Jurmala Chess open-2026
19 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Feb 2026 to 20 Feb 2026 in Jurmala, Latvia. 1 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2010, and top seed was Frantisek Vrana (🇨🇿 CZE, FM, 2093).
Milosz Madejski (🇵🇱 POL, 1990) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Armandas Ledas (5.5) and Nikita Pavlovs (5.0). Madejski won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Kristaps Eglitis (1515) beat Oleg Korchagin (1885), a +370-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Armandas Ledas held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Madejski takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (25.5).
Armandas Ledas drew with Milosz Madejski (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Armandas Ledas | * | ½ | 0 | 1 |
| 2Milosz Madejski | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Nikita Pavlovs | 1 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Sergejs Filipovs | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madejski, Milosz | 1990 | POL | +10B | +13N | =2B | +3N | =4B | +5N | =6B | 5.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 21.25 | 2174 | +57.2 |
| 2 | Ledas, Armandas | 2003 | LTU | +9N | +5B | =1N | +15B | +7N | +13B | −3N | 5.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 19.25 | 2195 | +70.0 |
| 3 | Pavlovs, Nikita | 2040 | LAT | −14N | +19B | +6N | −1B | +10N | +4B | +2B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 16.50 | 2011 | -2.6 |
| 4 | Lisovskis, Dmitrijs | 1940 | LAT | +8B | +7B | −15N | =5B | =1N | −3N | +13B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 15.25 | 2085 | +28.0 |
| 5 | Filipovs, Sergejs | 2028 | LAT | +11B | −2N | +12B | =4N | +14B | −1B | =7N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 12.50 | 1992 | -12.4 |
| 6 | Rupais,Gustavs | 1855 | LAT | −13B | +10N | −3B | +8N | +11B | =7B | =1N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 14.75 | 2001 | +45.6 |
| 7 | Lee, Hyuk | 2005 | KOR | +19B | −4N | +8B | +11N | −2B | =6N | =5B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 1967 | -4.8 |
| 8 | Vrana, FrantisekFM | 2093 | CZE | −4N | +16B | −7N | −6B | +12N | +10B | +11N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 11.00 | 1841 | -16.5 |
| 9 | Eglitis,Kristaps | 1515 | LAT | −2B | −11N | −10B | +17N | +19N | =12B | +14B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 1871 | +100.4 |
| 10 | Stalgis, Edmunds | 0 | LAT | −1N | −6B | +9N | +16B | −3B | −8N | +19N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.50 | 1731 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Galkins, Semjons | 1857 | LAT | −5N | +9B | +16N | −7B | −6N | +14N | −8B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 8.00 | 1772 | -12.4 |
| 12 | Matisons, Janis Mihaels | 1910 | LAT | =15N | +14B | −5N | −13N | −8B | =9N | +16B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 7.50 | 1810 | -27.6 |
| 13 | Barinova, Marina | 2020 | EST | +6N | −1B | =14N | +12B | F | −2N | −4N | 2.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 8.25 | 1874 | -24.4 |
| 14 | Korchagin, Oleg | 1885 | EST | +3B | −12N | =13B | +19N | −5N | −11B | −9N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.25 | 1757 | -22.6 |
| 15 | Zajakins, Artjoms | 2069 | LAT | =12B | +18N | +4B | −2N | F | F | F | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1976 | -7.8 |
| 16 | Karba, Karoliina | 0 | EST | =18B | −8N | −11B | −10N | =17B | +19B | −12N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.50 | 1647 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Stinka, Gustavs | 1675 | LAT | F | F | F | −9B | =16N | F | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 714 | -14.4 |
| 18 | Mammadov, Famil | 1454 | AZE | =16N | −15B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1054 | -1.6 |
| 19 | Sidorovs, Timurs | 1645 | LAT | −7N | −3N | F | −14B | −9B | −16N | −10B | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 0.00 | 1061 | -42.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Eglitis,KristapsLAT+100.43.5 pts · #7
- 2Ledas, ArmandasLTU+70.05.5 pts · #1
- 3Madejski, MiloszPOL+57.25.5 pts · #2
- 1Sidorovs, TimursLAT-42.00.0 pts · #17
- 2Matisons, Janis MihaelsLAT-27.63.0 pts · #16
- 3Barinova, MarinaEST-24.42.5 pts · #9
- R7+370 Elo gap
- R4+238 Elo gap
- R4+160 Elo gap