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3rd Tartu Chess Festival: Alexela Cup; 3rd Toomas Virro memorial in rapid chess

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100 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Tartu, Estonia. 37 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2523, and top seed was Tomas Laurusas (🇱🇹 LTU, GM, 2581).

Daniel Fridman (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2556) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Egor Bogdanov (8.5) and Toivo Keinanen (8.5). Fridman shared the lead from round 10, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Nikita Sokolovs (1774) beat Toomas Valgmae (CM, 2204), a +430-point gap.

Location
🇪🇪Tartu, Estonia
Dates
18 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Rapid: 12 minutes for game with 3 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 11 rounds
Top seed
🇱🇹GMTomas Laurusas2581
Avg top 10
2,523
Participants
100
Titled players · 37
GM×15
IM×5
FM×7
CM×3
WGM×1
WIM×2
WFM×3
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇪🇪Estonia×57
🇱🇻Latvia×18
🇺🇦Ukraine×5
🇱🇹Lithuania×5
🇫🇮Finland×4
🇸🇪Sweden×3
🇵🇱Poland×2
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Tight race until R11; 4 players tied at 8.5/11, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders
50
23
9
2
1
2
5
1
1
2
4
35.58.511R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11Laurusas takes lead
Fridman8.5Keinanen8.5Nagy8.5Bogdanov8.5Larkin8Laurusas8— ex-leaders:Neiksansled R5, #7
R8 · LEADER CHANGE19 Apr

GM Tomas Laurusas takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 8.5/11. Fridman takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (77.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Daniel Fridman beat IM Toivo Keinanen (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMDaniel Fridman*
1
½
½
2IMToivo Keinanen
0
*
½
3GMGabor Nagy
½
*
½
4GMEgor Bogdanov
½
½
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Fridman, DanielGM2556GER+63B+20N+16B=23N+3B+6B=2N=9N=4B+5B=10N8.577.082.062.752638+12.9
2Bogdanov, EgorGM2419UKR+56B+37N+26B=3N+23B+8N=1B=4N=5N=16B+9N8.574.580.059.752612+28.9
3Keinanen, ToivoIM2499FIN+72N+39B+22N=2B1N+13N+15B=6B+8N+10B=5N8.574.579.058.252596+15.8
4Nagy, GaborGM2526HUN+42N+60B=21N+17B=15N+22B+6N=2B=1N=9B+13N8.572.577.558.502560+6.7
5Laurusas, TomasGM2581LTU+30B+36N23B+25N+26B+33N+14B+10N=2B1N=3B8.072.078.054.502538-2.9
6Neiksans, ArtursGM2515LAT+64B+13N+33B+34N+8B1N4B=3N=21B+35N+14B8.071.576.552.002553+7.2
7Larkin, VladyslavIM2496UKR+55B+25N+35B8N13B+38N+36B+27N10B+34N+16N8.066.071.549.502450-3.2
8Nyback, TomiGM2571FIN+79N+18B+28N+7B6N2B+19N+35B3B=15N+25B7.573.077.549.002471-9.7
9Sivuk, VitalyGM2519SWE+52N+29B17N+39B+21N=15B+24N=1B+13N=4N2B7.572.077.550.002443-6.9
10Smeets, JanGM2520NED+70B+19N34B+47N+27B+35N+21B5B+7N3N=1B7.570.575.048.252471-2.9
11Wartiovaara, OliverFM2417FIN+61N+50B=24N15B+59B=16N27B+20N=12N+40B+22N7.564.569.545.502334-8.2
12Vorobjov, Pavel2259EST+67B+31N14B+32N33B+49N+59B16N=11B+28N+23B7.564.069.045.252335+28.0
13Kukk, Sander2192EST+81N6B+43N+46B+7N3B+17N+14N9B+21N4B7.072.576.544.002402+59.0
14Volodin, AleksandrGM2444EST+43N=40B+12N=24B+19N+17B5N13B+18N+33B6N7.070.076.046.752376-7.5
15Mustaps, MatissFM2341LAT+59B=38N+36B+11N=4B=9N3N=60B+19N=8B=21N7.070.075.046.002424+13.3
16Hellers, FerdinandGM2345SWE+68N+57B1N=50B+54N=11B+18N+12B=25N=2N7B7.070.075.044.502339+1.8
17Shishkov, AndreiIM2303EST+84B+41N+9B4N+49B14N13B47N+53B+37N+36B7.064.568.540.502294+2.2
18Valner, UkuFM2223EST+83B8N+63B30N+70B+48N16B+31N14B+47N+34B7.061.065.037.002253+10.6
19Krivenko, DionFM2193EST+85B10B+72N+70N14B+31N8B+59N15B+55N+35B7.061.065.036.002263+21.2
20Shvyrjov, IgorGM2220EST+76N1B42N+65B+52N=71B+50N11B=48N+46B+33N7.059.564.037.002195-1.5
21Novik, MaximGM2356LTU+73B+49N=4B+38N9B+34N10N+24B=6N13B=15B6.569.574.040.252367+3.7
22Seeman, TarvoIM2299EST+62B+32N3B+48N+30B4N25B+44N+29B=23N11B6.568.573.539.252270-1.7
23Krasenkow, MichalGM2401POL+54N+58B+5N=1B2N24B+71N=34B+60N=22B12N6.567.572.039.002344-5.5
24Dubrovin, Robert2277EST+51B+48N=11B=14N=34B+23N9B21N+41B=25N=27B6.565.571.040.252320+16.2
25Antoms, GuntarsIM2174LAT+82N7B+61N5B+72N+51B+22N=33N=16B=24B8N6.564.568.535.252283+31.2
26Ivanov, Igor2259LAT+53N+69B2N+45B5N37B+41B=48N+38B=36N=29B6.564.068.537.002198-12.8
27Valgmae, ToomasCM2204EST69N+67B+52N+42B10N+61B+11N7B34N+39B=24N6.563.067.538.252220+9.0
28Miezis, NormundsGM2404LAT+77B+47N8B49N31B+69B+42N+37N=33B12B+46N6.560.565.035.002201-22.4
29Obolonin, Filipp2181EST+88B9N+64B59N+63B+30N33B+55N22N+48B=26N6.559.063.034.752161-2.8
30Brils, LeonidsFM2018LAT5N+75B+91N+18B22N29B51N+62B+65N+60B=40N6.559.062.533.002117+28.0
31Babrauskas, Darius2019LTU+100N12B=69N=60B+28N19B+62N18B=59N+50B+53B6.558.558.529.752118+24.2
32Uibokant, Mathias Robert2056EST+97N22B+65N12B=46N60B53N+75N+77B+54B+52N6.555.058.030.752035-2.8
33Kanep, MeelisGM2300EST+46N+44B6N+57B+12N5B+29N=25B=28N14N20B6.068.574.037.502290-0.8
34Pedoson, Georg Aleksander2314EST+66N+71B+10N6B=24N21B+40N=23N+27B7B18N6.067.572.036.002317+3.0
35Gorkov, Kirill2283EST+65N+45B7N+71B+51N10B+37N8N+47B6B19N6.066.070.532.502253-11.6
36Timoshin, Andrei2230EST+75N5B15N+66B+42N+58B7N=46B+39N=26B17N6.064.569.033.002201-6.0
37Ligotnis, Maksims2137LAT+92N2B=54N=69B+43N+26N35B28B+56N17B+64N6.061.064.531.502124-2.3
38Puusepp, KaimarCM2074EST+95N=15B+40N21B+50N7B60N+69B26N+61B=43B6.060.063.030.502146+20.0
39Beniosev, DanielCM2139LAT+90B3N+55B9N+64B59N+70B+56N36B27N+62B6.059.062.529.002112-11.2
40Laizans, Aivars2128LAT+78B=14N38B51N+74B+73N34B+64B+71N11N=30B6.057.061.529.752090-9.6
41Hansson, Markus2063EST+89N17B46N+53B=69N+54B26N+43B24N=59B+61N6.057.061.030.752011-13.6
42Lain, Sander1993EST4B+74N+20B27N36B+67N28B83N+82B+81N+60N6.057.061.029.502083+44.4
43Orgse, Karl Kristofer1956EST14B+90N13B+85N37B=81N+74B41N+76B+57B=38N6.054.558.027.002003+12.0
44Rauk, Tonu2050EST+80B33N51B62N+75N+68B+72N22B61N+66B+59N6.052.056.528.501982-18.8
45Tiisler, Tanel2025EST+99B35N+83B26N62B56N+85B=66N=73B+84N+65B6.049.551.523.751956-18.6
46Jogi, Henry1890EST33B+98N+41B13N=32B=57B+63N=36N+49B20N28B5.561.063.528.002095+53.2
47Blokhin, SofiaWFM2107EST+91N28B+68N10B61N+65B+52N+17B35N18B=56N5.560.063.528.752096-4.0
48Oim, Mikk Kaarel2034EST+96N24B+53N22B+82N18B+61N=26B=20B29N=55B5.560.063.027.002050+12.8
49Safranska, AndaWGM2085FRA+86N21B+66N+28B17N12B=64N+51B46N52B+78N5.558.562.528.002028-13.6
50Gudovskis, Konstantins2104LAT+87B11N+73B=16N38B+62N20B53N+83B31N+71B5.557.561.525.502028-20.0
51Sild, Aron1868EST24N+100B+44N+40B35B25N+30B49N55B=70N+84B5.557.057.024.752047+82.4
52Galvan Cipriani, VivianaWFM1981ESP9B+85N27B+67N20B+90N47B=76N+69B+49N32B5.556.560.024.751991+1.4
53Narusberg, Peep1862EST26B+99N48B41N+93B=63N+32B+50B17N+71B31N5.556.558.524.501998+36.8
54Kiritshenko, Platon1914EST23B+87N=37B+77N16B41N=81B+58B=57N32N+73B5.556.060.026.252025+56.4
55Tsiganova, MonikaWIM1958EST7N+92B39N82B+91N+89B+58N29B+51N19B=48N5.555.559.024.751954-0.2
56Tammela, Ranel1939SWE2N91B+86N+92B58N+45B+57N39B37B+83N=47B5.554.558.025.751976+10.2
57Kolesnikovs, Ivans2067LAT+94B16N+84B33N=73B=46N56B+68N=54B43N+74B5.553.557.024.751955-30.8
58Agafonov, Yuri Dr2084LAT+93B23N59B+84N+56B36N55B54N+88B=73N+70B5.551.054.523.751957-33.8
59Merivee, Romet-Renee1897EST15N+89B+58N+29B11N+39B12N19B=31B=41N44B5.065.569.528.252067+86.8
60Aalto, PatrikFM2213FIN+74B4N70B=31N+77B+32N+38B=15N23B30N42B5.062.567.028.252068-39.4
61Voropaiev, Illia1927UKR11B+78N25B+88N+47B27N48B+82N+44B38N41B5.058.062.024.001976+24.3
62Krasenkowa, ElenaWIM1886POL22N+96B71N+44B+45N50B31B30N+68B+63B39N5.057.560.525.001973+25.6
63Kais, Kristofer2007EST1N+76B18N+81B29N=53B46B+74N=66B62N+83B5.056.060.022.251915-38.9
64Magi, Ramon1980EST6N+82B29N+76B39N+92B=49B40N=81B+67N37B5.055.559.021.751948-18.8
65Haapsal, Maria IoannaWCM1871EST35B+80N32B20N+87B47N+90B+70N30B+72B45N5.055.058.521.001922+26.4
66Toome, Oskar1897EST34B+94N49B36N=78B=84N+87B=45B=63N44N+82B5.051.054.521.251896-3.6
67Ni, Polina1841LAT12N27N+87B52B+95N42B=91N+78B=72N64B+86N5.051.054.019.501843-2.0
68Karis, Fredi1906EST16B+93N47B90N+88B44N+92B57B62N+87N+81B5.048.051.519.001833-43.6
69Sokolovs, Nikita1774LAT+27B26N=31B=37N=41B28N+77B38N52N=79B=72N4.558.563.024.751999+107.2
70Krums, Ilmars1984LAT10N+81B+60N19B18N+76B39N65B+90N=51B58N4.557.060.519.751953-11.6
71Arikov, ArtemFM2061EST+98B34N+62B35N+90B=20N23B+73N40B53N50N4.555.558.019.001978-23.6
72Narva, ReginaWFM1966EST3B+88N19B+83N25B+85N44B=81N=67B65N=69B4.554.558.518.751868-31.2
73Kokk, Karl Mattias1912EST21N+95B50N+91B=57N40B+78N71B=45N=58B54N4.553.056.019.501905-4.0
74Vassiljev, Saveli1780EST60N42B=95N+86B40N+75B43N63B+91N+76B57N4.550.053.018.001833+17.9
75Tartes, Urmas1808EST36B30N=93B+78N44B74N+89N32B=86N+97N=80B4.550.053.017.501725-52.8
76Pedak, Egert1791EST20B63N+94B64N+98B70N+80B=52B43N74N+92B4.549.051.516.751775-7.2
77Tomson, Mihkel1920EST28N=86B+79N54B60N+82B69N+91B32N78B+93N4.548.552.017.501813-33.0
78Raudsepp, Marie1686EST40N61B+100N75B=66N+86B73B67N+94B+77N49B4.547.547.514.501764+28.8
79Bondarenko, Dmitry2011EST8B83N77B+80N81B+93N82B+87N84B=69N+94B4.544.548.017.751736-76.8
80Ratkevicius, Andrius1516LTU44N65B82N79B+100N+99B76N=92N=85B+90B=75N4.541.541.511.501653+27.6
81Harbuziuk, Matvii1737UKR13B70N+98B63N+79N=43B=54N=72B=64N42B68N4.053.055.517.501845+30.7
82Vatsing, Mattias1706EST25B64N+80B+55N48B77N+79N61B42N+96B66N4.052.055.017.501792+36.4
83Vernuks, Vjaceslavs1803LAT18N+79B45N72B89N+97B+95N+42B50N56B63N4.051.054.016.501804-3.0
84Isakovs, Janis1896LAT17N+97B57N58B92N=66B=86N+93B+79N45B51N4.050.053.015.501788-31.6
85Uurits, Karel1747EST19N52B+89N43B+96N72B45N=86B=80N=93B=90N4.048.551.514.751681-22.4
86Hermanson, Egon1663EST49B=77N56B74N+94B78N=84B=85N=75B+88N67B4.046.049.516.001715+11.2
87Tiisler, Ander1672EST50N54B67N+97B65N+96B66N79B+89N68B+99N4.045.547.512.001678-3.8
88Rudiger, Maria Helena1708EST29N72B+97N61B68N95B+98N+89B58N86B+96N4.043.546.012.501660-22.3
89Vadi, Marten1552EST41B59N85B+99N+83B55N75B88N87B+100N+95B4.042.042.09.001614+18.0
90Punning, Andero1698EST39N43B+96N+68B71N52B65N+95B70B80N=85B3.548.051.013.001705-9.6
91Kais, Kaarel1673EST47B+56N30B73N55B+98N=67B77N74B92N+100B3.547.547.510.501676-3.8
92Voropaiev, Vladyslav1697UKR37B55N+99B56N+84B64N68N=80B93N+91B76N3.547.049.011.751673-17.4
93Smilga, Olivers1630LAT58N68B=75N=95B53N79B+96N84N+92B=85N77B3.544.047.012.251684+15.2
94Bubnys, Marius1599LTU57N66B76N96B86N+100B+97N=98B78N+99B79N3.538.538.56.251515-26.6
95Aro, Andres1613EST38B73N=74B=93N67B+88N83B90N97B+98B89N3.042.044.510.501554-19.6
96Hook, Joosep1483EST48B62N90B+94N85B87N93B+99N+100B82N88B3.039.039.05.501461-8.0
97Truija, Mats1534EST32B84N88B87N+99B83N94B+100N+95N75B98N3.038.038.05.001466-38.0
98Randma, Urmas1547EST71N46B81N+100B76N91B88B=94N99B95N+97B2.537.537.54.751401-34.4
99Tobre, Andres1481EST45N53B92N89B97N80N+100B96B+98N94N87B2.039.539.52.501268-43.4
100FIDE 4528514031B51N78B98N80B94N99N97B96N89B91N0.040.542.50.008330.0

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