Latvijas 2026. gada pusfinals

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45 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Apr 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Riga, Latvia. 18 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2286, and top seed was Vladimir Sveshnikov (🇱🇻 LAT, IM, 2417).

Georgijs Germanovs (🇱🇻 LAT, CM, 2334) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Matiss Mustaps (6.5) and Reinis Paikens (6.5). Germanovs won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Aleksejs Jans Olshevskis (1847) beat Aleksejs Adamovics (2175), a +328-point gap.

Location

🇱🇻Riga, Latvia

Dates

02 Apr 2026 → 06 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Avg top 10

2,286

Participants

Titled players · 18

FM×11

CM×4

WFM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇱🇻Latvia×45

Top 3

🥇
CMGeorgijs Germanovs
🇱🇻LAT·2334
6.5pts·2341perf+6.4
🥈
FMMatiss Mustaps
🇱🇻LAT·2376
6.5pts·2348perf-2.6
🥉
FMReinis Paikens
🇱🇻LAT·2302
6.5pts·2342perf+11.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 4 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Vingris6.5Germanovs6.5Mustaps6.5Paikens6.5Bernotas6Tolmacevs5.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 6.5/9. Germanovs takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).

R1–R9 · UNBEATEN

FM Mikelis Vingris went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMMikelis Vingris	*	—	—	—
2CMGeorgijs Germanovs	—	*	½	1
3FMMatiss Mustaps	—	½	*	½
4FMReinis Paikens	—	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Germanovs, GeorgijsCM	2334	LAT	+23N	+9B	=7N	+3B	=2N	=6B	−10N	+11B	+8N	6.5	46.0	50.5	36.25	2341	+6.4
2	Mustaps, MatissFM	2376	LAT	+21B	+20N	=13B	=8N	=1B	=14N	+17B	+6N	=3B	6.5	44.0	48.5	34.00	2348	-2.6
3	Paikens, ReinisFM	2302	LAT	+12B	+33N	=?B	−1N	+22B	+7B	=6N	+10B	=2N	6.5	43.0	43.0	30.50	2342	+11.4
4	Vingris,MikelisFM	2331	LAT	=27B	+42N	=15B	=14N	=18B	+19B	=7N	+25N	+9B	6.5	38.5	40.5	28.50	2238	-14.6
5	Bernotas, ArtursFM	2324	LAT	+19N	=18B	=6N	+10B	=7N	=9B	=11N	=15B	+14N	6.0	42.0	46.5	30.75	2229	-8.5
6	Jankovskis, GuntisFM	2226	LAT	=42B	+40N	=5B	+27N	+8B	=1N	=3B	−2B	=10N	5.5	43.0	45.0	25.25	2235	+6.8
7	Kuznecova, MarijaFM	2252	LAT	+24B	+36N	=1B	+?N	=5B	−3N	=4B	−8N	+21B	5.5	43.0	43.0	21.50	2207	-4.2
8	Tolmacevs,ArtjomsFM	2268	LAT	+38N	=22B	+18N	=2B	−6N	+31B	=9N	+7B	−1B	5.5	42.5	45.5	25.25	2227	-6.0
9	Savicevs, ArsenijsFM	2146	LAT	+30B	−1N	+12B	+39N	=?B	=5N	=8B	+13N	−4N	5.5	42.0	42.0	23.25	2231	+17.4
10	Steiners, EmilsCM	2082	LAT	=40B	=27N	+30B	−5N	+24B	+29N	+1B	−3N	=6B	5.5	41.0	43.5	25.00	2151	+35.6
11	Vilemsons, Martins	1841	LAT	−20B	−21N	+26B	+42N	+27B	+18N	=5B	−1N	+25B	5.5	39.0	41.0	22.50	2129	+63.6
12	Beniosev, DanielCM	1926	LAT	−3N	+41B	−9N	+43B	=39B	−16N	+36N	+18B	+20N	5.5	34.0	35.5	17.25	2126	+78.8
13	Valdats, ReinisFM	2238	LAT	+34N	+28B	=2N	F	F	+22N	+14B	−9B	+19N	5.5	33.5	33.5	24.75	2272	+8.6
14	Zajakins, Artjoms	2081	LAT	=37N	=29B	+38N	=4B	+28N	=2B	−13N	+31B	−5B	5.0	39.5	42.5	21.00	2124	+9.0
15	Ivanov, Igor	2207	LAT	=29N	+43B	=4N	=19B	=31N	=23B	+20N	=5N	−17B	5.0	39.0	40.5	20.75	2096	-22.4
16	Muzis, Renars	2196	LAT	+32B	−?N	+22N	=28B	−19N	+12B	=23N	−20B	+31N	5.0	35.5	35.5	22.25	2061	-50.0
17	Maklakova, NaomiWCM	2048	LAT	−36B	+24N	−39B	+32N	+30B	F	−2N	+23B	+15N	5.0	34.0	34.0	22.00	2157	+41.2
18	Krustkalns, KristapsFM	2075	LAT	+26B	=5N	−8B	+36N	=4N	−11B	=21B	−12N	+28N	4.5	42.0	45.0	20.00	2019	-12.8
19	Mikelsons, Mikelis-Emils	1950	LAT	−5B	+26N	+20B	=15N	+16B	−4N	−25B	+35N	−13B	4.5	41.5	45.0	20.00	2150	+42.4
20	Ungurs, EdgarsFM	2145	LAT	+11N	−2B	−19N	=29B	+37N	+28B	−15B	+16N	−12B	4.5	40.0	43.0	19.50	2005	-29.6
21	Lisovskis, Dmitrijs	1995	LAT	−2N	+11B	−28N	+34B	−29N	+30B	=18N	+39B	−7N	4.5	37.5	40.0	17.75	1959	-11.6
22	Lazars, KrisjanisCM	2003	LAT	+44B	=8N	−16B	+33N	−3N	−13B	=28N	=29B	+39N	4.5	36.5	37.5	13.75	2006	-2.0
23	Tolmacevs, Romans	1994	LAT	−1B	−30N	+40B	+44N	+36B	=15N	=16B	−17N	=24B	4.5	35.5	36.5	13.75	1981	-7.2
24	Gobleja, Karlis	1904	LAT	−7N	−17B	+41N	+35B	−10N	=36B	=33N	+37B	=23N	4.5	33.5	36.0	14.50	1985	+17.8
25	Pavlovs, Nikita	2021	LAT	−43N	=34B	+37N	−31B	+33N	+39B	+19N	−4B	−11N	4.5	33.0	34.5	15.25	1908	-25.4
26	Kantans, Ansis	1821	LAT	−18N	−19B	−11N	−41B	+42B	+44N	=40B	+36N	+35B	4.5	28.0	29.0	10.75	1881	+20.0
27	Kolesnikovs, Ivans	1987	LAT	=4N	=10B	+43N	−6B	−11N	+34B	−31N	−28B	+33N	4.0	38.0	39.5	14.50	1955	-8.6
28	Olshevskis, Aleksejs Jans	1847	LAT	+45B	−13N	+21B	=16N	−14B	−20N	=22B	+27N	−18B	4.0	37.5	38.5	14.25	2056	+89.2
29	Matisons, Janis Mihaels	1881	LAT	=15B	=14N	=33B	=20N	+21B	−10B	−35N	=22N	=30B	4.0	36.5	40.0	17.75	2002	+54.0
30	Orlovskis, Jaroslavs	1842	LAT	−9N	+23B	−10N	+38B	−17N	−21N	+34B	=33B	=29N	4.0	36.0	39.0	14.75	1952	+49.2
31	Aleidzans, Vadims	1997	LAT	−?B	=32N	+42B	+25N	=15B	−8N	+27B	−14N	−16B	4.0	35.0	35.0	15.00	2065	+27.2
32	Ligotnis, Maksims	1869	LAT	−16N	=31B	=34N	−17B	=35N	=38B	−37N	+44B	+42N	4.0	29.0	30.0	10.00	1899	+14.8
33	Vasiljeva, Sofja	1998	LAT	+39N	−3B	=29N	−22B	−25B	+41N	=24B	=30N	−27B	3.5	34.5	37.0	11.25	1829	-74.0
34	Kazmins, Girts	1897	LAT	−13B	=25N	=32B	−21N	+44B	−27N	−30N	=42B	+40N	3.5	31.0	32.0	8.75	1847	-13.6
35	Vidruska, RenateWFM	2050	LAT	+41N	F	−36B	−24N	=32B	+40N	+29B	−19B	−26N	3.5	29.5	29.5	11.00	1819	-49.0
36	Krakops, Martijs	1808	LAT	+17N	−7B	+35N	−18B	−23N	=24N	−12B	−26B	=38N	3.0	37.5	40.5	12.25	1869	+24.8
37	Mucenieks, Marks	1823	LAT	=14B	−45N	−25B	+40N	−20B	=43N	+32B	−24N	−41B	3.0	29.0	30.0	9.75	1831	-1.6
38	Gailevska, Milana	1915	LAT	−8B	+44N	−14B	−30N	=41B	=32N	−39N	=40B	=36B	3.0	29.0	30.0	7.00	1810	-50.4
39	Putans, Gatis	0	LAT	−33B	F	+17N	−9B	=12N	−25N	+38B	−21N	−22B	2.5	36.0	36.0	10.75	1865	0.0
40	Veitners, Pauls	1833	LAT	=10N	−6B	−23N	−37B	+43N	−35B	=26N	=38N	−34B	2.5	33.0	34.5	8.00	1788	-28.0
41	Tolmaceva, AlonaWFM	1819	LAT	−35B	−12N	−24B	+26N	=38N	−33B	−44B	F	+37N	2.5	28.5	28.5	9.00	1748	-30.0
42	Strods, Kristaps Reinis	1895	LAT	=6N	−4B	−31N	−11B	−26N	F	+43B	=34N	−32B	2.0	35.0	35.0	6.00	1772	-28.6
43	Kalinin, Oleg	1767	LAT	+25B	−15N	−27B	−12N	−40B	=37B	−42N	F	F	1.5	26.5	26.5	6.00	1720	-16.4
44	Azarkevics, Aleksejs	1660	LAT	−22N	−38B	F	−23B	−34N	−26B	+41N	−32N	F	1.0	26.5	26.5	2.50	1595	-8.8
45	Adamovics, Aleksejs	2175	LAT	−28N	+37B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	3.00	1834	-15.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Olshevskis, Aleksejs JansLAT
+89.2
4.0 pts · #23
2Beniosev, DanielCMLAT
+78.8
5.5 pts · #11
3Vilemsons, MartinsLAT
+63.6
5.5 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Vasiljeva, SofjaLAT
-74.0
3.5 pts · #41
2Gailevska, MilanaLAT
-50.4
3.0 pts · #36
3Muzis, RenarsLAT
-50.0
5.0 pts · #15

Biggest upsets

R1+328 Elo gap
Olshevskis, Aleksejs Jans1847 beat Adamovics, Aleksejs2175
R1+254 Elo gap
Kalinin, Oleg1767 beat Pavlovs, Nikita2021
R7+252 Elo gap
CMSteiners, Emils2082 beat CMGermanovs, Georgijs2334