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Jurmala Chess open-2026

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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 (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡Ώ CZE, FM, 2093).

Milosz Madejski (πŸ‡΅πŸ‡± 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.

Location
πŸ‡±πŸ‡»Jurmala, Latvia
Dates
17 Feb 2026 β†’ 20 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1 Fast Standard
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡ΏFMFrantisek Vrana2093
Avg top 10
2,010
Participants
19
Titled players Β· 1
FMΓ—1
Federations Β· 7 represented
πŸ‡±πŸ‡»LatviaΓ—11
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ͺEstoniaΓ—3
πŸ‡°πŸ‡·South KoreaΓ—1
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±PolandΓ—1
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡ΏCzech RepublicΓ—1
πŸ‡±πŸ‡ΉLithuaniaΓ—1
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΏAzerbaijanΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Milosz Madejski
    πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±POLΒ·1990
    5.5ptsΒ·2174perf+57.2
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Armandas Ledas
    πŸ‡±πŸ‡ΉLTUΒ·2003
    5.5ptsΒ·2195perf+70.0
  • πŸ₯‰
    Nikita Pavlovs
    πŸ‡±πŸ‡»LATΒ·2040
    5.0ptsΒ·2011perf-2.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Tight 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.

Co-leaders
7
3
3
2
1
1
2
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Ledas5.5Madejski5.5Pavlovs5Filipovs4Lee4Lisovskis4
R5–R7 Β· LEAD HELD

Armandas Ledas held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R7 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/7. Madejski takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (25.5).

R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Armandas Ledas drew with Milosz Madejski (Black).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Armandas Ledas*
Β½
0
1
2Milosz Madejski
Β½
*
1
1
3Nikita Pavlovs
1
0
*β€”
4Sergejs Filipovs
0
0
β€”*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Madejski, Milosz1990POL+10B+13N=2B+3N=4B+5N=6B5.525.528.021.252174+57.2
2Ledas, Armandas2003LTU+9N+5B=1N+15B+7N+13Bβˆ’3N5.524.527.019.252195+70.0
3Pavlovs, Nikita2040LATβˆ’14N+19B+6Nβˆ’1B+10N+4B+2B5.024.524.516.502011-2.6
4Lisovskis, Dmitrijs1940LAT+8B+7Bβˆ’15N=5B=1Nβˆ’3N+13B4.025.027.515.252085+28.0
5Filipovs, Sergejs2028LAT+11Bβˆ’2N+12B=4N+14Bβˆ’1B=7N4.025.027.512.501992-12.4
6Rupais,Gustavs1855LATβˆ’13B+10Nβˆ’3B+8N+11B=7B=1N4.024.527.014.752001+45.6
7Lee, Hyuk2005KOR+19Bβˆ’4N+8B+11Nβˆ’2B=6N=5B4.024.524.511.001967-4.8
8Vrana, FrantisekFM2093CZEβˆ’4N+16Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’6B+12N+10B+11N4.021.023.011.001841-16.5
9Eglitis,Kristaps1515LATβˆ’2Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’10B+17N+19N=12B+14B3.517.517.54.501871+100.4
10Stalgis, Edmunds0LATβˆ’1Nβˆ’6B+9N+16Bβˆ’3Bβˆ’8N+19N3.024.024.05.5017310.0
11Galkins, Semjons1857LATβˆ’5N+9B+16Nβˆ’7Bβˆ’6N+14Nβˆ’8B3.022.024.08.001772-12.4
12Matisons, Janis Mihaels1910LAT=15N+14Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’13Nβˆ’8B=9N+16B3.019.021.07.501810-27.6
13Barinova, Marina2020EST+6Nβˆ’1B=14N+12BFβˆ’2Nβˆ’4N2.524.527.08.251874-24.4
14Korchagin, Oleg1885EST+3Bβˆ’12N=13B+19Nβˆ’5Nβˆ’11Bβˆ’9N2.521.021.06.251757-22.6
15Zajakins, Artjoms2069LAT=12B+18N+4Bβˆ’2NFFF2.515.515.56.001976-7.8
16Karba, Karoliina0EST=18Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’11Bβˆ’10N=17B+19Bβˆ’12N2.014.014.00.5016470.0
17Stinka, Gustavs1675LATFFFβˆ’9B=16NFF0.55.55.51.00714-14.4
18Mammadov, Famil1454AZE=16Nβˆ’15BFFFFF0.54.54.51.001054-1.6
19Sidorovs, Timurs1645LATβˆ’7Nβˆ’3NFβˆ’14Bβˆ’9Bβˆ’16Nβˆ’10B0.020.020.50.001061-42.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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