LTU ch 2026

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53 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 02 Apr 2026 in Klaipeda, Lithuania. 13 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2314, and top seed was Titas Stremavicius (🇱🇹 LTU, GM, 2547).

Titas Stremavicius (🇱🇹 LTU, GM, 2547) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Pijus Stremavicius (8.0) and Gleb Pidluznij (6.5). Stremavicius shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Matvej Pidluznij (1743) beat Dalius Jocys (2117), a +374-point gap.

Location

🇱🇹Klaipeda, Lithuania

Dates

28 Mar 2026 → 02 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇱🇹GMTitas Stremavicius2547

Avg top 10

2,314

Participants

Titled players · 13

GM×1

IM×2

FM×7

CM×2

WGM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇱🇹Lithuania×52

Top 3

🥇
GMTitas Stremavicius
🇱🇹LTU·2547
8.0pts·2623perf+6.0
🥈
IMPijus Stremavicius
🇱🇹LTU·2339
8.0pts·2569perf+22.9
🥉
IMGleb Pidluznij
🇱🇹LTU·2399
6.5pts·2391perf+1.9

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Stremavicius8Stremavicius8Nainys6.5Pidluznij6.5Dijokas6Kalvaitis6

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.0/9. Stremavicius takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Titas Stremavicius drew with IM Pijus Stremavicius (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Titas Stremavicius 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)IM Pijus Stremavicius 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)FM Zanas Nainys 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMTitas Stremavicius	*	½	½	1
2IMPijus Stremavicius	½	*	—	½
3FMZanas Nainys	½	—	*	½
4IMGleb Pidluznij	0	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Stremavicius, TitasGM	2547	LTU	+17N	+14B	+15N	=2B	+9N	+3B	+7N	=4B	+8N	8.0	47.5	52.5	45.25	2623	+6.0
2	Stremavicius, PijusIM	2339	LTU	+19B	+22N	+6B	=1N	+8B	+7N	+10B	=3N	+9B	8.0	47.5	52.0	44.75	2569	+22.9
3	Pidluznij, GlebIM	2399	LTU	+27B	+24N	=8B	=4B	+39N	−1N	+11B	=2B	+7N	6.5	48.0	51.5	33.50	2391	+1.9
4	Nainys, ZanasFM	2286	LTU	+20B	+12N	+18B	=3N	−7B	=22N	+14B	=1N	+16B	6.5	45.5	50.0	35.00	2329	+7.7
5	Dijokas, Jokubas	2022	LTU	+45B	−7N	+19B	=18N	+35B	=8N	=6B	=10N	+15B	6.0	41.0	44.0	27.50	2123	+50.8
6	Kalvaitis, SigitasFM	2177	LTU	+38N	+47B	−2N	=35B	−10N	+18B	=5N	+25B	+14N	6.0	41.0	43.0	24.75	2085	-14.8
7	Morkunas, GustasFM	2342	LTU	+13N	+5B	=16N	+11B	+4N	−2B	−1B	+12N	−3B	5.5	51.5	56.5	31.50	2294	-6.4
8	Bazilius, AugustinasFM	2217	LTU	+31N	+35B	=3N	+10B	−2N	=5B	+15N	=9B	−1B	5.5	48.5	52.0	27.00	2244	+11.0
9	Salna, AleksandrasFM	2317	LTU	+28N	+25B	=10N	+16B	−1B	=11N	+22B	=8N	−2N	5.5	46.5	51.0	26.75	2234	-13.6
10	Kavalnis, Rytis	1930	LTU	+36N	+21B	=9B	−8N	+6B	+24N	−2N	=5B	=11N	5.5	46.0	49.5	27.50	2205	+123.6
11	Greicius, Pijus	2175	LTU	+44B	=23N	+21B	−7N	+26B	=9B	−3N	+27N	=10B	5.5	41.5	44.5	24.75	2135	-2.0
12	Zvirblis, Andrius	2019	LTU	+34N	−4B	=31N	+13B	=16N	=17B	+39N	−7B	+20N	5.5	40.5	44.0	25.00	2007	+1.2
13	Navickas, Tadas	1781	LTU	−7B	+45N	=24B	−12N	+44B	=26N	+33B	=23N	+30B	5.5	36.0	39.0	21.25	1917	+62.8
14	Zaksaite, SalomejaWGM	2110	LTU	+33B	−1N	=23B	+37N	+18B	=15B	−4N	+19N	−6B	5.0	44.0	47.5	22.25	2051	-9.2
15	Indriunas, MatasFM	2257	LTU	+43N	+39B	−1B	+23N	=22B	=14N	−8B	+17N	−5N	5.0	42.0	45.0	20.75	2095	-31.4
16	Juknis, PauliusCM	2193	LTU	+32B	+26N	=7B	−9N	=12B	=30N	=23B	+22N	−4N	5.0	41.0	45.0	23.00	2091	-18.4
17	Kuslikis, Dominykas	1804	LTU	−1B	+33N	+42B	−22N	+36B	=12N	+30B	−15B	=18N	5.0	40.0	43.0	20.25	1904	+42.0
18	Vaitiekunas, Motiejus	1809	LTU	+53N	+30B	−4N	=5B	−14N	−6N	+42B	+32N	=17B	5.0	40.0	40.5	17.50	1925	+40.4
19	Burdin, Oleg	1778	LTU	−2N	+34B	−5N	+29B	−25N	+36B	+44N	−14B	+31N	5.0	39.5	42.5	19.00	1813	+14.4
20	Pidluznij, Matvej	1743	LTU	−4N	−36B	−29N	+40B	+34N	+45B	+26B	+24N	−12B	5.0	36.5	39.5	19.50	1769	+8.4
21	Asauskas, HenrikasFM	2240	LTU	+37B	−10N	−11N	F	F	+52B	+45N	+44B	+23B	5.0	25.5	25.5	14.50	2059	-21.0
22	Ser, DanielCM	2081	LTU	+42N	−2B	+43N	+17B	=15N	=4B	−9N	−16B	=28N	4.5	42.5	45.5	19.00	2039	-10.0
23	Jacunskas, Marius	1836	LTU	+48N	=11B	=14N	−15B	+31N	=25B	=16N	=13B	−21N	4.5	39.5	41.0	18.25	1979	+57.2
24	Jocys, Dalius	2117	LTU	+41N	−3B	=13N	=31B	+43N	−10B	+28N	−20B	=25N	4.5	39.0	42.0	18.00	1862	-50.0
25	Dienine, Daiva	1989	LTU	+40B	−9N	=37B	=26N	+19B	=23N	=27B	−6N	=24B	4.5	38.0	41.5	19.25	1904	-18.4
26	Gutauskas, Rojus	1858	LTU	+29N	−16B	+38N	=25B	−11N	=13B	−20N	=36B	+35N	4.5	37.0	40.5	18.25	1807	-20.0
27	Cepauskas, Vejas	1795	LTU	−3N	−42B	+28N	+34B	+38N	=39B	=25N	−11B	=29N	4.5	36.5	39.5	18.25	1794	-2.8
28	Konovalovas, Paulius	1768	LTU	−9B	=40N	−27B	+51N	+37B	=35N	−24B	+33N	=22B	4.5	33.5	34.5	14.25	1831	+23.2
29	Tomkus, Augustas	1443	LTU	−26B	−37N	+20B	−19N	+41B	−32N	+48B	+43N	=27B	4.5	33.0	34.5	15.25	1682	+100.0
30	Norkunas, Domas	1903	LTU	F	−18N	+52B	+41N	+32B	=16B	−17N	+35B	−13N	4.5	32.0	32.0	14.00	1808	-16.2
31	Latvenas, Lukas	1659	LTU	−8B	+52N	=12B	=24N	−23B	−33N	+34B	+42N	−19B	4.0	36.0	36.5	12.50	1706	+5.8
32	Barbsys, Skirmantas	1641	LTU	−16N	+48B	−39N	+46B	−30N	+29B	=35N	−18B	=37B	4.0	31.5	33.0	11.50	1667	+1.2
33	Peciura, Aronas	1542	LTU	−14N	−17B	−48N	+53B	+46N	+31B	−13N	−28B	+43N	4.0	30.5	31.0	9.50	1566	+0.8
34	Zutautas, Mantas	1509	LTU	−12B	−19N	+50B	−27N	−20B	+49N	−31N	+46B	+52N	4.0	28.0	28.5	4.50	1520	-4.8
35	Mikolavicius, Julius	1844	LTU	+52B	−8N	+44B	=6N	−5N	=28B	=32B	−30N	−26B	3.5	38.0	38.5	10.75	1764	-39.6
36	Prelgauskas, Dovydas	1456	LTU	−10B	+20N	F	−39B	−17N	−19N	+41B	=26N	+38B	3.5	35.5	39.0	14.25	1715	+88.4
37	Kraucenka, Justas	1671	LTU	−21N	+29B	=25N	−14B	−28N	+48N	−43B	=40B	=32N	3.5	34.0	35.5	12.00	1650	-20.4
38	Radzevicius, Sigitas	1620	LTU	−6B	+46N	−26B	+49N	−27B	−42N	=40N	+45B	−36N	3.5	30.0	31.0	7.75	1498	-28.8
39	Spevak, Dovydas	1918	LTU	+49B	−15N	+32B	+36N	−3B	=27N	−12B	F	F	3.5	30.0	30.0	10.75	1866	-8.0
40	Bitounti-Mpompa, Deniel	1476	LTU	−25N	=28B	F	−20N	=48B	+50N	=38B	=37N	=41B	3.5	29.5	30.5	9.25	1560	+20.8
41	Potapkin, Maksim	1549	LTU	−24B	+50N	−47N	−30B	−29N	+46B	−36N	+49B	=40N	3.5	25.5	26.5	5.75	1413	-54.4
42	Ragainis, Gediminas	1534	LTU	−22B	+27N	−17N	−43B	+50N	+38B	−18N	−31B	F	3.0	32.5	33.5	9.00	1604	+16.8
43	Zaveckis, Mantas	1709	LTU	−15B	+49N	−22B	+42N	−24B	−44N	+37N	−29B	−33B	3.0	32.0	33.0	7.50	1598	-63.6
44	Kuprys, Dominik	1561	LTU	−11N	+53B	−35N	+48B	−13N	+43B	−19B	−21N	F	3.0	32.0	32.5	5.00	1620	+7.6
45	Gostautas, Antanas	1517	LTU	−5N	−13B	−46B	+52N	+49B	−20N	−21B	−38N	+53B	3.0	28.5	29.0	2.00	1533	-5.6
46	Latakas, Arijus	0	LTU	F	−38B	+45N	−32N	−33B	−41N	+53B	−34N	F	2.0	23.5	23.5	3.50	1289	0.0
47	Jankus, Giedrius	1819	LTU	+50B	−6N	+41B	F	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	10.5	10.5	4.50	1863	+1.4
48	Petrusevicius, Justas	1404	LTU	−23B	−32N	+33B	−44N	=40N	−37B	−29N	F	F	1.5	28.0	28.0	5.75	1366	0.0
49	Cerniauskas, Domas	1446	LTU	−39N	−43B	+53N	−38B	−45N	−34B	F	−41N	F	1.0	23.0	23.0	0.50	825	-69.6
50	Rimpo, Oliver	0	LTU	−47N	−41B	−34N	F	−42B	−40B	+52N	F	F	1.0	18.0	18.0	0.50	1276	0.0
51	Zirnovas, Martynas	1787	LTU	F	F	F	−28B	+53N	F	F	F	F	1.0	5.0	5.0	0.50	968	-10.6
52	Savickas, Mangirdas	1411	LTU	−35N	−31B	−30N	−45B	F	−21N	−50B	=53N	−34B	0.5	25.5	25.5	0.25	886	-46.4
53	FIDE 12860700	0	—	−18B	−44N	−49B	−33N	−51B	F	−46N	=52B	−45N	0.5	19.5	19.5	0.25	1161	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kavalnis, RytisLTU
+123.6
5.5 pts · #11
2Tomkus, AugustasLTU
+100.0
4.5 pts · #22
3Prelgauskas, DovydasLTU
+88.4
3.5 pts · #34

Top rating losers

1Cerniauskas, DomasLTU
-69.6
1.0 pts · #51
2Zaveckis, MantasLTU
-63.6
3.0 pts · #36
3Potapkin, MaksimLTU
-54.4
3.5 pts · #45

Biggest upsets

R8+374 Elo gap
Pidluznij, Matvej1743 beat Jocys, Dalius2117
R2+310 Elo gap
Kavalnis, Rytis1930 beat FMAsauskas, Henrikas2240
R3+300 Elo gap
Tomkus, Augustas1443 beat Pidluznij, Matvej1743