Panevezys ch A 2026 round 5-9
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Mar 2026 to 27 Mar 2026 in Panevezys, Lithuania. Top 10 Elo average was 1809, and top seed was Albertas Bazevicius (🇱🇹 LTU, 1875).
Kestutis Simkunas (🇱🇹 LTU, 1862) won with 5.0/9, ahead of Bronius Pliksnys (3.5) and Vladislovas Kviliunas (2.5). Simkunas won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Bronius Pliksnys (1752) beat Albertas Bazevicius (1875), a +123-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsKestutis Simkunas led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 10 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Kestutis Simkunas never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Kestutis Simkunas opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Bronius Pliksnys); the title is out of reach before R9.
Kestutis Simkunas won 5 in a row (R5–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇱🇹Simkunas, Kestutis | 1862 | * | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 8.50 | 8.5 | +43.6 | 2616 |
| 2 | 🇱🇹Pliksnys, Bronius | 1752 | — | * | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | ½ | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 6.25 | 8.5 | +27.8 | 1959 |
| 3 | 🇱🇹Kviliunas, Vladislovas | 1811 | 0 | — | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | — | — | — | ½ | 2.5 | 5.25 | 13.0 | +2.6 | 1830 |
| 5 | 🇱🇹Kalvis, Stepas | 1777 | — | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2.5 | 5.25 | 12.0 | +2.2 | 1793 |
| 4 | 🇱🇹Jasas, Ignas | 1853 | — | — | 0 | 0 | * | — | ½ | 1 | 1 | — | 2.5 | 4.00 | 10.0 | -16.8 | 1792 |
| 6 | 🇱🇹Bazevicius, Albertas | 1875 | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | — | * | 1 | — | — | ½ | 2.0 | 3.75 | 14.0 | -21.0 | 1723 |
| 7 | 🇱🇹Gedmintas, Darius | 1763 | — | — | — | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | — | 2.0 | 4.50 | 10.0 | -1.8 | 1751 |
| 8 | 🇱🇹Kerys, Gintaras | 1784 | 0 | ½ | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | * | — | — | 1.5 | 3.75 | 15.5 | -34.8 | 1652 |
| 9 | 🇱🇹Voroblievas, Arturas | 1827 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0 | — | ½ | — | * | — | 1.5 | 4.50 | 14.0 | -12.0 | 1721 |
| 10 | 🇱🇹Aleksandravicius, Darius | 1785 | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | — | ½ | — | — | — | * | 1.0 | 2.25 | 14.5 | -15.6 | 1632 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Simkunas, KestutisLTU+43.65.0 pts · #1
- 2Pliksnys, BroniusLTU+27.83.5 pts · #2
- 3Kviliunas, VladislovasLTU+2.62.5 pts · #3
- 1Kerys, GintarasLTU-34.81.5 pts · #8
- 2Bazevicius, AlbertasLTU-21.02.0 pts · #6
- 3Jasas, IgnasLTU-16.82.5 pts · #4
- R6+123 Elo gap