Finnish championship league 2025-2026 4-5

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108 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in various, Finland. 52 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2447, and top seed was Tomi Nyback (🇫🇮 FIN, GM, 2594).

Tamas Martinec (🇫🇮 FIN, 2074) won with 2.0/5, ahead of Antti Virtanen (2.0) and Markku Hartikainen (2.0).

The biggest upset came in round 4: Henri Torkkola (2260) beat Vilka Sipila (IM, 2483), a +223-point gap.

Location

🇫🇮various, Finland

Dates

27 Sept 2025 → 28 Sept 2025

Time control

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

System

Team · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇮GMTomi Nyback2594

Avg top 10

2,447

Participants

108

Titled players · 52

GM×5

IM×12

FM×27

CM×4

WIM×3

WFM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇫🇮Finland×100

🇪🇪Estonia×3

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇵🇱Poland×1

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1

🇱🇹Lithuania×1

🇬🇧Scotland×1

Top 3

🥇
Tamas Martinec
🇫🇮FIN·2074
2.0pts·2875perf+20.0
🥈
FMAntti Virtanen
🇫🇮FIN·2210
2.0pts·3002perf+19.4
🥉
FMMarkku Hartikainen
🇫🇮FIN·2281
2.0pts·3065perf+19.0

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
3	Martinec, Tamas	🇫🇮FIN	2074	2.0	2075	2875	+20.0
4	FMVirtanen, Antti	🇫🇮FIN	2210	2.0	2202	3002	+19.4
5	FMHartikainen, Markku	🇫🇮FIN	2281	2.0	2265	3065	+19.0
1	FMNissinen, Niilo Man	🇭🇰HKG	2150	2.0	2138	2938	+18.2
2	IMKiik, Kalle	🇪🇪EST	2331	2.0	2268	3068	+8.5
24	IMSammalvuo, Tapani	🇫🇮FIN	2380	1.5	2467	2660	+7.1
13	FMPulkkinen, Kari	🇫🇮FIN	2149	1.5	2110	2303	+7.8
16	FMTopi-Hulmi, Teemu	🇫🇮FIN	2206	1.5	2208	2401	+10.2
23	GMSulskis, Sarunas	🇱🇹LTU	2476	1.5	2353	2546	+2.1
9	WIMOlde, Margareth	🇪🇪EST	2187	1.5	2236	2429	+12.6
15	Ponnio, Toni	🇫🇮FIN	2104	1.5	2109	2302	+10.4
6	Multanen, Jimi	🇫🇮FIN	1990	1.5	2001	2194	+10.6
7	Laasanen, Teemu	🇫🇮FIN	2062	1.5	2025	2218	+8.0
17	FMPaakkonen, Timo	🇫🇮FIN	2233	1.5	2245	2438	+10.6
26	GMNyback, Tomi	🇫🇮FIN	2594	1.5	2403	2596	+0.1
10	Sorsa, Nuutti	🇫🇮FIN	2231	1.5	2296	2489	+13.4
19	FMAhvenjarvi, Jani	🇫🇮FIN	2319	1.5	2221	2414	+4.6
8	Ristoja, Samu	🇫🇮FIN	2186	1.5	2174	2367	+9.2
20	Salonen, Mikko	🇫🇮FIN	2050	1.5	2055	2248	+10.2
21	Nieminen, Kari	🇫🇮FIN	2015	1.5	2121	2314	+15.6
11	WFMPuuska, Heini	🇫🇮FIN	1907	1.5	2036	2229	+16.8
12	CMHeino, Pessi	🇫🇮FIN	2142	1.5	2135	2328	+15.2
14	CMVarpanen, Jan	🇫🇮FIN	2179	1.5	2134	2327	+7.6
18	FMSalonen, Aku	🇫🇮FIN	2257	1.5	2241	2434	+9.6
22	FMRistoja, Jan	🇫🇮FIN	2170	1.5	2147	2340	+8.6
25	FMJouhki, Yrjo M.	🇫🇮FIN	2312	1.5	2223	2416	+5.2
46	Hamalainen, Sami	🇫🇮FIN	2108	1.0	2126	2126	+1.0
30	Linden, Lari	🇫🇮FIN	2188	1.0	2169	2169	-1.0
59	CMHeinola, Vesa	🇫🇮FIN	2151	1.0	2102	2102	-2.6
41	FMEbeling, Mika	🇫🇮FIN	2210	1.0	2356	2356	+7.2
33	Salmelin, Aaro	🇫🇮FIN	2096	1.0	2049	2049	-2.6
27	Torkkola, Henri	🇫🇮FIN	2260	1.0	2347	2347	+5.4
28	FMPenttinen, Jarkko	🇫🇮FIN	2233	1.0	2131	2131	-5.6
37	FMMertanen, Janne	🇫🇮FIN	2276	1.0	2186	2186	-5.0
51	Makela, Lauri	🇫🇮FIN	2110	1.0	2210	2210	+5.6
52	Pihlajasalo, Hannu	🇫🇮FIN	2138	1.0	2087	2087	-2.8
53	FMHokkanen, Petri	🇫🇮FIN	2187	1.0	2131	2131	-3.2
55	FMNevanlinna, Risto	🇫🇮FIN	2151	1.0	2210	2210	+3.2
31	IMNyysti, Sampsa	🇫🇮FIN	2301	1.0	2161	2161	-3.3
56	Kallunki, Konsta	🇫🇮FIN	2053	1.0	2067	2067	+0.8
32	FMSalimaki, Janne	🇫🇮FIN	2075	1.0	2209	2209	+7.2
40	FMMansner, Harry	🇫🇮FIN	2234	1.0	2087	2087	-7.8
43	Suomalainen, Erkki	🇫🇮FIN	2111	1.0	2146	2146	+1.8
58	IMKoykka, Pekka	🇫🇮FIN	2340	1.0	2320	2320	-0.5
49	Irjala, Arttu	🇫🇮FIN	1950	1.0	2117	2917	+14.4
29	Fraser, Scott	🇬🇧SCO	2092	1.0	2324	2324	+11.2
39	Satonen, Arto	🇫🇮FIN	2043	1.0	1986	1986	-3.0
42	IMSipila, Vilka	🇫🇮FIN	2483	1.0	2276	2276	-5.3
45	Tumanov, Dmitri	🇫🇮FIN	2117	1.0	2055	2055	-3.2
34	FMCattaneo, Marco	🇮🇹ITA	2291	1.0	2495	3295	+15.2
36	Hakkinen, Aleksandr	🇫🇮FIN	2065	1.0	2074	2874	+20.0
38	FMLahdelma, Henri	🇫🇮FIN	2247	1.0	2360	3160	+12.2
44	Kauranen, Matti	🇫🇮FIN	2128	1.0	2205	3005	+12.2
57	Vesa, Mikke	🇫🇮FIN	2091	1.0	2098	2898	+20.4
35	WIMTuominen, Tanja	🇫🇮FIN	2009	1.0	1972	2772	+8.8
47	Viitaharju, Totti	🇫🇮FIN	1913	1.0	1972	2772	+23.2
48	GMHeberla, Bartlomiej	🇵🇱POL	2502	1.0	2315	3115	+2.5
50	Remes, Marko	🇫🇮FIN	1972	1.0	2082	2882	+13.0
54	Nyback, Jukka	🇫🇮FIN	2051	1.0	2003	2803	+8.6
76	Laihonen, Petteri	🇫🇮FIN	2219	0.5	2265	2072	-7.4
80	Tolonen, Mikko	🇫🇮FIN	2058	0.5	2175	1982	-3.8
81	Kononen, Keijo	🇫🇮FIN	2222	0.5	2284	2091	-6.6
73	Pitkaaho, Aki	🇫🇮FIN	2184	0.5	2243	2050	-6.6
79	IMAgopov, Mikael	🇫🇮FIN	2416	0.5	2212	2019	-9.9
65	Pelto, Juho	🇫🇮FIN	2074	0.5	1989	1796	-14.4
66	IMManninen, Marko	🇫🇮FIN	2360	0.5	2254	2061	-7.8
75	GMKulaots, Kaido	🇪🇪EST	2495	0.5	2384	2191	-7.9
71	Paldanius, Pekka	🇫🇮FIN	2183	0.5	2141	1948	-12.4
85	FMKauko, Jussi	🇫🇮FIN	2231	0.5	2162	1969	-13.8
84	Rehn, Ralf	🇫🇮FIN	2098	0.5	2163	1970	-6.6
63	FMSalo, Heikki	🇫🇮FIN	2196	0.5	2176	1983	-11.0
67	Haataja, Riku	🇫🇮FIN	2109	0.5	2064	1871	-12.6
60	FMLehtivaara, Risto	🇫🇮FIN	2116	0.5	2170	2170	+1.6
64	WIMKeinanen, Anastasia	🇫🇮FIN	2233	0.5	2312	2312	+2.0
82	Kaitaranta, Sameli	🇫🇮FIN	2021	0.5	2183	2183	+8.4
70	Kivilahti, Rami	🇫🇮FIN	2024	0.5	2103	1910	-5.6
72	GMWesterinen, Heikki M.J.	🇫🇮FIN	2205	0.5	2182	1989	-5.7
69	FMLehto, Ville	🇫🇮FIN	2123	0.5	2138	2138	+0.4
77	Tuominen, Matias	🇫🇮FIN	2010	0.5	2043	2043	+1.4
86	Kaskinen, Timo	🇫🇮FIN	1982	0.5	2043	2043	+3.2
61	Kivijarvi, Juha	🇫🇮FIN	2182	0.5	2100	2100	-2.2
62	Wallin, Aleksi	🇫🇮FIN	2164	0.5	2196	2196	+0.8
68	CMParkkinen, Jyrki	🇫🇮FIN	2100	0.5	2182	2182	+2.2
74	Hynninen, Juha	🇫🇮FIN	2224	0.5	2265	2265	+1.2
78	FMLehtivaara, Petri	🇫🇮FIN	2265	0.5	2224	2224	-0.6
83	IMMaki-Uuro, Miikka	🇫🇮FIN	2236	0.5	2205	2205	-0.4
107	FMJarvenpaa, Jari	🇫🇮FIN	2209	0.0	2246	1446	-18.0
102	FMLuukkonen, Tommi	🇫🇮FIN	2250	0.0	2294	1494	-18.2
108	Lammi, Jyri	🇫🇮FIN	2059	0.0	2058	1258	-20.2
90	Kahre, Kim	🇫🇮FIN	2119	0.0	2331	1531	-4.6
91	Hautaniemi, Jarmo	🇫🇮FIN	1972	0.0	1966	1166	-20.4
97	IMNouro, Mikael	🇫🇮FIN	2315	0.0	2497	1697	-5.3
99	FMValkama, Eero	🇫🇮FIN	2217	0.0	2171	1371	-11.2
103	IMBinham, Timothy F.	🇫🇮FIN	2233	0.0	2281	1481	-4.3
87	IMSklyarov, Dmitry V.	🇫🇮FIN	2426	0.0	2594	1794	-2.8
92	Kosmo, Santul	🇫🇮FIN	2248	0.0	2183	1383	-11.8
93	Saaskilahti, Lauri	🇫🇮FIN	1969	0.0	2050	1250	-7.8
94	Tiitta, Sauli	🇫🇮FIN	2159	0.0	2186	1386	-9.2
95	Vainio, Valo	🇫🇮FIN	2178	0.0	2170	1370	-10.2
96	Sjoman, Tapani	🇫🇮FIN	1998	0.0	1907	1107	-12.4
98	Henriksson, Svante	🇫🇮FIN	2091	0.0	2015	1215	-12.0
100	Sarkkinen, Heikki	🇫🇮FIN	1940	0.0	1990	1190	-8.6
105	IMKekki, Petri	🇫🇮FIN	2284	0.0	2233	1433	-5.7
88	Rauramaa, Julius	🇫🇮FIN	2003	0.0	2051	1251	-8.6
89	Byggmastar, Lars	🇫🇮FIN	2159	0.0	2117	1317	-11.2
101	Leisti, Simo	🇫🇮FIN	2082	0.0	1972	1172	-13.0
104	Jaakkola, Niklas	🇫🇮FIN	2143	0.0	2111	1311	-21.6
106	Kurkijarvi, Mikko	🇫🇮FIN	2041	0.0	2297	1497	-3.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Viitaharju, TottiFIN
+23.2
1.0 pts · #47
2Vesa, MikkeFIN
+20.4
1.0 pts · #57
3Martinec, TamasFIN
+20.0
2.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Jaakkola, NiklasFIN
-21.6
0.0 pts · #104
2Hautaniemi, JarmoFIN
-20.4
0.0 pts · #91
3Lammi, JyriFIN
-20.2
0.0 pts · #108

Biggest upsets

R4+223 Elo gap
Torkkola, Henri2260 beat IMSipila, Vilka2483
R4+204 Elo gap
FMCattaneo, Marco2291 beat GMKulaots, Kaido2495
R4+167 Elo gap
Irjala, Arttu1950 beat Tumanov, Dmitri2117