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XXXIII Heart of Finland Open

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111 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in Jyvaskyla, Finland. 30 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2462, and top seed was Toivo Keinanen (🇫🇮 FIN, IM, 2516).

Platon Galperin (🇸🇪 SWE, GM, 2506) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Vilka Sipila (7.0) and Egor Bogdanov (7.0). Galperin shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Jeyanth R (1884) beat Timothy F. Binham (IM, 2253), a +369-point gap.

Location
🇫🇮Jyvaskyla, Finland
Dates
14 Jul 2025 → 20 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇫🇮IMToivo Keinanen2516
Avg top 10
2,462
Participants
111
Titled players · 30
GM×7
IM×9
FM×10
CM×1
WIM×1
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇫🇮Finland×85
🇫🇷France×4
🇮🇳India×3
🇪🇪Estonia×3
🇱🇻Latvia×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇸🇪Sweden×2
🇵🇱Poland×2
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 5 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
48
18
5
1
2
6
2
3
5
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

5 players finish on 7.0/9. Galperin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.5).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

GM Zbigniew Pakleza won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

R5 · LATE SURGE

FM R. Ashwath was #14 at R5, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMZbigniew Pakleza*
½
2FMR. Ashwath*
½
3GMEgor Bogdanov
½
½
*
1
4IMVilka Sipila
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Galperin, PlatonGM2506SWE+41N+13B29N+36B+11B+10N+2B=3N=4N7.049.554.542.502514+3.2
2Sipila, VilkaIM2464FIN+38N+36B+9N+7B3N+31B1N+13B+12N7.049.054.040.002509+7.0
3Bogdanov, EgorGM2515UKR+56B+45N=5B+32N+2B=4N+30B=1B=6N7.049.053.539.752586+9.5
4Pakleza, ZbigniewGM2484POL+43B+18N+22B=11N+35B=3B=6N+30N=1B7.048.053.039.752550+9.5
5Ashwath, R.FM2330IND+91N+70B=3N=14B=25N+24B=21N+31B+20N7.044.047.035.002391+17.4
6Keinanen, ToivoIM2516FIN+58N+24B=31N+29B=20N+23B=4B=7N=3B6.547.051.536.002502+0.5
7Agopov, MikaelIM2409FIN+64B+47N+10B2N+45B=29N+11B=6B=8N6.546.550.534.502442+6.7
8Kulaots, KaidoGM2504EST+46B+34N11B=63N+51B+35N+29B=12N=7B6.542.546.532.252383-8.9
9Lever, Erwan2219FRA+79B+72N2B47N+53B+33N+18B=11N+21B6.542.546.031.502229+6.2
10Torkkola, Henri2216FIN+61N+21B7N+86B+63N1B=20N+77B+23N6.542.045.529.252310+26.0
11Aalto, PatrikFM2316FIN+54N+28B+8N=4B1N+14B7N=9B+36N6.050.054.534.252379+18.6
12Kulkarni BhaktiIM2356IND=52N+42B=15N+39B=14N+37B+17N=8B2B6.046.551.032.502306-2.5
13Kuznecova, MarijaFM2129LAT+76B1N+46B=26N+56B=55N+16B2N+31N6.044.048.029.002298+77.6
14Olde, MargarethWIM2160EST+92B=82N+40B=5N=12B11N+49B=22N+34B6.042.545.528.502232+20.4
15Paasikangas, JohannaFM2077FIN+88B=20N=12B22N+46B+45N=32B+55N=19B6.041.545.028.252301+53.6
16Koykka, PekkaIM2359FIN+106B+33N=63B35N+26B=21B13N+40N+27B6.041.543.527.752148-18.6
17Nyysti, SampsaIM2303FIN+44B+66N=30B20N+77B+34N12B=26N+33B6.041.044.527.752257-2.2
18Ponnio, Toni2078FIN+95N4B+54N23B+83N+63B9N+69B+29N6.040.043.024.002181+25.6
19Lahdelma, HenriFM2275FIN+80N=49B77N+106B27N+28B+39N+25B=15N6.039.041.026.752129-27.8
20Miezis, NormundsGM2370LAT+50N=15B+27N+17B=6B30N=10B+57N5B5.547.051.530.002313-4.2
21Komulainen, Lauri1962FIN+108B10N+59B+57N+22B=16N=5B=23B9N5.546.047.525.252271+49.0
22Salonen, AkuFM2304FIN+84N+39B4N+15B21N+27B=57N=14B=28N5.545.048.528.002167-25.6
23Akesson, RalfGM2352SWE=53B+97N=51B+18N+47B6N+48B=21N10B5.542.545.525.252156-17.1
24Lehtosaari, Mauri2146FIN+67B6N+72B=51N+58B5N=40B+48N=26B5.541.545.524.502138-1.2
25Asikainen, Eeli2113FIN+87B30N+38B+48N=5B=32N=55B19N+52B5.541.545.025.752213+48.8
26Seppala, Joni1997FIN+103N31B+90N=13B16N+50B+37N=17B=24N5.541.043.523.752186+42.8
27Borsos, BogdanIM2071UKR=100N+99B20B+78N+19B22N+38B+32N16N5.539.041.523.252176+13.0
28Vesa, Mikke2007FIN+73B11N65B+61N+85B19N+64B+58N=22B5.538.542.023.252087+34.6
29Niemi, KalleFM2308FIN+65B+48N+1B6N+33B=7B8N=34N18B5.047.051.026.252267-5.6
30Deuer, MariusGM2495GER+62N+25B=17N+37B=31N+20B3N4BF5.045.545.526.002397-8.1
31Wartiovaara, OliverFM2322FIN+78B+26N=6B+77N=30B2N+47B5N13B5.045.048.522.752248-12.2
32Norri, JooseIM2245FIN+90N=77B+49N3B+50N=25B=15N27B=43N5.041.544.522.002094-15.8
33Mashhadi Aghajan, Rayan2004FIN+102N16B+80N+60B29N9B+41N+44B17N5.041.544.020.502134+54.8
34Hietanen, Herman2101FIN+68N8B=50N+52B+49N17B+81N=29B14N5.041.044.521.252115+6.0
35Heino, PessiCM2151FIN+98N=71B+53N+16B4N8B77N=50B+54N5.040.543.021.752135-8.8
36Odner, Aarni2084FIN+104B2N+64B1N+71B48N+65B+72N11B5.040.543.018.502124+11.4
37Nissinen, Niilo ManFM2209HKG=42N+52B+101B30N+40B12N26B=46N+64B5.039.542.020.752088-24.8
38Korjus, Onni1928FIN2B+88N25N=102B+68N+51B27N+60B=39N5.039.542.020.252032+22.0
39Valpas, Jami1997FIN+94B22N+61B12N=65B+53N19B+78N=38B5.039.042.020.002056+22.0
40Mustonen, Niko1971FIN=59N+105B14N+92B37N+80B=24N16B+63N5.037.540.018.002050+17.0
41Boudey, Simon1939FRA1B+87N45B=67N+42B=79N33B+76N+65B5.037.040.520.251979+6.4
42Collander, David1845FIN=37B12N+69N49B41N+102B=71N+91B+72B5.035.538.018.002026+75.2
43Zaiarski, Stepan1932MDA4N68B=74N+99B=98N+83B+45B=47N=32B5.035.037.518.502009+14.2
44Niemi, Olavi1887FIN17N=75B=83N74B+89N+70B+101B33N+66B5.034.036.517.752009+24.4
45Thuesen, Mogens2136DEN+81N3B+41N+71B7N15B43N+84B=46N4.541.545.018.252050-20.6
46Paananen, Olli-Pekka1934FIN8N+81B13N+89B15N+74B=60N=37B=45B4.540.043.518.002034+16.8
47Kohut, AnnaWFM2015POL+89N7B+84N+9B23N+60B31N=43BF4.540.040.020.502174+30.8
48Olde, GreteWCM1993EST+75N29B+98N25B+74N+36B23N24B=50N4.539.041.517.752010+1.2
49Moisio, Miska1986FIN+110B=19N32B+42N34B+78N14N52B+85B4.538.540.016.501996+2.6
50Si, Patrick1918FIN20B+96N=34B+82N32B26N+67B=35N=48B4.538.041.017.751991+11.2
51Puittinen, Mika2003FIN+93BF=23N=24B8N38N+85B+53N=55B4.538.038.018.752110+20.6
52Ojasuo, Anton1916FIN=12B37N+73B34N+88B=101N=66B+49N25N4.537.540.018.252012+20.2
53Vieira, Daniel1912USA=23N+69B35B+66N9N39B+98N51B+92N4.537.540.016.252031+25.0
54Louhivaara, Jere1900FIN11B+93N18B+104NF=96N+59B+56N35B4.536.539.016.001985+11.0
55Binham, Timothy F.IM2253FIN63B+67NF+65N+101B=13B=25N15B=51N4.536.536.518.502034-19.5
56Pihlajamaki, Seppo1943FIN3N=59B+100N+75B13N81B+92N54B+87N4.536.038.515.251896-11.6
57Aberg, Tomi2120FIN=99N+100B=71N21BF+64N=22B20B+77N4.535.037.516.002039-13.0
58Hartio, Ilkka1943FIN6BF+99N+68B24N=90B+63N28B+81N4.534.534.515.501990+8.6
59Kanevskiy, Aleksandr0FIN=40B=56N21N=90B=84N=62B54N+99B+78B4.534.036.516.2519050.0
60Nevanlinna, RistoFM2213FIN+85B63N+82B33N+86B47N=46B38N+79B4.533.537.016.251919-61.8
61Tocklin, Tomi1859FIN10B+108N39N28B+93B66N+103N+101B=69N4.533.034.511.501897+6.0
62Siltanen, Samuel1933FIN30B104N+93B=87N81B=59N+89B=73N+82B4.530.533.016.001801-57.2
63Jeyanth R1884IND+55N+60B=16N=8B10B18N58B+86N40B4.043.547.018.752093+41.6
64Mai, Linh1919VIE7N+95B36N+94B+70N57B28N+80B37N4.037.040.013.501965+17.6
65Collander, Joel1892FIN29N+103B+28N55B=39N=69B36N+90B41N4.037.039.515.501967+27.7
66Penttila, Tero1984FIN+83N17B=68N53B=80N+61B=52N=81B44N4.035.539.015.751843-33.0
67Tella, Vilho1810FIN24N55B+103N=41B69N+75B50N+83B=70N4.035.037.514.501869+10.6
68Matera, Luca1755ITA34B+43N=66B58N38B73N=75B+93N+91N4.034.537.515.001832+33.2
69Aropaltio, Tapio1951FINF53N42B+95N+67B=65N+79B18N=61B4.034.534.514.751875-16.2
70Riipinen, Juha2021FIN+96B5N=78B=85N64B44N+82B=79N=67B4.034.037.013.751815-44.4
71Leonhardsen, Vebjorn Maanum1949NOR+109B=35N=57B45N36N=98B=42B=87N=73B4.034.035.513.751866-19.0
72Lallukka, Taneli1959FIN+107N9B24N=98B=92N+94B+90N36B42N4.033.535.510.751853-24.4
73DAmato, Raffaele1709FIN28N=91B52N+76B90N+68B=84N=62B=71N4.033.036.015.501847+64.0
74Pohjonen, Markus0FIN77B=85N=43B+44N48B46N=88B=95N+98B4.032.535.015.0018300.0
75Ghezzali, Leana1681FRA48B=44N+79B56N78B67N=68N+100B+90N4.032.034.513.501816+30.8
76Tabet, Gabriel1776FRA13N86B94N73N+107B+100B+93N41B+101N4.029.531.510.001766-12.0
77Lonnqvist, Henrik1977FIN+74N=32N+19B31B17NF+35B10N57B3.542.044.017.502131+23.2
78Lappalainen, Eemi1903FIN31N+102B=70N27B+75N49B+96N39B59N3.535.538.011.501864-20.0
79Oksanen, Timo1861FIN9N=83B75N+100B+102N=41B69N=70B60N3.534.036.511.251818-13.8
80Nisula, Timo1887FIN19B+110N33B+96N=66B40N=86B64N=89B3.534.035.510.001798-20.4
81Kaisto, Eemil1805FIN45B46NF+105B+62N+56N34B=66N58B3.534.034.013.501890+32.8
82Rintala, Miliam1654FIN+86N=14B60N50B=91N=84B70N+98B62N3.533.536.012.251874+84.4
83Lallukka, Eloisa1654FIN66B=79N=44B+97N18B43N=95B67N+104B3.533.536.011.251792+55.6
84Koskinen, Veikko1891FIN22B+94N47B=88N=59B=82N=73B45N=95B3.533.036.012.251781-26.8
85Vatto, Jouko1852FIN60N=74B+105N=70B28N=91B51N+96B49N3.533.035.511.001789-12.2
86Matikainen, Risto1979FIN82B+76N+104B10N60N=92B=80N63B=97N3.532.034.511.251814-79.2
87DAmato, Francesco1759FIN25N41B+110N=62B106N+105B=91N=71B56B3.531.032.59.751793+12.0
88Makinen, Kesia1715FIN15N38B+111N=84B52N=99B=74N92B+103N3.531.031.07.501756+5.0
89Normaja, Henri1710FIN47B106N+108B46N44B+97N62N+105B=80N3.529.531.08.751720+0.8
90Tefke, Joona1871FIN32B+111N26B=59N+73B=58N72B65N75B3.035.535.58.501741-29.0
91Piippo, Mikko1909FIN5B=73N+97B101N=82B=85N=87B42N68B3.033.536.010.251729-45.0
92Luodonpaa, Martti1840FIN14N+107BF40N=72B=86N56B+88N53B3.033.033.09.251791-10.6
93Kaunonen, Jouni1692FIN51N54B62N+107B61N+111N76B68B+110N3.029.529.53.501623-15.0
94Lehtinen, Ville-Veikko1688FIN39N84B+76B64N+104B72N=99N97B=96N3.029.031.59.251720+9.6
95Aberg, Pessi1740FIN18B64NF69B=103N+109B=83N=74B=84N3.029.029.08.251671-24.4
96Matiusenko, Anna0FIN70N50B+107N80B+109N=54B78B85N=94B3.028.530.07.2515720.0
97Seilonen, Mikko1829FINF23B91N83B=100N89B+108N+94N=86B3.026.026.07.501682-60.4
98Riekkinen, Keijo1825FIN35B+109N48B=72N=43B=71N53B82N74N2.534.536.08.001706-20.4
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100Hulkko, Markus1710FIN=27B57N56B79N=97B76N=104B75N+111B2.531.531.55.501684-21.6
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102Pirttinen, Petri1701FIN33B78N+109B=38N79B42N=105N=103BF2.529.531.06.501588-38.8
103Sjoskog, Tommy1692FIN26B65N67B=108N=95B+104N61B=102N88B2.529.531.06.001615-16.2
104Marten, Marwan1749FIN36N+62B86N54B94N103B=100N+109B83N2.529.030.57.251579-34.6
105Zhu, Stella1491FINF40N85B81N+111B87N=102B89N+107B2.523.523.53.251534+10.0
106Hintikka, Eero1916FIN16N+89BF19N+87BFFFF2.022.522.57.002015+7.0
107Jarvela, Helmi0FIN72B92N96B93N76N=108B=109N+111B105N2.022.522.51.5014590.0
108Heino, Oliver0FIN21N61B89N=103B99N=107N97B=110BF1.525.026.53.0014750.0
109Tsikarishvili, Tengiz0FIN71N98B102N+111B96B95N=107B104NF1.521.021.01.0014930.0
110Makinen, Kasimir1667FIN49N80B87BFFF+111N=108N93B1.516.016.00.751551-29.6
111Kiviaho, Pauli1631FIN101N90B88B109N105N93B110B107N100N0.020.522.00.00932-52.8

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