Estonian U16 Championship 2026
29 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Tallinn, Estonia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1826, and top seed was Kirill Gorkov (🇪🇪 EST, 2072).
Kirill Gorkov (🇪🇪 EST, 2072) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Karl Samuel Leht (5.5) and Aaron Rajandu (5.0). Gorkov won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Peeter Liivamagi (1479) beat Risto Lebedev (1707), a +228-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Aaron Rajandu takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Gorkov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (25.0).
Kirill Gorkov went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kirill Gorkov | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2Karl Samuel Leht | — | * | — | — |
| 3Aaron Rajandu | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Ramon Magi | ½ | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorkov, Kirill | 2072 | EST | +11B | +8N | =12B | =7N | +13B | =4N | +3N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 22.50 | 2033 | -6.0 |
| 2 | Leht, Karl Samuel | 1795 | EST | +17B | −12N | +5B | +20N | =8B | +13N | +7B | 5.5 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 20.00 | 1879 | +30.0 |
| 3 | Rajandu, Aaron | 1941 | EST | +5B | +19N | =13B | +12N | =4B | +7N | −1B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 19.00 | 1948 | +11.6 |
| 4 | Magi, Ramon | 1838 | EST | +22N | −9B | +16N | +19B | =3N | =1B | =6N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 17.00 | 1804 | -4.4 |
| 5 | Liivamagi, Peeter | 1479 | EST | −3N | +27B | −2N | +23B | +17N | =10B | +15N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 11.50 | 1728 | +52.0 |
| 6 | Pechonkin, Andrii | 1568 | EST | +21B | −7N | +18B | =8N | =14B | +12N | =4B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 15.50 | 1703 | +34.4 |
| 7 | Voropaiev, Illia | 1785 | UKR | =26N | +6B | +10N | =1B | +9N | −3B | −2N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 16.00 | 1793 | +6.4 |
| 8 | Anderson, Markkus | 1710 | EST | +23N | −1B | +17N | =6B | =2N | =9B | =10N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 14.00 | 1722 | +1.2 |
| 9 | Sild, Aron | 1664 | EST | +18B | +4N | +14B | −13N | −7B | =8N | =12B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 14.75 | 1753 | +25.2 |
| 10 | Reinholm, Karl Kristjan | 1743 | EST | +20B | =14N | −7B | +21N | =12B | =5N | =8B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 13.75 | 1565 | -48.4 |
| 11 | Ehandi, Rasmus | 1550 | EST | −1N | +23B | +28B | −14N | −18B | +24B | +17N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 8.00 | 1542 | -6.0 |
| 12 | Punning, Andero | 1620 | EST | +25N | +2B | =1N | −3B | =10N | −6B | =9N | 3.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 14.25 | 1731 | +26.8 |
| 13 | Merivee, Romet-Renee | 1998 | EST | +16N | +15B | =3N | +9B | −1N | −2B | F | 3.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 13.50 | 1853 | -35.6 |
| 14 | Tuul, Tristan Tormi | 1560 | EST | +24N | =10B | −9N | +11B | =6N | −19B | =16N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 12.00 | 1565 | -0.4 |
| 15 | Lebedev, Risto | 1707 | EST | +29B | −13N | −20B | =26N | +21B | +18N | −5B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 7.25 | 1369 | -50.4 |
| 16 | Maidessoo, Marten | 1540 | EST | −13B | +29N | −4B | −18N | +27N | +25B | =14B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 5.25 | 1504 | -7.2 |
| 17 | Laur, Mark | 1448 | EST | −2N | +25B | −8B | +28N | −5B | +20N | −11B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 6.00 | 839 | -50.8 |
| 18 | Kaldoja, Frederik | 0 | EST | −9N | +22B | −6N | +16B | +11N | −15B | F | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 10.50 | 1582 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Kornilov, Adrian | 1671 | EST | +27N | −3B | F | −4N | +20B | +14N | F | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 1655 | -4.0 |
| 20 | Avaste, Artur Aare | 0 | EST | −10N | +24B | +15N | −2B | −19N | −17B | +27N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.50 | 1441 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Pigul, Simo | 0 | EST | −6N | F | +22B | −10B | −15N | +23B | +24N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 1430 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Pavlov, Jan | 1466 | EST | −4B | −18N | −21N | +29B | −25N | +28B | +23N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1039 | -4.0 |
| 23 | Ehastu, Hannes | 0 | EST | −8B | −11N | +27B | −5N | +28B | −21N | −22B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 2.00 | 759 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Puik, Lui | 0 | EST | −14B | −20N | F | +25B | +26B | −11N | −21B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 1385 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Lumi, Jakob | 0 | EST | −12B | −17N | +29B | −24N | +22B | −16N | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 1334 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Panin, Jelisei | 1419 | EST | =7B | =28N | F | =15B | −24N | F | F | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1748 | +29.6 |
| 27 | FIDE 4536711 | 0 | — | −19B | −5N | −23N | F | −16B | +29N | −20B | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.50 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 4527178 | 0 | — | F | =26B | −11N | −17B | −23N | −22N | =29B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1160 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Gilden, Lukas | 0 | EST | −15N | −16B | −25N | −22N | F | −27B | =28N | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.50 | 769 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Liivamagi, PeeterEST+52.04.5 pts · #12
- 2Pechonkin, AndriiEST+34.44.5 pts · #13
- 3Leht, Karl SamuelEST+30.05.5 pts · #3
- 1Laur, MarkEST-50.83.0 pts · #26
- 2Lebedev, RistoEST-50.43.5 pts · #22
- 3Reinholm, Karl KristjanEST-48.44.0 pts · #14
- R7+228 Elo gap
- R6+203 Elo gap
- R2+175 Elo gap