Kohtla-Jarve Open Championship 2026

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22 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 21 Feb 2026 in Kohtla-Jarve, Estonia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1703, and top seed was Valeriy Golubenko (🇸🇪 SWE, 2179).

Andrei Skladtshikov (🇪🇪 EST, 1892) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Valeriy Golubenko (5.0) and Oleg Veerik (4.0). Skladtshikov won solo starting round 5.

Location

🇪🇪Kohtla-Jarve, Estonia

Dates

14 Feb 2026 → 21 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇸🇪Valeriy Golubenko2179

Avg top 10

1,703

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇪🇪Estonia×19

🇸🇪Sweden×1

Top 3

🥇
Andrei Skladtshikov
🇪🇪EST·1892
5.5pts·2135perf+21.2
🥈
Valeriy Golubenko
🇸🇪SWE·2179
5.0pts·2047perf-10.0
🥉
Oleg Veerik
🇪🇪EST·1592
4.0pts·1775perf+33.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Andrei Skladtshikov led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Skladtshikov5.5Golubenko5Istratova4Veerik4Abramov4Zaitsev3.5

R3–R6 · LEAD HELD

Andrei Skladtshikov held the sole lead from R3 through R6 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Andrei Skladtshikov drew with Valeriy Golubenko (Black).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Andrei Skladtshikov won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Andrei Skladtshikov	*	½	—	—
2Valeriy Golubenko	½	*	1	½
3Nika Istratova	—	0	*	—
4Oleg Veerik	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Skladtshikov, Andrei	1892	EST	+16N	+14B	+4B	=2N	+6N	+7B	5.5	18.5	21.0	18.50	2135	+21.2
2	Golubenko, Valeriy	2179	SWE	+13B	+20N	=3B	=1B	+5N	+6B	5.0	20.0	21.0	16.25	2047	-10.0
3	Veerik, Oleg	1592	EST	+17N	+9B	=2N	−6B	+12B	=8N	4.0	18.5	21.0	13.25	1775	+33.6
4	Abramov, Roman	0	EST	+10B	+7B	−1N	−12N	+15B	+16B	4.0	18.0	20.5	12.00	1579	0.0
5	Istratova, Nika	1501	EST	+22N	=6B	=7N	+13B	−2B	+12N	4.0	18.0	18.0	9.50	1732	+42.4
6	Zaitsev, Boris (est)	1806	EST	+15B	=5N	+20B	+3N	−1B	−2N	3.5	21.0	22.0	9.50	1743	-16.8
7	Pritulina, Nadezhda	1699	EST	+21B	−4N	=5B	+19N	+10B	−1N	3.5	18.5	18.5	7.00	1504	-20.4
8	Vassiljev, Saveli	1781	EST	−9N	+11B	−10N	+20B	+13N	=3B	3.5	17.5	18.5	9.50	1765	-1.6
9	Kullamaa, Diana	0	EST	+8B	−3N	−12B	+22N	+14N	=11B	3.5	16.5	16.5	7.75	1601	0.0
10	Zurakovski, Juri	0	EST	−4N	+21N	+8B	=14B	−7N	+15N	3.5	16.0	16.0	7.25	1665	0.0
11	Robaltsenko, Vladimir	0	EST	+12B	−8N	−13B	+18N	+19B	=9N	3.5	15.0	16.5	8.25	1651	0.0
12	Rodionova, Dominika	1519	EST	−11N	+17B	+9N	+4B	−3N	−5B	3.0	19.0	21.5	10.00	747	-36.8
13	Dunajev, Nikolai	0	EST	−2N	+18B	+11N	−5N	−8B	+19N	3.0	18.0	19.5	7.00	1021	0.0
14	Holter, David	1510	EST	+19B	−1N	=15B	=10N	−9B	=17N	2.5	17.5	19.0	5.75	1092	-3.6
15	Karu, Kert	0	EST	−6N	+22B	=14N	+16B	−4N	−10B	2.5	16.0	16.0	3.75	1465	0.0
16	Gludina, Alia	0	EST	−1B	=19N	+21B	−15N	+18B	−4N	2.5	15.5	15.5	2.75	1092	0.0
17	Otto, Siim	0	EST	−3B	−12N	−19B	+21N	+20N	=14B	2.5	12.0	12.0	2.25	1456	0.0
18	Ratsoborski, Jaroslav	0	EST	−20N	−13N	+22B	−11B	−16N	+21B	2.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	752	0.0
19	Smirnova, Alisia	0	EST	−14N	=16B	+17N	−7B	−11N	−13B	1.5	15.0	17.5	3.75	806	0.0
20	Pitsevitsh, Georgi	1552	EST	+18B	−2B	−6N	−8N	−17B	F	1.0	16.5	16.5	2.00	1047	-19.2
21	FIDE 4521200	0	—	−7N	−10B	−16N	−17B	F	−18N	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	902	0.0
22	FIDE 4526171	0	—	−5B	−15N	−18N	−9B	F	F	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	702	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Istratova, NikaEST
+42.4
4.0 pts · #5
2Veerik, OlegEST
+33.6
4.0 pts · #6
3Skladtshikov, AndreiEST
+21.2
5.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Rodionova, DominikaEST
-36.8
3.0 pts · #14
2Pritulina, NadezhdaEST
-20.4
3.5 pts · #13
3Pitsevitsh, GeorgiEST
-19.2
1.0 pts · #16