RSF open 1800- 2026 II posms
19 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Riga, Latvia. Top 10 Elo average was 1717, and top seed was Kristaps Ozolins (🇱🇻 LAT, 1780).
Maxim Andryushin (🇱🇻 LAT, 1748) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Kristaps Ozolins (5.5) and Artemijs Nilovs (4.5). Andryushin shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Raivo Podens (1412) beat Valerijs Rizihs (1738), a +326-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Maxim Andryushin held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Andryushin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (25.5).
Maxim Andryushin drew with Kristaps Ozolins (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maxim Andryushin | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Kristaps Ozolins | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Artemijs Nilovs | ½ | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Makss Gailums | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andryushin, Maxim | 1748 | LAT | +9N | +18B | +5N | =3B | +7N | =2N | =6B | 5.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 19.50 | 1857 | +20.0 |
| 2 | Ozolins,Kristaps | 1780 | LAT | +16B | −5N | +11B | +6N | +3N | =1B | +7N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 19.75 | 1885 | +37.2 |
| 3 | Nilovs, Artemijs | 1700 | LAT | =7N | +10B | +12N | =1N | −2B | =4B | +9N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 17.00 | 1770 | +30.4 |
| 4 | Gailums, Makss | 1706 | LAT | =17B | −11N | +15N | =10B | +13B | =3N | +5B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 14.75 | 1738 | +13.6 |
| 5 | Aliev, Iskander | 1706 | LAT | +14N | +2B | −1B | =12N | +9N | =6B | −4N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 15.50 | 1751 | +18.0 |
| 6 | Aliev, Arif | 1728 | LAT | =10N | +13B | =7N | −2B | +18B | =5N | =1N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 12.50 | 1683 | -10.8 |
| 7 | Strekalovs, Rinalds | 0 | LAT | =3B | +16N | =6B | +18N | −1B | +12N | −2B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 9.75 | 1728 | +107.2 |
| 8 | Liepins, Arturs | 1657 | LAT | −13N | −15B | =16B | +17N | =11B | +18N | +12B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 7.75 | 1648 | -0.4 |
| 9 | Koskins, Maksims | 1661 | LAT | −1B | =14N | +17B | +11N | −5B | +13N | −3B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 9.00 | 1654 | -2.4 |
| 10 | Birznieks, Toms | 1647 | LAT | =6B | −3N | +14B | =4N | −12B | +16N | =11B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 10.25 | 1673 | +9.6 |
| 11 | Eglitis, Roberts | 1634 | LAT | =12N | +4B | −2N | −9B | =8N | =14B | =10N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 11.25 | 1626 | -3.0 |
| 12 | Lusts, Ricards Martins | 1726 | LAT | =11B | +17N | −3B | =5B | +10N | −7B | −8N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 8.50 | 1557 | -62.4 |
| 13 | Rizihs, Valerijs | 1738 | LAT | +8B | −6N | −18N | +15B | −4N | −9B | +16B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 1570 | -30.8 |
| 14 | Smolakovs, Deniss | 1551 | LAT | −5B | =9B | −10N | =16N | +17B | =11N | =15B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 1569 | +5.2 |
| 15 | Smalijs, Vladimirs | 1539 | LAT | −19B | +8N | −4B | −13N | =16B | +17N | =14N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 7.75 | 1591 | +24.0 |
| 16 | Scerbakovs, Aleksejs | 1664 | LAT | −2N | −7B | =8N | =14B | =15N | −10B | −13N | 1.5 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 5.00 | 1384 | -94.8 |
| 17 | Osipovs, Luka | 1495 | LAT | =4N | −12B | −9N | −8B | −14N | −15B | +18B | 1.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 3.25 | 1374 | -40.8 |
| 18 | Podens, Raivo | 1412 | LAT | F | −1N | +13B | −7B | −6N | −8B | −17N | 1.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 3.00 | 1356 | -17.6 |
| 19 | Stinka, Gustavs | 1674 | LAT | +15N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2320 | +5.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Strekalovs, RinaldsLAT+107.24.0 pts · #7
- 2Ozolins,KristapsLAT+37.25.5 pts · #2
- 3Nilovs, ArtemijsLAT+30.44.5 pts · #3
- 1Scerbakovs, AleksejsLAT-94.81.5 pts · #16
- 2Lusts, Ricards MartinsLAT-62.43.0 pts · #12
- 3Osipovs, LukaLAT-40.81.5 pts · #17
- R3+326 Elo gap
- R2+118 Elo gap