Latvian Chess Championship 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 07 May 2026 in Riga, Latvia. 10 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2406, and top seed was Toms Kantans (🇱🇻 LAT, GM, 2560).
Toms Kantans (🇱🇻 LAT, GM, 2560) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Nikita Meshkovs (6.5) and Arturs Neiksans (6.0). Kantans won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Reinis Paikens (FM, 2299) beat Toms Kantans (GM, 2560), a +261-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Toms Kantans led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
GM Toms Kantans never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
GM Toms Kantans drew with GM Nikita Meshkovs (White).
GM Toms Kantans won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
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 | 🇱🇻GMKantans, Toms | 2560 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 31.25 | 37.5 | +10.6 | 2662 |
| 2 | 🇱🇻GMMeshkovs, Nikita | 2540 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.75 | 38.5 | +2.9 | 2557 |
| 3 | 🇱🇻GMNeiksans, Arturs | 2559 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 23.25 | 39.0 | -4.4 | 2514 |
| 4 | 🇱🇻CMGermanovs, Georgijs | 2340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 15.50 | 40.0 | +27.2 | 2456 |
| 5 | 🇱🇻GMMiezis, Normunds | 2418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.00 | 40.5 | -1.7 | 2404 |
| 6 | 🇱🇻FMMustaps, Matiss | 2373 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 15.00 | 41.0 | -2.0 | 2366 |
| 9 | 🇱🇻FMPaikens, Reinis | 2299 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | ½ | 3.0 | 17.25 | 42.0 | -2.8 | 2293 |
| 8 | 🇱🇻FMBernotas, Arturs | 2315 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 3.0 | 11.75 | 42.0 | -3.6 | 2291 |
| 7 | 🇱🇻GMStarostits, Ilmars | 2337 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | 3.0 | 11.25 | 42.0 | -6.3 | 2288 |
| 10 | 🇱🇻FMVingris,Mikelis | 2317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 2.5 | 8.00 | 42.5 | -17.4 | 2250 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Germanovs, GeorgijsCMLAT+27.25.0 pts · #4
- 2Kantans, TomsGMLAT+10.67.5 pts · #1
- 3Meshkovs, NikitaGMLAT+2.96.5 pts · #2
- 1Vingris,MikelisFMLAT-17.42.5 pts · #10
- 2Starostits, IlmarsGMLAT-6.33.0 pts · #7
- 3Neiksans, ArtursGMLAT-4.46.0 pts · #3
- R7+261 Elo gap