Panevezys Open C 2025

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46 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 21 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Panevezys, Lithuania. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1679, and top seed was Ugnius Michailovas (🇱🇹 LTU, 1785).

Ugnius Michailovas (🇱🇹 LTU, 1785) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Jore Balciunaite (6.5) and Mindaugas Kilius (6.0). Michailovas shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Jevgenij Volosatov (1482) beat Nika Istratova (1643), a +161-point gap.

Location

🇱🇹Panevezys, Lithuania

Dates

21 Aug 2025 → 24 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇱🇹Ugnius Michailovas1785

Avg top 10

1,679

Participants

Federations · 5 represented

🇱🇹Lithuania×26

🇱🇻Latvia×4

🇪🇪Estonia×2

🇵🇱Poland×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
Ugnius Michailovas
🇱🇹LTU·1785
6.5pts·1872perf+30.0
🥈
Jore Balciunaite
🇱🇹LTU·1755
6.5pts·1875perf+20.2
🥉
Mindaugas Kilius
🇱🇹LTU·1768
6.0pts·1851perf+11.0

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

Balciunaite6.5Michailovas6.5Kilius6Augunas6Mockus5.5Traczewski5.5

R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.5/8. Michailovas takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (39.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Jore Balciunaite lost to Ugnius Michailovas (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Jore Balciunaite 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)Ugnius Michailovas 6 wins (R1–R6)Mindaugas Kilius 3+3 wins (R2–R4, R6–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Jore Balciunaite	*	0	—	—
2Ugnius Michailovas	1	*	0	1
3Mindaugas Kilius	—	1	*	—
4Tajus Augunas	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Michailovas, Ugnius	1785	LTU	+32B	+4N	+15B	+2N	+6B	+5N	=8B	−3N	6.5	39.5	42.5	33.75	1872	+30.0
2	Balciunaite, Jore	1755	LTU	+27N	+12B	+11N	−1B	=7N	+21B	+5B	+6N	6.5	37.0	40.5	31.25	1875	+20.2
3	Kilius, Mindaugas	1768	LTU	−9B	+25N	+18B	+14N	−5B	+27N	+11B	+1B	6.0	35.5	39.0	28.00	1851	+11.0
4	Augunas, Tajus	1500	LTU	+39N	−1B	=16N	+23B	=10B	+22N	+15B	+13N	6.0	34.0	36.5	25.00	1754	+66.4
5	Mockus, Arvydas	1775	LTU	+34N	+8B	+13N	=7B	+3N	−1B	−2N	+14B	5.5	39.5	42.5	26.75	1757	-0.6
6	Valikonis, Adas	1584	LTU	+18N	+23B	+22N	+17B	−1N	+12B	=7N	−2B	5.5	36.5	40.5	24.75	1691	+35.6
7	Traczewski, Wojciech	1730	POL	+43B	+35N	+14B	=5N	=2B	=8N	=6B	=9N	5.5	36.0	37.5	23.25	1721	+0.2
8	Drapas, Vakaris	1539	LTU	+20B	−5N	+33B	+22B	+21N	=7B	=1N	=10N	5.5	35.5	38.5	24.25	1706	+43.2
9	Harbuziuk, Matvii	0	UKR	+3N	−13B	+19N	=11B	+?N	=29B	+17N	=7B	5.5	34.0	34.0	22.00	1633	0.0
10	Istratova, Nika	1643	EST	+37N	−29B	=17N	+31B	=4N	+19B	+12N	=8B	5.5	32.5	35.5	24.00	1519	-33.2
11	Januskevicius, Erikas	1556	LTU	+16N	+42B	−2B	=9N	+26B	=15N	−3N	+23B	5.0	35.0	36.5	19.00	1594	+9.2
12	Lekevicius, Andrius	1495	LTU	+38B	−2N	+30B	+20N	+24B	−6N	−10B	+21B	5.0	33.5	36.5	19.00	1452	-8.8
13	Vazgauskas, Povilas	1560	LTU	+30B	+9N	−5B	−24N	+18B	+33N	+29B	−4B	5.0	32.5	35.5	20.00	1461	-8.4
14	Bakass, Artjoms	1448	LAT	+19N	+21B	−7N	−3B	=16N	+35B	+25N	−5N	4.5	34.0	37.0	17.75	1639	+54.4
15	Girdziusas, Kestutis	1576	LTU	+33N	+28B	−1N	+37B	=29N	=11B	−4N	=16B	4.5	32.0	35.0	16.00	1478	-13.8
16	Petronis, Tautvydas	0	LTU	−11B	+32N	=4B	=25N	=14B	+26N	=27B	=15N	4.5	31.5	34.5	18.25	1496	0.0
17	Garbus, Rytis	1581	LTU	+41B	=26N	=10B	−6N	+37B	+24N	−9B	=29N	4.5	31.0	33.5	16.00	1443	-31.2
18	Kiricun, Maksim	0	LTU	−6B	+40N	−3N	+45B	−13N	+28B	=22B	+27N	4.5	30.0	30.5	12.00	1392	0.0
19	Strekalovs, Rinalds	0	LAT	−14B	+41N	−9B	+32N	+25B	−10N	=24B	+34N	4.5	29.5	32.0	14.50	1402	0.0
20	Puzas, Dominykas	0	LTU	−8N	+34B	+23N	−12B	−27N	+?B	+32B	=26N	4.5	28.0	28.0	12.00	1388	0.0
21	Davidavicius, Jonas	1597	LTU	+24B	−14N	+26B	+28N	−8B	−2N	+33B	−12N	4.0	33.0	36.0	14.50	1387	-66.8
22	Volosatov, Andrej	0	LTU	+?N	+31B	−6B	−8N	+28B	−4B	=18N	=24N	4.0	32.5	32.5	11.25	1319	0.0
23	Jefimova, Marija	1459	LAT	+40B	−6N	−20B	−4N	+36B	+37N	+30B	−11N	4.0	30.5	33.0	12.00	747	-46.0
24	Katinaite, Medeine	0	LTU	−21N	+36B	+42N	+13B	−12N	−17B	=19N	=22B	4.0	30.0	31.5	13.75	1365	0.0
25	Katinaite, Kamile	1489	LTU	=31N	−3B	+39N	=16B	−19N	+34B	−14B	+32N	4.0	29.0	31.5	12.50	809	-28.4
26	Krushevskaja, Anna	1409	EST	+44N	=17B	−21N	+35B	−11N	−16B	+39N	=20B	4.0	28.0	29.0	11.00	1465	+5.2
27	FIDE 12862827	0	—	−2B	−38N	+40B	+44N	+20B	−3B	=16N	−18B	3.5	31.5	32.5	10.25	962	0.0
28	Jonaviciene, Vida	1426	LTU	+45B	−15N	+38B	−21B	−22N	−18N	+36B	=30N	3.5	26.5	27.0	8.25	786	-23.2
29	Volosatov, Jevgenij	1482	LTU	+46B	+10N	F	F	=15B	=9N	−13N	=17B	3.5	25.0	25.0	12.75	1591	+23.6
30	Merke, Lineta	0	LAT	−13N	+?B	−12N	−34B	+45N	+31B	−23N	=28B	3.5	24.5	24.5	5.75	1163	0.0
31	Savickas, Mangirdas	0	LTU	=25B	−22N	+43B	−10N	−32B	−30N	+46N	+39B	3.5	24.0	24.0	6.00	1373	0.0
32	Gaigalaite, Liepa	0	LTU	−1N	−16B	+36N	−19B	+31N	+44B	−20N	−25B	3.0	30.5	31.5	7.50	837	0.0
33	FIDE 12867985	0	—	−15B	+45N	−8N	+42B	+34N	−13B	−21N	−38N	3.0	26.5	27.0	5.00	768	0.0
34	FIDE 11650087	0	—	−5B	−20N	+46B	+30N	−33B	−25N	+44N	−19B	3.0	26.0	26.0	4.50	832	0.0
35	Guokas, Kornelijus	1475	LTU	+36N	−7B	F	−26N	+39B	−14N	+38B	F	3.0	22.5	22.5	8.50	729	-52.4
36	FIDE 12874159	0	—	−35B	−24N	−32B	+40N	−23N	+46B	−28N	+44B	3.0	21.0	21.0	3.50	654	0.0
37	Jankauskas, Kristupas	0	LTU	−10B	+46N	+44B	−15N	−17N	−23B	+42N	−?B	3.0	21.0	21.0	2.50	766	0.0
38	FIDE 12860700	0	—	−12N	+27B	−28N	−?B	+42N	F	−35N	+33B	3.0	19.5	19.5	8.00	665	0.0
39	FIDE 12872768	0	—	−4B	=43N	−25B	+46N	−35N	+45B	−26B	−31N	2.5	22.5	22.5	1.25	668	0.0
40	FIDE 11651970	0	—	−23N	−18B	−27N	−36B	+43B	+41N	−?N	=42B	2.5	20.5	20.5	4.75	662	0.0
41	FIDE 12874132	0	—	−17N	−19B	−?N	+43N	−44B	−40B	=45N	+46B	2.5	14.5	14.5	1.75	782	0.0
42	FIDE 12874167	0	—	F	−11N	−24B	−33N	−38B	+43N	−37B	=40N	1.5	22.0	22.0	2.75	756	0.0
43	FIDE 12872903	0	—	−7N	=39B	−31N	−41B	−40N	−42B	F	+45N	1.5	18.5	18.5	1.75	929	0.0
44	Viskelyte, Gyte	0	LTU	−26B	F	−37N	−27B	+41N	−32N	−34B	−36N	1.0	22.0	22.0	2.50	608	0.0
45	FIDE 12863106	0	—	−28N	−33B	F	−18N	−30B	−39N	=41B	−43B	0.5	21.0	21.0	1.25	626	0.0
46	FIDE 12874140	0	—	−29N	−37B	−34N	−39B	F	−36N	−31B	−41N	0.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	682	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Augunas, TajusLTU
+66.4
6.0 pts · #7
2Bakass, ArtjomsLAT
+54.4
4.5 pts · #9
3Drapas, VakarisLTU
+43.2
5.5 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Davidavicius, JonasLTU
-66.8
4.0 pts · #14
2Guokas, KornelijusLTU
-52.4
3.0 pts · #30
3Jefimova, MarijaLAT
-46.0
4.0 pts · #44

Biggest upsets

R2+161 Elo gap
Volosatov, Jevgenij1482 beat Istratova, Nika1643
R2+149 Elo gap
Bakass, Artjoms1448 beat Davidavicius, Jonas1597
R8+102 Elo gap
Lekevicius, Andrius1495 beat Davidavicius, Jonas1597