Finnish championship league 2025-2026 6-7

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75 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in various, Finland. 41 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2455, and top seed was Tomi Nyback (🇫🇮 FIN, GM, 2594).

Yiming Zhang (🇫🇮 FIN, 2066) won with 2.0/7, ahead of Henri Lahdelma (2.0) and Samu Ristoja (2.0).

Location

🇫🇮various, Finland

Dates

15 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025

Time control

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

System

Team · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇮GMTomi Nyback2594

Avg top 10

2,455

Participants

Titled players · 41

GM×5

IM×9

FM×24

CM×2

WIM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇫🇮Finland×66

🇪🇪Estonia×3

🇱🇻Latvia×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇬🇧Scotland×1

🇮🇹Italy×1

Top 3

🥇
Yiming Zhang
🇫🇮FIN·2066
2.0pts·2871perf+32.8
🥈
FMHenri Lahdelma
🇫🇮FIN·2247
2.0pts·2941perf+12.0
🥉
Samu Ristoja
🇫🇮FIN·2186
2.0pts·2898perf+15.4

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
5	Zhang, Yiming	🇫🇮FIN	2066	2.0	2071	2871	+32.8
1	FMLahdelma, Henri	🇫🇮FIN	2247	2.0	2141	2941	+12.0
2	Ristoja, Samu	🇫🇮FIN	2186	2.0	2098	2898	+15.4
3	Tiitta, Sauli	🇫🇮FIN	2159	2.0	2061	2861	+15.6
4	GMNyback, Tomi	🇫🇮FIN	2594	2.0	2274	3074	+2.7
6	FMHartikainen, Markku	🇫🇮FIN	2281	2.0	2174	2974	+14.4
8	FMPaakkonen, Timo	🇫🇮FIN	2233	2.0	2187	2987	+16.2
7	Irjala, Arttu	🇫🇮FIN	1950	2.0	1942	2742	+19.6
9	FMRistoja, Jan	🇫🇮FIN	2170	2.0	2140	2940	+17.8
19	GMKantans, Toms	🇱🇻LAT	2515	1.5	2369	2562	+0.6
15	FMAalto, Patrik	🇫🇮FIN	2335	1.5	2165	2358	+3.0
17	FMWartiovaara, Oliver	🇫🇮FIN	2310	1.5	2280	2473	+9.2
18	FMPulkkinen, Kari	🇫🇮FIN	2149	1.5	2064	2257	+4.8
10	GMMeshkovs, Nikita	🇱🇻LAT	2547	1.5	2412	2605	+1.0
16	Tumanov, Dmitri	🇫🇮FIN	2117	1.5	2048	2241	+5.8
20	FMCattaneo, Marco	🇮🇹ITA	2291	1.5	2389	2582	+14.6
11	GMWesterinen, Heikki M.J.	🇫🇮FIN	2205	1.5	2151	2344	+3.7
12	FMSalonen, Aku	🇫🇮FIN	2257	1.5	2213	2406	+7.6
13	GMKulaots, Kaido	🇪🇪EST	2495	1.5	2263	2456	-0.6
14	FMSalo, Heikki	🇫🇮FIN	2196	1.5	2113	2306	+6.2
21	IMKiik, Kalle	🇪🇪EST	2331	1.5	2222	2415	+2.1
37	IMLarkin, Vladyslav	🇺🇦UKR	2478	1.0	2426	2426	-1.1
38	FMKauko, Jussi	🇫🇮FIN	2231	1.0	2204	2204	-1.0
27	FMMertanen, Janne	🇫🇮FIN	2276	1.0	2454	2454	+9.0
24	Pelto, Juho	🇫🇮FIN	2074	1.0	2054	2054	-0.6
33	Nieminen, Kari	🇫🇮FIN	2015	1.0	2125	2125	+5.0
23	Torkkola, Henri	🇫🇮FIN	2260	1.0	2261	2261	+2.0
26	IMBinham, Timothy F.	🇫🇮FIN	2233	1.0	2259	2259	+1.0
22	Kokkonen, Lassi	🇫🇮FIN	1977	1.0	2093	2093	+5.6
29	Tolonen, Mikko	🇫🇮FIN	2058	1.0	2207	2207	+8.4
31	FMVirtanen, Antti	🇫🇮FIN	2210	1.0	2135	2135	-5.4
30	Ponnio, Toni	🇫🇮FIN	2104	1.0	2193	2193	+4.4
32	Paldanius, Pekka	🇫🇮FIN	2183	1.0	2179	2179	+1.2
36	IMSeeman, Tarvo	🇪🇪EST	2363	1.0	2157	2157	-4.9
25	FMLehto, Ville	🇫🇮FIN	2123	1.0	2071	2871	+8.6
28	Moisio, Miska	🇫🇮FIN	2037	1.0	1956	2756	+24.4
34	Sorvari, Jarmo	🇫🇮FIN	2078	1.0	2029	2829	+9.2
35	WIMKeinanen, Anastasia	🇫🇮FIN	2233	1.0	2129	2929	+6.6
49	FMEbeling, Mika	🇫🇮FIN	2210	0.5	2539	2346	+4.8
56	CMParkkinen, Jyrki	🇫🇮FIN	2100	0.5	2240	2047	-2.8
55	FMAhvenjarvi, Jani	🇫🇮FIN	2319	0.5	2414	2221	-5.8
47	FMValkama, Eero	🇫🇮FIN	2217	0.5	2150	1957	-11.2
57	Rehn, Ralf	🇫🇮FIN	2098	0.5	2107	1914	-9.2
50	Hynninen, Juha	🇫🇮FIN	2224	0.5	2211	2018	-10.6
45	Martinec, Tamas	🇫🇮FIN	2074	0.5	2158	1965	-6.4
40	Lehtioksa, Jorma	🇫🇮FIN	2160	0.5	2095	1902	-13.2
48	Salonen, Mikko	🇫🇮FIN	2050	0.5	2148	1955	-4.8
60	FMJouhki, Yrjo M.	🇫🇮FIN	2312	0.5	2256	2063	-12.6
42	FMPenttinen, Jarkko	🇫🇮FIN	2233	0.5	2232	2039	-9.6
43	IMKeinanen, Toivo	🇫🇮FIN	2517	0.5	2567	2567	+1.0
44	IMManninen, Marko	🇫🇮FIN	2360	0.5	2340	2340	-0.1
52	FMPohjala, Henri	🇫🇮FIN	2337	0.5	2295	2295	-0.6
58	Jaakkola, Niklas	🇫🇮FIN	2143	0.5	2183	2183	+2.0
41	FMHokkanen, Petri	🇫🇮FIN	2187	0.5	2057	1864	-15.6
51	Sjoman, Tapani	🇫🇮FIN	1998	0.5	2067	2067	+2.2
53	FMLehtivaara, Petri	🇫🇮FIN	2265	0.5	2156	2156	-1.5
39	Rauramaa, Julius	🇫🇮FIN	2003	0.5	2161	2161	+4.2
46	Hakkinen, Aleksandr	🇫🇮FIN	2065	0.5	2118	2118	+8.8
54	IMNorri, Joose	🇫🇮FIN	2229	0.5	2305	2305	+1.1
59	FMLehtivaara, Risto	🇫🇮FIN	2116	0.5	1955	1955	-4.4
64	Fraser, Scott	🇬🇧SCO	2092	0.0	2300	1500	-9.8
65	Vesa, Mikke	🇫🇮FIN	2091	0.0	2218	1418	-30.4
66	FMSalimaki, Janne	🇫🇮FIN	2075	0.0	2191	1391	-14.0
69	IMNouro, Mikael	🇫🇮FIN	2315	0.0	2393	1593	-7.8
70	Kaitaranta, Sameli	🇫🇮FIN	2021	0.0	2131	1331	-33.2
72	Pihlajamaki, Seppo	🇫🇮FIN	1931	0.0	1911	1111	-22.4
73	Kurkijarvi, Mikko	🇫🇮FIN	2041	0.0	2324	1524	-6.6
61	IMKoykka, Pekka	🇫🇮FIN	2340	0.0	2595	1795	-1.8
62	Lehto, Antti	🇫🇮FIN	2199	0.0	2253	1453	-8.4
67	Uimonen, Matti	🇫🇮FIN	2048	0.0	2296	1496	-4.0
68	CMHeino, Pessi	🇫🇮FIN	2142	0.0	2179	1379	-18.4
71	Vieira, Daniel	🇺🇸USA	1937	0.0	1948	1148	-9.4
74	Makinen, Ville	🇫🇮FIN	2028	0.0	2122	1322	-7.4
63	Satonen, Arto	🇫🇮FIN	2043	0.0	2057	1257	-9.2
75	Narhi, Kimmo	🇫🇮FIN	2041	0.0	1988	1188	-11.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Zhang, YimingFIN
+32.8
2.0 pts · #5
2Moisio, MiskaFIN
+24.4
1.0 pts · #28
3Irjala, ArttuFIN
+19.6
2.0 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Kaitaranta, SameliFIN
-33.2
0.0 pts · #70
2Vesa, MikkeFIN
-30.4
0.0 pts · #65
3Pihlajamaki, SeppoFIN
-22.4
0.0 pts · #72