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XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Blitz Tournament

SwissBlitz

124 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 16 Jan 2026 in Tallinn, Estonia. 32 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2543, and top seed was Haik M. Martirosyan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2679).

Toivo Keinanen (🇫🇮 FIN, IM, 2583) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Benjamin Bok (7.5) and Adam Kozak (7.5). Keinanen shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Gennadi Vedernykov (1460) beat Valdo Muutnik (1998), a +538-point gap.

Location
🇪🇪Tallinn, Estonia
Dates
16 Jan 2026
Time control
Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇦🇲GMHaik M. Martirosyan2679
Avg top 10
2,543
Participants
124
Titled players · 32
GM×12
IM×5
FM×9
CM×2
WFM×3
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇪🇪Estonia×72
🇫🇮Finland×14
🇱🇻Latvia×11
🇺🇦Ukraine×7
🇱🇹Lithuania×3
FIDE (no federation)×2
🇵🇱Poland×2
🇪🇸Spain×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R6; 3 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders
56
26
12
6
3
1
1
2
3
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Toivo Keinanen held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.5/9. Keinanen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (51.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Toivo Keinanen 7 wins (R1–R7)GM Adam Kozak 3 wins (R4–R6)GM Benjamin Bok 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMToivo Keinanen*
1
2GMAdam Kozak*
½
1
3GMBenjamin Bok
½
*
0
4GMMaksim Chigaev
0
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Keinanen, ToivoIM2583FIN+90B+25N+11B+10N+14B+4N+24B6N=5B7.551.054.544.002622+6.3
2Bok, BenjaminGM2630NED+69B+52N+39B+13N4B+10N=3B+11N+6B7.550.554.543.752637+2.6
3Kozak, AdamGM2516HUN+20N+45B12N+43B+38N+13B=2N+4N+9B7.549.554.544.252565+7.5
4Chigaev, MaksimGM2542ESP+71N+19B+37N+15B+2N1B+5N3B+13B7.052.556.541.502604+13.7
5Kuzubov, YuriyGM2512UKR+63B+42N+38B+16N+7B=6N4B+24N=1N7.050.054.540.252569+9.7
6Ponomariov, RuslanGM2589UKR+97N+89B=26N+29B+8N=5B+15N+1B2N7.049.553.039.252611+2.9
7Martirosyan, Haik M.GM2679ARM+64N+32B+17N+9B5N24N+23B+26B+14N7.048.052.540.002519-10.9
8Nyback, TomiGM2541FIN+28B+59N16B+40N6B+42B+47N+17B+15N7.045.550.037.002472-3.5
9Bogdanov, EgorGM2408UKR+80N+43B+61N7N+59B=12B+14N+18B3N6.547.051.033.252429+5.4
10Pedoson, Georg Aleksander2323EST+57N+34B+41N1B+42N2B=61N+27B+29N6.546.551.033.752333+7.6
11Kukk, Sander2224EST+48N+76B1N+41B=60N+45B+27N2B+31N6.545.549.532.252281+7.0
12Rychagov, NikitaCM2205EST+91B+44N+3B14N+69B=9N18B+59N+24B6.545.048.533.252345+35.4
13Vardanyan, ArasFM2386LTU+67N+51B+54N2B+19N3N+22B+20B4N6.050.054.532.502351-0.4
14Volodin, AleksandrGM2423EST+75N+53B+47N+12B1N+37B9B+21N7B6.048.552.531.502423+1.9
15Ehlvest, JaanGM2402USA+68B+27N+40B4N+56B+16N6B+37N8B6.047.552.031.002367-0.3
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25Soot, Margus2080EST+98N1B+20N60B+67N=34B+33N+35B17N5.545.048.527.752141+13.8
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29Seeman, TarvoIM2172EST+104B=33N+70B6N+88B=39N=30B+50N10B5.542.045.023.502216+12.8
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31Rajandu, Aaron1993EST+116N26B+66N37B+106N+38B+39B=30N11B5.540.042.022.252162+58.4
32Heinmets, Tonu2107EST+107B7N28B+99N+63B44N+69B+70N=30B5.539.042.021.752063-7.2
33Tiisler, Tanel1956EST+124B=29B+49N24N30B+103N25B+66N+59B5.539.039.019.752096+29.0
34Abozenko, Georg1993EST+111B10N+104B39N+91B=25N+65B16N+63B5.538.541.020.752032+9.0
35Mayorau, MikitaGM2415POL=70B88N+65B+62B49N+68N+41B25N+44B5.538.041.525.502129-25.8
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37Shvyrjov, IgorGM2219EST+103B+50N4B+31N+74B14N+28B15B19N5.045.048.023.002162-5.3
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40Koop, Vyacheslav2007EST+117N+30B15N8B+48N17B=83N=46B+85N5.042.544.521.002055+9.4
41Sarapik, Kristjan1993EST+78B+21N10B11N=72B+92N35N+67B=46N5.042.045.522.502037+6.8
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45Uibokant, Mathias Robert2034EST+105B3N+73B+63N=39B11N=70B28N+80B5.041.044.020.002035-0.2
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48Kibe, Marten1774EST11B+113N27B+122N40B+95N+51B+56N16B5.039.039.016.001949+51.6
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50Blokhin, SofiaWFM1986EST+118N37B+109N+61B16B=59N+49N29B=42N5.038.540.519.252077+21.0
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61Aalto, PatrikFM2150FIN+108B+102N9B50N+71B+51N=10B22N36B4.541.544.518.252033-23.2
62Anderson, Markkus1725EST+22B38N+81B35N55B=64N+88B+68N39B4.539.543.020.252047+128.8
63Melderis, Uldis1899LAT5N+86B+89N45B32N+106B=42N+72B34N4.539.542.517.001934+12.4
64Merivee, Romet-Renee1949EST7B+107N+21B56N47N=62B72N+96B+93N4.538.541.518.251921-7.2
65Puusepp, Richard1692EST=49B70N35N+101B+93N+36B34N60B+97N4.537.040.518.501935+100.8
66Vassiljev, Saveli1663EST89N+97B31B+79N76N=67B+93N33B+90N4.534.037.516.751930+114.8
67Gobleja, Karlis1865LAT13B109N+94B+105N25B=66N+103B41N+88B4.534.037.015.251842-5.4
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69Hakkinen, Aleksandr1947FIN2N+106B+30N+23B12N19B32N+102B47N4.045.048.017.502040+29.2
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80Kiritshenko, Platon1886EST9B+112N59B+100N89N102B+86N+95B45N4.033.536.013.501781-44.4
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82Chyrva, Yurii1717EST=24B49N=95B52N105B+118N+94B81N+107B4.032.534.513.001764+0.8
83Mucenieks, Marks1862LATF111N+117B+78N23B+105N=40B=49B55B4.032.532.514.001912+7.8
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93Kornilov, Adrian1822EST21B=95N+120B22N65B+111N66B+110N64B3.534.035.58.251651-75.6
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96Maznitsa, Leonid0EST59B28N=113B+120N68B+99N77B64N+114B3.531.533.08.751675+12.0
97Cherentsov, Mikhail1930EST6B66N105B+118N94B+115B=100N+103N65B3.531.033.08.751551-132.8
98Veerik, Oleg1639EST25B90N+114B=58N70B+120N68B88N+110B3.531.032.59.001676-1.8
99Uurits, Karel1679EST54N56B+119N32B=115N96B78N+113B+111N3.530.032.08.001611-15.8
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101Aro, Andres1629ESTF=68N75B65N+122B90B=115N+109B=89N3.525.025.08.001682+5.0
102Kais, Kaarel1638EST+23N61B74N20B+116N+80N36B69N87B3.038.040.012.001745+14.4
103Jarnstrom, Henrik1753FIN37N+119B=53N36B+90N33B67N97B=95N3.036.038.09.751746-4.0
104Rudiger, Maria Helena1711EST29N+121B34N30B+117N84B+109N51B86N3.034.535.56.001671-27.6
105Chyrva, Artur1626EST45N20B+97N67B+82N83B108N+115B79N3.034.036.09.501701+25.6
106Ayralov, Zaur0EST52B69N+118B+81N31B63N95B+119N76B3.032.534.58.0016630.0
107Karasmaki, Seppo1670FIN32N64B+123N89B+109N75B+87N84B82N3.032.532.57.001668-5.4
108Haidak, Meelis1686EST61N23B115N+119B+112N71N+105B74B78N3.030.032.07.501669-8.8
109Joeorg, Marius1493EST51N+67B50B91N107B+123N104B101N+121B3.028.528.55.501462-7.8
110Vedernykov, Gennadi1460EST+81B24N44B=87N=58B=77N52B93B98N2.536.039.510.501614+41.6
111Oja, Mihkel0EST34N+83B76N=57B92N93B120B+117N99B2.531.032.58.5016300.0
112Levtsenko, Igor1596EST43N80B57N+121B108B+113N79B=114N119B2.528.029.04.75920-40.0
113Kiisel, Andreas0EST60N48B=96N68NF112B+123B99N+116B2.527.027.03.7513200.0
114Randma, Kaur0EST76N92B98N94N+121B85B+117N=112B96N2.526.527.54.2514170.0
115Randma, Urmas1592EST55B77N+108B73N=99B97N=101B105N118B2.029.531.56.501578-6.0
116FIDE 4529162031B73N85N+124B102B+121N91B94N113N2.027.027.01.009450.0
117Alizada, Elmar1600EST40B58N83N+123B104B79N114B111B+122N2.026.026.00.001055-16.0
118Jankowsky, Peter0EST50B91N106N97BF82B+122N86B+115N2.025.025.02.0014940.0
119Vinogradov, Nikolai0EST36B103N99B108N+123BF85N106B+112N2.024.524.52.501396-6.8
120Kojus, Lukas1602EST53N=75B93N96BF98B+111N90B100N1.529.031.54.501367-56.4
121FIDE 4536126084B104N100B112N114N116BF+122B109N1.020.520.50.008430.0
122FIDE 45361420F54B84N48B101N100B118B121N117B0.026.026.00.009920.0
123FIDE 4536118044B87N107B117N119N109B113NFF0.021.521.50.008450.0
124FIDE 4536134033N46B86N116NFFFFF0.020.520.50.009800.0

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