Finnish championship league 2025-2026 Round 1-3

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113 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in various, Finland. 50 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2495, and top seed was Tomi Nyback (🇫🇮 FIN, GM, 2594).

Henri Lahdelma (🇫🇮 FIN, FM, 2247) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Risto Nevanlinna (2.0) and Toms Kantans (2.0). Lahdelma broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Tommi Luukkonen (FM, 2250) beat Bartlomiej Heberla (GM, 2502), a +252-point gap.

Location

🇫🇮various, Finland

Dates

05 Sept 2025 → 07 Sept 2025

Time control

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

System

Team · 3 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇮GMTomi Nyback2594

Avg top 10

2,495

Participants

113

Titled players · 50

GM×8

IM×13

FM×26

CM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇫🇮Finland×102

🇪🇪Estonia×3

🇱🇹Lithuania×2

🇱🇻Latvia×2

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1

🇬🇧Scotland×1

🇵🇱Poland×1

🇮🇹Italy×1

Top 3

🥇
FMHenri Lahdelma
🇫🇮FIN·2247
2.5pts·2390perf+7.4
🥈
FMRisto Nevanlinna
🇫🇮FIN·2151
2.0pts·3077perf+26.8
🥉
GMToms Kantans
🇱🇻LAT·2515
2.0pts·3045perf+3.1

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	FMLahdelma, Henri	🇫🇮FIN	2247	2.5	2117	2390	+7.4
6	FMNevanlinna, Risto	🇫🇮FIN	2151	2.0	2277	3077	+26.8
3	GMKantans, Toms	🇱🇻LAT	2515	2.0	2245	3045	+3.1
4	Zhang, Yiming	🇫🇮FIN	2066	2.0	2057	2857	+38.8
7	FMAalto, Patrik	🇫🇮FIN	2335	2.0	2188	2313	+1.8
5	FMAhvenjarvi, Jani	🇫🇮FIN	2319	2.0	2144	2944	+11.2
9	Multanen, Jimi	🇫🇮FIN	1990	2.0	1884	2684	+14.8
2	Kononen, Keijo	🇫🇮FIN	2222	2.0	2297	3097	+24.0
8	Kaitaranta, Sameli	🇫🇮FIN	2021	2.0	1949	2749	+32.4
19	FMWartiovaara, Oliver	🇫🇮FIN	2310	1.5	2203	2203	-9.4
10	FMSalo, Heikki	🇫🇮FIN	2196	1.5	2236	2429	+12.2
12	FMJarvenpaa, Jari	🇫🇮FIN	2209	1.5	2390	2583	+19.6
13	Kahre, Kim	🇫🇮FIN	2119	1.5	2235	2428	+16.4
17	FMLehtivaara, Petri	🇫🇮FIN	2265	1.5	2058	2251	-0.1
20	Linden, Lari	🇫🇮FIN	2188	1.5	2184	2377	+9.8
21	FMPulkkinen, Kari	🇫🇮FIN	2149	1.5	2222	2415	+14.0
16	Tiitta, Sauli	🇫🇮FIN	2159	1.5	2048	2048	-8.8
15	GMMeshkovs, Nikita	🇱🇻LAT	2547	1.5	2359	2552	+0.1
18	IMKoykka, Pekka	🇫🇮FIN	2340	1.5	2251	2444	+2.5
11	FMKauko, Jussi	🇫🇮FIN	2231	1.5	2171	2364	+6.6
14	FMKauppila, Osmo	🇫🇮FIN	2309	1.5	2346	2539	+12.0
24	IMSeeman, Tarvo	🇪🇪EST	2363	1.0	2253	2253	-3.0
51	Salmelin, Aaro	🇫🇮FIN	2096	1.0	2230	2230	+7.2
23	FMLuukkonen, Tommi	🇫🇮FIN	2250	1.0	2522	2522	+12.8
22	IMKekki, Petri	🇫🇮FIN	2284	1.0	2075	1950	-12.7
26	FMPenttinen, Jarkko	🇫🇮FIN	2233	1.0	2097	2097	-7.4
40	Ponnio, Toni	🇫🇮FIN	2104	1.0	2058	2058	-2.4
46	CMParkkinen, Jyrki	🇫🇮FIN	2100	1.0	2143	2143	+2.2
36	Byggmastar, Lars	🇫🇮FIN	2159	1.0	2193	2193	+1.8
34	FMSalonen, Aku	🇫🇮FIN	2257	1.0	2275	2275	+1.6
49	Kosmo, Santul	🇫🇮FIN	2248	1.0	2159	2959	+7.6
35	Peltomaa, Jukka	🇫🇮FIN	1974	1.0	2037	2037	+3.6
37	Makela, Lauri	🇫🇮FIN	2110	1.0	2161	2161	+2.8
41	GMNyback, Tomi	🇫🇮FIN	2594	1.0	2497	2497	-2.7
25	FMPaakkonen, Timo	🇫🇮FIN	2233	1.0	2184	2984	+8.6
31	Tumanov, Dmitri	🇫🇮FIN	2117	1.0	2053	2853	+8.2
32	GMLaurusas, Tomas	🇱🇹LTU	2500	1.0	2484	3284	+4.7
38	Mustonen, Niko	🇫🇮FIN	1988	1.0	1971	2771	+9.6
42	Seppala, Aki	🇫🇮FIN	2031	1.0	2151	2951	+13.2
47	Jaakkola, Niklas	🇫🇮FIN	2143	1.0	2233	3033	+24.8
48	Rauramaa, Julius	🇫🇮FIN	2003	1.0	1950	2750	+8.6
50	GMKulaots, Kaido	🇪🇪EST	2495	1.0	2380	3180	+3.4
27	FMMansner, Harry	🇫🇮FIN	2234	1.0	2178	2978	+8.4
28	Viitaharju, Totti	🇫🇮FIN	1913	1.0	2018	2818	+25.6
29	Uimonen, Matti	🇫🇮FIN	2048	1.0	2050	2850	+10.0
30	Pitkaaho, Arto	🇫🇮FIN	2127	1.0	2183	2983	+11.6
33	Kokkonen, Lassi	🇫🇮FIN	1977	1.0	2002	2802	+10.6
39	GMSulskis, Sarunas	🇱🇹LTU	2476	1.0	2231	3031	+2.0
43	IMNyysti, Sampsa	🇫🇮FIN	2301	1.0	2206	3006	+3.8
44	Kaskinen, Timo	🇫🇮FIN	1982	1.0	2078	2878	+25.2
45	FMVirtanen, Antti	🇫🇮FIN	2210	1.0	2206	3006	+9.8
52	Vesa, Mikke	🇫🇮FIN	2091	1.0	2018	2818	+16.0
53	Rantanen, Riku	🇫🇮FIN	2055	1.0	2186	2986	+13.6
74	Torkkola, Henri	🇫🇮FIN	2260	0.5	2135	1942	-15.6
62	Irjala, Arttu	🇫🇮FIN	1950	0.5	2004	1731	-15.6
67	FMEbeling, Mika	🇫🇮FIN	2210	0.5	2329	2136	-3.4
90	FMCattaneo, Marco	🇮🇹ITA	2291	0.5	2447	2254	-2.2
71	Tolonen, Mikko	🇫🇮FIN	2058	0.5	2302	2109	+2.2
82	Kurkijarvi, Mikko	🇫🇮FIN	2041	0.5	2277	2277	+6.0
59	IMBinham, Timothy F.	🇫🇮FIN	2233	0.5	2187	1994	-6.2
63	FMSalimaki, Janne	🇫🇮FIN	2075	0.5	2196	2003	-3.4
79	Prieur, Eetu	🇫🇮FIN	2138	0.5	2159	1966	-8.8
64	Asikainen, Eeli	🇫🇮FIN	2162	0.5	2106	1913	-26.0
72	Puittinen, Mika	🇫🇮FIN	2024	0.5	2071	1878	-7.6
54	Paldanius, Pekka	🇫🇮FIN	2183	0.5	2098	1905	-14.6
61	GMHeberla, Bartlomiej	🇵🇱POL	2502	0.5	2427	2234	-6.9
89	IMSipila, Vilka	🇫🇮FIN	2483	0.5	2549	2356	-3.2
56	IMAgopov, Mikael	🇫🇮FIN	2416	0.5	2209	2209	-2.7
69	IMSklyarov, Dmitry V.	🇫🇮FIN	2426	0.5	2554	2554	+1.7
73	Hartio, Ilkka	🇫🇮FIN	1952	0.5	2159	2159	+5.8
77	IMKiik, Kalle	🇪🇪EST	2331	0.5	2309	2309	-0.3
57	Saaskilahti, Lauri	🇫🇮FIN	1969	0.5	2074	1881	-4.6
78	IMSammalvuo, Tapani	🇫🇮FIN	2380	0.5	2405	2212	-4.3
80	Kallunki, Konsta	🇫🇮FIN	2053	0.5	2079	1886	-8.6
81	CMHeinola, Vesa	🇫🇮FIN	2151	0.5	2028	1835	-16.6
85	Pitkaaho, Aki	🇫🇮FIN	2184	0.5	2219	2026	-8.0
55	Johansson, Jukka	🇫🇮FIN	2016	0.5	1974	1974	-1.2
60	Remes, Marko	🇫🇮FIN	1972	0.5	2284	2284	+7.2
75	Nieminen, Kari	🇫🇮FIN	2015	0.5	2103	2103	+2.4
84	Rehn, Ralf	🇫🇮FIN	2098	0.5	2110	2110	+0.4
87	Hynninen, Juha	🇫🇮FIN	2224	0.5	2110	2110	-3.2
91	Haapasalo, Jukka-Pekka	🇫🇮FIN	2058	0.5	1974	1974	-2.4
58	GMWesterinen, Heikki M.J.	🇫🇮FIN	2205	0.5	2184	2184	-0.3
65	Narhi, Kimmo	🇫🇮FIN	2041	0.5	2053	2053	+0.4
66	Ojasuo, Anton	🇫🇮FIN	1936	0.5	1950	1950	+0.2
68	Lehtioksa, Jorma	🇫🇮FIN	2160	0.5	1971	1971	-5.0
70	Vilppolainen, Markku	🇫🇮FIN	2025	0.5	1949	1949	-2.0
76	Nieminen, Samuli	🇫🇮FIN	2146	0.5	2163	2163	+0.4
83	Nivala, Tuomas	🇫🇮FIN	2231	0.5	2337	2337	+2.8
86	FMPohjala, Henri	🇫🇮FIN	2337	0.5	2231	2231	-1.4
88	Pihlajamaki, Seppo	🇫🇮FIN	1931	0.5	2025	2025	+2.0
92	IMNouro, Mikael	🇫🇮FIN	2315	0.5	2380	2380	+0.9
109	IMNorri, Joose	🇫🇮FIN	2229	0.0	2427	1627	-5.2
98	Hamalainen, Sami	🇫🇮FIN	2108	0.0	2264	1464	-11.8
106	FMKeskisarja, Teemu	🇫🇮FIN	2215	0.0	2277	1477	-8.2
111	Vainio, Valo	🇫🇮FIN	2178	0.0	2192	1392	-19.2
93	Fraser, Scott	🇬🇧SCO	2092	0.0	2296	1496	-4.8
95	FMTopi-Hulmi, Teemu	🇫🇮FIN	2206	0.0	2254	1454	-17.4
96	Satonen, Arto	🇫🇮FIN	2043	0.0	2021	1221	-10.6
97	Rantala, Tuomas	🇫🇮FIN	1855	0.0	2021	1221	-11.2
99	FMHartikainen, Markku	🇫🇮FIN	2281	0.0	2222	1422	-11.6
100	FMJouhki, Yrjo M.	🇫🇮FIN	2312	0.0	2222	1422	-12.4
103	Maki, Juha	🇫🇮FIN	2018	0.0	2002	1202	-20.8
104	Donovan, Stephen	🇫🇮FIN	1797	0.0	1990	1190	-7.6
108	Sorsa, Nuutti	🇫🇮FIN	2231	0.0	2362	1562	-13.6
102	FMNissinen, Niilo Man	🇭🇰HKG	2150	0.0	2188	1388	-9.6
110	IMManninen, Marko	🇫🇮FIN	2360	0.0	2309	1509	-5.7
112	Paananen, Olli-Pekka	🇫🇮FIN	1951	0.0	2265	1465	-3.0
94	Iivonen, Markku	🇫🇮FIN	2078	0.0	1982	1182	-12.6
101	Salonen, Mikko	🇫🇮FIN	2050	0.0	2048	1248	-10.0
105	CMHeino, Pessi	🇫🇮FIN	2142	0.0	2127	1327	-23.2
107	Ristoja, Samu	🇫🇮FIN	2186	0.0	2055	1255	-13.6
113	Vorobyov, Radmir	🇫🇮FIN	2044	0.0	1977	1177	-21.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Zhang, YimingFIN
+38.8
2.0 pts · #4
2Kaitaranta, SameliFIN
+32.4
2.0 pts · #8
3Nevanlinna, RistoFMFIN
+26.8
2.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Asikainen, EeliFIN
-26.0
0.5 pts · #64
2Heino, PessiCMFIN
-23.2
0.0 pts · #105
3Vorobyov, RadmirFIN
-21.2
0.0 pts · #113

Biggest upsets

R3+252 Elo gap
FMLuukkonen, Tommi2250 beat GMHeberla, Bartlomiej2502
R3+159 Elo gap
FMNevanlinna, Risto2151 beat FMWartiovaara, Oliver2310
R3+154 Elo gap
FMJarvenpaa, Jari2209 beat IMSeeman, Tarvo2363