Pranamat Academy 90 30
Open SwissStandard
30 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Riga, Latvia. Top 10 Elo average was 1747, and top seed was Gustavs Rupais (🇱🇻 LAT, 1908).
Ernests Strekalovs (🇱🇻 LAT, 1769) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Gustavs Rupais (4.0) and Maksims Ligotnis (4.0). Strekalovs won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nikita Ugrjumovs (1431) beat Toms Birznieks (1659), a +228-point gap.
Location
🇱🇻Riga, Latvia
Dates
22 May 2026 → 24 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇻Latvia×29
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsErnests Strekalovs led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
9
4
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Ernests Strekalovs held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ernests Strekalovs beat Gustavs Rupais (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ernests Strekalovs 4 wins (R1–R4)Gustavs Rupais 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ernests Strekalovs | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Gustavs Rupais | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Maksims Ligotnis | — | — | * | — |
| 4Maksimilians Bodaks | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strekalovs, Ernests | 1769 | LAT | +18B | +16N | +4B | +2B | =5N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 13.25 | 1951 | +37.2 |
| 2 | Rupais,Gustavs | 1908 | LAT | +17B | +9N | +8B | −1N | +12N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.50 | 1887 | -1.6 |
| 3 | Ligotnis, Maksims | 1880 | LAT | =15N | +27B | =12N | +9B | +16N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 8.50 | 1761 | -16.0 |
| 4 | Elsbergs, Andrejs | 1572 | LAT | +28B | +21N | −1N | =6B | +20N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1750 | +37.2 |
| 5 | Smalijs, Vladimirs | 1544 | LAT | −27N | +24B | +26B | +8N | =1B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 8.25 | 1897 | +52.0 |
| 6 | Birznieks, Toms | 1659 | LAT | −16B | +30N | +18B | =4N | +13B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 6.75 | 1492 | -26.0 |
| 7 | Bodaks, Maksimilians | 1800 | LAT | =19B | =13N | =17B | +23N | +14B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 7.25 | 1760 | -3.6 |
| 8 | Liepins, Arturs | 1656 | LAT | +11N | +20B | −2N | −5B | +19N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1662 | +2.0 |
| 9 | Demakina, Nadezda | 1577 | LAT | +25N | −2B | +27N | −3N | +18B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1628 | +4.0 |
| 10 | Grigorenko, Vladislavs | 1677 | LAT | =24N | +23B | −14B | =13N | +17B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 1651 | -4.8 |
| 11 | Cehovals, Grigorijs | 1427 | LAT | −8B | +28N | −21B | +29B | +24N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1585 | +32.8 |
| 12 | Gailums, Makss | 1722 | LAT | F | +19N | =3B | +14N | −2B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1859 | +29.2 |
| 13 | Davidjuks, Timofejs | 0 | LAT | =29N | =7B | +20N | =10B | −6N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1669 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Mierina, Lauma | 1775 | LAT | =23N | +15B | +10N | −12B | −7N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 1636 | -34.0 |
| 15 | Vaivars, Klavs | 1492 | LAT | =3B | −14N | −23B | +22B | +25N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1442 | -10.0 |
| 16 | Ugrjumovs, Nikita | 1431 | LAT | +6N | −1B | +29N | F | −3B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1722 | +53.6 |
| 17 | Strekalovs, Rinalds | 1512 | LAT | −2N | +22B | =7N | =19B | −10N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 1526 | -2.0 |
| 18 | Kirstuks, Regnars | 1472 | LAT | −1N | +25B | −6N | +27B | −9N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 868 | -30.8 |
| 19 | Bodaks, Leonards | 1491 | LAT | =7N | −12B | +24N | =17N | −8B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1555 | +13.6 |
| 20 | Mierina, Liva | 1582 | LAT | +30B | −8N | −13B | +26N | −4B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 814 | -36.4 |
| 21 | Jakabsone, Tifanija Bella | 1609 | LAT | +22N | −4B | +11N | F | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1500 | -11.6 |
| 22 | Mogilevskis, Aleksandrs | 0 | LAT | −21B | −17N | +28B | −15N | +23B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1333 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Vilskersts, Ernests | 1489 | LAT | =14B | −10N | +15N | −7B | −22N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1599 | +17.6 |
| 24 | Trapeznikovs, Timurs | 1446 | LAT | =10B | −5N | −19B | +30N | −11B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1213 | -42.0 |
| 25 | Tormozovs, Timurs | 0 | LAT | −9B | −18N | =30B | +28N | −15B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Jukams, Rihards | 0 | LAT | F | =29B | −5N | −20B | +27N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1311 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Valainis, Alberts | 0 | LAT | +5B | −3N | −9B | −18N | −26B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 11645520 | 0 | — | −4N | −11B | −22N | −25B | +30B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Barasovs, Dimitrijs | 1627 | LAT | =13B | =26N | −16B | −11N | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 629 | -60.4 |
| 30 | Strikeris, Luiss | 0 | LAT | −20N | −6B | =25N | −24B | −28N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 762 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ugrjumovs, NikitaLAT+53.62.0 pts · #13
- 2Smalijs, VladimirsLAT+52.03.5 pts · #6
- 3Strekalovs, ErnestsLAT+37.24.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Barasovs, DimitrijsLAT-60.41.0 pts · #28
- 2Trapeznikovs, TimursLAT-42.01.5 pts · #23
- 3Mierina, LivaLAT-36.42.0 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R1+228 Elo gap
- R4+200 Elo gap
- R3+196 Elo gap