Lithuanian chess league (womens) 2026 round 3-5
36 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Vilnius, Lithuania. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1949, and top seed was Salomeja Zaksaite (🇱🇹 LTU, WGM, 2106).
Auguste Ovcinikova (🇱🇹 LTU, 1703) won with 3.0/5, ahead of Yaryna Ozhaiska (2.5) and Marija Sibajeva (2.5). Ovcinikova shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Rutdzhanna Vericheva (1808) beat Gabija Simkunaite (WFM, 2036), a +228-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAuguste Ovcinikova led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Auguste Ovcinikova held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
Auguste Ovcinikova won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ovcinikova, Auguste | 1703 | LTU | F | F | +20N | +14B | +33N | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2343 | +22.8 |
| 2 | Ozhaiska, Yaryna | 1887 | LTU | F | F | +19B | +13N | =12B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.25 | 2134 | +17.8 |
| 3 | Sibajeva, MarijaWFM | 2002 | LTU | F | F | +30B | +18B | =6N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 2018 | +1.4 |
| 4 | Zaksaite, SalomejaWGM | 2106 | LTU | F | F | +31B | =5N | +24B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 2165 | +4.2 |
| 5 | Bogomolnikova, Zlata | 1809 | LTU | F | F | +21N | =4B | =8N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.25 | 2081 | +42.0 |
| 6 | Maciuityte, Greta | 1828 | LTU | F | F | =12B | +30N | =3B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1996 | +13.6 |
| 7 | Sukyte, Kotryna | 1845 | LTU | F | F | =18N | +22B | =15N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1815 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mickunaite, Agne | 1907 | LTU | F | F | =16B | +31N | =5B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 2025 | +18.4 |
| 9 | Mikulinaite, Meta | 1675 | LTU | F | F | +32B | +11N | −23B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 2517 | +44.8 |
| 10 | Borisovaite, Ana | 1578 | LTU | F | F | −25N | +32B | +22N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1774 | +15.2 |
| 11 | Zutaute, Leja | 1728 | LTU | F | F | +35N | −9B | +34N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1827 | +16.0 |
| 12 | Savickiene, Viktorija | 1943 | LTU | F | F | =6N | =17B | =2N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1831 | -9.2 |
| 13 | Butvilaite, Berta Reja | 1832 | LTU | F | F | +17N | −2B | =18N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1801 | -2.6 |
| 14 | Gedvilaite, Barbora | 1605 | LTU | F | F | +27B | −1N | =20B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1401 | -10.6 |
| 15 | Perminaite, Guoda | 1885 | LTU | F | F | F | +23N | =7B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1845 | -1.2 |
| 16 | Simkunaite, GabijaWFM | 2036 | LTU | F | F | =8N | −19N | +31B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1858 | -14.0 |
| 17 | Cibulskyte, Smilte | 1779 | LTU | F | F | −13B | =12N | +30B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1815 | +6.0 |
| 18 | Budiak, Arina | 1740 | LTU | F | F | =7B | −3N | =13B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1768 | +3.6 |
| 19 | Vericheva, Rutdzhanna | 1808 | LTU | F | F | −2N | +16B | −21N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1800 | -1.6 |
| 20 | Ser, Karina | 1482 | LTU | F | F | −1B | =29B | =14N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1505 | +3.6 |
| 21 | Setikiene, Grazina | 1852 | LTU | F | F | −5B | −24N | +19B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1751 | -8.2 |
| 22 | Mackeviciute, Gabija | 1403 | LTU | F | F | +36B | −7N | −10B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 891 | -14.0 |
| 23 | Berzonskyte, Kornelija | 0 | LTU | F | F | F | −15B | +9N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1780 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Vedrickiene, Jovita | 2012 | LTU | F | F | F | +21B | −4N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1979 | -1.6 |
| 25 | Navickaite, Sandra | 1837 | LTU | F | F | +10B | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2378 | +3.6 |
| 26 | Balciunaite, Jore | 1757 | LTU | F | F | +29N | F | −28B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1660 | -5.2 |
| 27 | Petkeviciene, Laura | 0 | LTU | F | F | −14N | +?B | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1538 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Perminaite, Simona | 1743 | LTU | F | F | F | F | +26N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2557 | +10.4 |
| 29 | Januseviciute, Donata | 1577 | LTU | F | F | −26B | =20N | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1426 | -7.8 |
| 30 | Maurutyte, Laura | 1666 | LTU | F | F | −3N | −6B | −17N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1069 | -30.4 |
| 31 | Grumadiene, Ieva | 1856 | LTU | F | F | −4N | −8B | −16N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1217 | -17.6 |
| 32 | Plutaite, Ausra | 1707 | LTU | F | F | −9N | −10N | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 826 | -24.4 |
| 33 | Gaigalaite, Liepa | 0 | LTU | F | F | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 907 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Alionyte, Patricija | 1633 | LTU | F | F | F | F | −11B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 927 | -14.8 |
| 35 | Urbanaviciute, Danute | 1798 | LTU | F | F | −11B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 927 | -12.0 |
| 36 | Bartkeviciute, Smilte | 0 | LTU | F | F | −22N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 604 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mikulinaite, MetaLTU+44.82.0 pts · #11
- 2Bogomolnikova, ZlataLTU+42.02.0 pts · #6
- 3Ovcinikova, AugusteLTU+22.83.0 pts · #9
- 1Maurutyte, LauraLTU-30.40.0 pts · #30
- 2Plutaite, AusraLTU-24.40.0 pts · #31
- 3Grumadiene, IevaLTU-17.60.0 pts · #33
- R4+228 Elo gap
- R4+129 Elo gap