Latvijas 2026. gada viriesu cempionats Latgales regionalas atlases turnirs
17 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Malta, Latvia. Top 10 Elo average was 1388, and top seed was Martijs Krakops (🇱🇻 LAT, 1731).
Dainis Vilums (🇱🇻 LAT, 1648) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Kristine Gruznova (5.0) and Martijs Krakops (5.0). Vilums won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Maksims Sestakovs (1463) beat Romans Laskovs (1605), a +142-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsDainis Vilums led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Dainis Vilums never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Dainis Vilums drew with Martijs Krakops (White).
Dainis Vilums posted 3 in a row (R1–R3) and 3 in a row (R5–R7) — total 6 wins.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dainis Vilums | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Martijs Krakops | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Kristine Gruznova | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Herta Mezale | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vilums, Dainis | 1648 | LAT | +7N | +4B | +5N | =3B | +2N | +8B | +10B | 6.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 24.50 | 1952 | +69.6 |
| 2 | Gruznova, Kristine | 1589 | LAT | +15N | +8B | −3N | +7B | −1B | +4N | +14B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 14.50 | 1624 | +10.0 |
| 3 | Krakops, Martijs | 1731 | LAT | F | +16N | +2B | =1N | +4B | +6N | =8B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 18.75 | 1765 | +9.2 |
| 4 | Vasilkovs, Aleksandrs | 1499 | LAT | +17N | −1N | +10B | +5B | −3N | −2B | +13N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 8.50 | 1450 | -5.0 |
| 5 | Laskovs, Romans | 1605 | LAT | +12B | +6N | −1B | −4N | −8N | +16B | +11B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.50 | 1316 | -60.4 |
| 6 | Mezale, Herta | 1422 | LAT | +13N | −5B | −7N | +14B | +9N | −3B | +12N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 9.00 | 1370 | -12.0 |
| 7 | Taskans, Adrians | 1416 | LAT | −1B | +11N | +6B | −2N | −12N | =9B | +16N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 9.00 | 1453 | +6.0 |
| 8 | Sestakovs, Maksims | 1463 | LAT | F | −2N | +16B | =10N | +5B | −1N | =3N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 8.75 | 1556 | +8.4 |
| 9 | Nagle, Miroslava | 1504 | LAT | F | −10N | =12B | +11N | −6B | =7N | +17B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1226 | -29.2 |
| 10 | Seiksts, Augusts | 0 | LAT | F | +9B | −4N | =8B | =13N | =12B | −1N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1442 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Rapsa, Markuss | 0 | LAT | F | −7B | +14N | −9B | +16N | =13B | −5N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Bartkevics, Glebs | 0 | LAT | −5N | −14B | =9N | F | +7B | =10N | −6B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Rumjancevs, Edvards | 0 | LAT | −6B | −15N | F | +16N | =10B | =11N | −4B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 11654414 | 0 | — | −16B | +12N | −11B | −6N | F | +17B | −2N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Vinogradovs, Sergejs | 0 | LAT | −2B | +13B | F | F | +17N | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 789 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Ceicans, Maksims | 0 | LAT | +14N | −3B | −8N | −13B | −11B | −5N | −7B | 1.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 2.00 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Policane, Patricija | 0 | LAT | −4B | F | F | F | −15B | −14N | −9N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vilums, DainisLAT+69.66.5 pts · #1
- 2Gruznova, KristineLAT+10.05.0 pts · #3
- 3Krakops, MartijsLAT+9.25.0 pts · #2
- 1Laskovs, RomansLAT-60.44.0 pts · #9
- 2Nagle, MiroslavaLAT-29.23.0 pts · #11
- 3Mezale, HertaLAT-12.04.0 pts · #8
- R5+142 Elo gap
- R4+106 Elo gap