Nuorten SM 2025 U14

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21 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 05 Jun 2025 to 08 Jun 2025 in Valkeakoski, Finland. Top 10 Elo average was 1782, and top seed was Radmir Vorobyov (🇫🇮 FIN, 1994).

Radmir Vorobyov (🇫🇮 FIN, 1994) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Tuomas Rantala (5.5) and Oliver Nieminen (5.0). Vorobyov won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Aaron Ahtola (1564) beat Elias Rockas (1734), a +170-point gap.

Location

🇫🇮Valkeakoski, Finland

Dates

05 Jun 2025 → 08 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇮Radmir Vorobyov1994

Avg top 10

1,782

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇫🇮Finland×18

Top 3

🥇
Radmir Vorobyov
🇫🇮FIN·1994
6.5pts·2194perf+42.8
🥈
Tuomas Rantala
🇫🇮FIN·1813
5.5pts·1946perf+41.6
🥉
Oliver Nieminen
🇫🇮FIN·1848
5.0pts·1941perf+29.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Radmir Vorobyov led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Vorobyov6.5Rantala5.5Nieminen5Donovan4.5Tkachov4.5Walker4.5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

Radmir Vorobyov never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Radmir Vorobyov beat Tuomas Rantala (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Radmir Vorobyov 5 wins (R3–R7)Tuomas Rantala 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Radmir Vorobyov	*	1	1	1
2Tuomas Rantala	0	*	½	1
3Oliver Nieminen	0	½	*	½
4Stephen Donovan	0	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Vorobyov, Radmir	1994	FIN	+9B	=8N	+4B	+2B	+3N	+5B	+7N	6.5	27.0	30.5	28.75	2194	+42.8
2	Rantala, Tuomas	1813	FIN	+11N	+12B	=3B	−1N	+14B	+8N	+4B	5.5	26.5	29.0	20.00	1946	+41.6
3	Nieminen, Oliver	1848	FIN	+17N	+7B	=2N	+5B	−1B	=4N	+8B	5.0	28.5	31.0	19.50	1941	+29.6
4	Donovan, Stephen	1785	FIN	+18N	+21B	−1N	+9B	+6N	=3B	−2N	4.5	27.5	27.5	13.00	1810	+10.4
5	Tkachov, Mykhailo	1845	FIN	+6B	=14N	+8B	−3N	+12B	−1N	+13B	4.5	26.0	28.5	15.75	1756	-22.8
6	Walker, Misaiel	1689	FIN	−5N	+19B	+21N	+7B	−4B	=13N	+10N	4.5	21.0	21.0	10.50	1754	+14.0
7	Reunanen, Emil	1777	FIN	+15B	−3N	+14B	−6N	+19B	+9N	−1B	4.0	24.5	26.0	10.00	1707	-20.8
8	Oksanen, Maria	1683	FIN	+19N	=1B	−5N	+11B	+10N	−2B	−3N	3.5	28.5	30.0	11.75	1736	+13.2
9	Lallukka, Eloisa	1655	FIN	−1N	+18B	+13N	−4N	+15B	−7B	=16N	3.5	23.0	25.5	9.25	1659	-2.8
10	Kokkonen, Kristian	1609	FIN	−13B	=11N	+17B	+12N	−8B	+14N	−6B	3.5	20.5	23.0	10.25	1558	-12.0
11	Summa, Seamus	1645	FIN	−2B	=10B	+18N	−8N	=16B	=15N	+20B	3.5	20.0	21.0	7.75	1584	-21.6
12	Melasniemi, Frank	0	FIN	+16N	−2N	+20B	−10B	−5N	=19B	+21N	3.5	18.5	18.5	4.25	1558	0.0
13	Selmer, Theodor	0	FIN	+10N	−16B	−9B	=15N	+21N	=6B	−5N	3.0	21.0	21.0	7.00	1545	0.0
14	Ahtola, Aaron	1564	FIN	+20N	=5B	−7N	+16B	−2N	−10B	−17N	2.5	22.5	23.5	5.75	1607	+8.0
15	Donovan, Sabrina	1489	FIN	−7N	+17B	=16N	=13B	−9N	=11B	F	2.5	19.0	19.0	7.00	1510	+2.8
16	Rockas, Elias	1734	FIN	−12B	+13N	=15B	−14N	=11N	F	=9B	2.5	18.5	18.5	7.75	1501	-50.0
17	Kesavaara, Aarni	0	FIN	−3B	−15N	−10N	F	+20B	=18N	+14B	2.5	17.0	17.0	4.75	1456	0.0
18	Kachanov, Alexander	1546	FIN	−4B	−9N	−11B	+20N	F	=17B	+19N	2.5	16.5	16.5	3.75	895	-32.4
19	FIDE 524166	0	—	−8B	−6N	F	+21B	−7N	=12N	−18B	1.5	18.0	18.0	1.75	866	0.0
20	FIDE 522899	0	—	−14B	F	−12N	−18B	−17N	+21B	−11N	1.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	775	0.0
21	FIDE 524395	0	—	F	−4N	−6B	−19N	−13B	−20N	−12B	0.0	18.0	18.0	0.00	937	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Vorobyov, RadmirFIN
+42.8
6.5 pts · #1
2Rantala, TuomasFIN
+41.6
5.5 pts · #2
3Nieminen, OliverFIN
+29.6
5.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Rockas, EliasFIN
-50.0
2.5 pts · #14
2Kachanov, AlexanderFIN
-32.4
2.5 pts · #19
3Tkachov, MykhailoFIN
-22.8
4.5 pts · #8

Biggest upsets

R4+170 Elo gap
Ahtola, Aaron1564 beat Rockas, Elias1734