Porin turnaus Group A
14 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 18 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Pori, Finland. Top 10 Elo average was 1964, and top seed was Joni Seppala (🇫🇮 FIN, 2070).
Simo Granat (🇫🇮 FIN, 1963) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Joni Seppala (3.0) and Seppo Pihlajamaki (3.0). Granat took the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Simo Granat (1963) beat Joni Seppala (2070), a +107-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R2; 3 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Simo Granat takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
3 players finish on 3.0/4. Granat takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.0).
Joni Seppala lost to Simo Granat (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Joni Seppala | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2Simo Granat | 1 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Seppo Pihlajamaki | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Ilari Pohjala | — | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Granat, Simo | 1963 | FIN | +11B | =4N | +2B | =5N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.50 | 2140 | +18.2 |
| 2 | Seppala, Joni | 2070 | FIN | +7N | +12B | −1N | +6B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 2157 | +8.4 |
| 3 | Pihlajamaki, Seppo | 1940 | FIN | −4B | +11N | +13B | +9N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 2095 | +15.8 |
| 4 | Pohjala, Ilari | 1847 | FIN | +3N | =1B | =5B | =8N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 6.75 | 2084 | +19.2 |
| 5 | Tiiva, Eetu | 1973 | FIN | =8N | +14B | =4N | =1B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 4.75 | 2002 | +2.4 |
| 6 | Odner, Aarni | 2052 | FIN | =13B | =9N | +7B | −2N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1957 | -20.4 |
| 7 | Sissala, Jesse | 1895 | FIN | −2B | +10N | −6N | +12B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 2001 | +11.2 |
| 8 | Uusitalo, Kari | 0 | FIN | =5B | =13N | =14B | =4B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1888 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Uusitalo, Martti | 1952 | FIN | =14N | =6B | +12N | −3B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1940 | -2.8 |
| 10 | Si, Patrick | 1933 | FIN | −12N | −7B | +11N | +13B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1912 | -2.2 |
| 11 | Helmisola, Matti | 1897 | FIN | −1N | −3B | −10B | +14N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1721 | -18.0 |
| 12 | Leino, Pauli | 1947 | FIN | +10B | −2N | −9B | −7N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1770 | -18.2 |
| 13 | Nieminen, Oliver | 1910 | FIN | =6N | =8B | −3N | −10N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1702 | -29.6 |
| 14 | Salmi, Marko | 1821 | FIN | =9B | −5N | =8N | −11B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1668 | -10.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pohjala, IlariFIN+19.22.5 pts · #4
- 2Granat, SimoFIN+18.23.0 pts · #2
- 3Pihlajamaki, SeppoFIN+15.83.0 pts · #3
- 1Nieminen, OliverFIN-29.61.0 pts · #14
- 2Odner, AarniFIN-20.42.0 pts · #9
- 3Leino, PauliFIN-18.21.0 pts · #12
- R3+107 Elo gap