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Iesildisanas Cesim 2026 Clasic

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19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Jan 2026 to 10 Feb 2026 in Riga, Latvia. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2073, and top seed was Reinis Paikens (πŸ‡±πŸ‡» LAT, FM, 2261).

Renars Muzis (πŸ‡±πŸ‡» LAT, 2130) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Aleksejs Adamovics (4.5) and Linda Krumina (4.0). Muzis shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Linda Krumina (WFM, 2055) beat Reinis Paikens (FM, 2261), a +206-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡±πŸ‡»Riga, Latvia
Dates
13 Jan 2026 β†’ 10 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡±πŸ‡»FMReinis Paikens2261
Avg top 10
2,073
Participants
19
Titled players Β· 3
FMΓ—1
CMΓ—1
WFMΓ—1
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡±πŸ‡»LatviaΓ—19
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Renars Muzis
    πŸ‡±πŸ‡»LATΒ·2130
    4.5ptsΒ·2476perf+75.2
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Aleksejs Adamovics
    πŸ‡±πŸ‡»LATΒ·2104
    4.5ptsΒ·2443perf+36.4
  • πŸ₯‰
    WFMLinda Krumina
    πŸ‡±πŸ‡»LATΒ·2055
    4.0ptsΒ·2258perf+24.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
7
4
1
2
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Muzis4.5Adamovics4.5Krumina4Gobleja3Platonovs3Lisovskis3
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Muzis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Renars Muzis drew with Aleksejs Adamovics (White).

R1–R3 Β· WIN STREAK

WFM Linda Krumina won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Renars Muzis*
Β½
1
β€”
2Aleksejs Adamovics
Β½
*β€”β€”
3WFMLinda Krumina
0
β€”*
1
4Karlis Goblejaβ€”β€”
0
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Muzis, Renars2130LAT+4N+13B=2B+3N+8B4.513.515.012.752476+75.2
2Adamovics, Aleksejs2104LAT+8N+15B=1N+13B+9N4.510.011.08.752443+36.4
3Krumina, LindaWFM2055LAT+19B+8B+6Nβˆ’1B+5B4.012.513.08.502258+24.8
4Platonovs, Nikolajs2165LATβˆ’1B+16Nβˆ’13N+12B+10B3.010.011.05.002007-33.6
5Gobleja, Karlis1881LAT+10Bβˆ’17N+19B+11Bβˆ’3N3.09.09.54.502056+24.0
6Lisovskis, Dmitrijs1940LAT+13B+9Nβˆ’3BF+15N3.08.59.54.502205+28.0
7Jefimovs, Akims1730LAT=14N+12Bβˆ’10Nβˆ’18B+16N2.56.57.53.751730-2.0
8Paikens, ReinisFM2261LATβˆ’2Bβˆ’3N+9B+15Bβˆ’1N2.015.016.03.001991-70.4
9Golsta, Madara1986LAT+11Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’8N+14Bβˆ’2B2.011.513.03.501916-8.6
10Filipovs, Sergejs1981LATβˆ’5NF+7B+19Nβˆ’4N2.09.09.03.001915-14.0
11Beniosev, DanielCM2005LATβˆ’9B=19N+14Bβˆ’5N=13N2.08.08.52.501797-52.8
12Mucenieks, Marks1830LATFβˆ’7N+16Bβˆ’4N+18N2.07.57.52.001776-6.4
13Ligotnis, Maksims1969LATβˆ’6Nβˆ’1N+4Bβˆ’2N=11B1.515.017.04.001920-14.0
14Eglitis, Roberts1626LAT=7B+18Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’9NF1.57.58.02.251746+8.0
15Pavlovs, Nikita2041LATFβˆ’2N+17Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’6B1.010.511.51.001882-16.6
16Zvaunis, Maris1596LAT+18Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’12NFβˆ’7B1.08.58.51.001599-1.8
17Alainis, Artis1997LATF+5Bβˆ’15NFF1.08.08.03.001960-2.0
18Elsbergs, Andrejs1578LATβˆ’16Bβˆ’14NF+7Nβˆ’12B1.07.07.02.501504-21.6
19Orlovskis, Jaroslavs1880LATβˆ’3N=11Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’10BF0.511.012.51.001658-38.4

Key insights

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