Panevezys chess club ch 2025 round 6-8
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28 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 30 Nov 2025 to 14 Dec 2025 in Panevezys, Lithuania. Top 10 Elo average was 1806, and top seed was Kestutis Simkunas (🇱🇹 LTU, 1894).
Stepas Kalvis (🇱🇹 LTU, 1751) won with 3.0/8, ahead of Darius Aleksandravicius (3.0) and Kestutis Simkunas (2.5). Kalvis won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇱🇹Panevezys, Lithuania
Dates
30 Nov 2025 → 14 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇹Lithuania×24
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 2 players tied at 3.0/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 28 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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28
28
28
28
12
6
2
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.0/8. Kalvis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (5.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Darius Aleksandravicius 3 wins (R6–R8)Stepas Kalvis 3 wins (R6–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Darius Aleksandravicius | * | — | — | — |
| 2Stepas Kalvis | — | * | — | — |
| 3Kestutis Simkunas | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Ruta Jakaityte | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalvis, Stepas | 1751 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | +6B | +17N | +5B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2402 | +17.0 |
| 2 | Aleksandravicius, Darius | 1755 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | +17B | +19N | +18B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2570 | +31.8 |
| 3 | Simkunas, Kestutis | 1894 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | +19B | +7N | =4N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 2087 | +13.0 |
| 4 | Jakaityte, Ruta | 1882 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | +11B | +18N | =3B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 2117 | +18.6 |
| 5 | Jakaitis, Zigmas | 1622 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | +8N | +10B | −1N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1693 | +10.0 |
| 6 | Kazlauskas, Audrius | 1506 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | +15B | +22B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1596 | +3.6 |
| 7 | Pliksnys, Bronius | 1737 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | +24N | −3B | +20N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1818 | +6.0 |
| 8 | Jonaviciene, Vida | 0 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | −5B | +23N | +28B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1603 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 12875635 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | +22N | +26N | −17B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 855 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Sinusas, Kestutis | 1525 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | +27B | −5N | +26B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 834 | -7.2 |
| 11 | Kviliunas, Vladislovas | 1821 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | −4N | +20B | =13N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 1752 | -5.0 |
| 12 | Vaicekauskas, Domas | 1579 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | −20B | +16N | =21N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1585 | -0.8 |
| 13 | Gedmintas, Darius | 1781 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | −18N | +21B | =11B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1733 | -1.8 |
| 14 | Kerys, Gintaras | 1764 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | =21N | +24B | −19N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1649 | -17.6 |
| 15 | Guokas, Kornelijus | 1412 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | =25B | −6N | +27B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1386 | -3.6 |
| 16 | Kirdeikis, Algimantas | 1555 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | +28N | −12B | =24N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1569 | +1.0 |
| 17 | Zukauskas, Egidijus | 1654 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | −1B | +9N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 959 | -14.2 |
| 18 | Voroblievas, Arturas | 1830 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | +13B | −4B | −2N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1664 | -12.4 |
| 19 | Jasas, Ignas | 1840 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | −2B | +14B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1024 | -41.2 |
| 20 | Rankele, Albinas | 1640 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | +12N | −11N | −7B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1591 | -3.6 |
| 21 | Januskevicius, Erikas | 1616 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | =14B | −13N | =12B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1482 | -8.8 |
| 22 | Liepa, Benediktas | 0 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | −9B | +27N | −6N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 12855634 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | +26B | −8B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 603 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Bagdonavicius, Algimantas | 1580 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | −7B | −14N | =16B | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1458 | -4.4 |
| 25 | Berginas, Sigitas | 1630 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | =15N | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1423 | -5.6 |
| 26 | FIDE 12867985 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −23N | −9B | −10N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 12851280 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −10N | −22B | −15N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Petronis, Tautvydas | 1520 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | −16B | F | −8N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 680 | -49.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Aleksandravicius, DariusLTU+31.83.0 pts · #1
- 2Jakaityte, RutaLTU+18.62.5 pts · #4
- 3Kalvis, StepasLTU+17.03.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Petronis, TautvydasLTU-49.60.0 pts · #26
- 2Jasas, IgnasLTU-41.21.0 pts · #25
- 3Kerys, GintarasLTU-17.61.5 pts · #9