Lithuanian Amateur Ch Open A 2025
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58 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 20 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Vilnius, Lithuania. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1991, and top seed was Zanas Nainys (🇱🇹 LTU, FM, 2320).
Nikita Posaskov (🇱🇹 LTU, 2069) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Zanas Nainys (6.0) and Sigitas Kalvaitis (6.0). Posaskov shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Dovydas Auskalnis (1839) beat Zanas Nainys (FM, 2320), a +481-point gap.
Location
🇱🇹Vilnius, Lithuania
Dates
20 Nov 2025 → 23 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇱🇹Lithuania×53
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×3
🇱🇻Latvia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsNikita Posaskov led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE23 Nov
Nikita Posaskov takes the sole lead (7.0/8).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Nikita Posaskov 3 wins (R6–R8)FM Sigitas Kalvaitis 3 wins (R1–R3)Dovydas Auskalnis 5 wins (R3–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nikita Posaskov | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2FMSigitas Kalvaitis | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Dovydas Auskalnis | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4FMZanas Nainys | 0 | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Posaskov, Nikita | 2069 | LTU | +29B | =11N | +27N | +43B | =8N | +2B | +7N | +4B | 7.0 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 31.50 | 2205 | +23.2 |
| 2 | Nainys, ZanasFM | 2320 | LTU | +30B | +14N | +10B | +7N | +3B | −1N | −4B | +9N | 6.0 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 29.50 | 2184 | -9.0 |
| 3 | Kalvaitis, SigitasFM | 2195 | LTU | +36N | +13B | +28N | =8B | −2N | +11B | +16N | =6B | 6.0 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 27.00 | 2103 | -9.8 |
| 4 | Auskalnis, Dovydas | 1839 | LTU | +50B | −5N | +11B | +39N | +37B | +18B | +2N | −1N | 6.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 23.00 | 1980 | +28.0 |
| 5 | Navickas, Tadas | 1715 | LTU | +48N | +4B | −7B | −10N | +21B | +42N | +24N | +8B | 6.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 23.50 | 1974 | +96.0 |
| 6 | Baisynov, Islambek | 1917 | KGZ | +31N | +20B | =43N | +15B | −7N | +47B | +9B | =3N | 6.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 23.75 | 2066 | +26.0 |
| 7 | Grybkauskas, Pijus | 2063 | LTU | +32N | +9B | +5N | −2B | +6B | +12N | −1B | F | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 25.50 | 2037 | +3.2 |
| 8 | Jalanskij, Sergej | 1956 | LTU | +22B | +19N | +18B | =3N | =1B | −9N | +13B | −5N | 5.0 | 37.0 | 41.0 | 23.50 | 1894 | -9.0 |
| 9 | Praspaliauskas, Matas | 1753 | LTU | +40B | −7N | +23B | +21N | +10B | +8B | −6N | −2B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 21.00 | 1901 | +51.6 |
| 10 | Mikolavicius, Julius | 1847 | LTU | +23N | +12B | −2N | +5B | −9N | +51B | +18N | F | 5.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 21.00 | 1903 | +20.4 |
| 11 | Michailov, Andrej | 1759 | LTU | +52N | =1B | −4N | +38B | +32B | −3N | =28B | +22N | 5.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 17.75 | 1824 | +11.4 |
| 12 | Sakinis, Rimandas | 1721 | LTU | +57B | −10N | +49B | +14N | +26B | −7B | =15N | =35N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 15.25 | 1844 | +44.4 |
| 13 | Konovalovas, Paulius | 1762 | LTU | +38N | −3N | +29B | +36B | −18N | +27B | −8N | +47B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 15.00 | 1798 | +13.6 |
| 14 | Ribinskas, Gediminas | 1767 | LTU | +25N | −2B | +31N | −12B | −36N | +50B | +51N | +18B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 15.50 | 1744 | -5.0 |
| 15 | Tutinas, Romualdas | 1789 | LTU | +41N | +46B | F | −6N | =19B | +37N | =12B | +28N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 16.50 | 1852 | +11.0 |
| 16 | Andrusevics, Jegors | 1885 | LAT | −27B | −43N | +44B | +23N | +39B | +19N | −3B | +37N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 16.50 | 1862 | -3.2 |
| 17 | Steponavicius, Petras | 1768 | LTU | +34B | −27N | −36B | =30N | +45B | +32N | =47N | +20B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 16.25 | 1663 | -17.6 |
| 18 | Meskauskas, Pijus | 1622 | LTU | +58N | +56B | −8N | +28B | +13B | −4N | −10B | −14N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 9.50 | 1776 | +52.0 |
| 19 | Sakinis, Rokas | 1721 | LTU | +55N | −8B | +33N | =27B | =15N | −16B | +38N | −24B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 12.25 | 1638 | -30.4 |
| 20 | Zaveckis, Mantas | 1747 | LTU | +54B | −6N | −21B | +40N | =22B | =38N | +36B | −17N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 11.00 | 1496 | -76.8 |
| 21 | Baranauskas, Nojus | 1480 | LTU | −56N | +58B | +20N | −9B | −5N | +45N | +42B | −26B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 9.00 | 1631 | +40.0 |
| 22 | Kersys, Zygimantas | 1559 | LTU | −8N | +55B | −42N | +52B | =20N | +48B | =26N | −11B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 9.50 | 1558 | -1.6 |
| 23 | Sabaliauskyte, Ieva | 1542 | LTU | −10B | +54N | −9N | −16B | +52N | −35B | +48N | +51B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 7.50 | 1543 | -1.2 |
| 24 | Bausys, Benas | 1771 | LTU | F | +25B | F | −37N | +29B | +36N | −5B | +19N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 14.50 | 1749 | -3.2 |
| 25 | Naucius, Patrikas | 1430 | LTU | −14B | −24N | +55B | −29N | +49B | −30N | +40B | +52N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 8.50 | 884 | -31.6 |
| 26 | Voronov, Vadim | 1767 | LTU | +53B | F | =47N | +51B | −12N | F | =22B | +21N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 11.00 | 1717 | -5.4 |
| 27 | Skalisius, Rimvydas | 1550 | LTU | +16N | +17B | −1B | =19N | =42B | −13N | −37B | =30N | 3.5 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 15.00 | 1728 | +32.8 |
| 28 | Macionis, Zigmas | 1818 | LTU | +33N | +37B | −3B | −18N | +30B | F | =11N | −15B | 3.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 12.50 | 1735 | -15.6 |
| 29 | Drapas, Vakaris | 1582 | LTU | −1N | +44B | −13N | +25B | −24N | =41B | +53N | −34B | 3.5 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 10.00 | 1514 | -32.0 |
| 30 | Sergeeva, Eva | 1620 | LTU | −2N | =38B | +53N | =17B | −28N | +25B | −35N | =27B | 3.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 11.75 | 1611 | -9.2 |
| 31 | Gedvilaite, Barbora | 1552 | LTU | −6B | +40N | −14B | +49N | −38B | =34N | −39B | +53N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 8.75 | 1422 | -44.4 |
| 32 | Girdziusas, Kestutis | 1562 | LTU | −7B | F | +45N | +48B | −11N | −17B | +41N | =39N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 9.00 | 1586 | +0.2 |
| 33 | Garbus, Rytis | 1481 | LTU | −28B | +57N | −19B | −35N | +44B | =39N | −34B | +48N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 6.00 | 1480 | +0.4 |
| 34 | Zaborovskis, Edvinas | 1449 | LTU | −17N | −42B | F | F | +46N | =31B | +33N | +29N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 11.25 | 1624 | +38.0 |
| 35 | Jurcius, Mantas | 1813 | LTU | F | F | F | +33B | −51N | +23N | +30B | =12B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 13.50 | 1740 | -6.8 |
| 36 | Zutaute, Leja | 1594 | LTU | −3B | F | +17N | −13N | +14B | −24B | −20N | +38B | 3.0 | 32.0 | 34.5 | 13.00 | 1695 | +32.0 |
| 37 | Kusner, Michail | 1700 | LTU | +49B | −28N | F | +24B | −4N | −15B | +27N | −16B | 3.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 9.50 | 1650 | -8.2 |
| 38 | Kapickis, Karolis | 1410 | LTU | −13B | =30N | +50B | −11N | +31N | =20B | −19B | −36N | 3.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 9.25 | 1568 | +52.8 |
| 39 | Novikovas, Martynas | 1707 | LTU | F | F | +46N | −4B | −16N | =33B | +31N | =32B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 9.50 | 1587 | -31.6 |
| 40 | Koniecnas, Vilius | 0 | LTU | −9N | −31B | +58N | −20B | −50N | +57B | −25N | +54B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 1.50 | 1307 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Kontautas, Mantas | 1479 | LTU | −15B | −49N | =54B | F | +57N | =29N | −32B | +44B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1524 | +6.0 |
| 42 | Vainermanas, Berelis | 1760 | LTU | −43B | +34N | +22B | F | =27N | −5B | −21N | F | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 9.25 | 1554 | -25.8 |
| 43 | Bingelis, Arturas | 0 | LTU | +42N | +16B | =6B | −1N | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 10.50 | 1928 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 12875570 | 0 | — | −47B | −29N | −16N | +58B | −33N | =46B | +49B | −41N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.25 | 830 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Kazlauskas, Mindaugas | 0 | LTU | F | F | −32B | +54N | −17N | −21B | =55N | +49B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.25 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Varpulis, Vytis | 0 | LTU | F | −15N | −39B | −53N | −34B | =44N | +54B | +50N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.75 | 1334 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Krivka, Algirdas | 1749 | LTU | +44N | F | =26B | F | F | −6N | =17B | −13N | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 7.00 | 1610 | -28.4 |
| 48 | Sidlauskas, Aras | 0 | LTU | −5B | +50N | F | −32N | +53B | −22N | −23B | −33B | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 4.00 | 1376 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Svitojute, Karolina | 0 | LTU | −37N | +41B | −12N | −31B | −25N | +55B | −44N | −45N | 2.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 4.50 | 1338 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Posaskov, Maksim | 1485 | LTU | −4N | −48B | −38N | +55N | +40B | −14N | −52B | −46B | 2.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 4.50 | 872 | -34.8 |
| 51 | Bausys, Nikolas | 1617 | LTU | F | +52B | F | −26N | +35B | −10N | −14B | −23N | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 5.50 | 1507 | -26.4 |
| 52 | Ismailov, Bolotbek | 0 | KGZ | −11B | −51N | +57B | −22N | −23B | F | +50N | −25B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 2.00 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Krivka, Raigardas | 1424 | LTU | −26N | F | −30B | +46B | −48N | +54N | −29B | −31B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 830 | -39.6 |
| 54 | Luksys, Domantas | 0 | LTU | −20N | −23B | =41N | −45B | +58N | −53B | −46N | −40N | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 1.50 | 1226 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Luksys, Grazvydas | 0 | LTU | −19B | −22N | −25N | −50B | F | −49N | =45B | +58B | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.25 | 749 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Puzas, Kasparas | 1800 | LTU | +21B | −18N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1551 | -24.0 |
| 57 | Sargautyte, Ruta | 0 | LTU | −12N | −33B | −52N | F | −41B | −40N | F | F | 0.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 753 | -53.6 |
| 58 | Tavakalov, Doolatbek | 0 | KGZ | −18B | −21N | −40B | −44N | −54B | F | F | −55N | 0.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Navickas, TadasLTU+96.06.0 pts · #8
- 2Kapickis, KarolisLTU+52.83.0 pts · #26
- 3Meskauskas, PijusLTU+52.04.0 pts · #24
Top rating losers
- 1Zaveckis, MantasLTU-76.84.0 pts · #33
- 2Sargautyte, RutaLTU-53.60.0 pts · #52
- 3Gedvilaite, BarboraLTU-44.43.5 pts · #40
Biggest upsets
- R7+481 Elo gap
- R1+335 Elo gap
- R7+280 Elo gap