6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Keres Classic Open A

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85 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Aug 2025 to 16 Aug 2025 in Parnu, Estonia. 44 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2484, and top seed was Valery Kazakouski (🇱🇹 LTU, GM, 2584).

Nikita Meshkovs (🇱🇻 LAT, GM, 2547) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Sebastian Bogner (7.0) and Krzysztof Jakubowski (7.0). Meshkovs shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Nikolajs Platonovs (2054) beat Krzysztof Jakubowski (GM, 2443), a +389-point gap.

Location

🇪🇪Parnu, Estonia

Dates

11 Aug 2025 → 16 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇱🇹GMValery Kazakouski2584

Avg top 10

2,484

Participants

Titled players · 44

GM×7

IM×11

FM×12

CM×5

WGM×2

WFM×4

WCM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇱🇻Latvia×18

🇪🇪Estonia×17

🇱🇹Lithuania×11

🇩🇪Germany×9

🇮🇳India×4

🇫🇮Finland×4

🇺🇦Ukraine×3

🇨🇭Switzerland×3

Top 3

🥇
GMNikita Meshkovs
🇱🇻LAT·2547
7.0pts·2602perf+7.1
🥈
GMSebastian Bogner
🇨🇭SUI·2552
7.0pts·2586perf+5.5
🥉
GMKrzysztof Jakubowski
🇵🇱POL·2443
7.0pts·2494perf+7.7

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Jakubowski7Meshkovs7Bogner7Pidluznij6.5Poetsch6.5Laurusas6.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE15 Aug

GM Nikita Meshkovs takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Meshkovs takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.0).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Krzysztof Jakubowski lost to GM Nikita Meshkovs (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMKrzysztof Jakubowski	*	0	—	—
2GMNikita Meshkovs	1	*	½	½
3GMSebastian Bogner	—	½	*	—
4IMGleb Pidluznij	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Meshkovs, NikitaGM	2547	LAT	+50N	+39B	+25N	=8B	=4N	+3B	+6N	=2B	=5N	7.0	49.0	53.0	40.00	2602	+7.1
2	Bogner, SebastianGM	2552	SUI	+77B	+18N	=26B	+9N	+10B	=7N	=4B	=1N	+11B	7.0	48.0	50.5	38.25	2586	+5.5
3	Jakubowski, KrzysztofGM	2443	POL	−34N	+30B	+42B	+39N	+37B	−1N	+19B	+18N	+7B	7.0	43.0	47.5	35.50	2494	+7.7
4	Laurusas, TomasGM	2500	LTU	+63N	+52B	+32N	=7N	=1B	+8B	=2N	=11N	=9B	6.5	47.0	50.5	34.50	2528	+6.0
5	Pidluznij, GlebIM	2431	LTU	=46B	+66N	+15B	=37N	+19B	=17B	+12N	=7N	=1B	6.5	45.0	48.5	34.75	2488	+9.3
6	Poetsch, HagenGM	2479	GER	+43B	=29N	+35B	=26N	+13B	+25N	−1B	=9N	+23B	6.5	44.5	49.0	34.00	2464	+0.1
7	Kazakouski, ValeryGM	2584	LTU	+53N	+22B	+12N	=4B	=8N	=2B	+10N	=5B	−3N	6.0	50.5	54.5	34.50	2483	-8.7
8	Fischer, DanielIM	2360	SUI	+55B	+16N	+28B	=1N	=7B	−4N	=25B	=15B	+36N	6.0	46.5	50.5	32.00	2436	+9.8
9	Sharan, RaoIM	2365	IND	+69N	+31B	+21N	−2B	−25N	+28B	+22N	=6B	=4N	6.0	46.0	49.0	30.50	2415	+7.1
10	Andrijashkin, Deniss	2114	EST	+70B	+19N	=11B	+27B	−2N	+24N	−7B	+35N	=20B	6.0	45.5	48.5	29.75	2443	+73.2
11	Kopylov, DanielIM	2421	GER	=41N	+76B	=10N	+52B	=12N	+22B	+17N	=4B	−2N	6.0	45.0	48.0	29.50	2402	+0.6
12	Wartiovaara, OliverFM	2310	FIN	+54B	+47N	−7B	+40N	=11B	+38N	−5B	=14B	+30N	6.0	43.0	47.0	28.50	2329	+7.8
13	Kopylov, MichaelIM	2328	UKR	+73B	=38N	+14B	=17B	−6N	+32B	=31N	+29B	=19N	6.0	43.0	46.0	29.25	2349	+3.6
14	Povilaitis, Tomas	2123	LTU	+78N	=20B	−13N	+56B	−27N	+41B	+26B	=12N	+25B	6.0	41.0	43.5	26.75	2323	+47.4
15	Haitin, IljaFM	2239	EST	+82N	=17B	−5N	+77B	−38N	+34B	+70B	=8N	+27B	6.0	38.0	40.0	23.25	2313	+20.2
16	Kull, TormiCM	2148	EST	+71N	−8B	+48N	−20B	−30N	+64B	+69N	+45B	+28N	6.0	37.0	40.0	23.50	2215	+17.4
17	Keinanen, ToivoIM	2517	FIN	+57B	=15N	+23B	=13N	+26B	=5N	−11B	=25N	=18B	5.5	45.5	49.5	29.00	2380	-13.9
18	Lahdelma, HenriFM	2247	FIN	+49N	−2B	+64N	+53B	=20N	=27B	+24N	−3B	=17N	5.5	44.0	47.5	25.50	2367	+29.6
19	Sharma IshaWGM	2312	IND	+79N	−10B	+69N	+21B	−5N	+50B	−3N	+32B	=13B	5.5	43.0	45.5	23.00	2260	-8.4
20	Gaponenko, InnaIM	2338	UKR	+51B	=14N	=40B	+16N	=18B	F	=29N	+31B	=10N	5.5	42.0	42.0	28.50	2281	-4.7
21	Luong Phuong HanhWGM	2121	VIE	+75B	+33N	−9B	−19N	+51B	=26N	+37B	−23N	+39N	5.5	40.0	43.0	23.50	2301	+44.0
22	Tolmacevs,ArtjomsFM	2258	LAT	+62B	−7N	+57B	+70N	+33B	−11N	−9B	=43N	+44B	5.5	40.0	43.0	22.75	2263	+9.9
23	Valdats, ReinisFM	2302	LAT	=76N	+72B	−17N	+50B	=29N	+30B	=27N	+21B	−6N	5.5	39.5	42.5	24.00	2256	-5.4
24	Chibukhchian, ArturGM	2358	ARM	+65N	−32B	+63N	+31B	=28N	−10B	−18B	+42N	+43B	5.5	39.0	42.5	23.50	2208	-15.2
25	Vingris,MikelisFM	2287	LAT	+59B	+80N	−1B	+44N	+9B	−6B	=8N	=17B	−14N	5.0	45.5	47.5	22.25	2299	+9.9
26	Savitha Shri BIM	2326	IND	+48N	+45B	=2N	=6B	−17N	=21B	−14N	+63B	=31N	5.0	44.5	48.0	24.50	2276	-4.8
27	Kostov, Deyan SamuilFM	2368	BUL	+44B	=40N	+29B	−10N	+14B	=18N	=23B	=28B	−15N	5.0	43.5	48.0	25.75	2229	-31.0
28	Lapshun, YuryIM	2264	USA	+30N	+34B	−8N	+45B	=24B	−9N	+38B	=27N	−16B	5.0	43.0	47.5	24.25	2247	-1.4
29	Shalamberidze, AkakiIM	2193	GEO	+61N	=6B	−27N	+41B	=23B	+47N	=20B	−13N	=33B	5.0	42.5	46.5	24.25	2284	+10.8
30	Tamhankar, Siddhant	1944	IND	−28B	−3N	+81B	+57N	+16B	−23N	+47B	+40N	−12B	5.0	42.5	44.5	21.00	2212	+56.6
31	Nissinen, Niilo ManFM	2150	HKG	+58B	−9N	+51B	−24N	+43B	+33N	=13B	−20N	=26B	5.0	41.5	45.5	23.00	2257	+25.4
32	Rudzkis, Vilius	2146	LTU	+81B	+24N	−4B	−33N	+44B	−13N	+55B	−19N	+51B	5.0	41.0	43.0	20.00	2228	+37.2
33	Aalto, PatrikFM	2335	FIN	+64N	−21B	+34N	+32B	−22N	−31B	=46N	+50B	=29N	5.0	39.5	43.0	22.25	2157	-39.0
34	Platonovs, Nikolajs	2054	LAT	+3B	−28N	−33B	+80N	=40B	−15N	=59B	+56N	+70B	5.0	38.5	40.5	20.25	2162	+45.6
35	Paikens, ReinisFM	2255	LAT	=72N	+41B	−6N	=42B	=53N	+63B	=45N	−10B	+55N	5.0	37.5	40.5	20.00	2150	-36.3
36	Omarsson, AdamCM	2232	ISL	−66B	+46N	−44B	−54N	+61B	+73N	+42B	+51N	−8B	5.0	35.0	38.0	20.00	2070	-51.6
37	Krivonosov, OlegIM	2320	LAT	+56B	=42N	+38B	=5B	−3N	=45B	−21N	−44N	+63B	4.5	41.0	44.5	19.75	2157	-17.6
38	Muzis, Renars	2121	LAT	+60N	=13B	−37N	+49N	+15B	−12B	−28N	−46B	+65N	4.5	40.5	44.0	21.00	2136	+8.7
39	Rychagov, NikitaCM	2240	EST	+85B	−1N	+43B	−3B	−50N	+54N	=44B	+58N	−21B	4.5	40.5	40.5	14.75	2110	-27.8
40	Wuethrich, Lorenz	2159	SUI	+84N	=27B	=20N	−12B	=34N	=46B	+48N	−30B	=41N	4.5	40.0	41.0	17.75	2101	-12.8
41	Dijokas, Jokubas	2037	LTU	=11B	−35N	+58B	−29N	+66B	−14N	=49B	+59N	=40B	4.5	39.0	42.5	19.00	2086	+19.2
42	Ungurs, EdgarsFM	2116	LAT	+68N	=37B	−3N	=35N	=54B	+65B	−36N	−24B	+64N	4.5	38.0	41.5	17.25	2148	+6.8
43	Blokhin, SofiaWFM	2057	EST	−6N	+61B	−39N	+72B	−31N	+80B	+52N	=22B	−24N	4.5	38.0	40.0	15.75	2154	+19.8
44	Rosenboom, Niko	2030	GER	−27N	+84B	+36N	−25B	−32N	+71B	=39N	+37B	−22N	4.5	37.5	38.5	15.75	2169	+30.2
45	Omarsson, Josef	2120	ISL	+67B	−26N	+80B	−28N	+73B	=37N	=35B	−16N	=49B	4.5	36.5	38.5	15.50	2105	-4.9
46	Puusepp, KaimarCM	2040	EST	=5N	−36B	=72N	+71B	F	=40N	=33B	+38N	=47B	4.5	36.0	36.0	19.25	2186	+58.0
47	Gorkov, Kirill	2105	EST	+83N	−12B	−70N	+48B	+52N	−29B	−30N	+71B	=46N	4.5	35.0	36.5	15.25	2001	-43.6
48	Mironov, Ruslan	1975	EST	−26B	+75N	−16B	−47N	+81B	+77N	−40B	=57N	+69B	4.5	32.5	34.5	12.50	2057	+18.4
49	Rajandu, Aaron	1927	EST	−18B	=77N	+65N	−38B	−63N	+78B	=41N	+69B	=45N	4.5	31.5	34.0	14.75	2054	+58.0
50	Grybkauskas, Pijus	2080	LTU	−1B	+62N	+67B	−23N	+39B	−19N	=58B	−33N	=54B	4.0	39.5	43.0	16.00	2089	+0.4
51	Maklakova, NaomiWCM	1984	LAT	−20N	+78B	−31N	+68B	−21N	+60B	+53N	−36B	−32N	4.0	37.5	40.0	14.00	2013	+10.8
52	Adamovics, Aleksejs	2183	LAT	+74B	−4N	+55B	−11N	−47B	+56N	−43B	=70N	=58B	4.0	36.5	39.5	14.50	2015	-68.8
53	Krustkalns, KristapsFM	2098	LAT	−7B	+59N	+66B	−18N	=35B	−70N	−51B	=61N	+82B	4.0	35.0	37.0	14.00	2003	-23.2
54	Golsta, Madara	1951	LAT	−12N	=83B	=60N	+36B	=42N	−39B	−63N	+72B	=50N	4.0	34.5	36.0	15.00	2017	+13.0
55	Vasiljeva, Sofja	1997	LAT	−8N	+71B	−52N	=60B	=56N	+74B	−32N	+80B	−35B	4.0	34.0	36.0	12.00	1993	-5.3
56	Tolmacevs, Romans	1971	LAT	−37N	=68B	+83N	−14N	=55B	−52B	+74N	−34B	+71N	4.0	33.0	34.5	11.25	1947	-12.5
57	Pycha, Patrik	2066	CZE	−17N	+82B	−22N	−30B	−71N	+84B	+65N	=48B	=60N	4.0	33.0	34.0	10.75	1960	-26.4
58	Koosel, Hans-Georg	1836	EST	−31N	=65B	−41N	+79B	=69N	+76B	=50N	−39B	=52N	4.0	31.5	34.0	12.75	2022	+79.2
59	Kavalnis, Rytis	1949	LTU	−25N	−53B	=61N	=83B	=78N	+67B	=34N	−41B	+74N	4.0	31.5	33.0	13.00	1910	-20.8
60	Schmitz, ManuelaWFM	1804	GER	−38B	=73N	=54B	=55N	=62B	−51N	=82B	+77N	=57B	4.0	30.0	32.0	13.00	1960	+35.6
61	Kokk, Karl Mattias	1875	EST	−29B	−43N	=59B	=82N	−36N	=68B	+83N	=53B	+80N	4.0	30.0	31.5	10.25	1950	+30.4
62	Spevak, Dovydas	1936	LTU	−22N	−50B	+84N	=63B	=60N	−69B	=64N	=78B	+75N	4.0	29.0	30.0	10.75	1919	-10.0
63	Milius, Ignas	2065	LTU	−4B	+85N	−24B	=62N	+49B	−35N	+54B	−26N	−37N	3.5	39.0	39.0	10.50	2082	-1.6
64	Zubizarreta Riego, Mikel	1981	ESP	−33B	+81N	−18B	=75N	=74B	−16N	=62B	+67N	−42B	3.5	34.5	36.5	10.50	1927	-16.0
65	Olde, GreteWCM	1994	EST	−24B	=58N	−49B	+67N	+75B	−42N	−57B	+66N	−38B	3.5	34.0	37.0	12.00	1913	-21.4
66	Hansson, Markus	1907	EST	+36N	−5B	−53N	=69B	−41N	=79N	+73B	−65B	=78N	3.5	32.0	34.5	12.00	1966	+10.0
67	Kopylov, Diana	1801	GER	−45N	+79B	−50N	−65B	=72N	−59N	+81B	−64B	+84N	3.5	27.0	28.0	7.00	1884	+34.8
68	Kais, Kristofer	1799	EST	−42B	=56N	=73B	−51N	−80B	=61N	−84N	+81B	+77B	3.5	26.0	27.0	10.00	1876	+31.2
69	Uibokant, Mathias Robert	2003	EST	−9B	+74N	−19B	=66N	=58B	+62N	−16B	−49N	−48N	3.0	38.0	41.0	10.75	1904	-26.6
70	Berezovskii, ArinaWCM	1783	ISR	−10N	F	+47B	−22B	=77N	+53B	−15N	=52B	−34N	3.0	37.5	37.5	11.75	2038	+82.0
71	Tolmaceva, AlonaWFM	1822	LAT	−16B	−55N	+85B	−46N	+57B	−44N	+79B	−47N	−56B	3.0	34.0	34.0	6.50	1901	+30.4
72	Ungure, LigaWFM	1935	LAT	=35B	−23N	=46B	−43N	=67B	=75N	=77B	−54N	=76B	3.0	33.0	35.5	10.75	1902	-10.6
73	Oestreicher, Hans-Ulrich	1976	GER	−13N	=60B	=68N	+78B	−45N	−36B	−66N	−74B	+83N	3.0	32.0	33.5	7.75	1832	-36.6
74	Dabols, Janis Marks	1852	LAT	−52N	−69B	=79N	+76B	=64N	−55N	−56B	+73N	−59B	3.0	28.5	31.0	9.00	1871	+6.8
75	Ospanova, Adelya	1805	KAZ	−21N	−48B	+82N	=64B	−65N	=72B	−80N	+79N	−62B	3.0	28.5	30.5	7.75	1846	+10.7
76	Mortensen, Michael	1951	NOR	=23B	−11N	−77B	−74N	+82B	−58N	−78N	+83B	=72N	3.0	28.5	30.0	7.75	1858	-52.4
77	Bindrich, Oswald	2083	GER	−2N	=49B	+76N	−15N	=70B	−48B	=72N	−60B	−68N	2.5	35.5	38.5	8.25	1823	-62.8
78	Cibulskyte, Smilte	1815	LTU	−14B	−51N	F	−73N	=59B	−49N	+76B	=62N	=66B	2.5	32.0	32.0	8.75	1828	+3.6
79	Schmitz, Andreas ArnoldCM	1952	GER	−19B	−67N	=74B	−58N	+83N	=66B	−71N	−75B	=81N	2.5	27.5	29.0	5.75	1713	-59.2
80	Bondarenko, Dmitry	1931	EST	F	−25B	−45N	−34B	+68N	−43N	+75B	−55N	−61B	2.0	33.5	33.5	6.50	1806	-27.2
81	Bazin, Oscar	1820	FRA	−32N	−64B	−30N	+84B	−48N	=83B	−67N	−68N	=79B	2.0	29.0	30.0	3.00	1691	-29.4
82	Korchagin, Oleg	1917	EST	−15B	−57N	−75B	=61B	−76N	F	=60N	+84B	−53N	2.0	29.0	29.0	5.00	1768	-32.0
83	Lysen, Terje Kevin G	1755	NOR	−47B	=54N	−56B	=59N	−79B	=81N	−61B	−76N	−73B	1.5	29.0	31.0	5.00	1677	-32.4
84	Voropaiev, Illia	1845	UKR	−40B	−44N	−62B	−81N	F	−57N	+68B	−82N	−67B	1.0	28.0	28.0	3.50	1619	-82.8
85	Shahverdi, Parsa	1924	GER	−39N	−63B	−71N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	1242	-43.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Berezovskii, ArinaWCMISR
+82.0
3.0 pts · #74
2Koosel, Hans-GeorgEST
+79.2
4.0 pts · #62
3Andrijashkin, DenissEST
+73.2
6.0 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Voropaiev, IlliaUKR
-82.8
1.0 pts · #84
2Adamovics, AleksejsLAT
-68.8
4.0 pts · #57
3Bindrich, OswaldGER
-62.8
2.5 pts · #79

Biggest upsets

R1+389 Elo gap
Platonovs, Nikolajs2054 beat GMJakubowski, Krzysztof2443
R1+325 Elo gap
Hansson, Markus1907 beat CMOmarsson, Adam2232
R3+322 Elo gap
WCMBerezovskii, Arina1783 beat Gorkov, Kirill2105