Estonian U13 Championship 2026
29 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Tartu, Estonia. Top 10 Elo average was 1636, and top seed was Karl Samuel Leht (🇪🇪 EST, 1816).
Kristofer Kais (🇪🇪 EST, 1783) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Adrian Kornilov (5.0) and Mart Mattias Alas (4.5). Kais shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Marten Kibe (1519) beat Karl Samuel Leht (1816), a +297-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Kais takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).
Kristofer Kais beat Adrian Kornilov (White).
Kristofer Kais 3 wins (R1–R3)Adrian Kornilov 3 wins (R4–R6)Oskar Toome 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kristofer Kais | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Adrian Kornilov | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Oskar Toome | ½ | — | * | 0 |
| 4Mart Mattias Alas | ½ | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kais, Kristofer | 1783 | EST | +21B | +15N | +2B | =3N | +6B | =4N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 19.00 | 1892 | +26.0 |
| 2 | Kornilov, Adrian | 1622 | EST | +12N | +23B | −1N | +5B | +9N | +3N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 17.50 | 1811 | +30.0 |
| 3 | Alas, Mart Mattias | 1662 | EST | +29N | +5B | +9N | =1B | +4N | −2B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 14.50 | 1762 | +21.6 |
| 4 | Toome, Oskar | 1642 | EST | +25B | +20N | +7B | +11N | −3B | =1B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 14.50 | 1739 | +25.6 |
| 5 | Laur, Mark | 0 | EST | +?B | −3N | +8B | −2N | +21B | +18N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 9.50 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Leht, Karl Samuel | 1816 | EST | +17N | −7B | +13N | +15B | −1N | +14B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 12.50 | 1559 | -47.2 |
| 7 | Kibe, Marten | 1519 | EST | +24B | +6N | −4N | =14B | +10N | =9B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 12.75 | 1740 | +44.8 |
| 8 | Maidessoo, Marten | 0 | EST | +10N | −9B | −5N | +22B | +15N | +16B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 12.00 | 1552 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Reren, Alexis Miriam | 1614 | EST | +19B | +8N | −3B | +20N | −2B | =7N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 11.50 | 1482 | -30.0 |
| 10 | Voronova, Anastassia | 1588 | EST | −8B | +19N | +21B | +17N | −7B | =11N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 10.25 | 1480 | -3.2 |
| 11 | Vedernykov, Gennadi | 1515 | EST | =13N | +27B | +14N | −4B | =16N | =10B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 1396 | -19.6 |
| 12 | Kanger, Saskia Lee | 0 | EST | −2B | =16N | +26B | −18N | +27B | +19B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 1272 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Purre, Jaan | 0 | EST | =11B | +?N | −6B | −16N | +25B | +20N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.25 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Thimm, Leelo Mia | 0 | EST | +16B | +18N | −11B | =7N | =20B | −6N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 9.25 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Istratova, Nika | 1513 | EST | +26B | −1B | +22N | −6N | −8B | +24N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 1002 | -12.4 |
| 16 | Urbanovits, Hugo | 1419 | EST | −14N | =12B | +27N | +13B | =11B | −8N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 8.00 | 1516 | +5.6 |
| 17 | Kojus, Lukas | 1403 | EST | −6B | +24N | +18B | −10B | −19N | +23B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 1507 | +12.0 |
| 18 | Chernov, Iakov | 1599 | EST | +28N | −14B | −17N | +12B | +24N | −5B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 603 | -30.0 |
| 19 | Lykk, Roland | 0 | EST | −9N | −10B | +?B | +26N | +17B | −12N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1511 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Patrikejeva, Sofia | 1472 | EST | +22N | −4B | +23N | −9B | =14N | −13B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 830 | -23.2 |
| 21 | Elhi, Karl Erik | 0 | EST | −1N | +28B | −10N | +23B | −5N | =22B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 4.25 | 842 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Rudiger, Camilla Anna | 0 | EST | −20B | +25N | −15B | −8N | +?B | =21N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.25 | 1379 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Missik, Mirko | 0 | EST | +?B | −2N | −20B | −21N | +26B | −17N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 1313 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Paas, Johan | 0 | EST | −7N | −17B | +29N | +25N | −18B | −15B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 708 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 4520823 | 0 | — | −4N | −22B | +28N | −24B | −13N | +29B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 845 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Ratsoborski, Jaroslav | 0 | EST | −15N | +29B | −12N | −19B | −23N | +28N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Toomla, Marven | 0 | EST | F | −11N | −16B | +29B | −12N | −?N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 686 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 4532988 | 0 | — | −18B | −21N | −25B | −?N | +29N | −26B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 760 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 4530810 | 0 | — | −3B | −26N | −24B | −27N | −28B | −25N | 0.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 860 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kibe, MartenEST+44.84.0 pts · #5
- 2Kornilov, AdrianEST+30.05.0 pts · #8
- 3Kais, KristoferEST+26.05.0 pts · #1
- 1Leht, Karl SamuelEST-47.24.0 pts · #9
- 2Chernov, IakovEST-30.03.0 pts · #26
- 3Reren, Alexis MiriamEST-30.03.5 pts · #12
- R2+297 Elo gap
- R3+196 Elo gap