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EtVaS Mestareiden tayskierrosturnaus Group A

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6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Helsinki, Finland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1998, and top seed was Otto Rasanen (🇫🇮 FIN, 2058).

Sameli Kaitaranta (🇫🇮 FIN, 2021) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Joni Seppala (3.5) and Otto Rasanen (3.0). Kaitaranta took the lead from round 4.

Location
🇫🇮Helsinki, Finland
Dates
12 Sept 2025 → 14 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇫🇮Otto Rasanen2058
Avg top 10
1,998
Participants
6
Federations · 2 represented
🇫🇮Finland×5
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Sameli Kaitaranta led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
3
2
1
1
1
#1#2#3#6R1R2R3R4R5Kaitaranta takes lead
Kaitaranta#1Seppala#2Rasanen#3Vieira#4Sassi#5Ahola#6
R4 · LEADER CHANGE14 Sept

Sameli Kaitaranta takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Sameli Kaitaranta beat Joni Seppala (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Sameli Kaitaranta 3 wins (R3–R5)Joni Seppala 3 wins (R1–R3)

Cross-table

#PlayerElo123456PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇫🇮Kaitaranta, Sameli2021*1111½4.510.2510.5+72.42360
2🇫🇮Seppala, Joni20520*11½13.56.2511.5+11.42137
3🇫🇮Rasanen, Otto205800*1113.04.0012.0+0.42058
4🇺🇸Vieira, Daniel1937000*112.02.0013.0+0.21939
5🇫🇮Sassi, Pekka19990½00*11.52.2513.5-20.21849
6🇫🇮Ahola, Eetu1923½0000*0.52.2514.5-28.01647

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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