Open Solving Tournament of ECSC 2026 (North Macedonia, Skopje 08.05.2026)

Rank Name Cat.   Country Rating # Title Round  1 - 90' Round  2 - 90' Total - 180 Perf. Rat. +/-
#2 #3 #5 + H#4.5 S#4 #2 #3 #4 = H#3 S#7 Points
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 60
1 Pavlov, Danila       FID 2824.17 1 GM 5 5 5 5 5 5 73 5 5 5 5 5 5 65 60 138 2915.90 6.00
2 Khasanov, Ural   j   FID 2664.47 4 GM 5 5 5 5 5 4.5 75 5 5 5 5 5 5 77 59.5 152 2900.63 15.46
3 Kharitonov, Maksim   j   FID 2545.26 16 IM 5 4.5 5 5 5 5 77 5 5 5 5 5 5 89 59.5 166 2900.63 23.28
4-5 Mestel, Jonathan   s   GBR 2494.95 25 GM 5 5 5 5 3.5 5 90 5 5 5 5 5 5 76 58.5 166 2870.09 24.58
4-5 Van Beers, Eddy       BEL 2628.86 6 GM 5 5 5 5 3.5 5 90 5 5 5 5 5 5 76 58.5 166 2870.09 15.80
6 Murdzia, Piotr       POL 2728.91 3 GM 5 5 5 5 3.5 5 90 5 5 5 5 5 - 90 53.5 180 2717.42 -0.76
7 Sumiya, Bilguun       MGL 2505.47 24 IM 5 4.5 5 5 3.5 0 90 5 5 5 5 5 5 56 53 146 2702.15 12.88
8-9 Marciniszyn, Jakub       POL 2466.26 28 IM 5 5 5 5 3.5 5 90 5 5 5 5 2.5 - 90 51 180 2641.08 11.46
8-9 Peitl, Tomáš       SVK 2518.78 22 IM 5 5 5 1 5 0 90 5 5 5 5 5 5 90 51 180 2641.08 8.02
10 Nasyrov, Anton   j   FID 2255.31 83 - 5 5 5 5 5 5 90 5 5 0 5 5 - 90 50 180 2610.54 23.26
11 Piorun, Kacper       POL 2759.08 2 GM 5 5 5 5 5 5 83 5 4.5 5 0 5 0 90 49.5 173 2595.28 -10.72
12 Kuznecovas, Kevinas   j   LTU 2532.92 18 IM 5 5 5 5 5 5 89 5 4.5 0 5 5 - 90 49.5 179 2595.28 4.08
13-14 Hodge, David       GBR 2545.54 15 IM 5 4.5 5 5 3.5 5 90 5 5 5 0 5 - 90 48 180 2549.47 0.26
13-14 Sokolov, Egor   j   FID 2182.39 112 - 5 5 5 5 3.5 - 90 5 4.5 5 5 5 - 90 48 180 2549.47 24.04
15 Serafimović, Ilija   j   SRB 2522.42 20 IM 5 5 5 2 5 4.5 90 5 5 5 0 5 0 89 46.5 179 2503.67 -1.22
16 Limontas, Martynas       LTU 2563.42 10 GM 5 4.5 5 1 5 0 90 5 5 5 5 5 - 90 45.5 180 2473.14 -5.92
17 Costachi, Mihnea       ROU 2457.74 30 IM 5 5 5 5 5 0 90 5 5 5 0 5 0 90 45 180 2457.87 0.00
18-21 Selivanov, Andrey       FID 2401.80 39 GM 5 5 5 1 3.5 5 90 5 5 5 - 5 - 90 44.5 180 2442.60 2.68
18-21 Sidiropoulos, Nikos       GRE 2587.85 9 IM 5 4.5 5 5 3.5 1.5 90 5 5 5 0 5 - 90 44.5 180 2442.60 -9.52
18-21 Tummes, Boris       GER 2552.40 14 GM 5 3 5 0 3.5 3.5 90 5 4.5 5 5 5 - 90 44.5 180 2442.60 -7.20
18-21 Uitenbroek, Hans   s   NED 2280.92 76 IM 5 5 5 1 3.5 5 90 5 5 5 0 5 0 90 44.5 180 2442.60 10.58
22 Burja-Udrea, Razvan-Andrei   j   ROU 1932.40 232 - 5 4.5 5 5 - - 88 5 4.5 5 0 5 5 88 44 176 2427.33 32.42
23-25 Oltean, Cristian-Daniel   j   ROU 2051.72 167 - 5 5 5 5 1.5 - 90 5 4.5 5 5 2.5 - 90 43.5 180 2412.07 23.60
23-25 Paavilainen, Jorma   s   FIN 2396.83 41 GM 5 4 5 5 1.5 3.5 90 5 4.5 5 0 5 - 90 43.5 180 2412.07 1.00
23-25 Steponavičius, Stasys       LTU 2259.54 82 - 5 2 5 1 3.5 5 90 5 5 5 2 5 0 90 43.5 180 2412.07 10.00
26 Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis       GRE 2335.84 58 - 5 5 5 5 5 0 90 5 4.5 2.5 1 5 - 90 43 180 2396.80 4.00
27 Chekina, Anastasiya   jw   FID 1902.14 256 - 5 4 5 0 3.5 5 90 5 5 5 0 5 0 90 42.5 180 2381.53 31.40
28 Kueh, Audrey   w   GBR 2250.18 85 WFM 5 3 5 1 3.5 - 90 5 4.5 5 5 5 - 86 42 176 2366.26 7.60
29-30 Górski, Piotr       POL 2519.44 21 GM 5 4.5 5 5 1.5 3.5 90 5 5 5 0 2.5 - 90 42 180 2366.26 -10.04
29-30 Rudenko, Taras   j   UKR 2305.55 66 - 5 4.5 5 5 1.5 4.5 90 5 4.5 0 2 5 0 90 42 180 2366.26 3.98
31-32 Ott, Roland   s   SUI 2322.38 62 - 5 4.5 5 1 3.5 0 90 5 5 5 2 5 - 90 41 180 2335.73 0.88
31-32 Sumiya, Chinguun   j   MGL 2201.04 101 - 5 0 5 5 3.5 0 90 5 5 2.5 5 5 0 90 41 180 2335.73 8.82
33-35 de Boer, Johan   s   NED 2181.38 113 FM 5 4.5 5 0 1.5 4.5 90 5 5 5 0 5 - 90 40.5 180 2320.46 9.10
33-35 Michielsen, Joost       NED 2387.27 43 - 5 4.5 5 1 3.5 4.5 90 5 4.5 0 0 2.5 5 90 40.5 180 2320.46 -4.38
33-35 Shestakova, Ekaterina   jw   FID 2183.77 109 - 5 3 5 1 1.5 - 90 5 5 5 5 5 - 90 40.5 180 2320.46 8.96
36 Satkus, Vidmantas       LTU 2454.85 31 IM 5 4 5 1 3.5 1.5 90 5 5 5 0 5 - 90 40 180 2305.19 -9.80
37 Karhunen, Kari   s   FIN 2373.48 47 IM 5 5 5 1 3.5 0 90 5 5 5 0 5 - 90 39.5 180 2289.93 -5.48
38-39 Mockus, Arvydas       LTU 1948.68 216 - 5 4 5 5 1.5 0 90 5 3.5 5 0 5 - 90 39 180 2274.66 21.36
38-39 Voráček, Miroslav       CZE 2301.13 69 FM 5 4.5 5 1 1.5 5 90 5 5 5 2 0 0 90 39 180 2274.66 -1.74
40 Kharitonova, Viktoriya   jw   FID 2091.96 147 - 5 4.5 5 1 1.5 1.5 90 5 3.5 5 0 5 0 90 37 180 2213.59 7.96
41-43 Ďačuk, Vasil       SVK 2293.24 70 FM 5 5 5 0 1.5 4.5 90 5 4.5 - 0 5 - 90 35.5 180 2167.79 -8.22
41-43 Mladenović, Miodrag   s   SRB 2450.22 32 GM 5 5 5 0 3.5 5 90 5 4.5 0 0 2.5 - 90 35.5 180 2167.79 -18.50
41-43 Vasyliv, Stanislav       UKR 2162.72 na - - 5 4 - 1 3.5 4.5 90 5 2.5 0 0 5 5 90 35.5 180 2167.79 0.34
44 Dumitrescu, Daniel   j   ROU 2220.53 93 - 5 4 5 1 1.5 0 90 5 3.5 0 5 5 0 90 35 180 2152.52 -4.46
45-46 Gemmell, John   s   GBR 1986.42 194 - 5 4.5 5 1 1.5 - 90 5 4.5 2.5 - 5 - 90 34 180 2121.98 8.88
45-46 Kolčák, Marek   s   SVK 2264.31 80 IM 5 4.5 5 1 3.5 - 90 5 5 - 0 5 0 90 34 180 2121.98 -9.32
47 Mendrinos, Nikos   s   GRE 2235.89 88 FM 5 1 5 1 1.5 - 90 5 4.5 5 - 5 0 90 33 180 2091.45 -9.46
48 Veljanoski, Andrej   j   MKD 1872.60 na - - 5 3 5 5 - - 90 5 4.5 5 - - - 89 32.5 179 2076.18 13.34
49-50 Konidaris, Panagiotis       GRE 2185.94 108 - 5 4.5 5 2 3.5 0 90 5 5 0 0 2.5 - 90 32.5 180 2076.18 -7.18
49-50 Radović, Srećko       SRB 2195.26 104 FM 5 4.5 5 1 - 5 90 5 4.5 0 0 2.5 0 90 32.5 180 2076.18 -7.80
51 Rein, Andreas   s   GER 2204.70 97 - 5 0 5 0 1.5 - 90 5 4.5 5 0 5 - 89 31 179 2030.38 -11.42
52 Chocenka, Dmitrijus       LTU 2260.68 81 - 5 4 5 1 1.5 - 90 5 4.5 0 0 5 - 90 31 180 2030.38 -15.08
53-54 Piliczewski, Bogusz       POL 2128.04 131 IM 5 4.5 5 0 3.5 - 90 5 4.5 - - 2.5 - 90 30 180 1999.84 -8.40
53-54 Zlatkov, Anton   j   MKD - - - 5 2 5 3 - 0 90 5 2.5 2.5 5 - - 90 30 180 1999.84 -
55 Kopyl, Valery   s   UKR 2292.10 71 IM 5 0 5 1 3.5 0 90 0 5 5 0 5 - 90 29.5 180 1984.57 -20.14
56 Amoiridou, Dimitra   w   GRE 1778.62 361 - 5 4.5 5 1 - - 90 5 5 0 - 2.5 - 90 28 180 1938.77 10.48
57 Perović, Živojin       SRB 2239.33 87 - 5 3 5 0 - - 90 5 4.5 5 0 - - 90 27.5 180 1923.50 -20.68
58 Sandu, Stefan-Marius       ROU 1767.93 374 - 5 0.5 5 0 - - 90 5 4.5 2.5 2 2.5 - 90 27 180 1908.24 9.18
59 Sihnevich, Mikalai   s   FID 2052.39 166 - 5 0 5 0 1.5 0 90 5 4.5 0 0 5 - 90 26 180 1877.70 -11.44
60 Ardelean, Lorela-Daniela   w   ROU 1660.42 500 - 5 4 - 0 0 - 90 5 4.5 0 2 5 0 88 25.5 178 1862.43 13.24
61-62 Mihalčo, Oto   s   SVK 2019.72 183 - 5 4 5 0 3.5 - 90 5 2.5 0 0 - 0 90 25 180 1847.17 -11.30
61-62 Paliulionis, Viktoras   s   LTU 2082.37 152 - 5 0.5 - 1 1.5 - 90 5 4.5 2.5 0 5 - 90 25 180 1847.17 -15.40
63 Mihalcescu, Alexandru   j   ROU 2084.77 150 - 5 0 5 - 3.5 1.5 90 5 4.5 0 0 - 0 90 24.5 180 1831.90 -16.56
64 Neef, Wilfried   s   GER 1981.04 197 FM 5 3 5 1 1.5 - 90 5 3.5 - 0 - - 90 24 180 1816.63 -10.76
65 Boci, Mateu   j   ALB - - - 5 2 5 1 - - 90 5 4.5 - 0 - - 90 22.5 180 1770.83 -
66 Burns, Elisaveta   jw   MKD - - - 5 0 5 1 0 0 90 5 1.5 2.5 0 - - 68 20 158 1694.49 -
67 Kováčová, Zuzana   w   SVK 1814.25 326 - 5 - - 0 1.5 - 90 5 5 - 1 2.5 - 90 20 180 1694.49 -7.84
68 Solovchuk, Oleksiy       UKR 2448.55 33 GM 5 2 5 0 5 - 88 - - - - - - 90 17 178 1602.88 -55.38
69 Sandu, Andrei-Stefan   j   ROU 1612.80 557 - 0 0.5 5 1 0 0 90 5 2.5 2.5 0 0 0 90 16.5 180 1587.62 -1.64
70-71 Aleksovski, Aleksandar       MKD - - - 5 0 - 1 - - 90 5 2.5 - 0 - - 90 13.5 180 1496.01 -
70-71 Burns, Michael   j   MKD - - - 5 0 0 1 - - 90 5 2.5 0 - - - 90 13.5 180 1496.01 -
72 Ličko, Ľubomír       CZE 1490.96 784 - 5 - - 1 - - 90 5 - - 0 - - 90 11 180 1419.67 -4.66
73 Veleski, Robert       MKD 1625.77 na - - 5 0 0 1 - - 67 0 3.5 0 0 - - 90 9.5 157 1373.87 -16.50
74 Ličková, Anna   jw   CZE 1879.91 278 - 5 4.5 - 0 - 0 90 - - 0 0 - - 90 9.5 180 1373.87 -33.14
75 Veksler, Oleksandr   j   UKR 1600.00 590 - 0 2 - 2 - - 88 0 4.5 0 0 - - 89 8.5 177 1343.34 -16.82
76-77 Burns, Joshua Benjamin   j   MKD - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 180 1083.79 -
76-77 Burns, Kayla   jw   MKD - - - 0 0 0 - - - 90 0 - 0 0 - - 90 0 180 1083.79 -
Main Judge: Denkovski, Ivan          Assistant: Steinbrink, Axel          Problems Selected by: Denkovski, Ivan

Norms
Name Country Norm
Kharitonov, Maksim RUS  GM            -
Sumiya, Bilguun MGL  GM            -
Nasyrov, Anton RUS       IM   FM  -
Sokolov, Egor RUS            FM  -
Chekina, Anastasiya RUS                           WFM 

Date 08.05.2026
Top Ten Average Rating 2640,00
Category 1

Points
Name Country # Points Perf. Rat.
Pavlov, Danila FID 1 28 2915,90
Khasanov, Ural FID 2 26 2900,63
Kharitonov, Maksim FID 3 24 2900,63
Mestel, Jonathan GBR 4 22 2870,09
Van Beers, Eddy BEL 4 22 2870,09
Murdzia, Piotr POL 6 18 2717,42
Sumiya, Bilguun MGL 7 16 2702,15
Marciniszyn, Jakub POL 8 14 2641,08
Peitl, Tomáš SVK 8 14 2641,08
Nasyrov, Anton FID 10 10 2610,54
Piorun, Kacper POL 11 8 2595,28
Kuznecovas, Kevinas LTU 12 6 2595,28
Hodge, David GBR 13 4 2549,47
Sokolov, Egor FID 13 4 2549,47
Serafimović, Ilija SRB 15 1 2503,67

Tournaments
# Location Date Name Top 10 Cat. Winners
1 ARM 12.10.2025 2nd Hamlet Amiryan Memorial Tournament 2025 2341,71 7 Pavlov, Danila
2 SUI 25.10.2025 40th Open Swiss Solving Championship 2025 2421,78 5 Pavlov, Danila
3 BEL 08.11.2025 30th Belgian Solving Championship 2025 2192,92 10 Van Beers, Eddy
4 ROU 23.11.2025 Cugir City Championship 1857,09 10 Dumitrescu, Daniel
5 POL 11.01.2026 49th International Polish Championship 2026 2568,86 2 Piorun, Kacper
6 FIN 14.02.2026 47th Finnish Chess Solving Championship 2026 2119,80 10 Karhunen, Kari
7 GBR 21.02.2026 Winton British Solving Championship 2026 2485,99 4 Michielsen, Joost
8 NED 14.03.2026 31st Dutch Open Chess Solving Championship 2026 2346,88 7 Van Beers, Eddy
9 AZE 05.04.2026 45th Azerbaijan Chess Solving Championship 2026 2195,60 10 Pavlov, Danila
10 GER 12.04.2026 48th German Solving Championship 2026 2437,93 5 Hodge, David
11 LTU 26.04.2026 47th Lithuanian Championship 2026 2198,91 10 Kuznecovas, Kevinas
12 GRE 26.04.2026 24th Greek Chess Solving Championship 2026 1893,48 10 Sidiropoulos, Nikos
13 SVK 03.05.2026 34th Chess Solving Championship of Slovakia 2026 2121,65 10 Rudenko, Taras
14 ECSC 08.05.2026 Open Solving Tournament of ECSC 2026 2640,00 1 Pavlov, Danila

Standings
# Name Country Pts. Perf. Rat.
(≤6)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
# Pts. # Pts. # Pts. # Pts. # Pts. # Pts.
1 Van Beers, Eddy BEL 80 2753,93 SUI#2 18 BEL#1 10 GBR#5 14 NED#1 16 ECSC#4 22  
2 Pavlov, Danila FID 74 2822,97 ARM#1 16 SUI#1 20 AZE#1 10 ECSC#1 28    
3 Hodge, David GBR 70 2606,99 POL#7 14 GBR#3 18 NED#2 14 GER#1 20 ECSC#13 4  
4 Limontas, Martynas LTU 56 2532,56 POL#2 24 FIN#3 6 GBR#10 4 GER#4 14 LTU#2 8  
5 Kuznecovas, Kevinas LTU 54 2611,15 POL#3 22 GBR#4 16 LTU#1 10 ECSC#12 6    
6 Michielsen, Joost NED 54 2428,24 SUI#6 10 BEL#3 6 GBR#1 22 NED#5 8 GER#7 8  
7 Khasanov, Ural FID 38 2791,23 ARM#3 12 ECSC#2 26        
8 Murdzia, Piotr POL 38 2670,72 POL#4 20 ECSC#6 18        
9 Rudenko, Taras UKR 36 2475,54 SUI#3 16 POL#9 10 SVK#1 10      
10 Piorun, Kacper POL 34 2733,59 POL#1 26 ECSC#11 8        
11 Mestel, Jonathan GBR 28 2652,65 GBR#9 6 ECSC#4 22        
12 Nasyrov, Anton FID 28 2637,67 ARM#4 10 AZE#2 8 ECSC#10 10      
13 Sidiropoulos, Nikos GRE 28 2591,35 POL#5 18 GRE#1 10        
14 Marciniszyn, Jakub POL 26 2559,64 POL#8 12 ECSC#8 14        
15 Kharitonov, Maksim FID 24 2900,63 ECSC#3 24          
16 Peitl, Tomáš SVK 24 2523,19 POL#9 10 ECSC#8 14        
17 Nunn, John GBR 20 2590,36 GBR#2 20          
18 Wissmann, Dolf NED 20 2373,47 BEL#2 8 GBR#12 1 NED#9 1 GER#6 10    
19 Satkus, Vidmantas LTU 20 2367,96 POL#12 4 GBR#6 12 LTU#4 4      
20 Voigt, Ulrich GER 18 2651,08 GER#2 18          
21 Ooms, Andy BEL 18 2426,11 GBR#8 8 NED#4 10        
22 Zude, Arno GER 17 2443,89 SUI#11 1 GER#3 16        
23 Sumiya, Bilguun MGL 16 2702,15 ECSC#7 16          
24 Górski, Piotr POL 16 2565,69 POL#6 16          
25 Ott, Roland SUI 16 2422,40 SUI#8 6 GBR#7 10        
26 Pfannkuche, Michael GER 16 2357,59 NED#3 12 GER#9 4        
27 Bulavka, Aleksandr FID 14 2709,72 ARM#2 14          
28 Schäfer, Ronald GER 14 2552,79 SUI#4 14          
29 Kopyl, Valery UKR 14 2303,10 SUI#7 8 SVK#3 6        
30 van Rijn, Wouter NED 13 2338,59 SUI#5 12 GER#11 1        
31 Tummes, Boris GER 12 2517,59 GER#5 12          
32 Karhunen, Kari FIN 10 2579,45 FIN#1 10          
33 Dumitrescu, Daniel ROU 10 2182,56 ROU#1 10          
34 Kolčák, Marek SVK 9 2275,06 POL#14 1 SVK#2 8        
35 Popov, Aleksey FID 8 2584,17 ARM#5 8          
36 Shestakova, Ekaterina FID 8 2544,04 ARM#6 6 AZE#5 2        
37 Konidaris, Panagiotis GRE 8 2517,83 GRE#2 8          
38 Efimova, Darya FID 8 2466,08 ARM#7 4 AZE#4 4        
39 Paavilainen, Jorma FIN 8 2436,02 FIN#2 8          
40 Steponavičius, Stasys LTU 8 2328,72 POL#13 2 LTU#3 6        
41 de Boer, Johan NED 8 2281,15 BEL#5 2 NED#6 6        
42 Burja-Udrea, Razvan-Andrei ROU 8 2114,88 ROU#2 8          
43 Włodarczyk, Robert POL 7 2265,47 POL#11 6 SVK#6 1        
44 Almammadov, Araz AZE 6 2673,37 AZE#3 6          
45 Mendrinos, Nikos GRE 6 2412,80 GRE#3 6          
46 Glöckler, Christian GER 6 2401,90 GER#8 6          
47 Oltean, Cristian-Daniel ROU 6 2087,81 ROU#3 6          
48 Sokolov, Egor FID 4 2549,47 ECSC#13 4          
49 Maeder, Thomas SUI 4 2361,11 SUI#9 4          
50 Uitenbroek, Hans NED 4 2285,80 BEL#4 4          
51 Caillaud, Michel FRA 4 2272,05 NED#7 4          
52 Tanner, Henry FIN 4 2202,94 FIN#4 4          
53 Ďačuk, Vasil SVK 4 2187,93 SVK#4 4          
54 Uta, Matei-Maria ROU 4 2049,46 ROU#4 4          
55 Fougiaxis, Harry GRE 4 1945,99 GRE#4 4          
56 Friedland, Omer ISR 2 2406,12 GBR#11 2          
57 Tkhoruk, Roman SUI 2 2361,11 SUI#10 2          
58 Selivanov, Andrey FID 2 2312,91 GER#10 2          
59 Borst, Dirk NED 2 2247,07 NED#8 2          
60 Sihnevich, Mikalai FID 2 2207,50 ARM#8 2          
61 Dobiáš, Richard SVK 2 2187,93 SVK#5 2          
62 Paliulionis, Viktoras LTU 2 2184,09 LTU#5 2          
63 Marlo, Terho FIN 2 2158,12 FIN#5 2          
64 Mihalcescu, Alexandru ROU 2 1882,51 ROU#5 2          
65 Kolytas, Spyridon GRE 2 1782,61 GRE#5 2          
66 Serafimović, Ilija SRB 1 2503,67 ECSC#15 1          
67 Chekina, Anastasiya FID 1 2391,88 AZE#6 1          
68 Filin, Grigory FID 1 2186,58 ARM#9 1          
69 Kueh, Audrey GBR 1 2171,00 LTU#6 1          
70 Wittebol, Jim NED 1 2121,43 BEL#6 1          
71 Syväniemi, Janne FIN 1 1960,89 FIN#6 1          
71 Mockus, Arvydas LTU 1 1960,89 FIN#6 1          
73 Craciun, Ovidiu ROU 1 1823,86 ROU#6 1          
74 Mantazis, Georgios GRE 1 1700,92 GRE#6 1          

ID Tag Difficulty Average 5(Correct Solution) 0 < Pts. < 5 0 (Wrong Solution) - (No Solution)
12 S#7 870 0.65 10 0 19 48
10 = 704 1.48 20 8 41 8
6 S#4 654 1.73 17 14 18 28
4 + 584 2.08 24 35 16 2
5 H#4.5 524 2.38 12 46 4 15
9 #4 442 2.79 39 8 21 9
2 #3 334 3.33 20 44 11 2
11 H#3 318 3.41 47 11 3 16
8 #3 168 4.16 32 40 1 4
3 #5 156 4.22 65 0 4 8
7 #2 90 4.55 70 0 5 2
1 #2 52 4.74 73 0 4 0


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