EST Championship 2026 Preliminary Tournament; U20; S50; S65 Championships

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65 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Tallinn, Estonia. 7 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2187, and top seed was Artem Arikov (🇪🇪 EST, FM, 2307).

Nikita Rychagov (🇪🇪 EST, CM, 2256) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Olev Schults (5.5) and Georg Aleksander Pedoson (5.5). Rychagov shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Karl Kristjan Reinholm (1720) beat Artem Arikov (FM, 2307), a +587-point gap.

Location

🇪🇪Tallinn, Estonia

Dates

12 Mar 2026 → 15 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇪FMArtem Arikov2307

Avg top 10

2,187

Participants

Titled players · 7

FM×2

CM×3

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇪🇪Estonia×62

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

Top 3

🥇
CMNikita Rychagov
🇪🇪EST·2256
5.5pts·2265perf+4.0
🥈
FMOlev Schults
🇪🇪EST·2160
5.5pts·2237perf+16.4
🥉
Georg Aleksander Pedoson
🇪🇪EST·2245
5.5pts·2243perf+2.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 5 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Oim5.5Pedoson5.5Schults5.5Rychagov5.5Petrov5.5Blokhin5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

5 players finish on 5.5/7. Rychagov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Mikk Kaarel Oim drew with Georg Aleksander Pedoson (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Georg Aleksander Pedoson 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Olev Schults 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Mikk Kaarel Oim	*	½	½	½
2Georg Aleksander Pedoson	½	*	½	½
3FMOlev Schults	½	½	*	½
4CMNikita Rychagov	½	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Rychagov, NikitaCM	2256	EST	+31B	+12N	=4B	+14N	+7B	=3N	=2B	5.5	30.5	34.0	25.75	2265	+4.0
2	Schults, OlevFM	2160	EST	+56N	+17B	+11N	=3N	=4B	+13B	=1N	5.5	29.5	31.5	23.25	2237	+16.4
3	Pedoson, Georg Aleksander	2245	EST	+54N	+10B	+37N	=2B	+27N	=1B	=4N	5.5	28.0	30.0	21.75	2243	+2.6
4	Oim, Mikk Kaarel	1984	EST	+32N	+45B	=1N	+46B	=2N	+23B	=3B	5.5	26.5	29.0	20.75	2269	+102.8
5	Petrov, Dmitri	2125	EST	=39N	+51B	−6N	+28B	+11N	+25B	+12N	5.5	24.0	26.5	20.00	2075	-3.4
6	Shnurov, DaniilCM	2214	EST	F	=36N	+5B	+37B	+9N	=12N	+16B	5.0	25.5	25.5	21.75	2245	+6.0
7	Blokhin, SofiaWFM	2133	EST	=30N	+28B	+25N	+44B	−1N	+24B	=8N	5.0	25.0	27.5	17.75	2072	-4.8
8	Nikulin, Oleg	2005	EST	+22N	−44B	+42N	=11B	+20B	+18N	=7B	5.0	24.5	27.0	19.75	1953	-2.8
9	Heinmets, Tonu	1989	EST	−38B	+57N	+31B	+17N	−6B	+36N	+15B	5.0	23.0	24.5	16.50	1948	-2.0
10	Korchagin, Oleg	1862	EST	+58B	−3N	+48B	−13N	+38B	+33N	+17B	5.0	23.0	24.5	14.50	2074	+30.0
11	Merivee, Romet-Renee	1827	EST	+43B	+16N	−2B	=8N	−5B	+53N	+27N	4.5	27.0	29.0	15.50	2063	+71.2
12	Cherentsov, Mikhail	1866	EST	+62N	−1B	+22N	+21B	+46N	=6B	−5B	4.5	26.5	27.5	14.00	2117	+86.4
13	Gorkov, Kirill	2136	EST	−26B	+49N	+45N	+10B	+18B	−2N	=21N	4.5	24.5	27.0	16.00	2012	-28.9
14	Barinova, Marina	1996	EST	+20N	+19B	=44N	−1B	−26N	+28B	+45N	4.5	23.0	25.5	15.25	1924	-9.4
15	Veski, Rauno	1745	EST	=21N	−25B	+55N	+54B	+29N	+27B	−9N	4.5	21.5	23.5	13.00	1994	+44.0
16	Karjakin, Sergei	2086	EST	+53N	−11B	+54N	=19B	+44N	+26B	−6N	4.5	21.5	23.5	12.00	1933	-20.2
17	Magi, Ramon	1840	EST	+63N	−2N	+47B	−9B	+48N	+22B	−10N	4.0	24.5	25.5	10.00	1782	-17.6
18	Skladtshikov, Andrei	1929	EST	+57N	+38B	=27N	+23B	−13N	−8B	=20N	4.0	24.0	25.5	12.25	1906	+1.2
19	Orgse, Karl Kristofer	1803	EST	+47B	−14N	+41B	=16N	−24B	+40N	=29B	4.0	22.5	25.0	12.50	1890	+13.6
20	Voropaiev, Vladyslav	1585	UKR	−14B	+61N	+36B	=29B	−8N	+50N	=18B	4.0	22.5	23.5	10.25	1888	+81.2
21	Kull, TormiCM	2166	EST	=15B	+50N	=26B	−12N	=45B	+44N	=13B	4.0	22.0	24.5	12.50	1893	-39.0
22	Anderson, Markkus	1599	EST	−8B	+43N	−12B	+47N	+59B	−17N	+36B	4.0	22.0	23.5	10.00	1831	+44.8
23	Obolonin, Filipp	2121	EST	+48B	F	+30N	−18N	+40B	−4N	+25B	4.0	22.0	22.0	12.50	1969	-18.4
24	Hansson, Markus	1930	EST	+55B	F	−46N	+30B	+19N	−7N	+26B	4.0	20.5	20.5	13.00	1965	+7.8
25	Bondarenko, Dmitry	1877	EST	=35B	+15N	−7B	+34N	+33B	−5N	−23N	3.5	26.0	29.5	13.25	1926	+8.0
26	Jevglevski, Lev	1720	EST	+13N	+29B	=21N	−27B	+14B	−16N	−24N	3.5	25.0	28.5	14.50	2035	+99.6
27	Rauk, Tonu	2034	EST	+42B	+40N	=18B	+26N	−3B	−15N	−11B	3.5	25.0	28.0	11.50	1847	-30.4
28	Kais, Kristofer	1774	EST	=33B	−7N	+53B	−5N	+34B	−14N	+57B	3.5	24.0	25.5	8.75	1875	+27.2
29	Rajandu, Aaron	1954	EST	+41B	−26N	+39B	=20N	−15B	=31N	=19N	3.5	22.5	25.5	11.75	1687	-78.8
30	Reinholm, Karl Kristjan	1720	EST	=7B	+33N	−23B	−24N	=41B	+55N	=39B	3.5	22.5	24.5	11.00	1857	+36.0
31	Dzjuba, Jegor	1749	EST	−1N	+62B	−9N	+57B	=37N	=29B	=32N	3.5	22.0	23.0	7.50	1814	+9.8
32	Rudiger, Maria Helena	1580	EST	−4B	−47N	+35B	−36N	+58B	+38N	=31B	3.5	21.0	22.5	9.75	1723	+32.8
33	Arikov, ArtemFM	2307	EST	=28N	−30B	+38N	+56B	−25N	−10B	+53B	3.5	20.5	22.5	8.75	1907	-29.4
34	Kiritshenko, Platon	1585	EST	+59N	−37N	=40B	−25B	−28N	+49B	+44B	3.5	18.0	19.5	8.00	1821	+76.8
35	Pechonkin, Andrii	1496	EST	=25N	−46B	−32N	+60B	−39N	+52B	+56N	3.5	17.0	18.5	7.75	1687	+62.0
36	Voropaiev, Illia	1804	UKR	=51N	=6B	−20N	+32B	+42N	−9B	−22N	3.0	24.5	27.0	10.25	1711	-35.6
37	Tomson, Mihkel	1949	EST	+49N	+34B	−3B	−6N	=31B	=39N	−42N	3.0	23.5	26.0	9.25	1753	-32.6
38	Reren, Alexis Miriam	1581	EST	+9N	−18N	−33B	+61B	−10N	−32B	+55N	3.0	23.0	24.0	8.00	1680	+18.0
39	Kornilov, Adrian	1652	EST	=5B	F	−29N	=41N	+35B	=37B	=30N	3.0	22.0	22.0	11.00	1788	+34.8
40	Lumiste, Taavo	1821	EST	+64N	−27B	=34N	+59B	−23N	−19B	=41N	3.0	19.5	20.5	5.75	1723	-32.4
41	Istratova, Nika	1547	EST	−29N	+65B	−19N	=39B	=30N	=48B	=40B	3.0	19.5	20.0	6.50	1639	+22.0
42	Veerik, Oleg	1626	EST	−27N	F	−8B	+58N	−36B	+43N	+37B	3.0	19.0	20.0	7.50	1754	+17.6
43	Kaev, Markus	0	EST	−11N	−22B	=60N	=52B	+54N	−42B	+58N	3.0	17.5	19.0	5.50	1525	0.0
44	Leht, Karl Samuel	1817	EST	+61B	+8N	=14B	−7N	−16B	−21B	−34N	2.5	26.5	27.5	8.25	1802	-10.4
45	Vassiljev, Saveli	1779	EST	+65N	−4N	−13B	+49B	=21N	F	−14B	2.5	23.5	24.0	5.00	1810	+0.4
46	Medar, Marti	2126	EST	=50B	+35N	+24B	−4N	−12B	F	F	2.5	22.5	22.5	8.75	1847	-32.0
47	Parn, Rasmus	0	EST	−19N	+32B	−17N	−22B	=57N	+62B	−48N	2.5	19.5	20.5	5.25	1549	0.0
48	Thimm, Leelo Mia	1632	EST	−23N	+63B	−10N	F	−17B	=41N	+47B	2.5	19.5	20.5	5.00	1498	-25.6
49	Gilan, Daniel	1511	EST	−37B	−13B	+63N	−45N	+65B	−34N	=50B	2.5	17.0	17.5	2.75	1405	-20.8
50	Toome, Oskar	1668	EST	=46N	−21B	−59N	=55B	+64N	−20B	=49N	2.5	16.5	17.5	4.50	1595	-34.0
51	Muur, Andero	0	EST	=36B	−5N	−56B	−53N	−52N	+61B	+60B	2.5	16.5	17.5	4.00	1534	0.0
52	Chyrva, Yurii	1561	EST	F	F	−58B	=43N	+51B	−35N	+65B	2.5	11.0	11.0	4.50	697	-23.6
53	Siff, Anton	1628	EST	−16B	F	−28N	+51B	+56N	−11B	−33N	2.0	20.5	20.5	4.50	1638	-1.4
54	Grents, Joosep	1746	EST	−3B	+58N	−16B	−15N	−43B	=65N	=63B	2.0	20.0	20.5	2.25	1192	-28.0
55	Vedernykov, Gennadi	1502	EST	−24N	=59B	−15B	=50N	+61N	−30B	−38B	2.0	19.0	20.0	3.00	1479	-8.4
56	Schmidt, Mait	1726	EST	−2B	F	+51N	−33N	−53B	+60N	−35B	2.0	18.5	18.5	4.00	1538	-27.0
57	Raudsepp, Marie	1500	EST	−18B	−9B	+65N	−31N	=47B	F	−28N	1.5	20.0	20.5	1.75	1024	-19.6
58	Hook, Joosep	0	EST	−10N	−54B	+52N	−42B	−32N	=63B	−43B	1.5	19.0	20.0	3.00	1435	0.0
59	Pritulina, SvetlanaWCM	1996	EST	−34B	=55N	+50B	−40N	−22N	F	F	1.5	16.5	16.5	3.50	1513	-56.8
60	Chyrva, Artur	1512	EST	F	F	=43B	−35N	+62N	−56B	−51N	1.5	12.0	12.0	2.50	1481	-5.6
61	Levtsenko, Igor	0	EST	−44N	−20B	F	−38N	−55B	−51N	+62B	1.0	15.0	15.0	1.00	1375	0.0
62	Ehandi, Rasmus	0	EST	−12B	−31N	−64B	+63N	−60B	−47N	−61N	1.0	14.0	15.0	1.00	910	-42.8
63	Joeorg, Marius	0	EST	−17B	−48N	−49B	−62B	F	=58N	=54N	1.0	13.5	13.5	1.75	1298	0.0
64	FIDE 4501420	0	—	−40B	F	+62N	F	−50B	F	F	1.0	12.0	12.0	1.00	1571	0.0
65	Ranne, Tristan Toomas	0	EST	−45B	−41N	−57B	F	−49N	=54B	−52N	0.5	14.0	14.0	1.00	1204	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Oim, Mikk KaarelEST
+102.8
5.5 pts · #1
2Jevglevski, LevEST
+99.6
3.5 pts · #27
3Cherentsov, MikhailEST
+86.4
4.5 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Rajandu, AaronEST
-78.8
3.5 pts · #21
2Pritulina, SvetlanaWCMEST
-56.8
1.5 pts · #46
3Ehandi, RasmusEST
-42.8
1.0 pts · #64

Biggest upsets

R2+587 Elo gap
Reinholm, Karl Kristjan1720 beat FMArikov, Artem2307
R6+445 Elo gap
Korchagin, Oleg1862 beat FMArikov, Artem2307
R5+430 Elo gap
Bondarenko, Dmitry1877 beat FMArikov, Artem2307