Open Klaipeda 2026 (Klaipedos pusfinalis)
Open SwissStandard
27 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 12 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Klaipeda, Lithuania. Top 10 Elo average was 1631, and top seed was Oleg Burdin (🇱🇹 LTU, 1824).
Matvej Pidluznij (🇱🇹 LTU, 1743) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Vaclovas Pocius (6.0) and Evaldas Arnauskas (5.5). Pidluznij won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇱🇹Klaipeda, Lithuania
Dates
12 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇹Lithuania×19
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsMatvej Pidluznij led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R8 · LEAD HELD
Matvej Pidluznij never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Matvej Pidluznij beat Vaclovas Pocius (White).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Matvej Pidluznij won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matvej Pidluznij | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Vaclovas Pocius | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Evaldas Arnauskas | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Joris Jurenas | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pidluznij, Matvej | 1743 | LTU | +13B | +4N | +2B | +14N | +3B | =7N | +5B | +8N | 7.5 | 33.5 | 37.0 | 34.75 | 1998 | +60.0 |
| 2 | Pocius, Vaclovas | 1719 | LTU | +18N | +5B | −1N | +10B | =14B | +6N | +7B | =3N | 6.0 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 25.50 | 1723 | +1.0 |
| 3 | Arnauskas, Evaldas | 1690 | LTU | +23B | +11N | =21B | +6B | −1N | +14N | =4B | =2B | 5.5 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 20.50 | 1658 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Malinauskas, Markas | 1449 | LTU | +25N | −1B | −8N | +12B | +17N | +15B | =3N | −7N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 13.75 | 1311 | -22.8 |
| 5 | Pakalniskis, Romas | 1524 | LTU | +27B | −2N | +23B | −7N | +11B | +9N | −1N | =14B | 4.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 12.25 | 1478 | -6.6 |
| 6 | Jurenas, Joris | 0 | LTU | +8N | =?B | +16B | −3N | +10N | −2B | =19N | =9B | 4.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 16.25 | 1599 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Kuprys, Dominik | 1587 | LTU | F | F | +15N | +5B | +9N | =1B | −2N | +4B | 4.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 20.75 | 1743 | +42.0 |
| 8 | Peciura, Aronas | 1542 | LTU | −6B | +22N | +4B | −19N | =16B | +12N | +20B | −1B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 14.75 | 1492 | -12.8 |
| 9 | Zickus, Tajus | 1533 | LTU | =12N | =19B | +17N | +18N | −7B | −5B | +11N | =6N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 16.25 | 1272 | -38.0 |
| 10 | Ragainis, Gediminas | 1525 | LTU | +26N | −21N | +11B | −2N | −6B | +23N | +22B | =19B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 9.50 | 1416 | -15.6 |
| 11 | Burdina, Elizaveta | 0 | LTU | +20N | −3B | −10N | +13B | −5N | +24B | −9B | +22N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 9.50 | 760 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Klimbys, Markas | 0 | LTU | =9B | −16N | +22B | −4N | +24N | −8B | +15N | =20N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 10.00 | 1209 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Galuscak, Leja | 0 | LTU | −1N | F | +?B | −11N | −22B | +25N | +23B | +18N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 944 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Januseviciute, Donata | 1552 | LTU | +22N | +15B | F | −1B | =2N | −3B | =16N | =5N | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 12.50 | 1500 | -7.2 |
| 15 | Balciunas, Aidas | 0 | LTU | +?B | −14N | −7B | +23N | =18B | −4N | −12B | +24N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 4.50 | 730 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Borisovaite, Ana | 1597 | LTU | F | +12B | −6N | +20B | =8N | =19B | =14B | F | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 12.00 | 1540 | -4.8 |
| 17 | FIDE 12858501 | 0 | — | −21B | +27N | −9B | +25N | −4B | −22N | =18B | +?B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.50 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 12868922 | 0 | — | −2B | +?N | +24N | −9B | =15N | −20B | =17N | −13B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 4.50 | 827 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Bitounti-Mpompa, Deniel | 1523 | LTU | F | =9N | F | +8B | F | =16N | =6B | =10N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 13.00 | 1644 | +25.6 |
| 20 | FIDE 12879312 | 0 | — | −11B | F | F | −16N | +25B | +18N | −8N | =12B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Burdin, Oleg | 1824 | LTU | +17N | +10B | =3N | F | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 10.75 | 1784 | -3.2 |
| 22 | FIDE 12870811 | 0 | — | −14B | −8B | −12N | F | +13N | +17B | −10N | −11B | 2.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 7.50 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 12854115 | 0 | — | −3N | +25B | −5N | −15B | +?N | −10B | −13N | F | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 0.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 12868981 | 0 | — | −?N | F | −18B | +?N | −12B | −11N | F | −15B | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 731 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 12875392 | 0 | — | −4B | −23N | F | −17B | −20N | −13B | F | F | 0.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 650 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 12853267 | 0 | — | −10B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Saricevs, Emilis | 0 | LTU | −5N | −17B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 724 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pidluznij, MatvejLTU+60.07.5 pts · #1
- 2Kuprys, DominikLTU+42.04.5 pts · #4
- 3Bitounti-Mpompa, DenielLTU+25.63.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Zickus, TajusLTU-38.04.5 pts · #14
- 2Malinauskas, MarkasLTU-22.84.5 pts · #13
- 3Ragainis, GediminasLTU-15.64.5 pts · #12