Latvijai-107
28 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 17 Nov 2025 in Riga, Latvia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1873, and top seed was Rihards Bekasovs (🇱🇻 LAT, 2103).
Rihards Bekasovs (🇱🇻 LAT, 2103) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Artjoms Zajakins (6.0) and Renate Vidruska (4.5). Bekasovs shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Andrejs Elsbergs (1482) beat Vjaceslavs Vernuks (1809), a +327-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Bekasovs takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.5).
Artjoms Zajakins drew with Rihards Bekasovs (White).
Artjoms Zajakins 3 wins (R1–R3)Rihards Bekasovs 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Artjoms Zajakins | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Rihards Bekasovs | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Andrejs Elsbergs | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Tomass Kristians Sterns | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bekasovs, Rihards | 2103 | LAT | +13B | +6N | +17B | =2N | +3B | +11N | =5B | 6.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 25.25 | 2167 | +10.4 |
| 2 | Zajakins, Artjoms | 2029 | LAT | +14N | +10B | +11N | =1B | +4N | =3B | +8N | 6.0 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 25.25 | 2153 | +40.0 |
| 3 | Vidruska, RenateWFM | 2030 | LAT | F | +16N | +8B | +9B | −1N | =2N | +11B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 18.00 | 2040 | +5.2 |
| 4 | Sterns, Tomass Kristians | 1810 | LAT | +18B | =8N | =5B | +7N | −2B | =12N | +15B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 17.25 | 1826 | +5.2 |
| 5 | Libensons, Julijs | 1836 | LAT | +25N | =9B | =4N | =10B | +14N | =8B | =1N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 16.25 | 1848 | +3.6 |
| 6 | Strekalovs, Ernests | 1750 | LAT | +26N | −1B | −9N | +19B | +16N | =7B | +10N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 13.25 | 1761 | +16.4 |
| 7 | Elsbergs, Andrejs | 1482 | LAT | −9N | +25B | +15N | −4B | +17B | =6N | +23B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 12.25 | 1781 | +87.6 |
| 8 | Mierina, Lauma | 1706 | LAT | +23N | =4B | −3N | +13B | +9N | =5N | −2B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 14.50 | 1833 | +45.2 |
| 9 | Jefimovs, Akims | 1729 | LAT | +7B | =5N | +6B | −3N | −8B | +20N | =12B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 15.75 | 1774 | +15.6 |
| 10 | Hops, Roberts | 1750 | LAT | +19B | −2N | +13B | =5N | =12B | +23N | −6B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 13.25 | 1743 | -0.8 |
| 11 | Orlovskis, Jaroslavs | 1882 | LAT | +27B | +12N | −2B | +21N | +22N | −1B | −3N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 10.00 | 1866 | -0.8 |
| 12 | Andryushin, Maxim | 1719 | LAT | +24N | −11B | =14N | +20B | =10N | =4B | =9N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 12.50 | 1728 | +3.2 |
| 13 | Lusts, Ricards Martins | 1600 | LAT | −1N | +26B | −10N | −8N | +27B | +16B | +21N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 1708 | +38.0 |
| 14 | Aliev, Iskander | 1585 | LAT | −2B | +19N | =12B | +28N | −5B | −15B | +17N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 8.50 | 1704 | +30.0 |
| 15 | Azarkevics, Aleksejs | 1707 | LAT | −16B | =20N | −7B | +25N | +24B | +14N | −4N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 8.25 | 1560 | -26.6 |
| 16 | Mierina, Liva | 1447 | LAT | +15N | −3B | −21B | +18N | −6B | −13N | +24B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 8.50 | 1595 | +40.8 |
| 17 | Vernuks, Vjaceslavs | 1809 | LAT | +20N | +28B | −1N | −22B | −7N | +18B | −14B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 6.00 | 1530 | -42.8 |
| 18 | Birznieks, Toms | 1528 | LAT | −4N | +23B | −22N | −16B | +26B | −17N | +20B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1551 | +5.6 |
| 19 | Makarovs, Daniils | 1507 | LAT | −10N | −14B | +26N | −6N | +25B | −21B | +28N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 1498 | -3.2 |
| 20 | Kirstuks, Regnars | 1514 | LAT | −17B | =15B | +24N | −12N | +28B | −9B | −18N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 4.25 | 1467 | -16.8 |
| 21 | Demakina, Nadezda | 1640 | LAT | F | =22B | +16N | −11B | −23N | +19N | −13B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.25 | 1536 | -35.6 |
| 22 | Stinka, Gustavs | 1655 | LAT | F | =21N | +18B | +17N | −11B | F | F | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 1809 | +15.6 |
| 23 | Liscovs, Augusts | 1442 | LAT | −8B | −18N | F | +27N | +21B | −10B | −7N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 1492 | +12.0 |
| 24 | Lapurins, Ricards | 1467 | LAT | −12B | =27N | −20B | +26N | −15N | =28B | −16N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 1.75 | 1383 | -26.4 |
| 25 | Vasilkovs, Aleksandrs | 1529 | LAT | −5B | −7N | =27B | −15B | −19N | F | +26N | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.50 | 1414 | -19.4 |
| 26 | Platinska, Magdalina | 1507 | LAT | −6B | −13N | −19B | −24B | −18N | +27N | −25B | 1.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 1.00 | 1246 | -84.0 |
| 27 | Mezale, Herta | 1547 | LAT | −11N | =24B | =25N | −23B | −13N | −26B | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.75 | 1300 | -72.4 |
| 28 | Calais, Killian | 0 | LAT | F | −17N | F | −14B | −20N | =24N | −19B | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1211 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Elsbergs, AndrejsLAT+87.64.5 pts · #3
- 2Mierina, LaumaLAT+45.24.0 pts · #9
- 3Mierina, LivaLAT+40.83.0 pts · #16
- 1Platinska, MagdalinaLAT-84.01.0 pts · #26
- 2Mezale, HertaLAT-72.41.0 pts · #27
- 3Vernuks, VjaceslavsLAT-42.83.0 pts · #22
- R5+327 Elo gap
- R1+260 Elo gap
- R3+225 Elo gap