Kangasalan Kevaan Avaus 2025
Open SwissStandard
20 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 17 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Kangasala, Finland. Top 10 Elo average was 1854, and top seed was Joni Seppala (🇫🇮 FIN, 1979).
Joni Seppala (🇫🇮 FIN, 1979) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Risto Matikainen (3.0) and Jesse Sissala (3.0). Seppala broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Karoliina Kallunki (1643) beat Martti Karppinen (1878), a +235-point gap.
Location
🇫🇮Kangasala, Finland
Dates
17 May 2025 → 18 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇮Finland×20
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsJoni Seppala led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
9
4
2
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Joni Seppala never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Joni Seppala beat Risto Matikainen (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Joni Seppala 4 wins (R1–R4)Risto Matikainen 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Joni Seppala | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Risto Matikainen | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Matti Helmisola | — | — | * | — |
| 4Eetu Ahola | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seppala, Joni | 1979 | FIN | +9B | +8N | +4B | +2N | 4.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 2611 | +23.0 |
| 2 | Matikainen, Risto | 1961 | FIN | +19B | +13N | +3B | −1B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 2027 | +17.6 |
| 3 | Sissala, Jesse | 1916 | FIN | +16N | +5B | −2N | +11B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 1948 | +3.2 |
| 4 | Ahola, Eetu | 1800 | FIN | +15B | +12N | −1N | +10B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1909 | +11.6 |
| 5 | Helmisola, Matti | 1864 | FIN | +20B | −3N | +6B | +8N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1990 | +12.6 |
| 6 | Eerikainen, Risto | 1802 | FIN | +11N | =7B | −5N | +17B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1652 | -7.6 |
| 7 | Pohjala, Ilari | 1826 | FIN | +18B | =6N | −8B | +9N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 1761 | -10.4 |
| 8 | Rantala, Tuomas | 1769 | FIN | +10N | −1B | +7N | −5B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1804 | +8.0 |
| 9 | Suvanto, Oula | 1713 | FIN | −1N | +14B | +17N | −7B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1683 | -3.2 |
| 10 | Gemenetzis, Iris | 1547 | FIN | −8B | +15N | +12B | −4N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1727 | +36.4 |
| 11 | Nuutinen, Mikko | 0 | FIN | −6B | +19N | +18B | −3N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Sillanpaa, Jyrki | 1747 | FIN | +17N | −4B | −10N | +16B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1538 | -33.2 |
| 13 | Karppinen, Martti | 1878 | FIN | =14N | −2B | −16N | +15N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1617 | -26.8 |
| 14 | Vuorinen, Juha | 1619 | FIN | =13B | −9N | −15B | +18N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1454 | -11.8 |
| 15 | Jarvinen, Joel | 1591 | FIN | −4N | −10B | +14N | −13B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1518 | -16.4 |
| 16 | Kallunki, Karoliina | 1643 | FIN | −3B | −18N | +13B | −12N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1722 | +10.4 |
| 17 | Palmu, Petri | 0 | FIN | −12B | +20N | −9B | −6N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1547 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Jarvinen, Miika | 0 | FIN | −7N | +16B | −11N | −14B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1571 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Kinnusvuori, Jani | 1448 | FIN | −2N | −11B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1048 | -3.2 |
| 20 | Kanjovski, Michael | 1700 | FIN | −5N | −17B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1064 | -11.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gemenetzis, IrisFIN+36.42.0 pts · #6
- 2Seppala, JoniFIN+23.04.0 pts · #1
- 3Matikainen, RistoFIN+17.63.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Sillanpaa, JyrkiFIN-33.22.0 pts · #15
- 2Karppinen, MarttiFIN-26.81.5 pts · #8
- 3Jarvinen, JoelFIN-16.41.0 pts · #16
Biggest upsets
- R3+235 Elo gap
- R3+200 Elo gap