NEW YEAR IN KLAIPEDA 2025
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30 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Klaipeda, Lithuania. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1654, and top seed was Martynas Zirnovas (🇱🇹 LTU, 1783).
Rojus Gutauskas (🇱🇹 LTU, 1755) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Martynas Zirnovas (4.5) and Emilijus Zobernis (4.5). Gutauskas won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Donata Januseviciute (1563) beat Oleg Burdin (1758), a +195-point gap.
Location
🇱🇹Klaipeda, Lithuania
Dates
27 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇱🇹Lithuania×23
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsRojus Gutauskas led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
15
6
2
1
1
1
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Rojus Gutauskas never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Rojus Gutauskas beat Martynas Zirnovas (Black).
R1–R6 · WIN STREAK
Rojus Gutauskas won 6 in a row (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rojus Gutauskas | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Martynas Zirnovas | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Emilijus Zobernis | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Vitalij Petrov | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gutauskas, Rojus | 1755 | LTU | +14N | +5B | +2N | +4N | +3B | +9B | 6.0 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 23.50 | 2375 | +66.8 |
| 2 | Zirnovas, Martynas | 1783 | LTU | +15B | +7N | −1B | =8N | +19B | +4N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 15.25 | 1794 | +3.4 |
| 3 | Zobernis, Emilijus | 1646 | LTU | +30B | +9N | =8B | +20N | −1N | +16B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 10.75 | 1792 | +19.4 |
| 4 | Januseviciute, Donata | 1563 | LTU | +23B | +17N | +10N | −1B | +6N | −2B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 12.50 | 1714 | +15.6 |
| 5 | Zickus, Tajus | 1527 | LTU | +29B | −1N | −13B | +23N | +17B | +18N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 1581 | +4.8 |
| 6 | Petrov, Vitalij | 1554 | LTU | +28B | −8N | +16B | +13N | −4B | +15N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 10.00 | 1597 | +8.4 |
| 7 | Ragainis, Gediminas | 1559 | LTU | +27N | −2B | =19N | =16N | +13B | +14B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 10.25 | 1569 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Kilius, Mindaugas | 1779 | LTU | +25N | +6B | =3N | =2B | =9N | F | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 12.25 | 1742 | -2.8 |
| 9 | Potapkin, Maksim | 1518 | LTU | +22N | −3B | +14N | +21B | =8B | −1N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 9.75 | 1616 | +22.0 |
| 10 | Burdin, Oleg | 1758 | LTU | +18B | +20N | −4B | =19N | +15B | F | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 9.75 | 1644 | -23.6 |
| 11 | Pakalniskis, Romas | 1513 | LTU | −17B | +13N | +18B | −15N | =12N | +19B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 18.0 | 10.25 | 1576 | +5.0 |
| 12 | Rimpo, Oliver | 0 | LTU | −19B | −24B | +28N | +30N | =11B | +23N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1312 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Zavadckas, Henrikas | 0 | LTU | +21N | −11B | +5N | −6B | −7N | +27B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1458 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Lengvinaite, Lukne | 1401 | LTU | −1B | +29N | −9B | +26N | +20B | −7N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1408 | -0.8 |
| 15 | Lengvinaite, Aiste | 1452 | LTU | −2N | +27B | +24N | +11B | −10N | −6B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 1460 | -0.8 |
| 16 | Borisovaite, Ana | 1596 | LTU | +24N | =19B | −6N | =7B | +25N | −3N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 7.25 | 1470 | -17.6 |
| 17 | Peciura, Aronas | 0 | LTU | +11N | −4B | −21N | +24B | −5N | +25B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 7.50 | 1437 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Nashko, Vladyslav | 1404 | UKR | −10N | +26B | −11N | +22B | +21N | −5B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1381 | -6.8 |
| 19 | Bitounti-Mpompa, Deniel | 1496 | LTU | +12N | =16N | =7B | =10B | −2N | −11N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 8.75 | 1494 | -3.6 |
| 20 | Kuprys, Dominik | 1551 | LTU | +26N | −10B | +25N | −3B | −14N | =21B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 5.25 | 1401 | -42.8 |
| 21 | Bruzas, Renatas | 1493 | LTU | −13B | +23N | +17B | −9N | −18B | =20N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 6.25 | 1224 | -39.2 |
| 22 | FIDE 12872334 | 0 | — | −9B | +30N | −23B | −18N | =27B | +28B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 666 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 12868922 | 0 | — | −4N | −21B | +22N | −5B | +28N | −12B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 12858501 | 0 | — | −16B | +12N | −15B | −17N | +26B | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Burdina, Elizaveta | 1449 | LTU | −8B | +28N | −20B | +27N | −16B | −17N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 845 | -30.8 |
| 26 | FIDE 12876330 | 0 | — | −20B | −18N | +30B | −14B | −24N | +29B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Jurenas, Joris | 0 | LTU | −7B | −15N | +29B | −25B | =22N | −13N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 2.25 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Klimbys, Markas | 0 | LTU | −6N | −25B | −12B | +29N | −23B | −22N | 1.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 12875104 | 0 | — | −5N | −14B | −27N | −28B | +30B | −26N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 665 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 12871966 | 0 | — | −3N | −22B | −26N | −12B | −29N | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 849 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gutauskas, RojusLTU+66.86.0 pts · #1
- 2Potapkin, MaksimLTU+22.03.5 pts · #6
- 3Zobernis, EmilijusLTU+19.44.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Kuprys, DominikLTU-42.82.5 pts · #15
- 2Bruzas, RenatasLTU-39.22.5 pts · #20
- 3Burdina, ElizavetaLTU-30.82.0 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R3+195 Elo gap
- R5+150 Elo gap