Panevezys Open B 2025

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49 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 21 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Panevezys, Lithuania. 5 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2048, and top seed was Gediminas Sarakauskas (🇱🇹 LTU, IM, 2316).

Gediminas Sarakauskas (🇱🇹 LTU, IM, 2316) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Sigitas Kalvaitis (6.5) and Dovydas Mazeika (6.0). Sarakauskas shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Dovydas Mazeika (1625) beat Darius Viskelis (FM, 2146), a +521-point gap.

Location

🇱🇹Panevezys, Lithuania

Dates

21 Aug 2025 → 24 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 40 Moves in 60 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / in 30 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. /

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇱🇹IMGediminas Sarakauskas2316

Avg top 10

2,048

Participants

Titled players · 5

IM×1

FM×2

CM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇱🇹Lithuania×37

🇱🇻Latvia×9

🇪🇪Estonia×2

🇬🇧England×1

Top 3

🥇
IMGediminas Sarakauskas
🇱🇹LTU·2316
6.5pts·2260perf-2.4
🥈
FMSigitas Kalvaitis
🇱🇹LTU·2205
6.5pts·2140perf-3.8
🥉
Dovydas Mazeika
🇱🇹LTU·1625
6.0pts·2144perf+194.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Tight race until R8; 2 players tied at 6.5/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Kalvaitis6.5Sarakauskas6.5Bondar6Mazeika6Mikolavicius5.5Blokhin5.5

R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.5/8. Sarakauskas takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (38.0).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Sigitas Kalvaitis drew with IM Gediminas Sarakauskas (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Sigitas Kalvaitis 4 wins (R3–R6)IM Gediminas Sarakauskas 4 wins (R1–R4)Martynas Bondar 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMSigitas Kalvaitis	*	½	—	—
2IMGediminas Sarakauskas	½	*	—	½
3Martynas Bondar	—	—	*	1
4Dovydas Mazeika	—	½	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sarakauskas, GediminasIM	2316	LTU	+17N	+14B	+9N	+6B	=8N	+7B	=2B	=3N	6.5	38.0	42.5	33.75	2260	-2.4
2	Kalvaitis, SigitasFM	2205	LTU	+32B	−21N	+33B	+34N	+15B	+18B	=1N	+5B	6.5	31.5	34.5	27.25	2140	-3.8
3	Mazeika, Dovydas	1625	LTU	+20B	+11B	=7N	+43N	−4B	+12B	+8N	=1B	6.0	37.0	39.0	27.25	2144	+194.8
4	Bondar, Martynas	1985	LTU	+49N	−22B	+10N	+23B	+3N	+8B	−5N	+7B	6.0	34.5	34.5	25.00	1992	+11.6
5	Mikolavicius, Julius	1853	LTU	=33B	−12N	+46B	+14N	+28B	+17N	+4B	−2N	5.5	33.5	34.5	21.50	1903	+24.8
6	Blokhin, SofiaWFM	2057	EST	+28B	+34N	+21B	−1N	=7B	=22N	=9B	+10N	5.5	33.0	36.0	22.50	1997	-6.2
7	Zvirblis, Andrius	1997	LTU	+38B	+13N	=3B	+12B	=6N	−1N	+22B	−4N	5.0	38.0	41.0	22.75	1940	-7.8
8	Viskelis, DariusFM	2146	LTU	+10N	+23B	+18N	+22B	=1B	−4N	−3B	=15N	5.0	37.0	41.0	23.25	1962	-28.0
9	Melderis, Uldis	1895	LAT	+45B	+39N	−1B	=19N	=13N	+16B	=6N	=12B	5.0	34.5	36.5	20.00	1892	-0.4
10	Bausys, Benas	1658	LTU	−8B	+27N	−4B	+36N	+43B	+19N	+11N	−6B	5.0	33.0	35.0	18.50	1959	+111.2
11	Bondarenko, Dmitry	1931	EST	+26B	−3N	+32B	−15N	+24B	+21N	−10B	+22N	5.0	32.0	35.0	19.00	1793	-25.8
12	Puzas, Kasparas	1705	LTU	=46N	+5B	+29B	−7N	+34B	−3N	+28B	=9N	5.0	31.5	32.5	18.50	1857	+64.4
13	Jefimovs, Akims	1733	LAT	+30B	−7B	+40N	=21N	=9B	−20N	+31B	+23N	5.0	29.5	32.0	18.00	1859	+52.4
14	Jasas, Ignas	1837	LTU	+41B	−1N	−28B	−5B	+27N	+36N	+32B	+21N	5.0	29.5	32.0	16.50	1836	-0.8
15	Gailevska, Milana	1739	LAT	+42B	−43N	+39B	+11B	−2N	+32N	=23B	=8B	5.0	28.5	30.5	17.50	1938	+74.4
16	Michailov, Andrej	1707	LTU	=44B	−33N	+48B	+29N	=21B	−9N	+35B	+28N	5.0	24.0	24.0	13.00	1801	+20.0
17	Mackevicius, Danielius	1678	LTU	−1B	+41N	+42B	=24N	+19B	−5B	−18N	+32N	4.5	30.5	32.5	14.00	1797	+48.0
18	Mickunaite, Agne	1878	LTU	+35N	+40B	−8B	=28N	+33B	−2N	+17B	−20B	4.5	30.0	32.5	14.75	1830	-14.8
19	Navickas, Tadas	1737	LTU	−40N	+45B	+25N	=9B	−17N	−10B	+33N	+41B	4.5	26.5	28.5	14.00	1670	-26.4
20	Muralis, Aloyzas	1914	LTU	−3N	+46B	F	+44N	=22B	+13B	F	+18N	4.5	22.5	22.5	14.50	1853	-5.0
21	Plunge, Gintautas Jurgis	1846	LTU	+36N	+2B	−6N	=13B	=16N	−11B	+29N	−14B	4.0	35.5	38.5	18.00	1866	+3.0
22	Petersons, Ojars	1694	LAT	+47B	+4N	+43B	−8N	=20N	=6B	−7N	−11B	4.0	33.0	34.0	14.00	1952	+39.6
23	Apine, Emilija	1778	LAT	+27B	−8N	+38B	−4N	=26B	+33N	=15N	−13B	4.0	32.0	35.0	14.50	1750	-7.4
24	Riauka, Vytautas	1727	LTU	−25N	+35B	=47N	=17B	−11N	=37N	=30B	+39B	4.0	26.0	27.0	12.00	1617	-20.0
25	Zutaute, Leja	1507	LTU	+24B	−29N	−19B	−26N	−37B	+46N	+34B	+35N	4.0	25.0	26.0	11.00	1665	+62.0
26	Cepauskas, Vejas	1641	LTU	−11N	+48N	−34B	+25B	=23N	−28N	+44B	=29B	4.0	25.0	25.0	9.75	1717	+30.4
27	Mezale, Herta	1547	LAT	−23N	−10B	−35N	+48N	−14B	+47B	+40N	+36B	4.0	23.5	23.5	6.50	1627	+32.8
28	Mikulinaite, Meta	1657	LTU	−6N	+37B	+14N	=18B	−5N	+26B	−12N	−16B	3.5	34.5	37.5	14.25	1736	+27.2
29	Taujanskis, Eugenijus	1869	LTU	F	+25B	−12N	−16B	+35N	+38N	−21B	=26N	3.5	28.0	28.0	12.00	1663	-35.2
30	Kaseta, Jokubas	1518	LTU	−13N	−38N	−36B	=41N	+46B	+40B	=24N	=31N	3.5	23.5	24.5	8.50	1563	+8.6
31	Bausys, Nikolas	1648	LTU	−43B	−42N	+41B	+37N	−32B	+44N	−13N	=30B	3.5	21.0	23.0	9.25	1588	-31.6
32	Konovalovas, Paulius	1661	LTU	−2N	+36B	−11N	+39B	+31N	−15B	−14N	−17B	3.0	32.5	35.5	9.50	1664	-2.8
33	Barbsys, Skirmantas	1583	LTU	=5N	+16B	−2N	+47B	−18N	−23B	−19B	=44N	3.0	32.0	33.0	9.75	1609	+1.2
34	Aleksandravicius, Darius	1782	LTU	+37N	−6B	+26N	−2B	−12N	−35B	−25N	+42B	3.0	31.0	33.0	9.00	1635	-34.4
35	Vaicekauskas, Domas	1591	LTU	−18B	−24N	+27B	+42N	−29B	+34N	−16N	−25B	3.0	28.0	30.0	9.00	1604	-1.2
36	Makarovs, Daniils	1577	LAT	−21B	−32N	+30N	−10B	+39N	−14B	+37B	−27N	3.0	27.5	30.5	9.50	1555	-17.1
37	Kirdeikis, Algimantas	1558	LTU	−34B	−28N	+45N	−31B	+25N	=24B	−36N	=38B	3.0	24.0	26.0	9.50	1557	-2.0
38	Radzevicius, Sigitas	1644	LTU	−7N	+30B	−23N	=40B	+47N	−29B	−41N	=37N	3.0	24.0	25.0	7.25	1529	-24.2
39	Juodikevicius, Erikas	1539	LTU	+48B	−9B	−15N	−32N	−36B	+45N	+42B	−24N	3.0	24.0	24.0	4.00	1601	+19.2
40	Liobikaite, Austeja	1520	LTU	+19B	−18N	−13B	=38N	−44B	−30N	−27B	+45N	2.5	26.5	28.5	8.00	1493	-15.2
41	Blazys, Titas	1574	LTU	−14N	−17B	−31N	=30B	F	+42N	+38B	−19N	2.5	26.0	26.0	6.75	1555	-10.0
42	Naidionov, Ratmir	1534	LTU	−15N	+31B	−17N	−35B	+45N	−41B	−39N	−34N	2.0	24.5	26.5	5.50	1451	-34.0
43	Jazdanovs, AleksandrsCM	2037	LAT	+31N	+15B	−22N	−3B	−10N	F	F	F	2.0	23.5	23.5	8.50	1603	-49.4
44	Gudovijus, Kestutis	1438	ENG	=16N	F	F	−20B	+40N	−31B	−26N	=33B	2.0	22.5	22.5	6.50	1531	+11.6
45	Voropajevas, Nikolajus	1601	LTU	−9N	−19N	−37B	+46N	−42B	−39B	+47N	−40B	2.0	21.0	22.0	2.00	1291	-51.2
46	Spruga, Roberts	1424	LAT	=12B	−20N	−5N	−45B	−30N	−25B	F	=47B	1.0	25.5	25.5	3.00	1259	-32.8
47	Daugirdas, Justas	0	LTU	−22N	F	=24B	−33N	−38B	−27N	−45B	=46N	1.0	21.0	21.0	2.50	1290	0.0
48	Saumaniene, Jurate	1772	LTU	−39N	−26B	−16N	−27B	F	F	F	F	0.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	804	-57.4
49	Berginas, Sigitas	1642	LTU	−4B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	1184	-2.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mazeika, DovydasLTU
+194.8
6.0 pts · #4
2Bausys, BenasLTU
+111.2
5.0 pts · #8
3Gailevska, MilanaLAT
+74.4
5.0 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Saumaniene, JurateLTU
-57.4
0.0 pts · #49
2Voropajevas, NikolajusLTU
-51.2
2.0 pts · #45
3Jazdanovs, AleksandrsCMLAT
-49.4
2.0 pts · #41

Biggest upsets

R7+521 Elo gap
Mazeika, Dovydas1625 beat FMViskelis, Darius2146
R4+412 Elo gap
Mazeika, Dovydas1625 beat CMJazdanovs, Aleksandrs2037
R5+379 Elo gap
Bausys, Benas1658 beat CMJazdanovs, Aleksandrs2037