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Latvijai-107

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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 (πŸ‡±πŸ‡» LAT, 2103).

Rihards Bekasovs (πŸ‡±πŸ‡» 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.

Location
πŸ‡±πŸ‡»Riga, Latvia
Dates
14 Nov 2025 β†’ 17 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡±πŸ‡»Rihards Bekasovs2103
Avg top 10
1,873
Participants
28
Titled players Β· 1
WFMΓ—1
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡±πŸ‡»LatviaΓ—28
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Tight 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.

Co-leaders
12
4
2
2
2
1
2
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Zajakins6Bekasovs6Elsbergs4.5Sterns4.5Vidruska4.5Strekalovs4.5
R7 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Bekasovs takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.5).

R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Artjoms Zajakins drew with Rihards Bekasovs (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Artjoms Zajakins 3 wins (R1–R3)Rihards Bekasovs 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Artjoms Zajakins*
Β½
β€”
1
2Rihards Bekasovs
Β½
*β€”β€”
3Andrejs Elsbergsβ€”β€”*
0
4Tomass Kristians Sterns
0
β€”
1
*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Bekasovs, Rihards2103LAT+13B+6N+17B=2N+3B+11N=5B6.027.530.525.252167+10.4
2Zajakins, Artjoms2029LAT+14N+10B+11N=1B+4N=3B+8N6.027.030.525.252153+40.0
3Vidruska, RenateWFM2030LATF+16N+8B+9Bβˆ’1N=2N+11B4.527.027.018.002040+5.2
4Sterns, Tomass Kristians1810LAT+18B=8N=5B+7Nβˆ’2B=12N+15B4.526.529.517.251826+5.2
5Libensons, Julijs1836LAT+25N=9B=4N=10B+14N=8B=1N4.526.027.516.251848+3.6
6Strekalovs, Ernests1750LAT+26Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’9N+19B+16N=7B+10N4.524.525.513.251761+16.4
7Elsbergs, Andrejs1482LATβˆ’9N+25B+15Nβˆ’4B+17B=6N+23B4.521.523.012.251781+87.6
8Mierina, Lauma1706LAT+23N=4Bβˆ’3N+13B+9N=5Nβˆ’2B4.027.529.514.501833+45.2
9Jefimovs, Akims1729LAT+7B=5N+6Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’8B+20N=12B4.026.028.515.751774+15.6
10Hops, Roberts1750LAT+19Bβˆ’2N+13B=5N=12B+23Nβˆ’6B4.026.028.013.251743-0.8
11Orlovskis, Jaroslavs1882LAT+27B+12Nβˆ’2B+21N+22Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’3N4.025.526.510.001866-0.8
12Andryushin, Maxim1719LAT+24Nβˆ’11B=14N+20B=10N=4B=9N4.022.524.512.501728+3.2
13Lusts, Ricards Martins1600LATβˆ’1N+26Bβˆ’10Nβˆ’8N+27B+16B+21N4.020.521.57.501708+38.0
14Aliev, Iskander1585LATβˆ’2B+19N=12B+28Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’15B+17N3.524.024.58.501704+30.0
15Azarkevics, Aleksejs1707LATβˆ’16B=20Nβˆ’7B+25N+24B+14Nβˆ’4N3.520.021.58.251560-26.6
16Mierina, Liva1447LAT+15Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’21B+18Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’13N+24B3.022.024.08.501595+40.8
17Vernuks, Vjaceslavs1809LAT+20N+28Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’22Bβˆ’7N+18Bβˆ’14B3.022.022.56.001530-42.8
18Birznieks, Toms1528LATβˆ’4N+23Bβˆ’22Nβˆ’16B+26Bβˆ’17N+20B3.017.518.55.501551+5.6
19Makarovs, Daniils1507LATβˆ’10Nβˆ’14B+26Nβˆ’6N+25Bβˆ’21B+28N3.017.017.53.001498-3.2
20Kirstuks, Regnars1514LATβˆ’17B=15B+24Nβˆ’12N+28Bβˆ’9Bβˆ’18N2.519.520.04.251467-16.8
21Demakina, Nadezda1640LATF=22B+16Nβˆ’11Bβˆ’23N+19Nβˆ’13B2.518.518.57.251536-35.6
22Stinka, Gustavs1655LATF=21N+18B+17Nβˆ’11BFF2.512.512.57.251809+15.6
23Liscovs, Augusts1442LATβˆ’8Bβˆ’18NF+27N+21Bβˆ’10Bβˆ’7N2.019.019.03.501492+12.0
24Lapurins, Ricards1467LATβˆ’12B=27Nβˆ’20B+26Nβˆ’15N=28Bβˆ’16N2.015.015.51.751383-26.4
25Vasilkovs, Aleksandrs1529LATβˆ’5Bβˆ’7N=27Bβˆ’15Bβˆ’19NF+26N1.517.517.51.501414-19.4
26Platinska, Magdalina1507LATβˆ’6Bβˆ’13Nβˆ’19Bβˆ’24Bβˆ’18N+27Nβˆ’25B1.018.019.01.001246-84.0
27Mezale, Herta1547LATβˆ’11N=24B=25Nβˆ’23Bβˆ’13Nβˆ’26BF1.014.514.51.751300-72.4
28Calais, Killian0LATFβˆ’17NFβˆ’14Bβˆ’20N=24Nβˆ’19B0.514.014.01.0012110.0

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Latvijai-107 (2025) β€” Riga, Latvia | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats