Plunge City Chess Championship 2026 round 1
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held on 15 Mar 2026 in Plunge, Lithuania. Top 10 Elo average was 1002, and top seed was Matas Praspaliauskas (🇱🇹 LTU, 1873).
Simas Riauka (🇱🇹 LTU, 1501) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Rimandas Sakinis (1.0) and Matas Praspaliauskas (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Simas Riauka (1501) beat Gediminas Butkys (1736), a +235-point gap.
Location
🇱🇹Plunge, Lithuania
Dates
15 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 1 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇹Lithuania×9
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riauka, Simas | 1501 | LTU | +6N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2536 | +31.6 |
| 2 | Sakinis, Rimandas | 1804 | LTU | +7N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2327 | +3.2 |
| 3 | Praspaliauskas, Matas | 1873 | LTU | +5B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2385 | +3.2 |
| 4 | Dziaugys, Viktoras | 0 | LTU | =?N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Skalisius, Rimvydas | 1584 | LTU | −3N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1073 | -3.2 |
| 6 | Butkys, Gediminas | 1736 | LTU | −1B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 701 | -31.6 |
| 7 | Osipenko, Oleksandr | 1526 | LTU | −2B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1009 | -6.4 |
| 8 | Alisauskas, Domas | 0 | LTU | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 917 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Jarasiunas, Dovydas | 0 | LTU | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 12869821 | 0 | — | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 801 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Riauka, SimasLTU+31.61.0 pts · #1
- 2Praspaliauskas, MatasLTU+3.21.0 pts · #3
- 3Sakinis, RimandasLTU+3.21.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Butkys, GediminasLTU-31.60.0 pts · #7
- 2Osipenko, OleksandrLTU-6.40.0 pts · #10
- 3Skalisius, RimvydasLTU-3.20.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R1+235 Elo gap