3rd Tartu Chess Festival: 3rd Estiko Blitz

SwissBlitz

93 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 18 Apr 2026 in Tartu, Estonia. 31 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2496, and top seed was Toivo Keinanen (🇫🇮 FIN, IM, 2589).

Daniel Fridman (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2519) won with 9.0/11, ahead of Vladyslav Larkin (8.5) and Tomas Laurusas (8.5). Fridman shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Markkus Anderson (1854) beat Matiss Mustaps (FM, 2325), a +471-point gap.

Location

🇪🇪Tartu, Estonia

Dates

18 Apr 2026

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇮IMToivo Keinanen2589

Avg top 10

2,496

Participants

Titled players · 31

GM×12

IM×4

FM×6

CM×1

WGM×1

WIM×2

WFM×3

WCM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇪🇪Estonia×57

🇱🇻Latvia×13

🇱🇹Lithuania×5

🇺🇦Ukraine×4

🇫🇮Finland×4

🇸🇪Sweden×3

🇵🇱Poland×2

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
GMDaniel Fridman
🇩🇪GER·2519
9.0pts·2641perf+17.1
🥈
IMVladyslav Larkin
🇺🇦UKR·2422
8.5pts·2485perf+13.0
🥉
GMTomas Laurusas
🇱🇹LTU·2484
8.5pts·2439perf-1.7

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

GM Daniel Fridman led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Fridman9Laurusas8.5Larkin8.5Smeets8Bogdanov8Nagy8

R5–R11 · LEAD HELD

GM Daniel Fridman held the sole lead from R5 through R11 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Daniel Fridman 6 wins (R1–R6)GM Tomas Laurusas 3+3 wins (R3–R5, R9–R11)

R6 · LATE SURGE

GM Tomas Laurusas was #13 at R6, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMDaniel Fridman	*	—	—	0
2GMTomas Laurusas	—	*	—	—
3IMVladyslav Larkin	—	—	*	1
4GMJan Smeets	1	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Fridman, DanielGM	2519	GER	+50N	+32B	+20N	+5B	+7B	+4N	=22B	=14N	+16B	−6N	+8N	9.0	72.5	78.0	63.25	2641	+17.1
2	Larkin, VladyslavIM	2422	UKR	+62B	=45N	+30B	+36N	=10B	+15N	+7B	−4N	=22B	+14N	+6B	8.5	69.0	74.0	56.25	2485	+13.0
3	Laurusas, TomasGM	2484	LTU	+46B	−29N	+54B	+32N	+24B	−10N	+15B	=23N	+11B	+22N	+7B	8.5	66.5	71.5	54.75	2439	-1.7
4	Nagy, GaborGM	2500	HUN	+43N	+49B	+19N	+8B	=9N	−1B	+25N	+2B	=5B	−7N	+16B	8.0	74.5	80.0	55.75	2530	+7.3
5	Bogdanov, EgorGM	2410	UKR	+44N	+37B	+39N	−1N	=25B	+45N	+10B	+9B	=4N	−8B	+22N	8.0	70.5	76.0	52.25	2458	+11.0
6	Smeets, JanGM	2518	NED	+55B	+31N	+29B	−7N	−15B	+53N	+24B	+10N	+14B	+1B	−2N	8.0	70.0	75.0	52.00	2456	-4.1
7	Neiksans, ArtursGM	2554	LAT	+58N	+26B	+17N	+6B	−1N	+12B	−2N	+21B	=8N	+4B	−3N	7.5	77.5	82.5	52.75	2529	-0.7
8	Keinanen, ToivoIM	2589	FIN	+54B	+35N	+23B	−4N	+16B	=9B	+13N	=22N	=7B	+5N	−1B	7.5	73.5	78.5	50.75	2515	-6.7
9	Nyback, TomiGM	2537	FIN	+59B	+11N	+24B	+22N	=4B	=8N	−14B	−5N	+18B	+31N	=10B	7.5	71.5	76.5	50.00	2444	-8.1
10	Krasenkow, MichalGM	2324	POL	+82B	=33N	+71B	+45N	=2N	+3B	−5N	−6B	+52N	+12B	=9N	7.5	69.0	72.5	45.50	2381	+10.6
11	Aalto, PatrikFM	2126	FIN	+79N	−9B	+57N	−47B	+58N	+38B	=12N	+13B	−3N	+28B	+23B	7.5	65.5	69.5	44.25	2256	+39.8
12	Sivuk, VitalyGM	2407	SWE	+70B	=36N	=33B	+48N	+35B	−7N	=11B	+45N	+23B	−10N	+24B	7.5	64.5	69.0	44.25	2293	-10.5
13	Mustaps, MatissFM	2325	LAT	−57N	+60B	+58N	+27B	=18N	+52B	−8B	−11N	+30N	+26B	+25N	7.5	62.5	67.5	44.00	2226	-9.3
14	Hellers, FerdinandGM	2380	SWE	+72N	=52B	=34N	+49B	+19N	+26B	+9N	=1B	−6N	−2B	=20N	7.0	70.0	74.5	44.50	2346	-0.9
15	Kukk, Sander	2231	EST	=34N	=41B	+43N	+42B	+6N	−2B	−3N	+25B	−56N	+30B	+40N	7.0	67.5	72.5	44.50	2212	-0.4
16	Novik, MaximGM	2276	LTU	+51N	−39B	+50N	+41B	−8N	+42B	+26N	+17B	−1N	+56B	−4N	7.0	67.0	72.0	41.50	2268	+1.5
17	Pedoson, Georg Aleksander	2331	EST	+63B	+66N	−7B	+53N	+29B	−22N	+35B	−16N	−24B	+36N	+31B	7.0	61.5	66.0	38.50	2264	-13.6
18	Antoms, GuntarsIM	2185	LAT	+76B	+69N	−22B	+30N	=13B	−25N	=37B	+33N	−9N	+41B	+56N	7.0	61.5	65.5	38.25	2193	+5.6
19	Wartiovaara, OliverFM	2224	FIN	+75B	+56N	−4B	+33N	−14B	+39N	−23B	+67N	+34B	−25B	+44N	7.0	61.5	65.5	37.50	2177	-6.8
20	Vorobjov, Pavel	2277	EST	+74B	+67N	−1B	−29N	+56B	=37N	+31B	=34N	+53B	=24N	=14B	7.0	61.0	65.5	37.75	2200	-15.6
21	Shishkov, AndreiIM	2275	EST	+60B	−30N	+59B	+66N	−22B	+29N	+32B	−7N	−31B	+52N	+35B	7.0	59.0	63.5	37.50	2214	-6.4
22	Volodin, AleksandrGM	2424	EST	+40N	+27B	+18N	−9B	+21N	+17B	=1N	=8B	=2N	−3B	−5B	6.5	76.5	82.5	46.00	2411	+1.0
23	Dubrovin, Robert	2281	EST	+38N	+42B	−8N	+37B	−26N	+27B	+19N	=3B	−12N	+32B	−11N	6.5	69.0	75.0	41.75	2247	-6.2
24	Krivenko, DionFM	2193	EST	+47N	+57B	−9N	+39B	−3N	+30B	−6N	+37B	+17N	=20B	−12N	6.5	69.0	74.0	39.00	2264	+22.2
25	Gorkov, Kirill	2178	EST	−69N	+75B	+40N	+38B	=5N	+18B	−4B	−15N	+49B	+19N	−13B	6.5	66.5	70.5	39.50	2182	+13.6
26	Babrauskas, Darius	2133	LTU	+85B	−7N	+55B	+56N	+23B	−14N	−16B	=46N	+47B	−13N	+45B	6.5	62.0	65.0	33.25	2169	+13.0
27	Uibokant, Mathias Robert	2034	EST	+61B	−22N	+82B	−13N	+46B	−23N	=50B	+68N	−35B	+47N	+49B	6.5	58.0	61.5	32.25	2102	+19.6
28	Lott, Toomas	2174	EST	+84B	=71N	−36B	−52N	+54B	+68N	−34B	+50N	+46B	−11N	+29B	6.5	55.5	58.5	31.75	2030	-32.4
29	Beniosev, DanielCM	2065	LAT	+89N	+3B	−6N	+20B	−17N	−21B	+43N	−30B	+58N	+38B	−28N	6.0	67.0	69.0	34.50	2161	+48.0
30	Tomson, Mihkel	1984	EST	+88B	+21B	−2N	−18B	+65N	−24N	+40B	+29N	−13B	−15N	+53B	6.0	65.5	67.5	31.00	2124	+34.2
31	Oim, Mikk Kaarel	2116	EST	+73N	−6B	−38N	+71B	+43N	+47B	−20N	+42B	+21N	−9B	−17N	6.0	64.5	69.0	33.50	2117	-0.4
32	Lain, Sander	2124	EST	+80B	−1N	+46B	−3B	+59N	+51B	−21N	=47N	+45B	−23N	=34B	6.0	64.0	68.0	31.25	2088	-13.5
33	Ligotnis, Maksims	1995	LAT	+86N	=10B	=12N	−19B	−38N	+60B	+44N	−18B	−40N	+46N	+55B	6.0	62.5	65.5	32.00	2037	+20.0
34	Sokolovs, Nikita	1806	LAT	=15B	+90N	=14B	−35N	=68B	+48N	+28N	=20B	−19N	=37B	=32N	6.0	62.5	64.5	32.75	2122	+156.0
35	Timoshin, Andrei	2137	EST	+78N	−8B	+72N	+34B	−12N	+57B	−17N	−52B	+27N	+42B	−21N	6.0	62.0	66.0	32.00	2114	-5.6
36	Hansson, Markus	2009	EST	+87N	=12B	+28N	−2B	−52B	+63N	−45B	=48N	+43N	−17B	+59N	6.0	61.5	64.0	31.50	2109	+25.0
37	Galvan Cipriani, VivianaWFM	2010	ESP	+77B	−5N	+74B	−23N	+70B	=20B	=18N	−24N	+55B	=34N	=48B	6.0	60.5	64.5	30.75	2085	+19.6
38	Kiritshenko, Platon	1840	EST	−23B	+93N	+31B	−25N	+33B	−11N	−39B	+54N	+66B	−29N	+52B	6.0	59.0	60.0	27.50	2057	+116.8
39	Brils, LeonidsFM	1990	LAT	+83B	+16N	−5B	−24N	+77B	−19B	+38N	−53N	−48B	+74N	+61B	6.0	58.5	61.5	29.50	2027	+8.6
40	Orgse, Karl Kristofer	1909	EST	−22B	+61N	−25B	+80N	=48B	=49B	−30N	+64N	+33B	+53N	−15B	6.0	58.0	62.0	30.50	2033	+33.2
41	Agafonov, Yuri Dr	2000	LAT	=90B	=15N	+69B	−16N	=63B	=55N	−46B	+57N	+70B	−18N	+54B	6.0	55.5	57.5	28.50	1986	-3.4
42	Safranska, AndaWGM	1992	FRA	+93B	−23N	+77B	−15N	+76B	−16N	+55B	−31N	+60B	−35N	+62B	6.0	55.5	56.5	24.00	2009	+6.4
43	Kokk, Karl Mattias	1920	EST	−4B	+91N	−15B	+84N	−31B	+77N	−29B	+61N	−36B	+60N	+67B	6.0	54.5	56.0	23.00	1976	+13.4
44	Raide, Sivert	1886	EST	−5B	−77N	+90B	+61N	−53B	+64N	−33B	+75N	+67B	+48N	−19B	6.0	54.0	56.0	26.00	1944	+14.8
45	Bondarenko, Dmitry	2011	EST	+81N	=2B	+52N	−10B	+47N	−5B	+36N	−12B	−32N	+51B	−26N	5.5	66.0	70.0	30.25	2099	+20.0
46	Jogi, Henry	1919	EST	−3N	+89B	−32N	+79B	−27N	+65B	+41N	=26B	−28N	−33B	+73N	5.5	59.5	61.5	24.75	1956	+9.6
47	Sild, Aron	1789	EST	−24B	+68N	+67B	+11N	−45B	−31N	+58N	=32B	−26N	−27B	+70N	5.5	58.5	63.0	29.00	2048	+133.6
48	Kolesnikovs, Ivans	2109	LAT	F	+76N	+62B	−12B	=40N	−34B	+51N	=36B	+39N	−44B	=37N	5.5	58.0	58.0	29.50	1988	-29.4
49	Arikov, ArtemFM	2091	EST	+91B	−4N	+70B	−14N	=55B	=40N	=52N	+72B	−25N	+68B	−27N	5.5	57.5	59.0	23.00	2033	-17.4
50	Magi, Ramon	1928	EST	−1B	+80N	−16B	−76N	+71N	+73B	=27N	−28B	−51N	+82B	+68N	5.5	56.0	59.5	24.25	1932	-6.0
51	Narva, ReginaWFM	1820	EST	−16B	+83N	−66B	+54N	+67B	−32N	−48B	=62N	+50B	−45N	+71B	5.5	53.0	56.0	25.00	1948	+25.8
52	Blokhin, SofiaWFM	2006	EST	+64B	=14N	−45B	+28B	+36N	−13N	=49B	+35N	−10B	−21B	−38N	5.0	64.5	69.5	29.75	2071	+17.2
53	Gudovskis, Konstantins	2073	LAT	F	+84N	+63B	−17B	+44N	−6B	+59N	+39B	−20N	−40B	−30N	5.0	59.0	59.0	25.00	2041	-10.4
54	Krums, Ilmars	1963	LAT	−8N	+78B	−3N	−51B	−28N	+91B	+73N	−38B	+69N	+63B	−41N	5.0	58.0	59.5	19.50	1904	-20.2
55	Krasenkowa, ElenaWIM	1925	POL	−6N	+73B	−26N	+78B	=49N	=41B	−42N	+81B	−37N	+57B	−33N	5.0	57.5	61.5	23.25	1919	-2.4
56	Tammela, Ranel	1973	SWE	F	−19B	+88N	−26B	−20N	+76N	+70B	+66N	+15B	−16N	−18B	5.0	56.5	56.5	22.00	2067	+20.0
57	Anderson, Markkus	1854	EST	+13B	−24N	−11B	+83N	+66B	−35N	−67B	−41B	+78N	−55N	+77B	5.0	55.5	58.5	23.00	1930	+29.6
58	Nassar, Askold	1943	EST	−7B	+85N	−13B	+60N	−11B	+84N	−47B	+74N	−29B	−61N	+76B	5.0	55.5	58.5	19.50	1895	-17.0
59	Merivee, Romet-Renee	1942	EST	−9N	+79B	−21N	+69B	−32B	+61N	−53B	−60N	+84B	+75N	−36B	5.0	54.0	57.0	20.50	1905	-25.6
60	Vassiljev, Saveli	1812	EST	−21N	−13N	+91B	−58B	+86N	−33N	+80B	+59B	−42N	−43B	+78N	5.0	53.5	55.0	17.50	1868	+22.8
61	Rudiger, Maria Helena	1682	EST	−27N	−40B	+75N	−44B	+82N	−59B	+78N	−43B	+87N	+58B	−39N	5.0	52.0	54.5	19.00	1840	+84.8
62	Tsiganova, MonikaWIM	1901	EST	−2N	+81B	−48N	−65B	−73N	+89B	+88N	=51B	=63N	+64B	−42N	5.0	51.0	53.0	18.25	1763	-37.4
63	Kais, Kristofer	1856	EST	−17N	+65B	−53N	+88B	=41N	−36B	−66B	+83N	=62B	−54N	+79B	5.0	50.5	52.5	19.50	1823	-20.0
64	Maidessoo, Marten	1602	EST	−52N	−72B	−78N	+89B	+69N	−44B	+92N	−40B	+76B	−62N	+75B	5.0	45.0	46.5	16.00	1773	+89.6
65	Harbuziuk, Matvii	1596	UKR	−66B	−63N	+85B	+62N	−30B	−46N	+76B	−70N	−75B	+84N	+87B	5.0	44.5	47.0	17.50	1803	+106.4
66	Voropaiev, Illia	2005	UKR	+65N	−17B	+51N	−21B	−57N	=72B	+63N	−56B	−38N	−73B	+82N	4.5	54.5	58.0	21.25	1843	-93.6
67	Olde, GreteWCM	1991	EST	+92N	−20B	−47N	+82B	−51N	+75B	+57N	−19B	−44N	=70B	−43N	4.5	54.0	55.5	16.25	1833	-46.4
68	Tiisler, Tanel	1985	EST	−71N	−47B	+89N	+74B	=34N	−28B	+87N	−27B	+72N	−49N	−50B	4.5	51.5	53.5	16.50	1851	-33.8
69	Lebedev, Risto	1765	EST	+25B	−18B	−41N	−59N	−64B	−80N	+89B	+77N	−54B	+86N	=74B	4.5	50.0	52.0	17.75	1781	-4.0
70	Haapsal, Maria IoannaWCM	1877	EST	−12N	+87B	−49N	+92B	−37N	+88B	−56N	+65B	−41N	=67N	−47B	4.5	49.5	51.0	13.25	1780	-52.4
71	Laanelind, Ivo	0	EST	+68B	=28B	−10N	−31N	−50B	−87N	−82B	+90N	+83B	+72B	−51N	4.5	49.0	51.0	17.25	1819	0.0
72	Toome, Oskar	1875	EST	−14B	+64N	−35B	−77N	+80B	=66N	+83B	−49N	−68B	−71N	+84B	4.5	48.0	51.0	17.25	1834	-21.8
73	Punning, Andero	1713	EST	−31B	−55N	−83B	+90N	+62B	−50N	−54B	+79N	=82B	+66N	−46B	4.5	47.0	49.0	17.25	1855	+65.2
74	Tartes, Urmas	1828	EST	−20N	+92B	−37N	−68N	=87B	=83N	+79B	−58B	+81N	−39B	=69N	4.5	46.5	48.0	14.50	1775	-16.2
75	Isakovs, Janis	1789	LAT	−19N	−25N	−61B	+81B	+93N	−67N	+77B	−44B	+65N	−59B	−64N	4.0	52.0	53.0	14.00	1709	-27.8
76	Parn, Rasmus	1785	EST	−18N	−48B	+81N	+50B	−42N	−56B	−65N	+87B	−64N	+88B	−58N	4.0	50.5	52.5	14.00	1712	-23.4
77	Liivamagi, Peeter	1651	EST	−37N	+44B	−42N	+72B	−39N	−43B	−75N	−69B	+91N	+90B	−57N	4.0	50.0	51.5	14.00	1750	+46.8
78	Karis, Fredi	1742	EST	−35B	−54N	+64B	−55N	−83B	+93N	−61B	+86N	−57B	+80N	−60B	4.0	46.0	47.0	13.00	1709	-23.6
79	Pedak, Egert	1725	EST	−11B	−59N	+93B	−46N	−88N	+86B	−74N	−73B	+85N	+81B	−63N	4.0	44.0	45.0	11.00	1716	-5.6
80	Vernuks, Vjaceslavs	1718	LAT	−32N	−50B	+86N	−40B	−72N	+69B	−60N	−85B	+93N	−78B	+88N	4.0	43.5	44.5	10.50	1651	-20.6
81	Kais, Kaarel	1652	EST	−45B	−62N	−76B	−75N	+85B	+82N	+84B	−55N	−74B	−79N	+92B	4.0	41.5	43.0	11.00	1700	+11.2
82	Lass, Silver	1845	EST	−10N	+86B	−27N	−67N	−61B	−81B	+71N	+93B	=73N	−50N	−66B	3.5	49.5	50.5	10.75	1644	-52.8
83	Konovalik, Maksim	0	EST	−39N	−51B	+73N	−57B	+78N	=74B	−72N	−63B	−71N	=85B	F	3.0	46.5	46.5	12.25	1698	0.0
84	Narusberg, Peep	1757	EST	−28N	−53B	+87N	−43B	+92N	−58B	−81N	+88B	−59N	−65B	−72N	3.0	45.5	47.0	6.00	1593	-43.0
85	Hermanson, Egon	1727	EST	−26N	−58B	−65N	−87B	−81N	F	=90B	+80N	−79B	=83N	+89B	3.0	38.0	38.0	8.50	1577	-38.8
86	Raudsepp, Marie	1567	EST	−33B	−82N	−80B	+91N	−60B	−79N	F	−78B	+89N	−69B	+93N	3.0	35.5	35.5	4.50	1605	+12.0
87	Bubnys, Marius	1634	LTU	−36B	−70N	−84B	+85N	=74N	+71B	−68B	−76N	−61B	F	−65N	2.5	44.0	44.0	9.75	1532	-22.6
88	Shishkarjov, Roman	0	EST	−30N	F	−56B	−63N	+79B	−70N	−62B	−84N	+92B	−76N	−80B	2.0	42.0	42.0	5.50	1571	0.0
89	Tiisler, Ander	1704	EST	−29B	−46N	−68B	−64N	+90B	−62N	−69N	F	−86B	+91B	−85N	2.0	40.0	40.0	3.50	1542	-42.4
90	Randma, Urmas	1586	EST	=41N	−34B	−44N	−73B	−89N	=92B	=85N	−71B	F	−77N	=91B	2.0	39.0	39.0	6.00	1526	-15.0
91	Kirillov, Evgeniy	1705	EST	−49N	−43B	−60N	−86B	F	−54N	−93B	+92N	−77B	−89N	=90N	1.5	35.0	35.0	2.50	1442	-64.4
92	Ratkevicius, Andrius	1534	LTU	−67B	−74N	F	−70N	−84B	=90N	−64B	−91B	−88N	+93B	−81N	1.5	32.0	32.0	2.00	1448	-20.0
93	Vadi, Marten	1548	EST	−42N	−38B	−79N	F	−75B	−78B	+91N	−82N	−80B	−92N	−86B	1.0	37.5	37.5	1.50	1375	-66.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sokolovs, NikitaLAT
+156.0
6.0 pts · #33
2Sild, AronEST
+133.6
5.5 pts · #45
3Kiritshenko, PlatonEST
+116.8
6.0 pts · #36

Top rating losers

1Voropaiev, IlliaUKR
-93.6
4.5 pts · #61
2Vadi, MartenEST
-66.4
1.0 pts · #93
3Kirillov, EvgeniyEST
-64.4
1.5 pts · #91

Biggest upsets

R1+471 Elo gap
Anderson, Markkus1854 beat FMMustaps, Matiss2325
R2+419 Elo gap
CMBeniosev, Daniel2065 beat GMLaurusas, Tomas2484
R1+413 Elo gap
Lebedev, Risto1765 beat Gorkov, Kirill2178