VCC Classic 2026
Open SwissStandard
35 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Vilnius, Lithuania. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1929, and top seed was Darius Viskelis (🇱🇹 LTU, FM, 2155).
Dovydas Auskalnis (🇱🇹 LTU, 1869) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Pijus Grybkauskas (5.5) and Andrius Zvirblis (5.5). Auskalnis broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Akims Jefimovs (1774) beat Darius Viskelis (FM, 2155), a +381-point gap.
Location
🇱🇹Vilnius, Lithuania
Dates
15 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇱🇹Lithuania×29
🇱🇻Latvia×2
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsDovydas Auskalnis led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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6
2
1
1
3
1
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Dovydas Auskalnis held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Dovydas Auskalnis beat Andrius Zvirblis (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Dovydas Auskalnis 5 wins (R1–R5)Andrius Zvirblis 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dovydas Auskalnis | * | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2Andrius Zvirblis | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Pijus Grybkauskas | 1 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Akims Jefimovs | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auskalnis, Dovydas | 1869 | LTU | +21N | +6B | +3N | +9B | +7N | −2B | +15N | 6.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 25.50 | 2133 | +43.2 |
| 2 | Grybkauskas, Pijus | 2019 | LTU | =10N | +20B | +16B | =8N | +14B | +1N | =3N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 23.00 | 2033 | +12.4 |
| 3 | Zvirblis, Andrius | 2038 | LTU | +11B | +17N | −1B | +26N | +23B | +9N | =2B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 18.25 | 2007 | -1.6 |
| 4 | Jefimovs, Akims | 1774 | LAT | +24N | +5B | −15N | −6B | +18N | +7B | +12N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 19.00 | 1918 | +54.0 |
| 5 | Viskelis, DariusFM | 2155 | LTU | +18B | −4N | +11B | −7N | +13B | +23N | +8B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 18.00 | 1972 | -21.2 |
| 6 | Apsega, Vincentas | 1643 | LTU | +32B | −1N | +29B | +4N | −8B | +25N | +17N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 12.50 | 1899 | +32.4 |
| 7 | Michailovas, Ugnius | 1814 | LTU | =13N | +31B | +10N | +5B | −1B | −4N | +14N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 15.50 | 1795 | -2.4 |
| 8 | Ledas, Armandas | 2090 | LTU | +14N | +12B | =9N | =2B | +6N | =15B | −5N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 19.00 | 1966 | -31.6 |
| 9 | Mikolavicius, Julius | 1843 | LTU | +27B | +29N | =8B | −1N | +10B | −3B | =16N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 11.00 | 1799 | -9.2 |
| 10 | Bajarkevicius, Tautvydas | 1536 | LTU | =2B | +35N | −7B | +16N | −9N | =14B | +26B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1781 | +69.2 |
| 11 | Voveris, Vykintas | 1568 | LTU | −3N | +24B | −5N | +27B | −12N | +20B | +23B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 1712 | +36.4 |
| 12 | Zurba, Jonas | 1755 | LTU | +22B | −8N | +34B | −14N | +11B | +26N | −4B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 9.50 | 1701 | -9.0 |
| 13 | Mackeviciute, Gabija | 1462 | LTU | =7B | −25N | +31N | =18B | −5N | +21B | +22B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 10.50 | 1643 | +38.4 |
| 14 | Sipavicius, Einaras | 1634 | LTU | −8B | +28N | +30B | +12B | −2N | =10N | −7B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 8.50 | 1714 | +15.2 |
| 15 | Navickas, Tadas | 1895 | LTU | +19B | +23N | +4B | F | F | =8N | −1B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 12.75 | 1938 | +15.2 |
| 16 | Ribinskas, Gediminas | 1792 | LTU | +28B | F | −2N | −10B | +20N | +22N | =9B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 9.00 | 1630 | -16.4 |
| 17 | Achremovas, Igoris | 1707 | LTU | +30B | −3B | −20N | +34N | =22B | +29N | −6B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 4.25 | 1592 | -10.2 |
| 18 | Sergeeva, Eva | 1637 | LTU | −5N | F | +35B | =13N | −4B | +30N | +25B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1667 | +0.8 |
| 19 | Mackevicius, Darvydas | 1519 | LTU | −15N | −22B | +24N | −32B | =28N | +33B | +31N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1594 | +8.0 |
| 20 | Jefimova, Marija | 0 | LAT | +25B | −2N | +17B | −23N | −16B | −11N | +28B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 1664 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Girdziusas, Kestutis | 1518 | LTU | −1B | −30N | +33B | −22N | +24B | −13N | +29B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 1458 | -6.6 |
| 22 | Balse, Aleksandra | 0 | LTU | −12N | +19N | −25B | +21B | =17N | −16B | −13N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 8.25 | 1540 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Kusner, Michail | 1695 | LTU | +33N | −15B | F | +20B | −3N | −5B | −11N | 2.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 4.00 | 1099 | -22.2 |
| 24 | Latvenas, Kristupas | 1418 | LTU | −4B | −11N | −19B | F | −21N | +27N | +30B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 1330 | -22.4 |
| 25 | Turkmen, Ahmet Melih | 1744 | TUR | −20N | +13B | +22N | F | F | −6B | −18N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.50 | 1456 | -45.2 |
| 26 | Sakinis, Rokas | 1668 | LTU | F | F | +27B | −3B | +32N | −12B | −10N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1507 | -36.8 |
| 27 | Vaillant, Maksimilian Aleksander | 1469 | LTU | −9N | +33B | −26N | −11N | −34B | −24B | +35N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 793 | -70.8 |
| 28 | Gudovijus, Kestutis | 1459 | ENG | −16N | −14B | F | +35N | =19B | F | −20N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.75 | 1375 | -6.8 |
| 29 | Impolevicius, Antanas | 0 | LTU | F | −9B | −6N | F | +31N | −17B | −21N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 878 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Kazlauskas, Mindaugas | 0 | LTU | −17N | +21B | −14N | F | F | −18B | −24N | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1343 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 12880019 | 0 | — | F | −7N | −13B | +33N | −29B | F | −19B | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 798 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Trepenaitis, Andrius | 0 | LTU | −6N | F | F | +19N | −26B | F | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1485 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Steponavicius, Mindaugas | 0 | LTU | −23B | −27N | −21N | −31B | +35B | −19N | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Grybkauskas, Ainis | 1470 | LTU | F | F | −12N | −17B | +27N | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1519 | +5.6 |
| 35 | FIDE 12876534 | 0 | — | F | −10B | −18N | −28B | −33N | F | −27B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 728 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bajarkevicius, TautvydasLTU+69.24.0 pts · #9
- 2Jefimovs, AkimsLAT+54.05.0 pts · #3
- 3Auskalnis, DovydasLTU+43.26.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Vaillant, Maksimilian AleksanderLTU-70.82.0 pts · #30
- 2Turkmen, Ahmet MelihTUR-45.22.0 pts · #25
- 3Sakinis, RokasLTU-36.82.0 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R2+381 Elo gap
- R4+341 Elo gap
- R4+256 Elo gap