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RSF open 2400- II posms

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18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Aug 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in Riga, Latvia. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1897, and top seed was Reinis Paikens (🇱🇻 LAT, FM, 2255).

Reinis Paikens (🇱🇻 LAT, FM, 2255) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Semjons Galkins (4.0) and Krisjanis Lazars (3.5). Paikens won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Semjons Galkins (1883) beat Reinis Paikens (FM, 2255), a +372-point gap.

Location
🇱🇻Riga, Latvia
Dates
01 Aug 2025 → 03 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇱🇻FMReinis Paikens2255
Avg top 10
1,897
Participants
18
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇻Latvia×17
Top 3
  • 🥇
    FMReinis Paikens
    🇱🇻LAT·2255
    4.0pts·2125perf-14.7
  • 🥈
    Semjons Galkins
    🇱🇻LAT·1883
    4.0pts·2089perf+26.4
  • 🥉
    CMKrisjanis Lazars
    🇱🇻LAT·1845
    3.5pts·2032perf+35.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
8
5
1
1
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Paikens4Galkins4Orlovskis3.5Lazars3.5Malakalns3Skuja3
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.0/5. Paikens takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Reinis Paikens lost to Semjons Galkins (Black).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Semjons Galkins won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMReinis Paikens*
0
—
1
2Semjons Galkins
1
*
½
—
3Jaroslavs Orlovskis—
½
*
0
4CMKrisjanis Lazars
0
—
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Paikens, ReinisFM2255LAT+9N+3B−2N+7B+6N4.013.516.012.002125-14.7
2Galkins, Semjons1883LAT+10B+18N+1B=5N=4B4.013.013.09.752089+26.4
3Lazars, KrisjanisCM1845LAT+14B−1N+4B=8N+5B3.513.515.09.502032+35.2
4Orlovskis, Jaroslavs1862LAT+16N+6B−3N+9B=2N3.513.014.08.501947+24.4
5Skuja, Aivars1929LAT+12N+11B=7N=2B−3N3.013.015.58.501862-8.6
6Zajakins, Artjoms2004LAT+8B−4N+10B+13N−1B3.013.015.07.501934-12.8
7Libensons, Julijs1825LAT+15N+13B=5B−1N=8B3.012.013.56.501936+9.6
8Malakalns, Martins1713LAT−6N+16B+11N=3B=7N3.012.013.06.751874+42.4
9Jefimovs, Akims1739LAT−1B+14N+18B−4N=12B2.511.511.52.751629-17.6
10Liepins, Arturs1560LAT−2N+15B−6N=11B+16N2.511.012.03.751695+19.2
11Gailums, Makss1748LAT+17B−5N−8B=10N+14B2.510.011.03.751465-41.6
12Andryushin, Maxim1709LAT−5B+17N−13N+16B=9N2.58.59.53.251694-2.8
13Rupais,Gustavs1876LATF−7N+12B−6B+15N2.010.010.04.001721-24.8
14Mieze, Natalja0LAT−3N−9B=15N+17B−11N1.510.011.01.759760.0
15Saulevics, Martins Roberts0LAT−7B−10N=14B+18N−13B1.59.09.00.759580.0
16Makarovs, Daniils1557LAT−4B−8N+17B−12N−10B1.011.512.51.00914-51.3
17Simanovs, Aleksejs0LAT−11N−12B−16N−14N+18B1.07.57.50.008810.0
18FIDE 54022630—F−2B−9N−15B−17N0.09.09.00.009780.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
RSF open 2400- II posms — Riga, Latvia | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats