Klaipedos finalas 2026 (Klaipeda championship) round 1-6
12 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 02 May 2026 to 23 May 2026 in Klaipeda, Lithuania. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1896, and top seed was Andrey Levitskiy (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2322).
Andrey Levitskiy (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2322) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Silvestras Armonaitis (5.0) and Sergej Drozdov (4.5). Levitskiy broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Romas Pakalniskis (1519) beat Evaldas Arnauskas (1697), a +178-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 6 roundsFM Andrey Levitskiy led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
FM Andrey Levitskiy held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.
FM Andrey Levitskiy drew with Silvestras Armonaitis (Black).
FM Andrey Levitskiy 4 wins (R1–R4)Sergej Drozdov 4 wins (R1–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇦FMLevitskiy, Andrey | 2322 | * | ½ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5.5 | 13.50 | 16.0 | +3.0 | 2357 |
| 2 | 🇱🇹Armonaitis, Silvestras | 2125 | ½ | * | 1 | — | ½ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 5.0 | 14.75 | 19.0 | +14.4 | 2205 |
| 3 | 🇱🇹Drozdov, Sergej | 2111 | — | 0 | * | — | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 11.00 | 17.5 | -6.8 | 2034 |
| 4 | 🇱🇹Burdin, Oleg | 1833 | — | — | — | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | — | — | 3.5 | 8.75 | 14.5 | -10.4 | 1789 |
| 6 | 🇱🇹Scekaciov, Rostislav | 1801 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | — | — | ½ | — | — | 1 | — | 3.0 | 9.00 | 22.0 | +19.0 | 1947 |
| 5 | 🇱🇹Pakalniskis, Romas | 1519 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | * | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.00 | 15.0 | +32.6 | 1748 |
| 7 | 🇱🇹Gutauskas, Rojus | 1818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | — | * | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2.5 | 5.25 | 22.0 | +11.2 | 1884 |
| 8 | 🇱🇹Pidluznij, Matvej | 1812 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | — | — | * | — | — | — | ½ | 2.0 | 5.75 | 23.0 | -0.8 | 1838 |
| 10 | 🇱🇹Zirnovas, Martynas | 1777 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — | * | ½ | — | ½ | 2.0 | 4.75 | 20.0 | -14.2 | 1708 |
| 9 | 🇱🇹Zobernis, Emilijus | 1662 | — | — | — | ½ | — | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 4.25 | 14.0 | -12.6 | 1582 |
| 11 | 🇱🇹Kuprys, Dominik | 1598 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | * | ½ | 1.5 | 2.75 | 20.0 | -11.2 | 1586 |
| 12 | 🇱🇹Arnauskas, Evaldas | 1697 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1.5 | 2.75 | 13.0 | -59.6 | 1505 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pakalniskis, RomasLTU+32.63.0 pts · #5
- 2Scekaciov, RostislavLTU+19.03.0 pts · #6
- 3Armonaitis, SilvestrasLTU+14.45.0 pts · #2
- 1Arnauskas, EvaldasLTU-59.61.5 pts · #12
- 2Zirnovas, MartynasLTU-14.22.0 pts · #10
- 3Zobernis, EmilijusLTU-12.62.0 pts · #9
- R3+178 Elo gap
- R4+143 Elo gap