Baltija Cup 2026 (open B, U2400)

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110 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 13 Jun 2026 to 16 Jun 2026 in Palanga, Lithuania. 5 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2084, and top seed was Pijus Stremavicius (🇱🇹 LTU, IM, 2367).

Andrey Levitskiy (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2325) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Aleksandras Salna (6.5) and Julius Mikolavicius (6.5). Levitskiy won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Skirmantas Barbsys (1654) beat Silvestras Armonaitis (2139), a +485-point gap.

Location

🇱🇹Palanga, Lithuania

Dates

13 Jun 2026 → 16 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇱🇹IMPijus Stremavicius2367

Avg top 10

2,084

Participants

110

Titled players · 5

IM×1

FM×3

WCM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇱🇹Lithuania×94

🇪🇪Estonia×3

🇱🇻Latvia×2

🇵🇱Poland×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
FMAndrey Levitskiy
🇺🇦UKR·2325
7.0pts·2309perf+0.6
🥈
FMAleksandras Salna
🇱🇹LTU·2297
6.5pts·2261perf+2.4
🥉
Julius Mikolavicius
🇱🇹LTU·1816
6.5pts·2168perf+132.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

FM Andrey Levitskiy led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Levitskiy7Viskelis6.5Mikolavicius6.5Stremavicius6.5Salna6.5Navickas6

R7–R8 · LEAD HELD

FM Andrey Levitskiy held the sole lead from R7 through R8 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Andrey Levitskiy 4 wins (R1–R4)Julius Mikolavicius 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMAndrey Levitskiy	*	—	½	—
2FMDarius Viskelis	—	*	½	—
3Julius Mikolavicius	½	½	*	½
4IMPijus Stremavicius	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Levitskiy, AndreyFM	2325	UKR	+79B	+53N	+12B	+7N	=2B	+10N	+20B	=3N	7.0	39.0	42.0	35.50	2309	+0.6
2	Salna, AleksandrasFM	2297	LTU	+78N	+39B	+8N	+6B	=1N	+4N	−3B	+10N	6.5	42.0	45.0	35.00	2261	+2.4
3	Mikolavicius, Julius	1816	LTU	+87B	+65N	=4B	=5N	+34B	+24N	+2N	=1B	6.5	39.5	42.5	32.50	2168	+132.0
4	Stremavicius, PijusIM	2367	LTU	+72N	+27B	=3N	+16B	+20N	−2B	+33N	+6B	6.5	39.0	42.5	32.75	2259	-5.4
5	Viskelis, DariusFM	2128	LTU	+36N	+32B	=33N	=3B	+37N	=21B	+22N	+13N	6.5	36.0	40.5	32.50	2009	-14.0
6	Vaitiekunas, Motiejus	1899	LTU	+64B	+34N	+22B	−2N	+44B	+15N	+7B	−4N	6.0	38.5	42.5	29.50	2024	+50.0
7	Navickas, Tadas	1910	LTU	+73N	+41B	+15N	−1B	+33B	+17N	−6N	+25B	6.0	38.0	41.5	28.50	1994	+35.2
8	Cepauskas, Vejas	1796	LTU	+71B	+50N	−2B	−11N	+51N	+55B	+52N	+20N	6.0	33.0	36.5	24.50	1858	+27.6
9	Mackevicius, Danielius	1803	LTU	=68N	+80B	−16N	+90B	+36N	=35B	+50N	+22B	6.0	30.0	33.0	23.50	1765	-5.6
10	Jacunskas, Marius	1893	LTU	+45N	=38B	+54N	+13B	+35N	−1B	+11N	−2B	5.5	38.0	42.0	26.25	1919	+12.8
11	Kuklys, Liutauras	1584	LTU	+93N	−21B	+30N	+8B	+25B	=19N	−10B	+33N	5.5	36.5	39.0	25.75	1869	+103.2
12	Konovalovas, Paulius	1825	LTU	+30N	+42B	−1N	−35B	+72N	+28B	+39N	=15B	5.5	36.0	39.5	25.25	1822	+0.4
13	Barbsys, Skirmantas	1654	LTU	+105B	+98N	=24B	−10N	+18N	+14B	+21N	−5B	5.5	35.0	36.5	22.00	2005	+101.2
14	Armonaitis, Silvestras	2139	LTU	=62B	+31N	+19B	−23N	+40B	−13N	+38B	+35N	5.5	34.5	38.5	26.00	1905	-34.4
15	Budreckas, Rojus	1708	LTU	+89B	+84N	−7B	+46N	+49B	−6B	+23N	=12N	5.5	34.0	37.0	22.25	1821	+38.0
16	Jasas, Ignas	1836	LTU	+60B	=100N	+9B	−4N	−29B	+71N	+65B	+34B	5.5	33.0	35.0	22.50	1812	-4.8
17	Setikiene, Grazina	1839	LTU	=51N	+81B	=38N	+55B	+39N	−7B	=34N	+41B	5.5	32.0	35.0	22.50	1734	-14.8
18	Gulbinas, Taurius	1915	LTU	+49B	+44N	=40B	−33N	−13B	+70N	+57B	+37B	5.5	31.5	35.0	22.75	1776	-44.4
19	Puzas, Kasparas	1817	LTU	=80N	+51B	−14N	+68B	+54N	=11B	=42B	+45N	5.5	31.5	34.5	22.50	1745	-20.4
20	Pritulina, SvetlanaWCM	1939	EST	+88B	+66N	+25B	+21N	−4B	+23N	−1N	−8B	5.0	38.0	41.0	21.50	1985	+8.2
21	Plunge, Gintautas Jurgis	1849	LTU	+70B	+11N	+37B	−20B	+27N	=5N	−13B	=29N	5.0	37.0	40.5	24.25	1816	-5.2
22	Ziukas, Saulius	1706	LTU	+83N	+48B	−6N	+69B	+43B	+26N	−5B	−9N	5.0	36.0	39.0	20.50	1779	+6.8
23	Sukyte, Kotryna	1855	LTU	+56N	+28B	=35N	+14B	=26N	−20B	−15B	+59N	5.0	34.5	38.5	23.25	1844	0.0
24	Norkeliunas, Matas	1921	LTU	+52N	=54B	=13N	+28B	+53N	−3B	−25N	+42B	5.0	34.5	38.5	22.25	1743	-30.6
25	Voronov, Vadim	1773	LTU	+61N	+69B	−20N	+42B	−11N	+59B	+24B	−7N	5.0	34.0	37.5	21.00	1781	+3.2
26	Jankunas, Valentinas	1885	LTU	=31B	+62N	+100B	+40N	=23B	−22B	=35N	=27B	5.0	33.0	35.0	20.25	1753	-23.2
27	Dziuve, Edvinas	1648	LTU	+76B	−4N	+78B	+58N	−21B	=46N	+49B	=26N	5.0	32.5	35.5	19.25	1759	+36.8
28	Blazys, Titas	1582	LTU	+92B	−23N	+60B	−24N	+31B	−12N	+67B	+56N	5.0	32.0	34.5	19.00	1682	+26.8
29	Sakinis, Rokas	1631	LTU	−48N	+97B	+52N	=36B	+16N	−33B	+51N	=21B	5.0	32.0	34.0	20.25	1791	+49.6
30	Rodionova, Dominika	1482	EST	−12B	+92N	−11B	+67N	+47B	−34N	+58B	+50B	5.0	31.5	34.0	18.50	1618	+40.8
31	Anuzis, Finas	1506	LTU	=26N	−14B	+97N	=57B	−28N	+82B	+53N	+55B	5.0	30.5	32.5	17.50	1698	+53.6
32	Pritulina, Nadezhda	1626	EST	+110B	−5N	−49B	+87N	+58B	−50N	+60B	+52N	5.0	29.5	29.5	15.00	1638	+0.8
33	Zaveckis, Mantas	1759	LTU	+74B	+58N	=5B	+18B	−7N	+29N	−4B	−11B	4.5	39.0	42.5	21.25	1832	+27.6
34	Alejunaite, Milda	1605	LTU	+96N	−6B	+45N	+61B	−3N	+30B	=17B	−16N	4.5	37.0	39.0	18.25	1689	+27.2
35	Budiak, Arina	1688	LTU	+77B	+67N	=23B	+12N	−10B	=9N	=26B	−14B	4.5	36.0	39.5	20.50	1835	+39.6
36	Vansevicius, Dominykas	1538	LTU	−5B	+91N	+66B	=29N	−9B	+40N	=44B	=39B	4.5	34.5	37.5	18.00	1716	+60.8
37	Mileris, Rimvydas	1686	LTU	+102N	+43B	−21N	+59B	−5B	=65N	+46B	−18N	4.5	33.5	35.5	16.75	1701	-2.0
38	Radzevicius, Sigitas	1594	LTU	+86B	=10N	=17B	−43N	+62B	=49N	−14N	+73B	4.5	32.5	35.5	18.00	1774	+25.8
39	Vaitkunas, Pijus	1642	LTU	+91B	−2N	+88B	+79N	−17B	+69N	−12B	=36N	4.5	31.5	34.5	14.75	1697	+14.8
40	Kalinin, Oleg	1748	LAT	+101N	+59B	=18N	−26B	−14N	−36B	+71N	+65B	4.5	31.5	33.5	15.75	1723	-11.6
41	Norkeliunas, Sarunas	1604	LTU	+99B	−7N	+64B	−49N	+79B	=45N	+43B	−17N	4.5	31.5	33.5	15.75	1582	-12.0
42	Janavicius, Jonas	1575	LTU	+107B	−12N	+74B	−25N	+85B	+53B	=19N	−24N	4.5	31.5	32.5	14.25	1701	+42.0
43	FIDE 12861111	0	—	+47B	−37N	+50B	+38B	−22N	=57B	−41N	+75N	4.5	31.0	34.5	18.50	1635	0.0
44	Rakickas, Aurimas	1608	LTU	+82N	−18B	+73N	+56B	−6N	−52B	=36N	+70B	4.5	31.0	34.0	16.25	1627	+2.4
45	Gostautas, Antanas	1509	LTU	−10B	+99N	−34B	+84N	+75B	=41B	+54N	−19B	4.5	30.5	32.5	14.75	1630	+31.2
46	Drapas, Vakaris	1573	LTU	−81N	+83B	+48N	−15B	+61N	=27B	−37N	+66N	4.5	30.0	33.0	17.50	1625	+14.0
47	Kuprys, Dominik	1587	LTU	−43N	+101B	−56N	+83B	−30N	+74B	+63N	=48B	4.5	28.5	30.5	14.75	1348	-38.4
48	Endrikas, Rokas	0	LTU	+29B	−22N	−46B	=78N	=100B	+88N	+79B	=47N	4.5	28.0	30.0	15.75	1606	0.0
49	Juknius, Sarunas	1521	LTU	−18N	+63B	+32N	+41B	−15N	=38B	−27N	=54B	4.0	34.0	38.0	17.75	1622	+32.0
50	Zavadckas, Henrikas	1557	LTU	+85N	−8B	−43N	+63B	+81N	+32B	−9B	−30N	4.0	33.5	36.5	15.00	1566	+0.4
51	Zaborovskis, Edvinas	1492	LTU	=17B	−19N	+71B	+100N	−8B	+78N	−29B	=57N	4.0	32.5	34.5	13.25	1655	+63.2
52	Rajuncas, Nojus	1523	LTU	−24B	+110N	−29B	+91N	+66B	+44N	−8B	−32B	4.0	32.0	32.0	11.00	1579	+12.8
53	Zonyte, Aukse	1654	LTU	+104N	−1B	+68N	+72B	−24B	−42N	−31B	+85N	4.0	31.5	33.5	12.00	1598	-28.0
54	Borisovaite, Ana	1607	LTU	+106B	=24N	−10B	+70N	−19B	+76N	−45B	=49N	4.0	31.5	33.0	13.00	1568	-8.6
55	Budzinskas, Dalius	1576	LTU	−67B	+77N	+85B	−17N	+60B	−8N	+83B	−31N	4.0	30.5	33.5	13.50	1550	-10.0
56	Zutautas, Mantas	1501	LTU	−23B	+86N	+47B	−44N	−65B	+92N	+69B	−28B	4.0	29.0	31.5	13.50	1504	-1.6
57	Tomkus, Augustas	1587	LTU	−84B	+89N	=70B	=31N	+88B	=43N	−18N	=51B	4.0	28.5	31.5	14.50	1588	-3.2
58	Januseviciute, Donata	1547	LTU	+94N	−33B	+81N	−27B	−32N	+89B	−30N	+80B	4.0	28.5	31.0	11.50	1356	-23.6
59	Dabrowska, Eliza	1551	POL	+109B	−40N	+67B	−37N	+92B	−25N	+85B	−23B	4.0	28.0	28.5	9.50	1469	-21.2
60	Dziaugys, Viktoras	1486	LTU	−16N	+93B	−28N	+109B	−55N	+86B	−32N	+82B	4.0	28.0	28.5	9.00	855	-46.8
61	Valaika, Matas	1442	LTU	−25B	+103N	+65B	−34N	−46B	=66N	=78B	+79N	4.0	27.0	29.0	11.75	1557	+39.2
62	Cechavicius, Antanas	1538	LTU	=14N	−26B	=80N	+82B	−38N	−63B	+96N	+103B	4.0	27.0	29.0	11.25	1528	-8.4
63	Devyzis, Vincentas	0	LTU	−66B	−49N	+107B	−50N	+64B	+62N	−47B	+78N	4.0	27.0	28.0	12.00	1507	0.0
64	Tomkute, Zivile	1515	LTU	−6N	+82B	−41N	−81B	−63N	+94B	+86N	+98B	4.0	26.0	28.0	10.50	952	-18.8
65	Stasiulis, Robertas	1576	LTU	+95N	−3B	−61N	+101B	+56N	=37B	−16N	−40N	3.5	31.5	33.5	10.75	1479	-31.2
66	Smalijs, Vladimirs	1643	LAT	+63N	−20B	−36N	+80B	−52N	=61B	+76N	−46B	3.5	29.5	32.5	12.50	1387	-81.6
67	Sabaliauskas, Jonas	0	LTU	+55N	−35B	−59N	−30B	+101N	+68B	−28N	=72B	3.5	29.5	31.5	11.25	1452	0.0
68	Lazauskas, Benediktas	1457	LTU	=9B	+75N	−53B	−19N	−76B	−67N	+108N	+93B	3.5	28.5	29.5	10.00	1655	+46.0
69	Komarova, Taisija	1564	LTU	+103B	−25N	+84B	−22N	+86B	−39B	−56N	=74N	3.5	28.0	30.0	9.75	1245	-67.6
70	Dabrowski, Piotr	1494	POL	−21N	+96B	=57N	−54B	+95N	−18B	+93N	−44N	3.5	28.0	30.0	9.00	1343	-30.0
71	Ruseckas, Kristupas	1455	LTU	−8N	=95B	−51N	+97B	+94N	−16B	−40B	+83N	3.5	28.0	30.0	8.75	918	-32.4
72	Deviatkova, Diana	1542	LTU	−4B	+105N	+98B	−53N	−12B	−83N	+91B	=67N	3.5	27.5	29.0	8.25	1007	-23.6
73	Grazinys, Simonas	1518	LTU	−7B	+106N	−44B	−86N	+102B	+84N	=75B	−38N	3.5	26.5	28.0	8.25	1355	-30.0
74	Petchenko, Varvara	1435	LTU	−33N	+94B	−42N	−75N	+96B	−47N	+84B	=69B	3.5	26.0	28.0	9.25	1250	-34.4
75	Balse, Aleksandra	1597	LTU	=97N	−68B	=90N	+74B	−45N	+80B	=73N	−43B	3.5	25.5	27.5	10.75	1477	-32.4
76	Dautartas, Sarunas	0	LTU	−27N	−78B	=94N	+93B	+68N	−54B	−66B	+92N	3.5	24.0	26.5	9.75	1339	0.0
77	Azna, Benediktas	0	LTU	−35N	−55B	−96N	+103B	+98N	−79N	=90B	+95B	3.5	21.0	23.0	8.00	801	0.0
78	Martinkus, Karolis	1539	LTU	−2B	+76N	−27N	=48B	+90N	−51B	=61N	−63B	3.0	31.5	34.5	10.75	1308	-45.2
79	Varpulis, Vytis	1540	LTU	−1N	+102B	+109N	−39B	−41N	+77B	−48N	−61B	3.0	30.0	30.5	6.00	857	-59.2
80	Auzbikavicius, Domas	1467	LTU	=19B	−9N	=62B	−66N	+91B	−75N	+99B	−58N	3.0	29.5	31.5	9.75	1385	-24.4
81	Surdokas, Adomas	0	LTU	+46B	−17N	−58B	+64N	−50B	−85N	+87B	F	3.0	28.0	28.0	11.50	1517	0.0
82	Ignotas, Rokas	0	LTU	−44B	−64N	+89B	−62N	+87B	−31N	+88B	−60N	3.0	27.5	30.5	9.00	1363	0.0
83	Ausra, Tautvydas	0	LTU	−22B	−46N	+99B	−47N	+109N	+72B	−55N	−71B	3.0	27.0	27.5	6.00	1300	0.0
84	Peteris, Mantas	0	LTU	+57N	−15B	−69N	−45B	+108N	−73B	−74N	+102N	3.0	26.5	27.5	7.00	1374	0.0
85	Vaitiekunas, Zaimantas	1481	LTU	−50B	+107N	−55N	+98B	−42N	+81B	−59N	−53B	3.0	25.5	26.5	6.00	783	-72.4
86	Milvydas, Ignas	0	LTU	−38N	−56B	+102N	+73B	−69N	−60N	−64B	+109B	3.0	25.5	26.0	6.00	1257	0.0
87	Gaigalaite, Liepa	1459	LTU	−3N	−90B	+95N	−32B	−82N	+97B	−81N	+96B	3.0	25.0	27.0	6.50	921	-15.6
88	Ragainis, Gediminas	1532	LTU	−20N	+104B	−39N	+96B	−57N	−48B	−82N	+99B	3.0	25.0	27.0	6.00	920	-34.0
89	Anuzyte, Soja	0	LTU	−15N	−57B	−82N	+104B	+107N	−58N	=92B	=90B	3.0	24.0	25.0	5.75	814	0.0
90	Puisys, Aronas	0	LTU	−100B	+87N	=75B	−9N	−78B	=?B	=77N	=89N	3.0	24.0	24.0	8.00	1446	0.0
91	FIDE 12849405	0	—	−39N	−36B	+103N	−52B	−80N	+109B	−72N	+107B	3.0	22.5	23.0	3.50	742	0.0
92	Pipiraite, Sibile	0	LTU	−28N	−30B	+104N	+?B	−59N	−56B	=89N	−76B	2.5	26.5	26.5	3.50	729	0.0
93	Petrosius, Dovydas	0	LTU	−11B	−60N	=105B	−76N	+110B	+95N	−70B	−68N	2.5	24.0	24.0	3.25	705	0.0
94	Viskelyte, Gyte	0	LTU	−58B	−74N	=76B	+106N	−71B	−64N	−95B	+105N	2.5	22.5	24.0	4.75	688	0.0
95	Samoskaite, Ugne	0	LTU	−65B	=71N	−87B	+105N	−70B	−93B	+94N	−77N	2.5	22.0	23.5	5.75	1174	0.0
96	Lapienyte, Migle	0	LTU	−34B	−70N	+77B	−88N	−74N	+108B	−62B	−87N	2.0	25.0	26.0	4.50	1186	0.0
97	FIDE 12860182	0	—	=75B	−29N	−31B	−71N	=106B	−87N	+101N	−?B	2.0	23.5	23.5	4.50	1164	0.0
98	Zukovaite, Evelina	0	LTU	F	−13B	−72N	−85N	−77B	+106N	+102B	−64N	2.0	23.0	23.0	3.50	748	0.0
99	Latvenas, Kristupas	0	LTU	−41N	−45B	−83N	−102B	+104N	+105B	−80N	−88N	2.0	22.0	23.5	3.50	728	0.0
100	Bitounti-Mpompa, Deniel	1576	LTU	+90N	=16B	−26N	−51B	=48N	F	F	F	2.0	22.0	22.0	8.00	1465	-17.6
101	FIDE 12869929	0	—	−40B	−47N	+110B	−65N	−67B	−103N	−97B	+106N	2.0	21.5	21.5	1.50	837	0.0
102	Baikauskas, Jokubas	0	LTU	−37B	−79N	−86B	+99N	−73N	+107B	−98N	−84B	2.0	21.0	22.0	3.00	781	0.0
103	Tamkvaitis, Vilius	0	LTU	−69N	−61B	−91B	−77N	F	+101B	+?N	−62N	2.0	20.0	20.0	2.00	715	0.0
104	FIDE 12880280	0	—	−53B	−88N	−92B	−89N	−99B	+110N	−107N	+108B	2.0	16.5	16.5	1.00	1404	0.0
105	Beliakas, Gabrielius	0	LTU	−13N	−72B	=93N	−95B	−?N	−99N	+110B	−94B	1.5	18.5	18.5	1.25	798	0.0
106	FIDE 12866717	0	—	−54N	−73B	=?N	−94B	=97N	−98B	=109N	−101B	1.5	16.5	16.5	1.25	763	0.0
107	Stramkauskaite, Emilie	0	LTU	−42N	−85B	−63N	F	−89B	−102N	+104B	−91N	1.0	21.5	21.5	2.00	728	0.0
108	Mazeikaite, Liepa	1402	LTU	F	F	F	+110N	−84B	−96N	−68B	−104N	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	657	-16.8
109	FIDE 12866563	0	—	−59N	F	−79B	−60N	−83B	−91N	=106B	−86N	0.5	21.5	21.5	0.75	726	0.0
110	FIDE 12879827	0	—	−32N	−52B	−101N	−108B	−93N	−104B	−105N	F	0.0	18.0	18.0	0.00	717	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mikolavicius, JuliusLTU
+132.0
6.5 pts · #3
2Kuklys, LiutaurasLTU
+103.2
5.5 pts · #24
3Barbsys, SkirmantasLTU
+101.2
5.5 pts · #34

Top rating losers

1Smalijs, VladimirsLAT
-81.6
3.5 pts · #66
2Vaitiekunas, ZaimantasLTU
-72.4
3.0 pts · #95
3Komarova, TaisijaLTU
-67.6
3.5 pts · #78

Biggest upsets

R6+485 Elo gap
Barbsys, Skirmantas1654 beat Armonaitis, Silvestras2139
R7+481 Elo gap
Mikolavicius, Julius1816 beat FMSalna, Aleksandras2297
R4+284 Elo gap
Sukyte, Kotryna1855 beat Armonaitis, Silvestras2139