RSF open 2400- I posms-2026
14 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Riga, Latvia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1721, and top seed was Artjoms Zajakins (π±π» LAT, 2061).
Artjoms Zajakins (π±π» LAT, 2061) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Gustavs Rupais (4.5) and Andrii Savchenko (4.0). Zajakins won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Liva Mierina (1484) beat Toms Birznieks (1677), a +193-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 6 roundsArtjoms Zajakins led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Artjoms Zajakins never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Artjoms Zajakins beat Gustavs Rupais (Black).
Artjoms Zajakins 6 wins (R1βR6)Gustavs Rupais 3 wins (R1βR3)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Artjoms Zajakins | * | 1 | β | 1 |
| 2Gustavs Rupais | 0 | * | 1 | β |
| 3Andrii Savchenko | β | 0 | * | 0 |
| 4Julijs Libensons | 0 | β | 1 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zajakins, Artjoms | 2061 | LAT | +12B | +7N | +10B | +2N | +6B | +4N | 6.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 2571 | +19.8 |
| 2 | Rupais,Gustavs | 1901 | LAT | +13N | +6B | +3N | β1B | +5N | =7B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 13.50 | 1897 | +6.8 |
| 3 | Savchenko, Andrii | 1589 | UKR | +14B | +12N | β2B | β4B | +10N | +6N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 1819 | +29.2 |
| 4 | Libensons, Julijs | 1840 | LAT | +8B | β10N | +11B | +3N | =7B | β1B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 11.00 | 1740 | -12.0 |
| 5 | Mierina, Liva | 1484 | LAT | β7B | +14N | +8B | +10N | β2B | =9N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1662 | +35.6 |
| 6 | Mierina, Lauma | 1747 | LAT | +11B | β2N | +7B | +9N | β1N | β3B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 8.50 | 1707 | -12.0 |
| 7 | Strekalovs, Ernests | 1793 | LAT | +5N | β1B | β6N | +12B | =4N | =2N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 9.50 | 1771 | -5.6 |
| 8 | Smalijs, Vladimirs | 1496 | LAT | β4N | =9B | β5N | =11N | +13B | +12N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 6.25 | 1554 | +12.4 |
| 9 | Deme, Alekss | 1434 | LAT | β10B | =8N | +14B | β6B | +11N | =5B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1509 | +17.2 |
| 10 | Birznieks, Toms | 1677 | LAT | +9N | +4B | β1N | β5B | β3B | =13N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 7.25 | 1601 | -30.0 |
| 11 | Belakova, Laura | 1464 | LAT | β6N | +13B | β4N | =8B | β9B | +14N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1461 | -3.0 |
| 12 | Surunova, Gabriela | 1580 | LAT | β1N | β3B | +13N | β7N | +14B | β8B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.50 | 1436 | -36.0 |
| 13 | Strekalovs, Rinalds | 1522 | LAT | β2B | β11N | β12B | +14N | β8N | =10B | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.25 | 1257 | -56.4 |
| 14 | Mieze, Natalja | 0 | LAT | β3N | β5B | β9N | β13B | β12N | β11B | 0.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 713 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mierina, LivaLAT+35.63.5 pts Β· #9
- 2Savchenko, AndriiUKR+29.24.0 pts Β· #4
- 3Zajakins, ArtjomsLAT+19.86.0 pts Β· #1
- 1Strekalovs, RinaldsLAT-56.41.5 pts Β· #13
- 2Surunova, GabrielaLAT-36.02.0 pts Β· #12
- 3Birznieks, TomsLAT-30.02.5 pts Β· #8
- R4+193 Elo gap
- R2+163 Elo gap
- R6+158 Elo gap