Panevezys ch B 2026 round 1-5
Round-RobinStandard
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Feb 2026 to 25 Feb 2026 in Panevezys, Lithuania. Top 10 Elo average was 1588, and top seed was Egidijus Zukauskas (🇱🇹 LTU, 1640).
Erikas Januskevicius (🇱🇹 LTU, 1608) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Sigitas Berginas (4.0) and Egidijus Zukauskas (4.0). Januskevicius won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Audrius Kazlauskas (1510) beat Zigmas Jakaitis (1632), a +122-point gap.
Location
🇱🇹Panevezys, Lithuania
Dates
01 Feb 2026 → 25 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇹Lithuania×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 5 roundsErikas Januskevicius led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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2
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Januskevicius#3Zukauskas#1Berginas#4Vaicekauskas#2Sinusas#6Rankele#5Bagdonavicius#7Kirdeikis#8Jonaviciene#9Kazlauskas#10Guokas#11Jakaitis#12
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Erikas Januskevicius held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Erikas Januskevicius 4 wins (R1–R4)Sigitas Berginas 3 wins (R2–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 🇱🇹Januskevicius, Erikas | 1608 | * | ½ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 6.50 | 8.5 | +48.8 | 1891 |
| 4 | 🇱🇹Berginas, Sigitas | 1624 | ½ | * | — | ½ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4.0 | 8.50 | 12.5 | +11.4 | 1735 |
| 1 | 🇱🇹Zukauskas, Egidijus | 1640 | — | — | * | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4.0 | 6.50 | 9.5 | +20.2 | 1810 |
| 2 | 🇱🇹Vaicekauskas, Domas | 1578 | — | ½ | — | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3.5 | 8.00 | 13.5 | +38.0 | 1718 |
| 6 | 🇱🇹Sinusas, Kestutis | 1518 | — | — | 0 | 1 | * | — | — | 1 | ½ | — | 1 | — | 3.5 | 7.00 | 12.0 | +13.6 | 1646 |
| 5 | 🇱🇹Rankele, Albinas | 1636 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | * | 0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3.0 | 6.00 | 11.5 | +4.6 | 1668 |
| 8 | 🇱🇹Kirdeikis, Algimantas | 1555 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | * | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2.0 | 3.00 | 15.0 | -1.4 | 1546 |
| 9 | 🇱🇹Jonaviciene, Vida | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | * | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2.0 | 1.50 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 1462 |
| 7 | 🇱🇹Bagdonavicius, Algimantas | 1575 | — | 0 | — | — | ½ | 0 | — | — | * | 1 | ½ | — | 2.0 | 3.00 | 12.0 | -14.8 | 1467 |
| 10 | 🇱🇹Kazlauskas, Audrius | 1510 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | * | — | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 11.5 | -9.4 | 1413 |
| 11 | 🇱🇹Guokas, Kornelijus | 1409 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | ½ | — | * | — | 0.5 | 1.00 | 16.0 | -24.0 | 1259 |
| 12 | 🇱🇹Jakaitis, Zigmas | 1632 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 14.5 | -111.2 | 790 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Januskevicius, ErikasLTU+48.84.5 pts · #3
- 2Vaicekauskas, DomasLTU+38.03.5 pts · #2
- 3Zukauskas, EgidijusLTU+20.24.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Jakaitis, ZigmasLTU-111.20.0 pts · #12
- 2Guokas, KornelijusLTU-24.00.5 pts · #11
- 3Bagdonavicius, AlgimantasLTU-14.82.0 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R1+122 Elo gap