RSF open 1800- 2026 I posms
Open SwissStandard
39 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Riga, Latvia. Top 10 Elo average was 1710, and top seed was Kristaps Ozolins (🇱🇻 LAT, 1788).
Maxim Andryushin (🇱🇻 LAT, 1733) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Makss Gailums (5.5) and Valerijs Rizihs (5.0). Andryushin shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Toms Birznieks (1538) beat Arturs Liepins (1755), a +217-point gap.
Location
🇱🇻Riga, Latvia
Dates
02 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇻Latvia×38
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Andryushin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.0).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Makss Gailums beat Maxim Andryushin (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Makss Gailums 3 wins (R1–R3)Maxim Andryushin 3 wins (R4–R6)Ricards Martins Lusts 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Makss Gailums | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Maxim Andryushin | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Ricards Martins Lusts | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Toms Birznieks | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andryushin, Maxim | 1733 | LAT | +34N | +8B | −2N | +9B | +12N | +4N | =3B | 5.5 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 21.50 | 1831 | +15.6 |
| 2 | Gailums, Makss | 1601 | LAT | +33B | +36N | +1B | =4N | +11B | =3N | =7B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 20.00 | 1847 | +86.4 |
| 3 | Rizihs, Valerijs | 1724 | LAT | +30N | −9B | +5N | +18B | +14N | =2B | =1N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 21.00 | 1798 | +15.0 |
| 4 | Lusts, Ricards Martins | 1634 | LAT | +37N | +20B | +9N | =2B | +10N | −1B | =8N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 17.50 | 1754 | +44.8 |
| 5 | Ozolins,Kristaps | 1788 | LAT | =28B | +19N | −3B | +20N | +6B | =11N | +9B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 19.75 | 1721 | -18.0 |
| 6 | Birznieks, Toms | 1538 | LAT | =14N | =16B | +26N | +15B | −5N | +10B | +13B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 19.00 | 1813 | +104.8 |
| 7 | Visnevskis, Valdis | 1666 | LAT | −9N | +37B | +25N | =13B | +29N | +16B | =2N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 15.25 | 1703 | +7.2 |
| 8 | Sjadrovs, Marks | 1578 | LAT | +38B | −1N | =20B | =28N | +25B | +21N | =4B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 12.50 | 1644 | +23.6 |
| 9 | Ignatenko, Rolands | 1514 | LAT | +7B | +3N | −4B | −1N | +15N | +18B | −5N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 33.5 | 18.00 | 1739 | +84.4 |
| 10 | Liepins, Arturs | 1755 | LAT | +13N | +18B | =21N | =12B | −4B | −6N | +27B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 14.75 | 1642 | -39.2 |
| 11 | Jansons, Hugo | 1600 | LAT | +26N | +15B | =12N | +21B | −2N | =5B | F | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 15.00 | 1754 | +48.8 |
| 12 | Melihovs, Stanislavs | 1624 | LAT | +24B | +23N | =11B | =10N | −1B | =17N | =19N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 14.00 | 1643 | +4.0 |
| 13 | Leonovics, Eduards | 1544 | LAT | −10B | +24N | +31B | =7N | =21B | +14B | −6N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 13.75 | 1658 | +23.6 |
| 14 | Strekalovs, Ernests | 1727 | LAT | =6B | +29N | =28B | +17N | −3B | −13N | +23B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 13.25 | 1604 | -43.2 |
| 15 | Azarkevics, Aleksejs | 1680 | LAT | +17B | −11N | +23B | −6N | −9B | +24N | +25B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 13.00 | 1574 | -19.2 |
| 16 | Aispurs, Gabriels | 1643 | LAT | −23B | =6N | +33B | +37N | +28B | −7N | =17B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 10.00 | 1586 | -21.2 |
| 17 | Strekalovs, Rinalds | 1517 | LAT | −15N | +22B | +38N | −14B | +32N | =12B | =16N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 10.00 | 1620 | +32.8 |
| 18 | Sokolovs, Maksimilians | 1595 | LAT | +31B | −10N | +36B | −3N | +24B | −9N | +28B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 1619 | +9.6 |
| 19 | Surums, Edmunds | 1540 | LAT | =39N | −5B | +32N | −29B | +34N | +20N | =12B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 9.25 | 1642 | +38.0 |
| 20 | Mende, Alise | 1485 | LAT | +27B | −4N | =8N | −5B | +26N | −19B | +31N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 10.75 | 1579 | +33.2 |
| 21 | Bitenieks, Dominiks | 1622 | LAT | +25N | +32B | =10B | −11N | =13N | −8B | =29N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.25 | 1559 | -23.2 |
| 22 | Surunova, Gabriela | 1618 | LAT | −36B | −17N | −24B | =35N | +33B | +30N | +34B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 6.75 | 1517 | -30.0 |
| 23 | Petrovskis, Normunds | 1513 | LAT | +16N | −12B | −15N | −32B | +30N | +26B | −14N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 9.50 | 1535 | +8.8 |
| 24 | Boleiko, Augusts | 1509 | LAT | −12N | −13B | +22N | +38B | −18N | −15B | +32N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 6.00 | 1453 | -16.8 |
| 25 | Yanovskiy, Maxim | 1499 | LAT | −21B | +27N | −7B | +36N | −8N | +37B | −15N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 1543 | +16.0 |
| 26 | Aronovics, Boriss | 1456 | LAT | −11B | +35N | −6B | +27N | −20B | −23N | +37N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 5.50 | 1496 | +14.0 |
| 27 | Birjukovs, Anatolijs | 1612 | LAT | −20N | −25B | +34N | −26B | +36N | +32B | −10N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 1472 | -25.8 |
| 28 | Afanasjevs, Zahars | 1556 | LAT | =5N | +39B | =14N | =8B | −16N | −29B | −18N | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 7.25 | 1556 | -1.2 |
| 29 | Kromans, Rinalds | 1520 | LAT | F | −14B | F | +19N | −7B | +28N | =21B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.25 | 1621 | +27.2 |
| 30 | Kalve, Andris | 1518 | LAT | −3B | −31N | =35B | +33N | −23B | −22B | +36N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 3.75 | 1443 | -30.4 |
| 31 | Calais, Killian | 1447 | LAT | −18N | +30B | −13N | −34B | =35B | +38N | −20B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 3.75 | 1348 | -29.2 |
| 32 | Lapurins, Ricards | 1442 | LAT | +35B | −21N | −19B | +23N | −17B | −27N | −24B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 4.50 | 1396 | -8.8 |
| 33 | Deme, Alekss | 1466 | LAT | −2N | =34B | −16N | −30B | −22N | +36B | =38B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 1372 | -30.8 |
| 34 | Klesnins, Daniils | 1538 | LAT | −1B | =33N | −27B | +31N | −19B | F | −22N | 1.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 3.50 | 1373 | -50.0 |
| 35 | Simanovs, Aleksejs | 1588 | LAT | −32N | −26B | =30N | =22B | =31N | F | F | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.25 | 1343 | -64.4 |
| 36 | Klesnins, Artemijs | 1491 | LAT | +22N | −2B | −18N | −25B | −27B | −33N | −30B | 1.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 3.50 | 1246 | -75.2 |
| 37 | Pavlovs, Jegors | 1510 | LAT | −4B | −7N | F | −16B | +38N | −25N | −26B | 1.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.50 | 780 | -81.6 |
| 38 | FIDE 11643064 | 0 | — | −8N | F | −17B | −24N | −37B | −31B | =33N | 0.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 1104 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Hops, Roberts | 1750 | LAT | =19B | −28N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1352 | -41.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Birznieks, TomsLAT+104.85.0 pts · #4
- 2Gailums, MakssLAT+86.45.5 pts · #1
- 3Ignatenko, RolandsLAT+84.44.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Pavlovs, JegorsLAT-81.61.0 pts · #39
- 2Klesnins, ArtemijsLAT-75.21.0 pts · #36
- 3Simanovs, AleksejsLAT-64.41.5 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R6+217 Elo gap
- R2+210 Elo gap
- R2+194 Elo gap