Estonian U12 Championship 2026
35 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Tallinn, Estonia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1616, and top seed was Kristofer Kais (🇪🇪 EST, 1865).
Platon Kiritshenko (🇪🇪 EST, 1687) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Kristofer Kais (6.5) and Oskar Toome (5.0). Kiritshenko shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Oskar Toome (1593) beat Vladyslav Voropaiev (1706), a +113-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 6.5/7. Kiritshenko takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (31.0).
Kristofer Kais drew with Platon Kiritshenko (White).
Kristofer Kais 4 wins (R1–R4)Platon Kiritshenko 4 wins (R1–R4)Marten Kibe 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kristofer Kais | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Platon Kiritshenko | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Marten Kibe | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Vladyslav Voropaiev | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiritshenko, Platon | 1687 | EST | +18B | +7N | +5B | +6N | =2N | +4B | +3B | 6.5 | 31.0 | 34.5 | 31.25 | 2041 | +84.8 |
| 2 | Kais, Kristofer | 1865 | EST | +17B | +12N | +3B | +4N | =1B | +5N | +11B | 6.5 | 29.5 | 33.5 | 30.25 | 1988 | +20.8 |
| 3 | Toome, Oskar | 1593 | EST | +19B | +24N | −2N | +7B | +8N | +6B | −1N | 5.0 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 20.00 | 1723 | +34.0 |
| 4 | Kibe, Marten | 1645 | EST | +33N | +14B | +8N | −2B | +9N | −1N | +12B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 18.00 | 1728 | +26.4 |
| 5 | Harbuziuk, Matvii | 1552 | UKR | +25N | +16B | −1N | +23B | +14N | −2B | +15N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 17.50 | 1556 | -2.8 |
| 6 | Voropaiev, Vladyslav | 1706 | UKR | +27N | +28B | +9N | −1B | +11B | −3N | +13B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 16.50 | 1694 | -3.2 |
| 7 | Lark, David | 1469 | SWE | +10N | −1B | +25N | −3N | =18B | +24N | +19B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 14.75 | 841 | -22.0 |
| 8 | Vedeshin, Ivan | 1527 | EST | +30B | +22N | −4B | +18N | −3B | =19N | +14N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 14.25 | 1451 | -12.0 |
| 9 | Chyrva, Yurii | 1537 | EST | +35B | +20N | −6B | +24N | −4B | =11N | +18B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 11.50 | 1353 | -26.0 |
| 10 | Zinovjev, Timur | 0 | EST | −7B | −18N | +17B | +32N | =24B | +16N | +27B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 12.25 | 668 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Reinson, Oskar | 1530 | EST | +32N | =15B | +21N | +13B | −6N | =9B | −2N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 12.75 | 1570 | +4.0 |
| 12 | Chyrva, Artur | 1507 | EST | +26N | −2B | +33N | +27B | =13N | =15B | −4N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 1403 | -16.0 |
| 13 | Vinogradov, Artjom | 1520 | EST | =21N | +29B | +15N | −11N | =12B | +22B | −6N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 12.75 | 1308 | -30.4 |
| 14 | Loginov, Mark | 1502 | EST | +34B | −4N | +32B | +19N | −5B | +20N | −8B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 777 | -46.0 |
| 15 | Undusk, Aleksandr | 0 | EST | +?B | =11N | −13B | +21B | +28N | =12N | −5B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 9.50 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Tiisler, Raldo | 0 | EST | +29N | −5N | −18B | +33B | +23N | −10B | +22N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Jankowsky, Peter | 0 | EST | −2N | −26B | −10N | +?B | +25N | +28B | +24N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 1706 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Kaskmaa, Greg | 0 | EST | −1N | +10B | +16N | −8B | =7N | +29B | −9N | 3.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 12.75 | 1233 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mirko, Lev | 0 | EST | −3N | +?B | +28N | −14B | +29N | =8B | −7N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 6.25 | 1376 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Toomla, Marven | 0 | EST | +?N | −9B | −23N | +25B | +21N | −14B | =26B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.25 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 4529251 | 0 | — | =13B | +?N | −11B | −15N | −20B | +32N | +30B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 1332 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Volkov, Dmitri | 0 | EST | +23N | −8B | F | +31B | +27N | −13N | −16B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Gilden, Kaspar | 0 | EST | −22B | +35N | +20B | −5N | −16B | −30N | +29N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.50 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 4527585 | 0 | — | +?N | −3B | +26N | −9B | =10N | −7B | −17B | 2.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 4.75 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Paas, Johan | 0 | EST | −5B | +34N | −7B | −20N | −17B | =31N | +?N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 1.75 | 715 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Siir, Bastian | 0 | EST | −12B | +17N | −24B | −28B | F | +34N | =20N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.75 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Kangur, Artur | 0 | EST | −6B | +30N | F | −12N | −22B | +?B | −10N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 2.00 | 807 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Lykk, Roland | 1508 | EST | +31B | −6N | −19B | +26N | −15B | −17N | F | 2.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 4.00 | 905 | -11.6 |
| 29 | Apsolon, Jakob | 0 | EST | −16B | −13N | +30B | +34N | −19B | −18N | −23B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 3.00 | 719 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Ratsoborski, Jaroslav | 0 | EST | −8N | −27B | −29N | F | +31B | +23B | −21N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 4529383 | 0 | — | −28N | −33B | +?B | −22N | −30N | =25B | −?N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 4532627 | 0 | — | −11B | F | −14N | −10B | −?N | −21B | +35B | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Mihhalkov, Georgy | 0 | EST | −4B | +31N | −12B | −16N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 776 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Zinchenko, Marat | 0 | EST | −14N | −25B | F | −29B | +35N | −26B | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 4528450 | 0 | — | −9N | −23B | −?N | −?B | −34B | F | −32N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 737 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kiritshenko, PlatonEST+84.86.5 pts · #2
- 2Toome, OskarEST+34.05.0 pts · #5
- 3Kibe, MartenEST+26.45.0 pts · #3
- 1Loginov, MarkEST-46.04.0 pts · #33
- 2Vinogradov, ArtjomEST-30.44.0 pts · #14
- 3Chyrva, YuriiEST-26.04.5 pts · #13
- R6+113 Elo gap