Latvijas 2026. gada astotdalfinals
Open SwissStandard
46 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Riga, Latvia. Top 10 Elo average was 1551, and top seed was Roberts Ozolins (🇱🇻 LAT, 1580).
Zahars Afanasjevs (🇱🇻 LAT, 1556) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Aksels Luksevics (5.5) and Toms Birznieks (5.5). Afanasjevs won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Olivers Lahs (1417) beat Roberts Ozolins (1580), a +163-point gap.
Location
🇱🇻Riga, Latvia
Dates
16 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇻Latvia×44
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE18 Jan
Aksels Luksevics takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 5.5/7. Afanasjevs takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Toms Birznieks drew with Zahars Afanasjevs (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Toms Birznieks | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Zahars Afanasjevs | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Aksels Luksevics | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Augusts Boleiko | — | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afanasjevs, Zahars | 1556 | LAT | −7B | +46N | +21B | +6N | =3B | +15N | +5B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 20.25 | 1824 | +46.4 |
| 2 | Luksevics, Aksels | 1520 | LAT | +18B | +23N | =6B | +17N | +7B | −5N | +8B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 23.00 | 1613 | +25.6 |
| 3 | Birznieks, Toms | 1538 | LAT | =33N | +29B | =15N | +28B | =1N | +16B | +4N | 5.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 21.00 | 1876 | +74.0 |
| 4 | Lahs, Ricards | 1489 | LAT | +36B | +8N | =20N | +9B | =5B | +7N | −3B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 19.75 | 1607 | +32.4 |
| 5 | Boleiko, Augusts | 1509 | LAT | +35N | +38B | =9N | +11B | =4N | +2B | −1N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 18.75 | 1564 | +16.0 |
| 6 | Lahs, Edvards | 1483 | LAT | +44B | +22N | =2N | −1B | +20N | =13B | +18N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 16.50 | 1621 | +37.6 |
| 7 | Koskins, Maksims | 0 | LAT | +1N | +14B | +12N | +20B | −2N | −4B | =11N | 4.5 | 29.5 | 33.0 | 20.25 | 1558 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Elsbergs, Andrejs | 1578 | LAT | +28N | −4B | +39B | =24N | +9N | +14B | −2N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 15.25 | 1535 | -22.4 |
| 9 | Calais, Killian | 1447 | LAT | +43B | +10N | =5B | −4N | −8B | +24N | +23B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 14.50 | 1573 | +42.4 |
| 10 | Suslenkovs, Boriss | 1519 | LAT | +27N | −9B | +18N | =15B | =11N | +26B | =13N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 17.50 | 1472 | -10.8 |
| 11 | Bakass, Artjoms | 1488 | LAT | +41N | =16B | +40B | −5N | =10B | +19N | =7B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 13.00 | 1580 | +28.0 |
| 12 | Ignatenko, Rolands | 1514 | LAT | +30B | +19N | −7B | −23N | =21B | +32N | +27B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 14.75 | 1532 | +3.6 |
| 13 | Fjodorovs, Dmitrijs | 1539 | LAT | =17B | −39N | +32B | +40N | +24B | =6N | =10B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 14.25 | 1722 | +48.0 |
| 14 | Tronenkova, Vilhelmine | 1501 | LAT | +46B | −7N | +45B | =22N | +17B | −8N | +21B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.25 | 1545 | +4.0 |
| 15 | Neimanis, Gints | 0 | LAT | +25B | =40N | =3B | =10N | +22B | −1B | =16N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 14.75 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Mucenieks, Bruno | 1572 | LAT | +21B | =11N | −17B | +39N | +23B | −3N | =15B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 12.75 | 1574 | -0.8 |
| 17 | Barasovs, Dimitrijs | 0 | LAT | =13N | +33B | +16N | −2B | −14N | =29B | +28N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 13.25 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Davidjuks, Timofejs | 0 | LAT | −2N | +41B | −10B | +37N | +25B | +22N | −6B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 10.00 | 1330 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Jansons, Kristers Roberts | 1432 | LAT | +45N | −12B | −34N | +31B | +28N | −11B | +29N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 9.00 | 1480 | +10.4 |
| 20 | Ozolins, Roberts | 1580 | LAT | +26B | +24N | =4B | −7N | −6B | −21N | +30B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 12.50 | 1467 | -31.2 |
| 21 | Lahs, Olivers | 1417 | LAT | −16N | +34B | −1N | +35B | =12N | +20B | −14N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 10.75 | 1399 | -8.8 |
| 22 | Demakina, Nadezda | 1560 | LAT | +32N | −6B | +26N | =14B | −15N | −18B | +33N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 10.75 | 1557 | -8.0 |
| 23 | Deme, Alekss | 1466 | LAT | +42N | −2B | +38N | +12B | −16N | =27B | −9N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 8.75 | 1314 | -32.8 |
| 24 | Yanovskiy, Maxim | 1499 | LAT | +34N | −20B | +27N | =8B | −13N | −9B | +32N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 10.75 | 1366 | -34.8 |
| 25 | Daugavins, Krisjanis | 1547 | LAT | −15N | +31B | −28N | +29B | −18N | +38B | =26N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 9.25 | 1456 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Liscovs, Augusts | 1427 | LAT | −20N | +35B | −22B | +38N | +30B | −10N | =25B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 8.75 | 765 | -38.8 |
| 27 | Igaunis, Maksimilians | 0 | LAT | −10B | +43N | −24B | +45N | +39B | =23N | −12N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.75 | 1178 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Andrejeva, Sofija | 1420 | LAT | −8B | +36N | +25B | −3N | −19B | +37N | −17B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 7.50 | 724 | -43.2 |
| 29 | Bodaks, Leonards | 1509 | LAT | =39B | −3N | +44B | −25N | +41B | =17N | −19B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 4.25 | 682 | -43.2 |
| 30 | Jukams, Rihards | 0 | LAT | −12N | −42B | +33N | +34B | −26N | +35B | −20N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 708 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Ozolins, Peteris | 0 | LAT | −40B | −25N | +36B | −19N | −32B | +41N | +37B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Mogilevskis, Aleksandrs | 1402 | LAT | −22B | =44N | −13N | +33B | +31N | −12B | −24B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 5.75 | 731 | -53.6 |
| 33 | Bartusevics, Gustavs | 0 | LAT | =3B | −17N | −30B | −32N | +43B | +45N | −22B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.25 | 1238 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Gegeris, Roberts | 0 | LAT | −24B | −21N | +19B | −30N | −38B | =36N | +45B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1328 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Plume, Teodors | 0 | LAT | −5B | −26N | +43B | −21N | +45B | −30N | =38N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.25 | 658 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 11655895 | 0 | — | −4N | −28B | −31N | +44N | −37B | =34B | =43N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Beernaerts, Leo | 0 | LAT | F | F | +41N | −18B | +36N | −28B | −31N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 620 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Locs, Valters | 0 | LAT | F | −5N | −23B | −26B | +34N | −25N | =35B | 1.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3.75 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Ozols, Rudis | 0 | LAT | =29N | +13B | −8N | −16B | −27N | F | F | 1.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Vaivars, Klavs | 1510 | LAT | +31N | =15B | −11N | −13B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 702 | -40.0 |
| 41 | Ozols, Oskars | 0 | LAT | −11B | −18N | −37B | +43N | −29N | −31B | F | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.50 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Veinberga, Elena | 0 | LAT | −23B | +30N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Eglitis, Rudolfs | 0 | LAT | −9N | −27B | −35N | −41B | −33N | F | =36B | 0.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 648 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Pumpurs, Igors | 0 | LAT | −6N | =32B | −29N | −36B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 1195 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 11656255 | 0 | — | −19B | F | −14N | −27B | −35N | −33B | −34N | 0.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Veinbergs, Nikolajs | 0 | LAT | −14N | −1B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 737 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Birznieks, TomsLAT+74.05.5 pts · #2
- 2Fjodorovs, DmitrijsLAT+48.04.5 pts · #3
- 3Afanasjevs, ZaharsLAT+46.45.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Mogilevskis, AleksandrsLAT-53.62.5 pts · #45
- 2Andrejeva, SofijaLAT-43.23.0 pts · #38
- 3Bodaks, LeonardsLAT-43.23.0 pts · #40
Biggest upsets
- R6+163 Elo gap
- R3+127 Elo gap