Jekabpils pavasaris-2026-A
31 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Jekabpils, Latvia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1583, and top seed was Kristaps Rudzitis (🇱🇻 LAT, 1703).
Kristaps Rudzitis (🇱🇻 LAT, 1703) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Rainers Lapins (6.0) and Edvinas Dziuve (5.5). Rudzitis shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Miroslava Nagle (1455) beat Alise Laimina (1652), a +197-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Rudzitis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.0).
Kristaps Rudzitis drew with Rainers Lapins (White).
Kristaps Rudzitis 3 wins (R5–R7)Edvinas Dziuve 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kristaps Rudzitis | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Rainers Lapins | ½ | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Edvinas Dziuve | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Romans Laskovs | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudzitis, Kristaps | 1703 | LAT | +17B | +15N | =2B | =3B | +7N | +8N | +4B | 6.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 25.25 | 1847 | +40.8 |
| 2 | Lapins, Rainers | 1572 | LAT | +24N | +23B | =1N | +9B | =4N | +3B | +6N | 6.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 24.25 | 1775 | +42.0 |
| 3 | Dziuve, Edvinas | 1624 | LTU | +22B | +30N | +21B | =1N | +8B | −2N | +12B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 17.50 | 1709 | +23.6 |
| 4 | Laskovs, Romans | 1544 | LAT | +28B | −21N | +17B | +12N | =2B | +15N | −1N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 15.50 | 1671 | +33.6 |
| 5 | Laimina, Alise | 1652 | LAT | +10B | =7N | +11B | −8N | −6B | +22N | +15B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 16.25 | 1542 | -28.8 |
| 6 | Nagle, Miroslava | 1455 | LAT | −9B | +26N | =22B | +30N | +5N | +10B | −2B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 13.75 | 1683 | +36.0 |
| 7 | Brencis, Adrians | 1462 | LAT | +20N | =5B | =25N | +21B | −1B | +18N | =11B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 14.00 | 1519 | +9.6 |
| 8 | Afanasjevs, Zahars | 1653 | LAT | +16N | +13B | =9N | +5B | −3N | −1B | =10N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 16.00 | 1614 | -8.0 |
| 9 | Janbergs, Reinis | 0 | LAT | +6N | +14B | =8B | −2N | =11B | −12N | +17B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 15.50 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mezale, Herta | 0 | LAT | −5N | +20B | +13N | +23B | =15B | −6N | =8B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 13.25 | 1475 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Rakickas, Aurimas | 1638 | LTU | +19N | =25B | −5N | +14B | =9N | =21B | =7N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 13.75 | 1491 | -30.4 |
| 12 | Laimina, Adrija | 1422 | LAT | −23N | +24B | +31N | −4B | +29N | +9B | −3N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 784 | -22.8 |
| 13 | Abols, Ernests | 1475 | LAT | +18B | −8N | −10B | =22N | =16B | +23N | +21N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 11.00 | 853 | -10.8 |
| 14 | Spruga, Roberts | 1418 | LAT | =26B | −9N | +28B | −11N | =23B | +19N | +18B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 10.50 | 838 | -8.8 |
| 15 | Suslenkovs, Boriss | 1502 | LAT | +27N | −1B | +19N | +25B | =10N | −4B | −5N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 10.00 | 1390 | -23.2 |
| 16 | Mahinovs, Normunds | 0 | LAT | −8B | −28N | =26B | +24N | =13N | +29B | =27N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 8.50 | 1371 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Martinovs, Luka | 1412 | LAT | −1N | +27B | −4N | +20N | −18B | +25B | −9N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 8.00 | 1434 | +2.4 |
| 18 | Freiberga, Estere | 0 | LAT | −13N | −19B | +24N | +31B | +17N | −7B | −14N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.50 | 1249 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Bartkevics, Glebs | 0 | LAT | −11B | +18N | −15B | +26N | −21N | −14B | +25N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 8.00 | 1304 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 11654414 | 0 | — | −7B | −10N | +27N | −17B | −24B | +31N | +22B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 637 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Grazinys, Simonas | 0 | LTU | F | +4B | −3N | −7N | +19B | =11N | −13B | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 9.50 | 1400 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Bitinieks, Dainis | 0 | LAT | −3N | +29B | =6N | =13B | =25N | −5B | −20N | 2.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 7.00 | 1378 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Ostrinski, Leon | 0 | LAT | +12B | −2N | =30B | −10N | =14N | −13B | =29N | 2.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 7.50 | 1396 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Ceicans, Maksims | 0 | LAT | −2B | −12N | −18B | −16B | +20N | =26B | +28N | 2.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 6.25 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Romanivs, Andrejs | 1431 | LAT | +31B | =11N | =7B | −15N | =22B | −17N | −19B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.50 | 1311 | -24.8 |
| 26 | Sviklis, Markuss | 0 | LAT | =14N | −6B | =16N | −19B | −27B | =24N | +31B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 1244 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 11644940 | 0 | — | −15B | −17N | −20B | F | +26N | +28N | =16B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.25 | 657 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 11655410 | 0 | — | −4N | +16B | −14N | −29B | +31N | −27B | −24B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.50 | 681 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 11656077 | 0 | — | −30B | −22N | F | +28N | −12B | −16N | =23B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 637 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Dilans, Arvis | 1451 | LAT | +29N | −3B | =23N | −6B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.75 | 740 | -30.4 |
| 31 | Ostrinski, Emily | 0 | LAT | −25N | F | −12B | −18N | −28B | −20B | −26N | 0.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 627 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lapins, RainersLAT+42.06.0 pts · #5
- 2Rudzitis, KristapsLAT+40.86.0 pts · #1
- 3Nagle, MiroslavaLAT+36.04.5 pts · #10
- 1Dilans, ArvisLAT-30.41.5 pts · #28
- 2Rakickas, AurimasLTU-30.44.0 pts · #9
- 3Laimina, AliseLAT-28.84.5 pts · #6
- R5+197 Elo gap