Registration: https://ej.uz/BalticChess2026 Entry fees: GM, WGM, IM, WIM - free; Seniors, born in 1961 or earlier (S-65) - 10€; Others - 15€ Tournament starts on 7th June at 17:00Tournament of the Baltic Countries blitz 07.06.2026.| Organizer(s) | Latvian Chess Federation, Lithuanian Chess Federation, Estonian Chess Federation |
| Federation | Latvia ( LAT ) |
| Tournament director | FM Brils Leonids FIDE ID: 11600322 |
| Chief Arbiter | IA Mihailovs Arturs FIDE ID 11603690 |
| Time control (Blitz) | 3 minutes + 2 seconds per move starting from move one |
| Location | Grand Hotel Kempinski, Aspazijas bulvaris 22, Riga |
| Number of rounds | 9 |
| Tournament type | Swiss-System |
| Rating calculation | Rating international |
| FIDE-Event-ID | 480456 |
| Date | 2026/06/07 |
| Rating-Ø / Average age | 1928 / 32 |
| Pairing program | Swiss-Manager from Heinz Herzog, Swiss-Manager tournamentfile |
Last update 05.06.2026 18:33:00, Creator/Last Upload: Latvian Chess Federation
| Tournament selection | Rapid, Blitz |
| Parameters | No tournament details, no flags
, Link with tournament calendar |
| Overview for team | ESP, EST, FID, LAT, LTU, NOR, POL |
| Lists | Starting rank, Alphabetical list, Statistics, Alphabetical list all groups, Playing schedule |
| Excel and Print | Export to Excel (.xlsx), Export to PDF-File, QR-Codes |
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Starting rank
| No. | | | Name | FideID | FED | Rtg | sex | Typ | Club/City |
| 1 | | GM | Shirov, Alexei | 2209390 | ESP | 2616 | | S50 | Rīga |
| 2 | | GM | Laurusas, Tomas | 12803731 | LTU | 2468 | | | Vilnius |
| 3 | | GM | Volodin, Aleksandr | 4501950 | EST | 2433 | | | Spordiklubi Diagonaal |
| 4 | | GM | Kantans, Toms | 11602945 | LAT | 2399 | | | Ādaži |
| 5 | | GM | Miezis, Normunds | 11600136 | LAT | 2364 | | S50 | Olaines Šaha klubs |
| 6 | | FM | Mustaps, Matiss | 11602295 | LAT | 2316 | | | Dice Chess |
| 7 | | IM | Stremavicius, Pijus | 12812730 | LTU | 2293 | | | Kaunas |
| 8 | | FM | Paikens, Reinis | 11624078 | LAT | 2291 | | U18 | RŠS |
| 9 | | GM | Starostits, Ilmars | 11600748 | LAT | 2288 | | | Rēzekne |
| 10 | | GM | Lanka, Zigurds | 11600047 | LAT | 2285 | | S65 | Baldone |
| 11 | | IM | Shishkov, Andrei | 4500563 | EST | 2271 | | | Truusi MKK |
| 12 | | FM | Nainys, Zanas | 12844098 | LTU | 2256 | | U18 | Vilnius |
| 13 | | | Dubrovin, Robert | 4501829 | EST | 2247 | | | Tallinn |
| 14 | | FM | Asauskas, Henrikas | 12801364 | LTU | 2242 | | | Rietavas |
| 15 | | FM | Rychagov, Nikita | 4508394 | EST | 2234 | | | Tallinn |
| 16 | | CM | Juknis, Paulius | 12802247 | LTU | 2232 | | | ŠBK Kaunas |
| 17 | | | Mierins, Emils Janis | 11616830 | LAT | 2225 | | | Olaines Šaha klubs |
| 18 | | IM | Sveshnikov, Vladimir | 11601884 | LAT | 2198 | | | Dice chess |
| 19 | | FM | Kalvaitis, Sigitas | 12802638 | LTU | 2186 | | | Plungė |
| 20 | | FM | Krivenko, Dion | 4508378 | EST | 2186 | | | Pühajärve MK |
| 21 | | FM | Valdats, Reinis | 11617578 | LAT | 2181 | | U16 | RŠS |
| 22 | | | Ivanov, Igor | 34137430 | LAT | 2177 | | | Rīga |
| 23 | | WIM | Ni, Viktorija | 11602252 | NOR | 2143 | w | | Rīga |
| 24 | | | Krilovs, Nikolajs | 11603100 | LAT | 2142 | | | Jēkabpils |
| 25 | | | Stepanov, Timofej | 11601078 | LAT | 2142 | | | Rīga |
| 26 | | FM | Savicevs, Arsenijs | 11617489 | LAT | 2139 | | U18 | RŠS |
| 27 | | CM | Platonovs, Nikolajs | 11622598 | LAT | 2130 | | U14 | RŠS |
| 28 | | FM | Kirpichnikov, Vladimir | 11600373 | LAT | 2129 | | S65 | Rīga |
| 29 | | CM | Lazars, Krisjanis | 11635452 | LAT | 2129 | | U14 | RŠS |
| 30 | | | Povilaitis, Tomas | 12811700 | LTU | 2124 | | | Šiauliai |
| 31 | | FM | Tolmacevs, Artjoms | 11617519 | LAT | 2117 | | U18 | RŠS |
| 32 | | CM | Beniosev, Daniel | 11632674 | LAT | 2113 | | U14 | Mifan Chess |
| 33 | | WIM | Zhuravleva, Olga | 4145933 | LAT | 2107 | w | | Daugavpils |
| 34 | | FM | Vingris, Mikelis | 11611731 | LAT | 2104 | | U18 | RŠS |
| 35 | | WIM | Ter-Avetisjana, Agnesa Stepania | 11614900 | LAT | 2103 | w | U20 | RŠS |
| 36 | | | Fainveics, Levs | 11609745 | LAT | 2093 | | S50 | Jūrmala |
| 37 | | | Kolesnikovs, Ivans | 11602244 | LAT | 2084 | | | RŠS |
| 38 | | | Indricans, Vadims | 11601027 | LAT | 2066 | | | Rīga |
| 39 | | AGM | Bondarenko, Dmitry | 34105708 | EST | 2055 | | S50 | Malekool 64 |
| 40 | | | Olshevskis, Aleksejs Jans | 11631830 | LAT | 2053 | | U16 | RŠS |
| 41 | | | Orlovskis, Jaroslavs | 11636173 | LAT | 2048 | | U14 | RŠS |
| 42 | | WCM | Maklakova, Naomi | 11617748 | LAT | 2047 | w | U16 | RŠS |
| 43 | | WIM | Kantane, Anna | 1135988 | POL | 2044 | w | | Ādaži |
| 44 | | | Agafonov, Yuri Dr | 11602104 | LAT | 2033 | | S65 | Baltezers |
| 45 | | MK | Drilins, Andris | 11606983 | LAT | 2032 | | S50 | Carnikava |
| 46 | | | Zajakins, Artjoms | 11624280 | LAT | 2032 | | U20 | Rīga |
| 47 | | | Ligotnis, Maksims | 11636785 | LAT | 2021 | | U16 | RBJC Daugmale/RŠS |
| 48 | | | Vasiljeva, Sofja | 11622067 | LAT | 2013 | w | U18 | Daugava Chess |
| 49 | | WFM | Vidruska, Renate | 11601841 | LAT | 1997 | w | | Riga Chess club |
| 50 | | | Melderis, Uldis | 11600845 | LAT | 1972 | | S65 | Jūrmala |
| 51 | | | Merivee, Romet-Renee | 4522540 | EST | 1963 | | U16 | Järveküla |
| 52 | | | Tolmacevs, Romans | 11618590 | LAT | 1962 | | U16 | RŠS |
| 53 | | | Pavlovs, Nikita | 11605855 | LAT | 1958 | | | Rīga |
| 54 | | | Kalinin, Oleg | 11631856 | LAT | 1936 | | U14 | RŠS |
| 55 | | | Mickunaite, Agne | 12824437 | LTU | 1931 | w | U18 | Ukmergė |
| 56 | | | Kontrimaite, Agota | 12830836 | LTU | 1925 | w | U18 | Plunge |
| 57 | | WFM | Tolmaceva, Alona | 11622938 | LAT | 1881 | w | U14 | RŠŠ |
| 58 | | | Rupais, Gustavs | 11614854 | LAT | 1866 | | U18 | RŠS |
| 59 | | | Veitners, Pauls | 11635355 | LAT | 1858 | | U14 | AB Šahs/RŠS |
| 60 | | | Kazoks, Aivars | 11617705 | LAT | 1848 | | S65 | RŠS |
| 61 | | | Kais, Kristofer | 4518241 | EST | 1836 | | U12 | Rannahunt Sports Club |
| 62 | | | Malakalns, Martins | 11643544 | LAT | 1830 | | U18 | Rīga |
| 63 | | | Vilemsons, Martins | 11645296 | LAT | 1829 | | | Ropažu novads |
| 64 | | | Kibe, Marten | 4527615 | EST | 1825 | | U12 | Tääksi Kool |
| 65 | | | Kantans, Ansis | 11629312 | LAT | 1810 | | U16 | RŠS |
| 66 | | WCM | Pritulina, Svetlana | 4500890 | EST | 1802 | w | S50 | SK Valge Ratsu |
| 67 | | | Isakovs, Janis | 4668030 | LAT | 1800 | | S65 | Ventspils |
| 68 | | | Rudzinskaite, Ula | 12835552 | LTU | 1780 | w | U16 | Vilnius |
| 69 | | | Maklakova, Nellija | 11603470 | LAT | 1737 | w | | RŠS |
| 70 | | | Sustickas, Kestutis | 12876208 | LTU | 1734 | | S50 | Vilnius |
| 71 | | | Brojs, Artjoms | 11609389 | LAT | 1703 | | | Liepāja |
| 72 | | | Masarskis, Aleksandrs | 11615206 | LAT | 1698 | | S65 | Riga Chess club |
| 73 | | | Vernuks, Vjaceslavs | 11605979 | LAT | 1697 | | S50 | Ventspils |
| 74 | | | Makarovs, Daniils | 11644109 | LAT | 1681 | | U10 | RŠS |
| 75 | | | Afanasjevs, Zahars | 11645172 | LAT | 1680 | | U12 | ARchess |
| 76 | | | Testelecs, Ilja Kuprijans | 11613530 | LAT | 1678 | | U18 | Jūrmala |
| 77 | | | Lusts, Ricards Martins | 11625430 | LAT | 1672 | | U16 | RŠS |
| 78 | | | Eglitis, Roberts | 11633670 | LAT | 1671 | | S50 | Rīga |
| 79 | | | Klimovich, Hanna | 13507362 | FID | 1671 | w | | Vilnius |
| 80 | | | Goldbergs, Edvards | 11639580 | LAT | 1670 | | U16 | RŠS |
| 81 | | | Gailums, Makss | 11637951 | LAT | 1664 | | U12 | Chess Ark |
| 82 | | | Kais, Kaarel | 4514459 | EST | 1663 | | S50 | Rannahunt Sports Club |
| 83 | | | Aliev, Iskander | 11631805 | LAT | 1653 | | U14 | Kaissa |
| 84 | | | Pritulina, Nadezhda | 4510259 | EST | 1632 | w | U16 | SK Valge Ratsu |
| 85 | | | Zutaute, Leja | 12861200 | LTU | 1632 | w | U16 | Plunge |
| 86 | | | Bezrodnyy, Arkadiy | 11656689 | LAT | 1621 | | S50 | Jūrmala |
| 87 | | | Aliev, Arif | 11631813 | LAT | 1611 | | U14 | Kaissa |
| 88 | | | Vainermanas, Berelis | 12829870 | LTU | 1602 | | S65 | Vilnius Chess club |
| 89 | | ACM | Gubanovs, Ivo | 11613459 | LAT | 1592 | | S50 | Riga Chess club |
| 90 | | | Grigors, Germans | 11645369 | LAT | 1583 | | U16 | Rīga |
| 91 | | | Vainovska, Valentina | 11602848 | LAT | 1580 | w | S65 | Liepāja |
| 92 | | | Randma, Urmas | 4505913 | EST | 1572 | | S65 | Pühajärve MK |
| 93 | | | Lazarski, Przemyslaw | 21833850 | POL | 1552 | | | RŠS |
| 94 | | | Daugavins, Krisjanis | 11649194 | LAT | 1546 | | U10 | RŠŠ |
| 95 | | | Zalcmane, Vija | 11603445 | LAT | 1526 | w | S65 | Rīga |
| 96 | | | Kantans, Jekabs | 11629304 | LAT | 1520 | | U16 | RŠS |
| 97 | | | Molcanovs, Jevgenijs | 11640472 | LAT | 1465 | | U16 | RŠS |
| 98 | | AFM | Davidjuks, Timofejs | 11652691 | LAT | 1436 | | U14 | Mifan Chess |
| 99 | | | Reiters, Marks | 11639733 | LAT | 1429 | | U12 | RŠS |
| 100 | | | Grens, Arturs | 11650923 | LAT | 0 | | | Rīga |
| 101 | | | Nasretdinov, Alexey | 11648996 | LAT | 0 | | U14 | Mifan Chess |
| 102 | | | Zubova, Anastasija | 11648457 | LAT | 0 | w | U08 | RŠS |
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