Sea festival 2025 In memoriam of ICCF Grandmaster Boris Rumiancev B
42 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Jul 2025 to 24 Jul 2025 in Klaipeda, Lithuania. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1699, and top seed was Rostislav Scekaciov (🇱🇹 LTU, 1784).
Andrej Michailov (🇱🇹 LTU, 1723) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Dominykas Kuslikis (5.5) and Rostislav Scekaciov (5.5). Michailov broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Dominik Kuprys (1411) beat Stanislavs Melihovs (1660), a +249-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAndrej Michailov led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Andrej Michailov held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
Andrej Michailov drew with Rostislav Scekaciov (Black).
Andrej Michailov won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrej Michailov | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Rostislav Scekaciov | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Dominykas Kuslikis | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Mantas Zaveckis | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michailov, Andrej | 1723 | LTU | +4B | +21N | +11B | +7N | =6B | =3N | +5N | 6.0 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 27.00 | 1938 | +32.2 |
| 2 | Kuslikis, Dominykas | 1656 | LTU | +41B | +5N | =20B | =27N | =4B | +9N | +6B | 5.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 19.75 | 1834 | +54.8 |
| 3 | Scekaciov, Rostislav | 1784 | LTU | +24B | +34N | =27B | =8N | +7B | =1B | +13N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 20.25 | 1888 | +16.4 |
| 4 | Zaveckis, Mantas | 1542 | LTU | −1N | +26B | +13N | +18B | =2N | =7B | +15N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 20.00 | 1778 | +76.0 |
| 5 | Vaitkunas, Pijus | 1588 | LTU | +25B | −2B | +29N | +21N | +27B | +6N | −1B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 17.00 | 1727 | +38.8 |
| 6 | Konovalovas, Paulius | 1663 | LTU | +40B | +12N | +8B | +20N | =1N | −5B | −2N | 4.5 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 16.00 | 1728 | +17.7 |
| 7 | Puzas, Kasparas | 1632 | LTU | +32B | +23N | +22B | −1B | −3N | =4N | +20B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 15.50 | 1718 | +30.4 |
| 8 | Budre, Asta | 1720 | LTU | +36N | +15B | −6N | =3B | =10N | =18B | +22B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 16.50 | 1725 | +2.0 |
| 9 | Balciunaite, Jore | 1740 | LTU | −10N | +32B | =17N | +22B | +23N | −2B | +14N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 15.50 | 1612 | -17.8 |
| 10 | Zobernis, Emilijus | 1568 | LTU | +9B | =22N | =16B | =11N | =8B | =20N | +21B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 27.5 | 17.75 | 1767 | +74.4 |
| 11 | Barsciauskas, Gintautas | 1591 | LTU | +19N | +13B | −1N | =10B | =17N | −14B | +26N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 15.25 | 1507 | -11.4 |
| 12 | Januseviciute, Donata | 1589 | LTU | +31N | −6B | +19N | =14B | =15N | −13B | +29N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 14.00 | 1403 | -19.2 |
| 13 | Kusner, Michail | 1718 | LTU | +37B | −11N | −4B | +28N | +35B | +12N | −3B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 11.00 | 1525 | -25.6 |
| 14 | Kuprys, Dominik | 1411 | LTU | +16B | −27N | +34B | =12N | =20B | +11N | −9B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 13.75 | 1696 | +100.4 |
| 15 | Ragainis, Gediminas | 1598 | LTU | +35B | −8N | +25B | =23N | =12B | +26N | −4B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 11.75 | 1416 | -38.0 |
| 16 | Melihovs, Stanislavs | 1660 | LAT | −14N | +42B | =10N | −17B | +19N | +33B | =18N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 10.75 | 1318 | -35.4 |
| 17 | Bitounti-Mpompa, Deniel | 1466 | LTU | −20B | +39N | =9B | +16N | =11B | −22N | +25B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 12.75 | 1592 | +30.4 |
| 18 | Baraniuk, Andrej | 1589 | UKR | +39B | −20N | +35B | −4N | +32B | =8N | =16B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 10.25 | 1461 | -13.4 |
| 19 | Puzas, Dominykas | 0 | LTU | −11B | +37N | −12B | +?N | −16B | +24N | +28B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.00 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Kubilius, Dainius | 1695 | LTU | +17N | +18B | =2N | −6B | =14N | =10B | −7N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 31.0 | 15.00 | 1569 | -45.2 |
| 21 | Borisovaite, Ana | 1616 | LTU | +26N | −1B | +28N | −5B | =33N | +23B | −10N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 10.75 | 1424 | -19.8 |
| 22 | Doescher, Rasmus | 1633 | GER | +30N | =10B | −7N | −9N | +34B | +17B | −8N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 11.25 | 1567 | -22.8 |
| 23 | Doescher, Nayla | 1584 | GER | +29N | −7B | +31N | =15B | −9B | −21N | +32B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1324 | -46.8 |
| 24 | Komarova, Taisija | 1573 | LTU | −3N | −28B | −30N | +29B | +38N | −19B | +39N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 6.50 | 985 | -9.2 |
| 25 | FIDE 12860700 | 0 | — | −5N | +30B | −15N | −33B | +42N | +36B | −17N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.00 | 1352 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kubilius, Paulius | 0 | LTU | −21B | −4N | +41B | +34N | +36N | −15B | −11B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1457 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Apsega, Vincentas | 1628 | LTU | +42N | +14B | =3N | =2B | −5N | F | F | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.50 | 1610 | -3.2 |
| 28 | Jurkuvenas, Tajus | 0 | LTU | −34N | +24N | −21B | −13B | +41N | +31B | −19N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Savickas, Mangirdas | 0 | LTU | −23B | +41N | −5B | −24N | +40B | +35N | −12B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 1309 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Ausra, Tautvydas | 0 | LTU | −22B | −25N | +24B | −35N | −39B | +?N | +36N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1598 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Sapkauskas, Laimonas | 0 | LTU | −12B | +40N | −23B | −32N | +?B | −28N | +41B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1404 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Bruzas, Renatas | 0 | LTU | −7N | −9N | +40B | +31B | −18N | =39B | −23N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 4.75 | 1351 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Balaklijec, Vladimir | 0 | LTU | F | F | +37B | +25N | =21B | −16N | F | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 1584 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Rumiancevas, Valentinas | 1619 | LTU | +28B | −3B | −14N | −26B | −22N | −38N | +42B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.00 | 811 | -60.8 |
| 35 | Kuslikis, Oskaras | 0 | LTU | −15N | +36B | −18N | +30B | −13N | −29B | −37N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 1342 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Vaisman, Nikole | 1525 | LTU | −8B | −35N | +38B | +39N | −26B | −25N | −30B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 920 | -10.0 |
| 37 | Diktanas, Marijonas | 1475 | LTU | −13N | −19B | −33N | −38B | F | +41N | +35B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 918 | -8.0 |
| 38 | Balaklijec, Tatjana | 0 | LTU | F | F | −36N | +37N | −24B | +34B | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Radavicius, Darius | 0 | LTU | −18N | −17B | F | −36B | +30N | =32N | −24B | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.25 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Nashko, Vladyslav | 1412 | UKR | −6N | −31B | −32N | +42B | −29N | F | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 853 | -8.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 12872610 | 0 | — | −2N | −29B | −26N | F | −28B | −37B | −31N | 0.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 766 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 533049866 | 0 | — | −27B | −16N | −?B | −40N | −25B | F | −34N | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kuprys, DominikLTU+100.44.0 pts · #8
- 2Zaveckis, MantasLTU+76.05.0 pts · #7
- 3Zobernis, EmilijusLTU+74.44.5 pts · #4
- 1Rumiancevas, ValentinasLTU-60.82.0 pts · #42
- 2Doescher, NaylaGER-46.83.5 pts · #34
- 3Kubilius, DainiusLTU-45.23.5 pts · #11
- R1+249 Elo gap
- R3+208 Elo gap
- R4+194 Elo gap