Day of Freedom Defenders 2026 Standard
Open SwissStandard
31 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Vilnius, Lithuania. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2040, and top seed was Zanas Nainys (🇱🇹 LTU, FM, 2303).
Pijus Grybkauskas (🇱🇹 LTU, 2061) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Jokubas Dijokas (3.0) and Pijus Greicius (3.0). Grybkauskas won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nojus Baranauskas (1520) beat Justas Dailidenas (1904), a +384-point gap.
Location
🇱🇹Vilnius, Lithuania
Dates
17 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇱🇹Lithuania×30
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsPijus Grybkauskas led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
14
3
1
1
R3–R4 · LEAD HELD
Pijus Grybkauskas never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Pijus Grybkauskas won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grybkauskas, Pijus | 2061 | LTU | +21B | +24N | +10B | +7N | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2552 | +24.4 |
| 2 | Dijokas, Jokubas | 2083 | LTU | =8N | +16B | =4N | +14B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 6.75 | 2085 | +5.2 |
| 3 | Greicius, Pijus | 2170 | LTU | −7N | +8B | +13N | +11B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 6.50 | 2122 | -0.4 |
| 4 | Jalanskij, Sergej | 1947 | LTU | +30B | =20N | =2B | +15N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.25 | 2008 | +8.0 |
| 5 | Kavalnis, Rytis | 1912 | LTU | +20N | +22B | −7B | +12N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 2019 | +22.8 |
| 6 | Baronas, Benas | 0 | LTU | +23B | −10N | +17N | +25B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.50 | 1588 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Jurcius, Mantas | 1806 | LTU | +3B | =11B | +5N | −1B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 2183 | +35.6 |
| 8 | Tutinas, Romualdas | 1801 | LTU | =2B | −3N | +21B | +10N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1957 | +14.6 |
| 9 | Krivka, Raigardas | 0 | LTU | +?N | =?B | −25N | +31B | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 684 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Baranauskas, Nojus | 1520 | LTU | +15N | +6B | −1N | −8B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1750 | +26.8 |
| 11 | Nainys, ZanasFM | 2303 | LTU | +24B | =7N | =12B | −3N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1998 | -13.6 |
| 12 | Zvirblis, Andrius | 2016 | LTU | =22N | +14B | =11N | −5B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 2056 | +3.4 |
| 13 | Navickas, Tadas | 1811 | LTU | −14N | +17B | −3B | +20N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1894 | +13.2 |
| 14 | Viskelis, DariusFM | 2136 | LTU | +13B | −12N | +24B | −2N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1943 | -18.8 |
| 15 | Dailidenas, Justas | 1904 | LTU | −10B | +28N | +16N | −4B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1709 | -18.2 |
| 16 | Novikovas, Martynas | 1675 | LTU | +25N | −2N | −15B | +19B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1696 | -1.6 |
| 17 | Achremovas, Igoris | 1661 | LTU | +18N | −13N | −6B | +26N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1794 | +7.2 |
| 18 | Bausys, Benas | 1779 | LTU | −17B | +19N | +26N | −24B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 964 | -41.6 |
| 19 | Berzonskyte, Kornelija | 0 | LTU | +27N | −18B | +?B | −16N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 927 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Bausys, Nikolas | 1608 | LTU | −5B | =4B | +22N | −13B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1798 | +32.4 |
| 21 | Meskauskas, Pijus | 1674 | LTU | −1N | +25B | −8N | =23B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1631 | -14.8 |
| 22 | Auskalnis, Dovydas | 1871 | LTU | =12B | −5N | −20B | +29N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1666 | -19.8 |
| 23 | Bajarkevicius, Tautvydas | 1528 | LTU | −6N | +27B | F | =21N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1674 | +8.0 |
| 24 | Mikolavicius, Julius | 1867 | LTU | −11N | −1B | −14N | +18N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1868 | -4.8 |
| 25 | Dementjev, Matvij | 1485 | LTU | −16B | −21N | +9B | −6N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 874 | -20.0 |
| 26 | Vaillant, Maksimilian Aleksander | 0 | LTU | −28B | +30N | −18B | −17B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Sargautyte, Ruta | 0 | LTU | −19B | −23N | +31B | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Sakinis, Rokas | 1693 | LTU | +26N | −15B | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1104 | -9.2 |
| 29 | Sidlauskas, Aras | 1469 | LTU | F | +31N | F | −22B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1068 | -3.2 |
| 30 | Kiznis, Rojus | 1662 | LTU | −4N | −26B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1147 | -6.4 |
| 31 | Seyfioglu, Asli | 0 | TUR | −?N | −29B | −27N | −9N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 668 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jurcius, MantasLTU+35.62.5 pts · #8
- 2Bausys, NikolasLTU+32.41.5 pts · #15
- 3Baranauskas, NojusLTU+26.82.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Bausys, BenasLTU-41.62.0 pts · #26
- 2Dementjev, MatvijLTU-20.01.0 pts · #30
- 3Auskalnis, DovydasLTU-19.81.5 pts · #16
Biggest upsets
- R1+384 Elo gap
- R1+364 Elo gap
- R3+263 Elo gap