LTU Wch 2026
24 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2026 in Klaipeda, Lithuania. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1910, and top seed was Gabija Simkunaite (🇱🇹 LTU, WFM, 2034).
Gabija Simkunaite (🇱🇹 LTU, WFM, 2034) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Agne Mickunaite (5.5) and Marija Sibajeva (5.0). Simkunaite won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Gabija Mackeviciute (1418) beat Sandra Navickaite (1829), a +411-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsWFM Gabija Simkunaite led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
WFM Gabija Simkunaite held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
WFM Gabija Simkunaite drew with Agne Mickunaite (Black).
WFM Gabija Simkunaite won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMGabija Simkunaite | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Agne Mickunaite | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3WFMMarija Sibajeva | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Guoda Perminaite | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simkunaite, GabijaWFM | 2034 | LTU | +15B | +12N | +6B | =4N | +3B | =2N | +8B | 6.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 24.50 | 2162 | +18.6 |
| 2 | Mickunaite, Agne | 1868 | LTU | +16N | +9B | =7N | =3B | +5N | =1B | +6N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 23.00 | 2105 | +84.4 |
| 3 | Sibajeva, MarijaWFM | 1990 | LTU | =4B | +20N | +8B | =2N | −1N | +9B | +7N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 19.50 | 1959 | -2.0 |
| 4 | Zutaute, Leja | 1718 | LTU | =3N | +17B | +10N | =1B | =7N | −6B | +14N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 18.00 | 1997 | +100.8 |
| 5 | Perminaite, Guoda | 1887 | LTU | =13B | =10N | +21B | +15N | −2B | =12N | +11B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 15.00 | 1867 | -0.2 |
| 6 | Baliuniene, MargaritaWFM | 2008 | LTU | +14N | +11B | −1N | −7B | +16N | +4N | −2B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 15.00 | 1854 | -24.4 |
| 7 | Sukyte, Kotryna | 1852 | LTU | +21B | =8N | =2B | +6N | =4B | =11N | −3B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 15.50 | 1863 | +4.2 |
| 8 | Rudzinskaite, Ula | 1770 | LTU | +23N | =7B | −3N | =18B | +10N | +13B | −1N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 12.00 | 1874 | +31.6 |
| 9 | Mikulinaite, Meta | 1775 | LTU | +19B | −2N | =20B | +13N | =12B | −3N | +16B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 12.50 | 1715 | -16.0 |
| 10 | Beliajeva, Olga | 1951 | LTU | =17N | =5B | −4B | +21N | −8B | +15N | +12B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 12.75 | 1799 | -24.6 |
| 11 | Bajoraite, RitaWCM | 1825 | LTU | +24N | −6N | =13B | +14B | +18N | =7B | −5N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 10.75 | 1809 | +0.4 |
| 12 | Bogomolnikova, Zlata | 1851 | LTU | +22N | −1B | =14N | +20B | =9N | =5B | −10N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 11.00 | 1755 | -26.8 |
| 13 | Zonyte, Aukse | 1584 | LTU | =5N | =18B | =11N | −9B | +23N | −8N | +22B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.25 | 1701 | +30.8 |
| 14 | Cibulskyte, Smilte | 1724 | LTU | −6B | +24N | =12B | −11N | +15B | +17N | −4B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 8.25 | 1754 | +12.0 |
| 15 | Budiak, Arina | 1762 | LTU | −1N | +22B | +16N | −5B | −14N | −10B | +23B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 6.50 | 1647 | -35.6 |
| 16 | Januseviciute, Donata | 1573 | LTU | −2B | +19N | −15B | +22N | −6B | +20N | −9N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 8.00 | 1585 | -1.8 |
| 17 | Budre, Asta | 1694 | LTU | =10B | −4N | −18N | +23B | +20N | −14B | =19N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 1579 | -16.8 |
| 18 | Navickaite, Sandra | 1829 | LTU | −20B | =13N | +17B | =8N | −11B | =22N | =21B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 9.25 | 1562 | -45.0 |
| 19 | Deviatkova, Diana | 0 | LTU | −9N | −16B | −22N | =24B | +21B | +23N | =17B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 5.25 | 1447 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Mackeviciute, Gabija | 1418 | LTU | +18N | −3B | =9N | −12N | −17B | −16B | +24N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1601 | +47.2 |
| 21 | Tomkute, Zivile | 1509 | LTU | −7N | +23B | −5N | −10B | −19N | +24B | =18N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 1627 | +17.6 |
| 22 | Petchenko, Varvara | 1460 | LTU | −12B | −15N | +19B | −16B | +24N | =18B | −13N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 1475 | -4.0 |
| 23 | Gaigalaite, Liepa | 0 | LTU | −8B | −21N | +24B | −17N | −13B | −19B | −15N | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 0.50 | 1350 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Burdina, Elizaveta | 1404 | LTU | −11B | −14B | −23N | =19N | −22B | −21N | −20B | 0.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 1.50 | 788 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zutaute, LejaLTU+100.84.5 pts · #5
- 2Mickunaite, AgneLTU+84.45.5 pts · #2
- 3Mackeviciute, GabijaLTU+47.22.5 pts · #15
- 1Navickaite, SandraLTU-45.03.0 pts · #14
- 2Budiak, ArinaLTU-35.63.0 pts · #19
- 3Bogomolnikova, ZlataLTU-26.83.5 pts · #10
- R1+411 Elo gap
- R3+233 Elo gap
- R5+181 Elo gap