RSF open 2400- III posms
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Riga, Latvia. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1909, and top seed was Artjoms Zajakins (π±π» LAT, 1991).
Vadims Aleidzans (π±π» LAT, 1945) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Artjoms Zajakins (3.5) and Karlis Gobleja (3.5). Aleidzans won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Gustavs Stinka (1636) beat Felix Lintner (1885), a +249-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsTight race until R5; 4 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
4 players finish on 3.5/5. Aleidzans takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).
Artjoms Zajakins beat Vadims Aleidzans (White).
Artjoms Zajakins won 3 in a row (R2βR4).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Artjoms Zajakins | * | 1 | β | Β½ |
| 2Vadims Aleidzans | 0 | * | β | 1 |
| 3Semjons Galkins | β | β | * | β |
| 4Karlis Gobleja | Β½ | 0 | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleidzans, Vadims | 1945 | LAT | +9B | +3N | =7B | β2N | +5B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 10.25 | 2049 | +28.0 |
| 2 | Zajakins, Artjoms | 1991 | LAT | β6N | +12B | +10N | +1B | =3N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 8.75 | 2008 | +8.4 |
| 3 | Gobleja, Karlis | 1863 | LAT | +14N | β1B | +11B | +7N | =2B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 2022 | +16.8 |
| 4 | Galkins, Semjons | 1847 | LAT | =12N | +8B | =5B | =9N | +7B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 8.50 | 2045 | +26.4 |
| 5 | Beniosev, DanielCM | 1973 | LAT | =8N | +10B | =4N | +6B | β1N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 1900 | -16.4 |
| 6 | Matisons, Janis Mihaels | 1863 | LAT | +2B | β7B | +12N | β5N | +11B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 2017 | +42.0 |
| 7 | Orlovskis, Jaroslavs | 1884 | LAT | +13B | +6N | =1N | β3B | β4N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1806 | -17.2 |
| 8 | Vilemsons, Martins | 1847 | LAT | =5B | β4N | +13N | β10B | +12N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1791 | -5.8 |
| 9 | Veitners, Pauls | 1785 | LAT | β1N | +14B | F | =4B | +10N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1809 | +4.0 |
| 10 | Stinka, Gustavs | 1636 | LAT | +11B | β5N | β2B | +8N | β9B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1824 | +21.0 |
| 11 | Lintner, Felix | 1885 | AUT | β10N | +13B | β3N | +14B | β6N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1526 | -35.4 |
| 12 | Zoppis, Jean-Marie | 1988 | FRA | =4B | β2N | β6B | +13N | β8B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 2.75 | 1678 | -39.4 |
| 13 | Liscovs, Augusts | 1501 | LAT | β7N | β11N | β8B | β12B | +14N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1083 | -16.0 |
| 14 | Mieze, Natalja | 0 | LAT | β3B | β9N | F | β11N | β13B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 961 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Matisons, Janis MihaelsLAT+42.03.0 pts Β· #4
- 2Aleidzans, VadimsLAT+28.03.5 pts Β· #2
- 3Galkins, SemjonsLAT+26.43.5 pts Β· #3
- 1Zoppis, Jean-MarieFRA-39.41.5 pts Β· #11
- 2Lintner, FelixAUT-35.42.0 pts Β· #12
- 3Orlovskis, JaroslavsLAT-17.22.5 pts Β· #8
- R1+249 Elo gap
- R4+211 Elo gap
- R5+141 Elo gap