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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 (πŸ‡±πŸ‡» LAT, FM, 2255).

Reinis Paikens (πŸ‡±πŸ‡» 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
πŸ‡±πŸ‡»Riga, Latvia
Dates
01 Aug 2025 β†’ 03 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡±πŸ‡»FMReinis Paikens2255
Avg top 10
1,897
Participants
18
Titled players Β· 2
FMΓ—1
CMΓ—1
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡±πŸ‡»LatviaΓ—17
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    FMReinis Paikens
    πŸ‡±πŸ‡»LATΒ·2255
    4.0ptsΒ·2125perf-14.7
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Semjons Galkins
    πŸ‡±πŸ‡»LATΒ·1883
    4.0ptsΒ·2089perf+26.4
  • πŸ₯‰
    CMKrisjanis Lazars
    πŸ‡±πŸ‡»LATΒ·1845
    3.5ptsΒ·2032perf+35.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 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 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

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

R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

FM Reinis Paikens lost to Semjons Galkins (Black).

R1–R3 Β· WIN STREAK

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

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMReinis Paikens*
0
β€”
1
2Semjons Galkins
1
*
Β½
β€”
3Jaroslavs Orlovskisβ€”
Β½
*
0
4CMKrisjanis Lazars
0
β€”
1
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Paikens, ReinisFM2255LAT+9N+3Bβˆ’2N+7B+6N4.013.516.012.002125-14.7
2Galkins, Semjons1883LAT+10B+18N+1B=5N=4B4.013.013.09.752089+26.4
3Lazars, KrisjanisCM1845LAT+14Bβˆ’1N+4B=8N+5B3.513.515.09.502032+35.2
4Orlovskis, Jaroslavs1862LAT+16N+6Bβˆ’3N+9B=2N3.513.014.08.501947+24.4
5Skuja, Aivars1929LAT+12N+11B=7N=2Bβˆ’3N3.013.015.58.501862-8.6
6Zajakins, Artjoms2004LAT+8Bβˆ’4N+10B+13Nβˆ’1B3.013.015.07.501934-12.8
7Libensons, Julijs1825LAT+15N+13B=5Bβˆ’1N=8B3.012.013.56.501936+9.6
8Malakalns, Martins1713LATβˆ’6N+16B+11N=3B=7N3.012.013.06.751874+42.4
9Jefimovs, Akims1739LATβˆ’1B+14N+18Bβˆ’4N=12B2.511.511.52.751629-17.6
10Liepins, Arturs1560LATβˆ’2N+15Bβˆ’6N=11B+16N2.511.012.03.751695+19.2
11Gailums, Makss1748LAT+17Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’8B=10N+14B2.510.011.03.751465-41.6
12Andryushin, Maxim1709LATβˆ’5B+17Nβˆ’13N+16B=9N2.58.59.53.251694-2.8
13Rupais,Gustavs1876LATFβˆ’7N+12Bβˆ’6B+15N2.010.010.04.001721-24.8
14Mieze, Natalja0LATβˆ’3Nβˆ’9B=15N+17Bβˆ’11N1.510.011.01.759760.0
15Saulevics, Martins Roberts0LATβˆ’7Bβˆ’10N=14B+18Nβˆ’13B1.59.09.00.759580.0
16Makarovs, Daniils1557LATβˆ’4Bβˆ’8N+17Bβˆ’12Nβˆ’10B1.011.512.51.00914-51.3
17Simanovs, Aleksejs0LATβˆ’11Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’16Nβˆ’14N+18B1.07.57.50.008810.0
18FIDE 54022630β€”Fβˆ’2Bβˆ’9Nβˆ’15Bβˆ’17N0.09.09.00.009780.0

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