+12B=2B+10N5.018.521.517.252482+10.5
2Seeman, TarvoIM2358EST+9N+3B+7N=5B=1N=4B4.522.025.518.752408+4.7
3Rychagov, NikitaCM2231EST+24B−2N+9B=10N+8B+5B4.518.518.512.502289+13.8
4Pedoson, Georg Aleksander2224EST+16N−5B+23N+7B+10B=2N4.518.019.012.752326+19.8
5Maidla, ValloIM2373EST+8B+4N=1B=2N+6B−3N4.022.526.016.752340-1.4
6Schults, OlevFM2160EST+23N−1B+13N+15B−5N+11B4.017.518.59.502126+0.4
7Olde, MargarethWIM2160EST+19B+18N−2B−4N+13B+12N4.017.019.010.002169+6.2
8Rajandu, Aaron1912EST−5N+14N=11B+17B−3N+20B3.517.019.09.001992+15.2
9Leht, Karl Samuel1845EST−2B+21N−3N+23B=20B+15N3.515.016.06.001927+23.6
10Haitin, IljaFM2256EST+13N=12B+15N=3B−4N−1B3.020.022.59.252128-17.2
11Haapsal, Maria IoannaWCM1822EST−1N+16B=8N+18N=12B−6N3.018.020.07.752010+50.0
12Kull, TormiCM2164EST+21B=10N+17B−1N=11N−7B3.017.519.07.002038-15.8
13Lainevool, Mirko1720EST−10B+19N−6B+21B−7N+18N3.015.016.55.501905+22.2
14Siinmaa, Ander0EST=15N−8B−18B=22N+24B+19N3.011.511.54.0018020.0
15Bondarenko, Dmitry1947EST=14B+20N−10B−6N+22B−9B2.515.517.05.001801-16.0
16Reinholm, Karl Kristjan1601EST−4B−11N+19B−20N+23B=21N2.513.014.03.751629+2.0
17Nikula, Mikko1880FINF+22B−12N−8N=18B+23N2.511.011.03.501808-7.4
18Mustonen, Ilkka1998FIN=22N−7B+14N−11B=17N−13B2.015.517.05.001574-40.2
19Rudiger, Maria Helena1500EST−7N−13B−16N+24N+21B−14B2.014.014.01.501618+26.0
20Demakina, Nadezda1535LATF−15B=22N+16B=9N−8N2.013.513.55.001739+2.0
21Anderson, Markkus1578EST−12N−9B+24B−13N−19N=16B1.514.014.01.251523-20.0
22Pennert, Vladimir0EST=18B−17N=20B=14B−15NF1.512.012.03.5016920.0
23Kaal, Karl Villem1505EST−6B+24N−4B−9N−16N−17B1.017.017.00.001526-1.6
24Pokk, Fred1655EST−3N−23B−21N−19B−14NF0.012.513.50.00859-84.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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