Latvijas 2026 gada jauniesu cempionata finals-U-18
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Riga, Latvia. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1956, and top seed was Artjoms Tolmacevs (🇱🇻 LAT, FM, 2306).
Georgijs Germanovs (🇱🇻 LAT, CM, 2260) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Reinis Paikens (7.5) and Renars Muzis (6.0). Germanovs won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Timofejs Macuks (1549) beat Arsenijs Savicevs (FM, 2164), a +615-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCM Georgijs Germanovs led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
CM Georgijs Germanovs never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
CM Georgijs Germanovs drew with FM Reinis Paikens (White).
CM Georgijs Germanovs 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)FM Reinis Paikens 3 wins (R1–R3)
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 | 🇱🇻CMGermanovs, Georgijs | 2260 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 32.75 | 36.5 | +74.0 | 2484 |
| 2 | 🇱🇻FMPaikens, Reinis | 2272 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 27.75 | 37.5 | +30.4 | 2317 |
| 4 | 🇱🇻Muzis, Renars | 2205 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 18.75 | 39.0 | -8.8 | 2147 |
| 3 | 🇱🇻FMTolmacevs,Artjoms | 2306 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 17.50 | 39.0 | -20.0 | 2180 |
| 5 | 🇱🇻FMSavicevs, Arsenijs | 2164 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 16.25 | 40.0 | -18.0 | 2051 |
| 6 | 🇱🇻Aleidzans, Vadims | 1974 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 13.00 | 40.0 | +23.6 | 2012 |
| 7 | 🇱🇻Hops, Roberts | 1710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 4.00 | 42.0 | +13.2 | 1785 |
| 8 | 🇱🇻Macuks, Timofejs | 1549 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 5.75 | 42.5 | +30.0 | 1670 |
| 9 | 🇱🇻Pavlovs, Ostins | 1661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 43.5 | -35.2 | 1615 |
| 10 | 🇱🇻Anokhin, Yaromir | 1455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 45.0 | -51.2 | 983 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Germanovs, GeorgijsCMLAT+74.08.5 pts · #1
- 2Paikens, ReinisFMLAT+30.47.5 pts · #2
- 3Macuks, TimofejsLAT+30.02.5 pts · #8
- 1Anokhin, YaromirLAT-51.20.0 pts · #10
- 2Pavlovs, OstinsLAT-35.21.5 pts · #9
- 3Tolmacevs,ArtjomsFMLAT-20.06.0 pts · #3
- R1+615 Elo gap