Baltija Cup 2025 (open B, U2400)

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104 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 16 Jun 2025 to 19 Jun 2025 in Palanga, Lithuania. 4 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2067, and top seed was Aleksandras Salna (🇱🇹 LTU, FM, 2309).

Aleksandras Salna (🇱🇹 LTU, FM, 2309) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Sigitas Kalvaitis (6.5) and Ignas Milius (6.5). Salna shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Milda Alejunaite (1566) beat Carlos Tornberg (2233), a +667-point gap.

Location

🇱🇹Palanga, Lithuania

Dates

16 Jun 2025 → 19 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇱🇹FMAleksandras Salna2309

Avg top 10

2,067

Participants

104

Titled players · 4

FM×3

CM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇱🇹Lithuania×92

🇱🇻Latvia×4

🇪🇪Estonia×2

🇸🇪Sweden×1

🇵🇱Poland×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
FMAleksandras Salna
🇱🇹LTU·2309
7.0pts·2322perf+3.2
🥈
FMSigitas Kalvaitis
🇱🇹LTU·2191
6.5pts·2238perf+14.2
🥉
Ignas Milius
🇱🇹LTU·1904
6.5pts·2050perf+62.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

FM Aleksandras Salna led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Salna7Kalvaitis6.5Milius6.5Ser6Greicius5.5Rudzinskaite5.5

R4–R8 · LEAD HELD

FM Aleksandras Salna held the sole lead from R4 through R8 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Aleksandras Salna lost to FM Sigitas Kalvaitis (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Aleksandras Salna 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)FM Sigitas Kalvaitis 3 wins (R1–R3)Ignas Milius 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMAleksandras Salna	*	0	—	1
2FMSigitas Kalvaitis	1	*	½	½
3Ignas Milius	—	½	*	—
4CMDaniel Ser	0	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Salna, AleksandrasFM	2309	LTU	+34N	+47B	+7N	+6B	−2N	+4B	+5B	+19N	7.0	38.5	42.5	36.00	2322	+3.2
2	Kalvaitis, SigitasFM	2191	LTU	+14B	+16N	+10B	=3N	+1B	=5N	+9B	=4B	6.5	41.5	47.0	38.00	2238	+14.2
3	Milius, Ignas	1904	LTU	+75B	+76N	+58B	=2B	−5N	+29N	+10B	+6B	6.5	34.0	37.0	28.25	2050	+62.4
4	Ser, DanielCM	2005	LTU	+88N	=21B	+59N	+43B	+9B	−1N	+13B	=2N	6.0	37.0	39.5	26.75	2078	+40.8
5	Greicius, Pijus	2130	LTU	+65B	+48N	+39B	=8N	+3B	=2B	−1N	=18N	5.5	39.5	43.0	27.25	2036	-10.2
6	Cwiek, Stefan	1925	POL	+41B	+23N	+35B	−1N	=8B	+16N	+45B	−3N	5.5	38.5	42.5	26.25	1936	+7.6
7	Rudzinskaite, Ula	1749	LTU	+91B	+29N	−1B	+31N	=16B	=43N	+23B	=12N	5.5	36.0	38.5	24.00	1823	+28.8
8	Mikolavicius, Julius	1819	LTU	+66B	+36N	+38B	=5B	=6N	=19N	+20B	−15N	5.5	35.5	39.0	25.50	1990	+70.4
9	Viskelis, DariusFM	2170	LTU	+57N	+74B	=11N	+32B	−4N	+58B	−2N	+30B	5.5	34.5	37.5	22.25	1993	-24.2
10	Budiak, Arina	1762	LTU	+83N	+50B	−2N	=34B	+54N	+32B	−3N	+31B	5.5	34.5	37.0	21.75	1814	+20.1
11	Jacunskas, Marius	1743	LTU	+49B	+31N	=9B	=12N	=29B	=22N	+43B	=20N	5.5	34.0	38.0	25.25	1867	+47.6
12	Jasas, Ignas	1866	LTU	+26N	+37B	−32N	=11B	=44N	+36B	+48N	=7B	5.5	33.5	37.5	25.50	1778	-29.2
13	Plunge, Gintautas Jurgis	1842	LTU	+61N	=44B	+52N	=20B	+38N	=30B	−4N	+58B	5.5	31.5	35.0	22.25	1850	+4.2
14	Zutaute, Leja	1518	LTU	−2N	+96B	+72N	−30B	+59N	+74B	+40B	=22N	5.5	30.0	32.0	18.50	1849	+96.0
15	Tornberg, Carlos	2233	SWE	F	+95B	=30N	−29N	+51B	+28B	+35N	+8B	5.5	30.0	30.0	23.25	1982	-22.0
16	Kraucenka, Justas	1683	LTU	+96N	−2B	+88N	+83B	=7N	−6B	+77N	+45B	5.5	29.5	31.5	16.75	1821	+49.2
17	Michailov, Andrej	1724	LTU	+84N	=43B	=46N	+73B	−19N	+50B	=31N	+37B	5.5	29.0	31.5	20.25	1712	-1.0
18	Navickas, Tadas	1747	LTU	−25N	+103B	−43N	+84B	+73N	+44B	+33N	=5B	5.5	28.5	29.5	17.75	1713	-10.4
19	Spevak, Dovydas	1905	LTU	+73N	+28B	F	=22N	+17B	=8B	+30N	−1B	5.0	35.5	35.5	23.25	1951	+19.6
20	Libensons, Julijs	1852	LAT	+62B	=33N	+42B	=13N	+35B	=45N	−8N	=11B	5.0	34.0	37.5	22.25	1791	-10.8
21	Vilcins, Reinis	1650	LAT	+82B	=4N	−22B	+27N	=33B	=60N	=24B	+49N	5.0	33.0	36.0	21.50	1721	+11.0
22	Praspaliauskas, Matas	1848	LTU	F	+53B	+21N	=19B	=58N	=11B	+37N	=14B	5.0	33.0	33.0	23.25	1827	-0.8
23	Radzevicius, Sigitas	1645	LTU	+69N	−6B	+62N	=51B	=34N	+26B	−7N	+43B	5.0	32.0	35.5	20.25	1677	+5.4
24	Gutauskas, Rojus	1788	LTU	=46N	+64B	=44N	+50B	=32N	−37B	=21N	+52B	5.0	30.0	33.5	20.25	1648	-46.0
25	Zymantas, Ignas	1469	LTU	+18B	−39N	−36B	+81N	−31B	+76N	+68B	+56N	5.0	29.5	32.5	19.00	1667	+74.0
26	Barbsys, Skirmantas	1503	LTU	−12B	+90N	+48B	−58N	+76B	−23N	+44N	+47B	5.0	29.0	31.5	17.50	1725	+80.8
27	Vansevicius, Dominykas	1485	LTU	=45N	−59B	+64N	−21B	+86N	=53B	+50N	+48B	5.0	28.0	30.5	18.00	1647	+50.0
28	Norkeliunas, Sarunas	1635	LTU	+100B	−19N	−66B	+80N	+41B	−15N	+65B	+72N	5.0	28.0	29.5	15.50	1644	-1.6
29	Alejunaite, Milda	1566	LTU	+104N	−7B	+49N	+15B	=11N	−3B	=32N	=35B	4.5	36.0	36.0	16.75	1746	+59.2
30	Vaitiekunas, Motiejus	1720	LTU	+78B	=60N	=15B	+14N	+40B	=13N	−19B	−9N	4.5	35.0	38.0	20.25	1838	+45.6
31	Isajevaite, Gabija	1532	LTU	+67N	−11B	+84N	−7B	+25N	+47B	=17B	−10N	4.5	34.5	37.0	17.75	1655	+43.6
32	Vainovska, Valentina	1689	LAT	+85B	+102N	+12B	−9N	=24B	−10N	=29B	=41N	4.5	33.0	34.0	16.00	1708	0.0
33	Rakickas, Aurimas	1594	LTU	+94N	=20B	−45N	+53B	=21N	+38B	−18B	=39N	4.5	32.5	34.5	17.75	1713	+43.6
34	Valavicius, Rokas	1518	LTU	−1B	+85N	+102B	=10N	=23B	−35N	+59N	=38B	4.5	32.5	33.5	14.50	1682	+44.4
35	Burdin, Oleg	1704	LTU	+87N	+51B	−6N	+77B	−20N	+34B	−15B	=29N	4.5	32.0	34.5	16.25	1698	-5.3
36	Januseviciute, Donata	1580	LTU	+92B	−8B	+25N	−40N	+75B	−12N	=46B	+63N	4.5	31.0	33.5	16.00	1641	+8.8
37	Bausys, Nikolas	1595	LTU	+90B	−12N	=91B	+63N	+66B	+24N	−22B	−17N	4.5	30.5	33.0	15.75	1662	+22.0
38	Kuslikis, Dominykas	1698	LTU	+98N	+72B	−8N	+46B	−13B	−33N	+60B	=34N	4.5	30.5	32.5	14.75	1572	-41.2
39	Bosikis, Titas	1711	LTU	+103N	+25B	−5N	=60B	−43N	+49B	=52N	=33B	4.5	30.5	31.5	16.00	1613	-38.8
40	Bisigirskas, Paulius	1898	LTU	−60N	+93N	+41B	+36B	−30N	=52B	−14N	+61B	4.5	30.0	32.0	16.50	1565	-52.0
41	Toomast, Nora	1515	EST	−6N	+101B	−40N	+72B	−28N	+94B	+74N	=32B	4.5	27.5	29.0	11.75	1611	+16.8
42	Strokova, Medeina	1588	LTU	=64N	+86B	−20N	=59B	−46N	+85B	=61N	+92B	4.5	24.5	27.0	12.75	1439	-32.0
43	Vaitkunas, Pijus	1532	LTU	+55B	=17N	+18B	−4N	+39B	=7B	−11N	−23N	4.0	37.5	41.5	19.50	1702	+55.2
44	Cepauskas, Vejas	1591	LTU	+97B	=13N	=24B	=66N	=12B	−18N	−26B	+73N	4.0	33.0	35.0	14.75	1628	+9.1
45	Voronov, Vadim	1776	LTU	=27B	+63N	+33B	F	+47N	=20B	−6N	−16N	4.0	33.0	33.0	17.00	1715	-8.8
46	Puisys, Dominykas	1485	LTU	=24B	+54N	=17B	−38N	+42B	−48N	=36N	=60B	4.0	32.0	35.5	17.75	1634	+60.8
47	Latvenas, Lukas	1675	LTU	+79B	−1N	+75B	+65N	−45B	−31N	+57B	−26N	4.0	31.0	34.0	13.50	1583	-20.0
48	Dziuve, Edvinas	1652	LTU	+101N	−5B	−26N	+87B	+62N	+46B	−12B	−27N	4.0	31.0	32.5	11.50	1562	-33.6
49	Pokryshchenko, Maksym	1458	UKR	−11N	+81B	−29B	+67N	+68B	−39N	+53N	−21B	4.0	30.5	33.5	14.00	1501	+11.6
50	Cechavicius, Antanas	1559	LTU	+81B	−10N	+78B	−24N	+83B	−17N	−27B	+75N	4.0	30.0	32.5	11.50	1550	-6.4
51	Davidavicius, Jonas	0	LTU	+70B	−35N	+68B	=23N	−15N	−77B	+86N	=54B	4.0	29.0	31.5	14.00	1637	0.0
52	Borisovaite, Ana	1612	LTU	=93B	+89N	−13B	+91N	=60B	=40N	=39B	−24N	4.0	28.0	30.0	12.25	1649	+3.8
53	Potapkin, Maksim	1540	LTU	=89B	−22N	+93B	−33N	+63B	=27N	−49B	+78N	4.0	27.5	29.5	12.25	1488	-24.0
54	Masijauskas, Kajus	1540	LTU	=86N	−46B	+79B	+56N	−10B	−66N	+90B	=51N	4.0	26.5	29.0	12.75	1397	-30.4
55	Unguraitis, Rojus	0	LTU	−43N	−84B	=69N	+64B	=57N	=62B	+76N	=77B	4.0	24.5	27.0	13.50	1461	0.0
56	Lescikas, Vladas	1624	LTU	−72N	+80B	=61N	−54B	=101N	+83N	+73B	−25B	4.0	24.0	25.5	11.00	1539	-24.8
57	Lazauskas, Benediktas	1517	LTU	−9B	−79N	+89B	=100N	=55B	+82N	−47N	+94B	4.0	24.0	25.5	10.25	996	-14.8
58	Juskaitis, Skomantas	1704	LTU	+80B	+77N	−3N	+26B	=22B	−9N	F	−13N	3.5	34.0	37.0	13.50	1730	+7.2
59	Puzas, Kasparas	1709	LTU	=63B	+27N	−4B	=42N	−14B	+91N	−34B	=65N	3.5	32.5	35.0	13.25	1527	-76.8
60	Zobernis, Emilijus	1507	LTU	+40B	=30B	F	=39N	=52N	=21B	−38N	=46N	3.5	31.0	31.0	15.50	1682	+57.6
61	Anuzis, Finas	1488	LTU	−13B	+97N	=56B	−70N	=79B	+71N	=42B	−40N	3.5	28.5	30.5	11.25	1480	-6.0
62	Vaitiekunas, Zaimantas	1495	LTU	−20N	+71B	−23B	+97N	−48B	=55N	−67B	+80N	3.5	28.0	30.0	10.50	1441	-13.6
63	Kuprys, Dominik	1441	LTU	=59N	−45B	+86N	−37B	−53N	+64B	+89N	−36B	3.5	26.5	29.0	10.25	1275	-30.4
64	Petniunas, Karolis	0	LTU	=42B	−24N	−27B	−55N	+93B	−63N	+99B	+87B	3.5	26.5	28.5	8.75	1395	0.0
65	Petchenko, Varvara	1517	LTU	−5N	+99B	+95N	−47B	−74N	+101B	−28N	=59B	3.5	25.0	26.5	7.25	1354	-31.6
66	Kuklys, Liutauras	1488	LTU	−8N	+94B	+28N	=44B	−37N	+54B	F	F	3.5	25.0	25.0	13.00	1635	+37.2
67	Stasiulis, Robertas	0	LTU	−31B	−78N	F	−49B	=69N	+87B	+62N	+74B	3.5	24.0	24.0	10.75	1502	0.0
68	Patrikejeva, Sofia	1520	EST	−95N	+98B	−51N	+85B	−49N	+79B	−25N	=83B	3.5	23.0	25.0	8.75	1196	-48.4
69	Karavajevs, Elisejs	0	LAT	−23B	−75N	=55B	=89N	=67B	−92N	+100B	+90N	3.5	23.0	24.5	9.00	776	0.0
70	Konovalovas, Paulius	1667	LTU	−51N	+87B	−73N	+61B	=77N	+88B	F	F	3.5	22.0	22.0	10.00	1636	-4.4
71	Latvenas, Kristupas	0	LTU	−76B	−62N	−87N	+103B	+84N	−61B	=85N	+89B	3.5	20.0	21.0	7.25	1251	0.0
72	Komarova, Taisija	0	LTU	+56B	−38N	−14B	−41N	+78B	+75N	F	−28B	3.0	29.5	32.0	10.00	1513	0.0
73	Gostautas, Antanas	1513	LTU	−19B	+100N	+70B	−17N	−18B	+97N	−56N	−44B	3.0	29.5	31.0	7.00	1435	-22.0
74	Ragainis, Gediminas	1665	LTU	+99B	−9N	−77B	+78N	+65B	−14N	−41B	−67N	3.0	28.5	30.5	8.50	1471	-66.4
75	Zutautas, Mantas	1509	LTU	−3N	+69B	−47N	+95B	−36N	−72B	+79N	−50B	3.0	28.5	30.5	8.50	880	-47.6
76	Liobikaite, Austeja	1606	LTU	+71N	−3B	−83N	+98B	−26N	−25B	−55B	+97N	3.0	28.5	30.5	7.50	789	-86.0
77	Karaliute, Deimante	1506	LTU	F	−58B	+74N	−35N	=70B	+51N	−16B	=55N	3.0	28.0	28.0	10.75	1534	+6.4
78	Valancius, Nedas	1446	LTU	−30N	+67B	−50N	−74B	−72N	+98B	+82N	−53B	3.0	25.0	27.0	8.50	823	-44.0
79	Chernobai, Stanislav	0	LTU	−47N	+57B	−54N	=88B	=61N	−68N	−75B	+102B	3.0	24.5	25.5	8.00	1380	0.0
80	Deviatkova, Diana	1404	LTU	−58N	−56N	+90B	−28B	−94N	+95B	+81N	−62B	3.0	23.5	25.5	7.50	814	-38.4
81	Samoskaite, Ugne	0	LTU	−50N	−49N	+82B	−25B	−85N	+93B	−80B	+96N	3.0	23.5	25.5	7.00	673	0.0
82	Ignotas, Rokas	0	LTU	−21N	−88B	−81N	+104B	+95N	−57B	−78B	+98N	3.0	21.5	21.5	4.00	734	0.0
83	Bitounti-Mpompa, Deniel	1481	LTU	−10B	+92N	+76B	−16N	−50N	−56B	F	=68N	2.5	28.0	29.5	7.25	1433	-15.2
84	Krivka, Raigardas	1452	LTU	−17B	+55N	−31B	−18N	−71B	−96N	=102N	+100B	2.5	26.5	27.5	6.00	868	-28.4
85	Ausra, Tautvydas	0	LTU	−32N	−34B	F	−68N	+81B	−42N	=71B	+86B	2.5	26.0	26.0	7.25	779	0.0
86	Satkus, Norbertas	0	LTU	=54B	−42N	−63B	+93N	−27B	+99N	−51B	−85N	2.5	25.5	27.5	6.00	1192	0.0
87	Peciukeviciute, Gyte	1414	LTU	−35B	−70N	+71B	−48N	=90B	−67N	+97B	−64N	2.5	25.0	27.0	6.75	865	-22.8
88	Katinaite, Kamile	1515	LTU	−4B	+82N	−16B	=79N	+100B	−70N	F	F	2.5	25.0	25.0	6.00	952	-26.8
89	Silva, Rokas	0	LTU	=53N	−52B	−57N	=69B	=99B	+100N	−63B	−71N	2.5	24.5	26.0	6.25	1209	0.0
90	Mazeikaite, Liepa	0	LTU	−37N	−26B	−80N	+96B	=87N	+102B	−54N	−69B	2.5	24.5	25.5	4.25	1126	0.0
91	Petrusevicius, Justas	1478	LTU	−7N	+104B	=37N	−52B	+102N	−59B	F	F	2.5	21.5	21.5	3.25	1343	-21.6
92	Rajuncas, Nojus	0	LTU	−36N	−83B	=99N	−101B	+103N	+69B	F	−42N	2.5	21.0	22.0	5.50	750	0.0
93	Kondrotas, Dominykas	0	LTU	=52N	−40B	−53N	−86B	−64N	−81N	+95B	=99N	2.0	23.5	25.5	5.00	1414	0.0
94	Naucius, Patrikas	0	LTU	−33B	−66N	−98N	F	+80B	−41N	+96B	−57N	2.0	23.5	23.5	5.00	1264	0.0
95	Vaisman, Nikole	0	LTU	+68B	−15N	−65B	−75N	−82B	−80N	−93N	+104B	2.0	23.5	23.5	3.50	1397	0.0
96	Baltonyte, Paulina	0	LTU	−16B	−14N	−97B	−90N	+104N	+84B	−94N	−81B	2.0	23.0	23.0	2.50	1426	0.0
97	Nielsen, Marius Knud	0	LTU	−44N	−61B	+96N	−62B	+98N	−73B	−87N	−76B	2.0	21.5	23.5	4.00	718	0.0
98	Andrijauskas, Benas	0	LTU	−38B	−68N	+94B	−76N	−97B	−78N	+103N	−82B	2.0	21.0	22.0	3.00	767	0.0
99	FIDE 12866490	0	—	−74N	−65N	=92B	=102B	=89N	−86B	−64N	=93B	2.0	19.5	20.5	4.00	794	0.0
100	Kazemekaite, Kamile	0	LTU	−28N	−73B	+103N	=57B	−88N	−89B	−69N	−84N	1.5	23.0	24.0	3.00	1159	0.0
101	Dziaugys, Viktoras	0	LTU	−48B	−41N	F	+92N	=56B	−65N	F	F	1.5	21.0	21.0	4.50	1252	0.0
102	FIDE 12866563	0	—	F	−32B	−34N	=99N	−91B	−90N	=84B	−79N	1.0	21.5	21.5	2.25	1212	0.0
103	Zukovskyte, Aleksandra	1442	LTU	−39B	−18N	−100B	−71N	−92B	+104N	−98B	F	1.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	929	0.0
104	FIDE 12873543	0	—	−29B	−91N	F	−82N	−96B	−103B	F	−95N	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	723	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Zutaute, LejaLTU
+96.0
5.5 pts · #28
2Barbsys, SkirmantasLTU
+80.8
5.0 pts · #25
3Zymantas, IgnasLTU
+74.0
5.0 pts · #21

Top rating losers

1Liobikaite, AustejaLTU
-86.0
3.0 pts · #90
2Puzas, KasparasLTU
-76.8
3.5 pts · #32
3Ragainis, GediminasLTU
-66.4
3.0 pts · #60

Biggest upsets

R4+667 Elo gap
Alejunaite, Milda1566 beat Tornberg, Carlos2233
R1+391 Elo gap
Zobernis, Emilijus1507 beat Bisigirskas, Paulius1898
R7+380 Elo gap
Zutaute, Leja1518 beat Bisigirskas, Paulius1898