V Chess Festival Cesis 2026 Classic
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83 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 17 Jun 2026 to 19 Jun 2026 in Cesis, Latvia. 21 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2389, and top seed was Vitaly Sivuk (🇸🇪 SWE, GM, 2511).
Arsenijs Savicevs (🇱🇻 LAT, FM, 2163) won with 4.5/8, ahead of Alona Tolmaceva (4.0) and Rohith Krishna S (3.5). Savicevs shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Jaroslavs Orlovskis (1893) beat Reinis Valdats (FM, 2246), a +353-point gap.
Location
🇱🇻Cesis, Latvia
Dates
17 Jun 2026 → 19 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 21
GM×7
IM×1
FM×6
CM×3
WGM×1
WFM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇱🇻Latvia×52
🇪🇪Estonia×18
🇱🇹Lithuania×3
🇫🇮Finland×2
🇮🇳India×2
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsFM Arsenijs Savicevs led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 32 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Co-leaders
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R8–R8 · LEAD HELD
FM Arsenijs Savicevs held the sole lead from R8 through R8 without losing it.
R4–R8 · UNBEATEN
FM Arsenijs Savicevs went unbeaten across 5 games (R4–R8).
R5 · LATE SURGE
GM Zigurds Lanka was #25 at R5, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMArsenijs Savicevs | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2WFMAlona Tolmaceva | — | * | — | — |
| 3GMZigurds Lanka | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FMNikita Rychagov | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savicevs, ArsenijsFM | 2163 | LAT | F | F | F | +6B | +15N | =3B | +43N | +11N | 4.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 13.75 | 2763 | +68.4 |
| 2 | Tolmaceva, AlonaWFM | 1789 | LAT | F | F | F | +48B | +70N | =14B | +59N | =31B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 8.75 | 2058 | +68.8 |
| 3 | Rohith Krishna SGM | 2482 | IND | F | F | F | +35N | =11B | =1N | +4B | =38N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 11.00 | 2500 | +1.6 |
| 4 | Sulskis, SarunasGM | 2464 | LTU | F | F | F | +18B | =5N | +59B | −3N | +49B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 9.25 | 2321 | -5.7 |
| 5 | Adamovics, Aleksejs | 2160 | LAT | F | F | F | +36N | =4B | −12N | +40B | +42N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 9.25 | 2274 | +15.8 |
| 6 | Lanka, ZigurdsGM | 2310 | LAT | F | F | F | −1N | +34N | +78B | =12B | +16N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 2260 | -1.0 |
| 7 | Rychagov, NikitaFM | 2295 | EST | F | F | F | =13N | =45B | +36N | +32B | =33N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 2119 | -16.8 |
| 8 | Paikens, ReinisFM | 2296 | LAT | F | F | F | +59B | +14N | +31B | −11B | =35N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.75 | 2297 | +2.6 |
| 9 | Nishida, Eito | 1740 | JPN | F | F | F | −25N | +76B | +79N | =63B | +66N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1773 | +9.2 |
| 10 | Savchenko, Andrii | 1622 | UKR | F | F | F | +83N | +74N | +70B | −17N | =39B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1707 | +9.0 |
| 11 | Krishna C R GIM | 2383 | IND | F | F | F | =15B | =3N | +58B | +8N | −1B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.75 | 2359 | -0.1 |
| 12 | Stojanovic, MihajloGM | 2398 | SRB | F | F | F | =33N | =38N | +5B | =6N | =43B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 9.00 | 2327 | -3.8 |
| 13 | Lisovskis, Dmitrijs | 1984 | LAT | F | F | F | =7B | +22N | =41B | +31N | −15B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.50 | 2244 | +31.6 |
| 14 | Golsta, Madara | 2023 | LAT | F | F | F | +64N | −8B | =2N | =61B | +23N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 1979 | -5.2 |
| 15 | Sivuk, VitalyGM | 2511 | SWE | F | F | F | =11N | −1B | =75N | +33B | +13N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 2275 | -12.2 |
| 16 | Juknis, PauliusCM | 2173 | LTU | F | F | F | +32B | −58N | +24B | +20N | −6B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.50 | 2011 | -16.0 |
| 17 | Dabols, Janis Marks | 1799 | LAT | F | F | F | =20B | +72B | =44N | +10B | −21N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1797 | -0.8 |
| 18 | Tolmacevs, Romans | 1987 | LAT | F | F | F | −4N | =44B | =46B | +27N | +58B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1922 | -14.8 |
| 19 | Tolmacevs,ArtjomsFM | 2268 | LAT | F | F | F | +24B | −31N | =34B | +58N | =22B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 1996 | -28.0 |
| 20 | Toome, Oskar | 1628 | EST | F | F | F | =17N | +64B | +45N | −16B | =36N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1972 | +84.0 |
| 21 | Sinitsyn, Anton | 2042 | FIN | F | F | F | −58B | =39N | +50B | =34N | +17B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 1837 | -23.0 |
| 22 | Pavlovs, Nikita | 1996 | LAT | F | F | F | =71N | −13B | +47B | +41N | =19N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 2056 | +8.4 |
| 23 | Breikss, Peteris | 1785 | LAT | F | F | F | +53N | +62B | −32B | +37N | −14B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1774 | +0.6 |
| 24 | Bondarenko, Dmitry | 1887 | EST | F | F | F | −19N | +63B | −16N | +44B | +61N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1992 | +12.0 |
| 25 | Malakalns, Martins | 1707 | LAT | F | F | F | +9B | −37N | +77B | =39N | =48B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1706 | +0.8 |
| 26 | Kantans, Ansis | 1857 | LAT | F | F | F | −49B | =56N | =37B | +60N | +46B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1781 | -16.0 |
| 27 | Lusts, Ricards Martins | 1666 | LAT | F | F | F | +74B | −32N | +28B | −18B | +62N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 1740 | +18.8 |
| 28 | Mezale, Herta | 1570 | LAT | F | F | F | +69N | +68B | −27N | =51B | =73N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1451 | -19.2 |
| 29 | Lazdina, Keitija | 1731 | LAT | F | F | F | −60N | +73B | −48N | +57B | +63N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1649 | -20.8 |
| 30 | Vatsing, Mattias | 1668 | EST | F | F | F | =77N | +67B | −40N | =71B | +60B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.25 | 1731 | +16.8 |
| 31 | Lazars, KrisjanisCM | 2001 | LAT | F | F | F | +61N | +19B | −8N | −13B | =2N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 2030 | +5.6 |
| 32 | Berezovskii, ArinaWCM | 1903 | ISR | F | F | F | −16N | +27B | +23N | −7N | =34B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.25 | 1932 | +3.2 |
| 33 | Maklakova, NaomiWCM | 2088 | LAT | F | F | F | =12B | +41N | =38B | −15N | =7B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 2356 | +62.4 |
| 34 | Aliev, Iskander | 1741 | LAT | F | F | F | +42N | −6B | =19N | =21B | =32N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 2047 | +68.8 |
| 35 | Starostits, IlmarsGM | 2328 | LAT | F | F | F | −3B | +49N | =43B | =38N | =8B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 2317 | -0.5 |
| 36 | Ivulans, Patriks | 1848 | LAT | F | F | F | −5B | +66N | −7B | +56N | =20B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1860 | -1.6 |
| 37 | Davidjuks, Timofejs | 1575 | LAT | F | F | F | =50B | +25B | =26N | −23B | =44N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1755 | +46.4 |
| 38 | Miezis, NormundsGM | 2417 | LAT | F | F | F | =43N | =12B | =33N | =35B | =3B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 2319 | -6.0 |
| 39 | Aliev, Arif | 1719 | LAT | F | F | F | +65B | =21B | −42N | =25B | =10N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.75 | 1801 | +17.2 |
| 40 | Vilemsons, Martins | 1906 | LAT | F | F | F | −41B | =46N | +30B | −5N | +50B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.75 | 1889 | -3.2 |
| 41 | Berzina, IlzeWGM | 2183 | LAT | F | F | F | +40N | −33B | =13N | −22B | +52B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1951 | -27.6 |
| 42 | Jeronovics, Toms | 2008 | LAT | F | F | F | −34B | =47N | +39B | +54N | −5B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.25 | 1838 | -40.4 |
| 43 | Vingris,MikelisFM | 2300 | LAT | F | F | F | =38B | +78N | =35N | −1B | =12N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 2241 | -5.4 |
| 44 | Trenchs Lopez, Christian | 1685 | ESP | F | F | F | +73B | =18N | =17B | −24N | =37B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1759 | +8.8 |
| 45 | Kolesnikovs, Ivans | 1978 | LAT | F | F | F | +72N | =7N | −20B | =52N | =54B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1818 | -18.6 |
| 46 | Sild, Aron | 1690 | EST | F | F | F | =70N | =40B | =18N | +48B | −26N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1762 | +17.2 |
| 47 | Gailums, Makss | 1705 | LAT | F | F | F | +55B | =42B | −22N | =64B | =53N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1798 | +21.2 |
| 48 | Karba, Kertu | 1583 | EST | F | F | F | −2N | +82B | +29B | −46N | =25N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1642 | +11.2 |
| 49 | Zajakins, Artjoms | 2090 | LAT | F | F | F | +26N | −35B | =61N | +78B | −4N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 2071 | -3.4 |
| 50 | Vainermanas, Berelis | 1742 | LTU | F | F | F | =37N | +79B | −21N | +62B | −40N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1714 | -3.8 |
| 51 | Vedeshin, Ivan | 1515 | EST | F | F | F | +57N | −65N | +69B | =28N | −79B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1501 | -4.0 |
| 52 | Vadi, Marten | 1657 | EST | F | F | F | −62N | +77B | +53N | =45B | −41N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 1719 | +10.4 |
| 53 | Surums, Edmunds | 1581 | LAT | F | F | F | −23B | +80N | −52B | +70N | =47B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1569 | -4.4 |
| 54 | Rupais,Gustavs | 1863 | LAT | F | F | F | +79N | −75B | +71N | −42B | =45N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1926 | +13.6 |
| 55 | Liivamagi, Peeter | 1559 | EST | F | F | F | −47N | +81B | =63N | −66B | +67N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1536 | -6.0 |
| 56 | Birznieks, Toms | 1633 | LAT | F | F | F | +82N | =26B | =64N | −36B | =71N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1746 | +20.8 |
| 57 | Muur, Andero | 1536 | EST | F | F | F | −51B | +83N | +82B | −29N | =74B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1293 | -35.6 |
| 58 | Mucenieks, Marks | 1822 | LAT | F | F | F | +21N | +16B | −11N | −19B | −18N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 2057 | +24.6 |
| 59 | Beniosev, DanielCM | 2005 | LAT | F | F | F | −8N | +71B | −4N | −2B | +78N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1960 | -18.0 |
| 60 | Daugavins, Krisjanis | 1558 | LAT | F | F | F | +29B | −61B | +66N | −26B | −30N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1669 | +26.0 |
| 61 | Ozolins,Kristaps | 1815 | LAT | F | F | F | −31B | +60N | =49B | =14N | −24B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1840 | +4.8 |
| 62 | Jazvinskis, Aleksejs | 1426 | LAT | F | F | F | +52B | −23N | +65B | −50N | −27B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1623 | +44.8 |
| 63 | Lebedev, Risto | 1659 | EST | F | F | F | +80B | −24N | =55B | =9N | −29B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1536 | -25.6 |
| 64 | Maklakova, Nellija | 1848 | LAT | F | F | F | −14B | −20N | =56B | =47N | +72B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1655 | -25.4 |
| 65 | Tkacovs, Stanislavs | 1627 | LAT | F | F | F | −39N | +51B | −62N | =67B | =68N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1452 | -38.4 |
| 66 | Kantans, Jekabs | 1633 | LAT | F | F | F | +81N | −36B | −60B | +55N | −9B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1483 | -31.2 |
| 67 | Vasilkovs, Aleksandrs | 1496 | LAT | F | F | F | +76B | −30N | =72B | =65N | −55B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1528 | +4.2 |
| 68 | Ivanovs, Danils | 0 | LAT | F | F | F | F | −28N | +74B | =77N | =65B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1551 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Rootsi, Eleonora | 0 | EST | F | F | F | −28B | F | −51N | +80N | +82B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 70 | Vedernykov, Gennadi | 1478 | EST | F | F | F | =46B | −2B | −10N | −53B | +77N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.25 | 1498 | +2.8 |
| 71 | Lain, Sander | 1779 | EST | F | F | F | =22B | −59N | −54B | =30N | =56B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1684 | -26.4 |
| 72 | Punning, Andero | 1647 | EST | F | F | F | −45B | −17N | =67N | +73B | −64N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1585 | -20.0 |
| 73 | Raudsepp, Marie | 1548 | EST | F | F | F | −44N | −29N | +80B | −72N | =28B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1336 | -36.4 |
| 74 | Leevald, Ellinor | 1453 | EST | F | F | F | −27N | −10B | −68N | +83B | =57N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 1335 | -16.0 |
| 75 | Valdats, ReinisFM | 2246 | LAT | F | F | F | −78B | +54N | =15B | F | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 2089 | -9.6 |
| 76 | Vanags, Karlis | 1501 | LAT | F | F | F | −67N | −9N | =81B | +82N | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 818 | -28.4 |
| 77 | Karba, Karoliina | 1555 | EST | F | F | F | =30B | −52N | −25N | =68B | −70B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1306 | -44.8 |
| 78 | Orlovskis, Jaroslavs | 1893 | LAT | F | F | F | +75N | −43B | −6N | −49N | −59B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1945 | +5.2 |
| 79 | Sinitsyna, Julia | 1620 | FIN | F | F | F | −54B | −50N | −9B | F | +51N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1522 | -20.4 |
| 80 | Davidovs, Kristers | 0 | LAT | F | F | F | −63N | −53B | −73N | −69B | +83N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 796 | 0.0 |
| 81 | Ludzenieks, Kristaps | 0 | LAT | F | F | F | −66B | −55N | =76N | F | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1291 | 0.0 |
| 82 | Ezerins, Ernests | 0 | LAT | F | F | F | −56B | −48N | −57N | −76B | −69N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 83 | Platais, Ernests | 0 | LAT | F | F | F | −10B | −57B | F | −74N | −80B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 737 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Toome, OskarEST+84.03.0 pts · #26
- 2Tolmaceva, AlonaWFMLAT+68.84.0 pts · #2
- 3Aliev, IskanderLAT+68.82.5 pts · #31
Top rating losers
- 1Karba, KaroliinaEST-44.81.0 pts · #74
- 2Jeronovics, TomsLAT-40.42.5 pts · #37
- 3Tkacovs, StanislavsLAT-38.42.0 pts · #63
Biggest upsets
- R4+353 Elo gap
- R5+351 Elo gap
- R6+350 Elo gap