2026 m. LAS Men Chess Championship
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Top 10 Elo average was 1765, and top seed was Gintaras Grybas (🇱🇹 LTU, 1974).
Gintaras Grybas (🇱🇹 LTU, 1974) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Gediminas Rutkauskas (3.5) and Anatolijus Novikovas (3.5). Grybas took the lead from round 4.
Location
🇱🇹Vilnius, Lithuania
Dates
18 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 120 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇹Lithuania×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGintaras Grybas led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE21 Feb
Gintaras Grybas takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Gintaras Grybas beat Gediminas Rutkauskas (White).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Gintaras Grybas went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇱🇹Grybas, Gintaras | 1974 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 8.00 | 11.0 | +2.0 | 1968 |
| 2 | 🇱🇹Rutkauskas, Gediminas | 1824 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 6.25 | 11.5 | +11.6 | 1902 |
| 3 | 🇱🇹Novikovas, Anatolijus | 1922 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 6.00 | 11.5 | -1.8 | 1882 |
| 4 | 🇱🇹Kuvsinov, Anatolij | 1577 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 4.50 | 12.5 | +26.0 | 1802 |
| 5 | 🇱🇹Valenta, Alvydas | 1741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 13.5 | -16.6 | 1620 |
| 6 | 🇱🇹Ruginis, Antanas | 1549 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 15.0 | -42.4 | 1003 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kuvsinov, AnatolijLTU+26.02.5 pts · #4
- 2Rutkauskas, GediminasLTU+11.63.5 pts · #2
- 3Grybas, GintarasLTU+2.04.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Ruginis, AntanasLTU-42.40.0 pts · #6
- 2Valenta, AlvydasLTU-16.61.5 pts · #5
- 3Novikovas, AnatolijusLTU-1.83.5 pts · #3