V GM Sveshnikov Evgeny rapid memorial-2026

SwissRapid

79 players participated in this 12-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Jurmala, Latvia. 32 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2454, and top seed was Alexei Shirov (🇪🇸 ESP, GM, 2632).

Jaan Ehlvest (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2426) won with 9.0/12, ahead of Vladimir Sveshnikov (8.5) and Klaus Bischoff (8.5). Ehlvest shared the lead from round 9 and won solo starting round 11.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Janis Isakovs (1890) beat Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez (GM, 2287), a +397-point gap.

Location

🇱🇻Jurmala, Latvia

Dates

21 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026

Time control

Rapid: 12 minutes for game with 5 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 12 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸GMAlexei Shirov2632

Avg top 10

2,454

Participants

Titled players · 32

GM×15

IM×4

FM×5

CM×3

WGM×2

WIM×2

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇱🇻Latvia×43

🇱🇹Lithuania×5

🇸🇪Sweden×5

🇪🇪Estonia×5

🇪🇸Spain×4

🇵🇱Poland×3

🇩🇪Germany×3

🇧🇪Belgium×2

Top 3

🥇
GMJaan Ehlvest
🇺🇸USA·2426
9.0pts·2548perf+19.9
🥈
IMVladimir Sveshnikov
🇱🇻LAT·2369
8.5pts·2488perf+20.0
🥉
GMKlaus Bischoff
🇩🇪GER·2536
8.5pts·2479perf-5.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 12 rounds

GM Jaan Ehlvest led from R11; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R11.

Co-leaders

Ehlvest9Glek8.5Sveshnikov8.5Novik8.5Bischoff8.5Miezis8

R11 · LEADER CHANGE22 Feb

GM Jaan Ehlvest takes the sole lead (8.5/11).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Jaan Ehlvest 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Igor Glek 3 wins (R9–R11)IM Vladimir Sveshnikov 3 wins (R5–R7)

R7 · LATE SURGE

GM Igor Glek was #13 at R7, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMJaan Ehlvest	*	—	½	—
2GMIgor Glek	—	*	½	—
3IMVladimir Sveshnikov	½	½	*	—
4GMMaxim Novik	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ehlvest, JaanGM	2426	USA	+39B	+26N	+32B	+13N	=12B	−11N	+19B	=10N	+7B	=2N	+6N	=3B	9.0	84.0	90.0	66.25	2548	+19.9
2	Sveshnikov, VladimirIM	2369	LAT	+52B	+20N	=11B	=8N	+30B	+15N	+6B	−12N	+10B	=1B	=3N	=5N	8.5	86.0	91.5	63.25	2488	+20.0
3	Bischoff, KlausGM	2536	GER	+50B	=35N	+40B	=4N	=11B	=13N	+20N	=14B	+16N	+12B	=2B	=1N	8.5	82.5	88.0	60.75	2479	-5.0
4	Novik, MaximGM	2345	LTU	+54N	=18B	+37N	=3B	=26N	+22B	−9N	−6N	+38B	+49B	+7N	+14B	8.5	78.5	84.0	56.75	2398	+10.9
5	Glek, IgorGM	2434	BEL	=44N	+64B	−35N	+37B	=31N	=18B	+22N	=19B	+24N	+20B	+12N	=2B	8.5	75.5	80.0	56.50	2330	-10.8
6	Hoffman, AlejandroGM	2411	ARG	=45N	+44B	+36N	=18B	+21N	=8B	−2N	+4B	+13N	+11N	−1B	=9B	8.0	83.0	89.0	57.00	2396	+0.8
7	Strikovic, AleksaGM	2469	SRB	+34N	+31B	−13N	+20B	+29N	+12N	=11B	=16B	−1N	+15N	−4B	+21B	8.0	82.5	89.0	56.50	2429	-4.2
8	Tolmacevs,ArtjomsFM	2244	LAT	+47N	+24B	=9N	=2B	+14N	=6N	−12B	=18B	+33N	=13B	=10N	+19B	8.0	82.5	88.5	57.50	2384	+82.3
9	Miezis, NormundsGM	2409	LAT	+57B	+28N	=8B	=30N	+32B	=10N	+4B	−11N	−15B	+16N	+23B	=6N	8.0	82.0	87.0	56.75	2410	+1.7
10	Mustaps, MatissFM	2339	LAT	+69N	−49B	+57N	+36B	+18N	=9B	+21N	=1B	−2N	=14B	=8B	+25N	8.0	78.5	82.5	52.25	2330	+1.6
11	Shirov, AlexeiGM	2632	ESP	+33N	+16B	=2N	+35B	=3N	+1B	=7N	+9B	=12N	−6B	−14N	=15N	7.5	86.5	92.5	57.00	2454	-22.0
12	Krasenkow, MichalGM	2393	POL	+48N	+22B	+49N	+14B	=1N	−7B	+8N	+2B	=11B	−3N	−5B	=17N	7.5	86.0	91.5	54.50	2434	+8.1
13	Kengis, EdvinsGM	2339	LAT	+41B	+25N	+7B	−1B	=22N	=3B	+39N	=15N	−6B	=8N	=27B	+30N	7.5	82.5	88.5	52.50	2334	+1.4
14	Lobron, EricGM	2462	GER	+58B	+27N	+15B	−12N	−8B	+26N	+38B	=3N	=23B	=10N	+11B	−4N	7.5	82.5	87.5	51.75	2402	-7.7
15	Cramling, PiaGM	2329	SWE	+59B	+42N	−14N	+49B	+39N	−2B	+24N	=13B	+9N	−7B	=19N	=11B	7.5	78.5	83.5	48.50	2356	+6.6
16	Estremera Panos, SergioIM	2237	ESP	+53B	−11N	=51B	=41N	+40B	+42N	+50B	=7N	−3B	−9B	+36N	+34N	7.5	73.5	79.0	45.25	2263	+10.0
17	Mierins, Emils Janis	2261	LAT	+60N	−36B	+52N	−39B	+43N	−24B	+44N	=49B	+22N	=35B	+31N	=12B	7.5	69.0	74.0	45.50	2166	-24.0
18	Kapechun, MikhailoCM	2117	UKR	+63B	=4N	+23B	=6N	−10B	=5N	+32B	=8N	−19N	−31B	+39N	+35B	7.0	80.0	85.0	47.00	2294	+57.6
19	Lanka, ZigurdsGM	2349	LAT	+51B	=38N	−30B	+53N	+27B	+35B	−1N	=5N	+18B	=23N	=15B	−8N	7.0	78.0	83.5	45.50	2261	-10.4
20	Vrana, FrantisekFM	2132	CZE	+55B	−2B	+56N	−7N	+54B	+41N	−3B	+50N	+25B	−5N	=32B	=28N	7.0	76.5	82.0	41.75	2196	+21.4
21	Ivanov, Igor	2273	LAT	+46B	=37N	=38B	+42N	−6B	+25N	−10B	=30N	+58B	=27N	+40B	−7N	7.0	74.5	79.5	42.75	2210	-15.4
22	Laimins, Lauris	2146	LAT	+72B	−12N	+62B	+50N	=13B	−4N	−5B	+54N	−17B	+58N	+37B	=23N	7.0	73.5	77.0	37.75	2200	+20.6
23	Hellers, FerdinandGM	2357	SWE	=43N	+45B	−18N	+33B	−35N	+58B	+36N	+37B	=14N	=19B	−9N	=22B	7.0	73.0	78.0	43.25	2206	-18.5
24	Kolesnikovs, Ivans	2037	LAT	+79B	−8N	+73B	−29N	+62B	+17N	−15B	+28N	−5B	=30N	+38B	=27N	7.0	73.0	73.5	35.75	2160	+41.8
25	Madejski, Milosz	2086	POL	+78N	−13B	=67N	=43B	+46N	−21B	+60N	+31B	−20N	+29B	+35N	−10B	7.0	70.0	72.5	38.00	2136	+39.2
26	Ligotnis, Maksims	2150	LAT	+66B	−1B	+64N	+38N	=4B	−14B	−37N	−51N	+59B	=43B	+44N	+49B	7.0	69.5	74.0	38.75	2129	-6.1
27	Bieliauskas, MariusCM	2174	LTU	+71N	−14B	=59N	+45B	−19N	=33B	=64N	+52B	+36N	=21B	=13N	=24B	7.0	69.5	73.0	39.75	2146	-4.0
28	Calzetta Ruiz, MonicaWGM	2149	ESP	+65N	−9B	−46N	+67B	=52N	+53B	=29N	−24B	+48N	=33B	+43N	=20B	7.0	69.0	73.0	39.00	2060	-21.8
29	Bellon Lopez, Juan ManuelGM	2287	SWE	−64N	+70B	+48N	+24B	−7B	−38N	=28B	+57N	=30B	−25N	+50B	+40N	7.0	68.5	72.0	39.75	2126	-20.9
30	Jankovskis, GuntisFM	2119	LAT	=70N	+68B	+19N	=9B	−2N	−39B	+46N	=21B	=29N	=24B	+33N	−13B	6.5	74.5	78.0	39.75	2151	+13.2
31	Antoms, GuntarsIM	2185	LAT	+67B	−7N	=41B	+51N	=5B	−50N	+42B	−25N	+37B	+18N	−17B	=32N	6.5	73.5	77.5	39.00	2142	-11.0
32	Rivera, DanielIM	2249	URU	+62B	+74N	−1N	+46B	−9N	=36B	−18N	+39B	−49N	+45B	=20N	=31B	6.5	72.0	75.0	35.75	2110	-36.6
33	Rauk, Tonu	2028	EST	−11B	=53N	+61B	−23N	+59B	=27N	+41B	+40N	−8B	=28N	−30B	+51N	6.5	71.0	76.0	37.25	2098	+22.4
34	Gobleja, Karlis	2021	LAT	−7B	−67N	+66N	−47B	+71N	−60B	+68N	=65B	+56N	+64B	+49N	−16B	6.5	59.0	62.5	29.75	1957	-20.0
35	Dubrovin, Robert	2231	EST	+56N	=3B	+5B	−11N	+23B	−19N	=40B	=38N	+51B	=17N	−25B	−18N	6.0	77.5	83.0	40.50	2230	-0.2
36	Safranska, AndaWGM	2078	FRA	+61B	+17N	−6B	−10N	+73B	=32N	−23B	+64N	−27B	+51N	−16B	=48N	6.0	72.5	75.5	31.75	2095	+7.4
37	Petrovs, Renars	2029	LAT	+75N	=21B	−4B	−5N	+51B	+63N	+26B	−23N	−31N	+65B	−22N	=47B	6.0	72.5	75.5	31.50	2064	+9.6
38	Platonovs, Nikolajs	2112	LAT	+76N	=19B	=21N	−26B	+64N	+29B	−14N	=35B	−4N	+57B	−24N	=45B	6.0	72.5	75.0	32.00	2139	+16.8
39	Sanz Losada, VictorianoCM	1983	ESP	−1N	+71B	+74B	+17N	−15B	+30N	−13B	−32N	+41B	−40N	−18B	+60N	6.0	72.0	75.0	31.50	2091	+29.8
40	Tolmacevs, Romans	2141	LAT	=68N	+43B	−3N	+59B	−16N	+52B	=35N	−33B	+46N	+39B	−21N	−29B	6.0	71.0	75.0	33.50	2083	-30.5
41	Kazoks, Aivars	1900	LAT	−13N	+76B	=31N	=16B	+49N	−20B	−33N	+44B	−39N	−48B	+65N	+57B	6.0	68.0	70.5	30.50	2030	+36.8
42	Mironov, Ruslan	2058	EST	+77N	−15B	+63N	−21B	+47N	−16B	−31N	−46B	+53B	=55N	+54B	=43N	6.0	68.0	70.5	30.25	1958	-27.0
43	Vranova, Zdenka	1915	CZE	=23B	−40N	+70B	=25N	−17B	−55N	+73B	+62N	+50B	=26N	−28B	=42B	6.0	67.0	70.0	30.50	2012	+27.0
44	Krums, Ilmars	1995	LAT	=5B	−6N	−53B	+70N	=55B	+68N	−17B	−41N	+61B	+69N	−26B	+59N	6.0	66.0	69.5	28.50	1967	-10.8
45	Ludishev, Artem	1963	UKR	=6B	−23N	+68B	−27N	−53B	+65B	−47N	+67B	+60N	−32N	+55B	=38N	6.0	65.0	69.0	30.00	1991	+4.2
46	Krasenkowa, ElenaWIM	1888	POL	−21N	+77B	+28B	−32N	−25B	+61N	−30B	+42N	−40B	−50N	+74B	+58N	6.0	64.5	67.0	28.50	1985	+29.6
47	Volkov, Leonid	1835	LTU	−8B	−50N	+78B	+34N	−42B	=54N	+45B	−58N	−57B	+72N	+52B	=37N	6.0	62.5	65.0	29.75	1964	+38.4
48	Gailevska, Milana	1955	LAT	−12B	+72N	−29B	−73N	−61B	+70N	+75B	+55N	−28B	+41N	=58B	=36B	6.0	59.0	62.0	27.00	1906	-29.2
49	Vidruska, RenateWFM	2091	LAT	+73B	+10N	−12B	−15N	−41B	+62N	+55B	=17N	+32B	−4N	−34B	−26N	5.5	75.5	78.5	31.75	2075	-3.6
50	Brils, LeonidsFM	2027	LAT	−3N	+47B	+79N	−22B	+60N	+31B	−16N	−20B	−43N	+46B	−29N	=56B	5.5	72.0	72.5	26.75	2001	-9.4
51	Jefimovs, Akims	1910	LAT	−19N	+55B	=16N	−31B	−37N	+67B	+53N	+26B	−35N	−36B	+64N	−33B	5.5	68.0	72.0	30.25	2014	+37.5
52	Barinova, Marina	1941	EST	−2N	+65B	−17B	+61N	=28B	−40N	+63B	−27N	−64B	+53N	−47N	+70B	5.5	66.5	70.0	27.00	1929	-7.2
53	Kaverins, Nikita	1833	LAT	−16N	=33B	+44N	−19B	+45N	−28N	−51B	+71B	−42N	−52B	+76N	+61B	5.5	65.5	68.0	26.25	1942	+28.4
54	Alipovs, Anatolijs	1901	LAT	−4B	−63N	+72B	+79N	−20N	=47B	+56N	−22B	−65N	+68B	−42N	+64B	5.5	61.5	62.0	21.00	1872	-12.2
55	Altjoe, Ago Hugo	1731	EST	−20N	−51N	+69B	=57B	=44N	+43B	−49N	−48B	+67N	=42B	−45N	+68B	5.5	61.0	65.0	26.50	1926	+109.2
56	Ni, Polina	1824	LAT	−35B	+58N	−20B	−62N	=79B	+66N	−54B	+63N	−34B	=59N	+69B	=50N	5.5	59.0	59.5	24.00	1890	+17.0
57	Mucenieks, Marks	1957	LAT	−9N	+66B	−10B	=55N	−63B	+76N	+59B	−29B	+47N	−38N	=60B	−41N	5.0	66.0	68.5	23.25	1903	-23.6
58	Lauterbach, IngridWIM	2011	GER	−14N	−56B	+65N	=71B	+67N	−23N	+69B	+47B	−21N	−22B	=48N	−46B	5.0	64.5	68.0	23.25	1943	-27.2
59	Masarskis, Aleksandrs	1897	LAT	−15N	+78B	=27B	−40N	−33N	+71B	−57N	+72B	−26N	=56B	+68N	−44B	5.0	61.5	64.0	19.75	1908	-2.2
60	Viederis, Gediminas	1858	LTU	−17B	−61N	+76B	+74N	−50B	+34N	−25B	=69N	−45B	+66N	=57N	−39B	5.0	60.0	62.5	21.00	1842	-7.2
61	Bagirov, Eldar	1641	LAT	−36N	+60B	−33N	−52B	+48N	−46B	−65N	+74B	−44N	+77B	+62B	−53N	5.0	59.0	61.5	21.50	1793	+37.6
62	Baltrunas, Arvydas	1840	LTU	−32N	+75B	−22N	+56B	−24N	−49B	+77N	−43B	−68N	+71B	−61N	+73B	5.0	56.0	58.5	17.50	1799	-17.2
63	Breikss, Peteris	1708	LAT	−18N	+54B	−42B	=68N	+57N	−37B	−52N	−56B	−66N	=67B	+79N	+74B	5.0	56.0	56.5	18.00	1794	+20.8
64	Isakovs, Janis	1890	LAT	+29B	−5N	−26B	+75N	−38B	+73N	=27B	−36B	+52N	−34N	−51B	−54N	4.5	67.5	70.5	22.00	1919	+3.2
65	Afanasjevs, Zahars	1793	LAT	−28B	−52N	−58B	+78N	+75B	−45N	+61B	=34N	+54B	−37N	−41B	−66N	4.5	60.0	62.5	19.25	1793	-7.2
66	Klackins, Samuils	1793	LAT	−26N	−57N	−34B	=76N	+70B	−56B	−72N	F	+63B	−60B	+71N	+65B	4.5	51.5	51.5	17.75	1782	-6.0
67	Dombrovska, Stefanija	1811	LAT	−31N	+34B	=25B	−28N	−58B	−51N	+76B	−45N	−55B	=63N	F	+69N	4.0	60.5	60.5	19.00	1840	+3.6
68	Osobskaja, Zinaida	1775	LAT	=40B	−30N	−45N	=63B	+77N	−44B	−34B	+75N	+62B	−54N	−59B	−55N	4.0	60.0	62.5	16.00	1746	-12.8
69	Pusmucans, Gunars	1899	LAT	−10B	−73N	−55N	=72B	+74B	+79N	−58N	=60B	+77N	−44B	−56N	−67B	4.0	51.0	51.5	10.25	1676	-68.8
70	Petrik, Matus	1729	BEL	=30B	−29N	−43N	−44B	−66N	−48B	F	−76N	+79B	+78N	+72B	−52N	3.5	50.5	50.5	9.75	1735	-5.0
71	Makarovs, Daniils	1810	LAT	−27B	−39N	+77B	=58N	−34B	−59N	+79B	−53N	+76B	−62N	−66B	F	3.5	50.0	50.0	8.00	1722	-50.4
72	Fedorovichs, Vladimirs	1776	LAT	−22N	−48B	−54N	=69N	−76B	F	+66B	−59N	+78N	−47B	−70N	+79B	3.5	47.0	47.0	9.50	1692	-27.4
73	Jakovlevs, Aleksandrs	1652	LAT	−49N	+69B	−24N	+48B	−36N	−64B	−43N	−77B	F	−74N	+75B	−62N	3.0	52.5	52.5	13.00	1664	-4.2
74	Liscovs, Augusts	1429	LAT	F	−32B	−39N	−60B	−69N	−77B	+78N	−61N	+75B	+73B	−46N	−63N	3.0	48.5	48.5	8.50	1553	+36.8
75	OMahony, Adam	1563	SWE	−37B	−62N	F	−64B	−65N	+78B	−48N	−68B	−74N	+79B	−73N	+77B	3.0	41.5	41.5	5.50	1562	-10.4
76	Visnevskis, Valdis	1702	LAT	−38B	−41N	−60N	=66B	+72N	−57B	−67N	+70B	−71N	F	−53B	−78N	2.5	49.0	49.0	9.25	1627	-21.8
77	Petrochenkov, Andrey	1579	LAT	−42B	−46N	−71N	F	−68B	+74N	−62B	+73N	−69B	−61N	=78B	−75N	2.5	45.0	45.0	7.25	1529	-36.0
78	OMahony, Paul	1649	SWE	−25B	−59N	−47N	−65B	F	−75N	−74B	+79N	−72B	−70B	=77N	+76B	2.5	41.0	41.0	4.25	1510	-41.4
79	Birjukovs, Anatolijs	1571	LAT	−24N	F	−50B	−54B	=56N	−69B	−71N	−78B	−70N	−75N	−63B	−72N	0.5	48.5	48.5	2.75	1330	-41.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Altjoe, Ago HugoEST
+109.2
5.5 pts · #50
2Tolmacevs,ArtjomsFMLAT
+82.3
8.0 pts · #9
3Kapechun, MikhailoCMUKR
+57.6
7.0 pts · #23

Top rating losers

1Pusmucans, GunarsLAT
-68.8
4.0 pts · #67
2Makarovs, DaniilsLAT
-50.4
3.5 pts · #70
3Birjukovs, AnatolijsLAT
-41.6
0.5 pts · #79

Biggest upsets

R1+397 Elo gap
Isakovs, Janis1890 beat GMBellon Lopez, Juan Manuel2287
R5+314 Elo gap
Bagirov, Eldar1641 beat Gailevska, Milana1955
R4+303 Elo gap
Jakovlevs, Aleksandrs1652 beat Gailevska, Milana1955