Seniorien S50 SM-turnaus 2025
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Helsinki, Finland. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1910, and top seed was Sauli Tiitta (🇫🇮 FIN, 2157).
Eero Salmenkivi (🇫🇮 FIN, 2050) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Sauli Tiitta (5.5) and Heini Puuska (4.5). Salmenkivi won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Tero Piiroinen (1892) beat Ville Ketola (2112), a +220-point gap.
Location
🇫🇮Helsinki, Finland
Dates
26 Jun 2025 → 29 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇮Finland×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsEero Salmenkivi led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE28 Jun
Eero Salmenkivi takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Eero Salmenkivi beat Sauli Tiitta (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Eero Salmenkivi 6 wins (R2–R7)Sauli Tiitta 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Eero Salmenkivi | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Sauli Tiitta | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3WFMHeini Puuska | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Tero Piiroinen | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salmenkivi, Eero | 2050 | FIN | =8B | +7N | +3B | +2N | +5B | +6B | +4N | 6.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 23.75 | 2372 | +42.4 |
| 2 | Tiitta, Sauli | 2157 | FIN | +7B | =3N | +5N | −1B | +4N | +9B | +6N | 5.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 16.75 | 2161 | +2.2 |
| 3 | Puuska, HeiniWFM | 1945 | FIN | +9N | =2B | −1N | +8B | +7N | −4B | +10N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 11.25 | 1981 | +8.2 |
| 4 | Louhivaara, Jere | 1900 | FIN | =6B | =8N | +10B | =5N | −2B | +3N | −1B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 10.50 | 1942 | +7.4 |
| 5 | Piiroinen, Tero | 1892 | FIN | +10B | +6N | −2B | =4B | −1N | +7N | −9B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 8.75 | 1925 | +5.6 |
| 6 | Ketola, Ville | 2112 | FIN | =4N | −5B | =8B | +9N | +10B | −1N | −2B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 6.50 | 1842 | -45.4 |
| 7 | Oksanen, Timo | 1861 | FIN | −2N | −1B | =9N | +10N | −3B | −5B | +8N | 2.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 5.00 | 1788 | -15.4 |
| 8 | Karasmaki, Seppo | 1785 | FIN | =1N | =4B | =6N | −3N | =9B | =10N | −7B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 8.25 | 1793 | -1.6 |
| 9 | Koivumaki, Marko | 1744 | FIN | −3B | −10N | =7B | −6B | =8N | −2N | +5N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 6.00 | 1755 | -2.6 |
| 10 | Kukkonen, Martti | 1654 | FIN | −5N | +9B | −4N | −7B | −6N | =8B | −3B | 1.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 3.25 | 1653 | -0.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Salmenkivi, EeroFIN+42.46.5 pts · #1
- 2Puuska, HeiniWFMFIN+8.24.5 pts · #3
- 3Louhivaara, JereFIN+7.43.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Ketola, VilleFIN-45.43.0 pts · #6
- 2Oksanen, TimoFIN-15.42.5 pts · #7
- 3Koivumaki, MarkoFIN-2.62.0 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R2+220 Elo gap
- R7+148 Elo gap
- R4+107 Elo gap