Finnish championship league 2025-2026 8-9
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32 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in various, Finland. 17 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2379, and top seed was Tomas Laurusas (🇱🇹 LTU, GM, 2500).
Mikael Agopov (🇫🇮 FIN, IM, 2416) won with 2.0/9, ahead of Aki Pitkaaho (2.0) and Tomas Laurusas (2.0). Agopov shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Matias Tuominen (2010) beat Keijo Kononen (2222), a +212-point gap.
Location
🇫🇮various, Finland
Dates
22 Nov 2025 → 23 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Team · 9 rounds
Titled players · 17
GM×2
IM×6
FM×7
WIM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇫🇮Finland×28
🇱🇹Lithuania×2
🇪🇪Estonia×1
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | IMAgopov, Mikael | 🇫🇮FIN | 2416 | 2.0 | 2244 | 3044 | +5.8 |
| 3 | Pitkaaho, Aki | 🇫🇮FIN | 2184 | 2.0 | 2139 | 2939 | +18.4 |
| 4 | GMLaurusas, Tomas | 🇱🇹LTU | 2500 | 2.0 | 2402 | 3202 | +7.3 |
| 1 | FMHenttinen, Markku I.O. | 🇫🇮FIN | 2197 | 2.0 | 1933 | 2733 | +8.2 |
| 5 | Laihonen, Petteri | 🇫🇮FIN | 2219 | 1.5 | 2145 | 2338 | +6.8 |
| 9 | FMKauppila, Osmo | 🇫🇮FIN | 2309 | 1.5 | 2340 | 2533 | +10.8 |
| 7 | FMMansner, Harry | 🇫🇮FIN | 2234 | 1.5 | 2039 | 2232 | +0.4 |
| 8 | FMNevanlinna, Risto | 🇫🇮FIN | 2151 | 1.5 | 2103 | 2296 | +6.2 |
| 6 | Pelander, Pauliina | 🇫🇮FIN | 1866 | 1.5 | 1925 | 2118 | +12.4 |
| 18 | WIMTuominen, Tanja | 🇫🇮FIN | 2009 | 1.0 | 2194 | 2194 | +6.8 |
| 22 | IMSklyarov, Dmitry V. | 🇫🇮FIN | 2426 | 1.0 | 2492 | 2492 | +1.8 |
| 12 | Pitkaaho, Arto | 🇫🇮FIN | 2127 | 1.0 | 2103 | 2103 | -1.8 |
| 20 | IMMaki-Uuro, Miikka | 🇫🇮FIN | 2236 | 1.0 | 2150 | 2150 | -2.4 |
| 11 | GMSulskis, Sarunas | 🇱🇹LTU | 2476 | 1.0 | 2286 | 2286 | -5.0 |
| 14 | IMNyysti, Sampsa | 🇫🇮FIN | 2301 | 1.0 | 2226 | 2226 | -2.0 |
| 13 | Tuominen, Matias | 🇫🇮FIN | 2010 | 1.0 | 2226 | 2226 | +11.8 |
| 15 | Makela, Lauri | 🇫🇮FIN | 2110 | 1.0 | 2103 | 2103 | -0.8 |
| 19 | Morant, Paul | 🇫🇮FIN | 1976 | 1.0 | 2039 | 2039 | +3.4 |
| 17 | FMLuukkonen, Tommi | 🇫🇮FIN | 2250 | 1.0 | 2340 | 2340 | +4.4 |
| 16 | Pihlajasalo, Hannu | 🇫🇮FIN | 2138 | 1.0 | 2244 | 2244 | +6.0 |
| 10 | IMSipila, Vilka | 🇫🇮FIN | 2483 | 1.0 | 2402 | 2402 | -2.2 |
| 21 | WIMOlde, Margareth | 🇪🇪EST | 2187 | 1.0 | 2139 | 2139 | -4.2 |
| 23 | Rantanen, Riku | 🇫🇮FIN | 2055 | 0.5 | 2037 | 1844 | -11.6 |
| 27 | Nivala, Tuomas | 🇫🇮FIN | 2231 | 0.5 | 2269 | 2076 | -8.4 |
| 28 | Huovinen, Jere | 🇫🇮FIN | 2253 | 0.5 | 2269 | 2076 | -9.2 |
| 29 | FMTopi-Hulmi, Teemu | 🇫🇮FIN | 2206 | 0.5 | 2286 | 2093 | -5.2 |
| 24 | Norri, Roger | 🇫🇮FIN | 1981 | 0.5 | 2150 | 1957 | -0.6 |
| 26 | Hartio, Ilkka | 🇫🇮FIN | 1952 | 0.5 | 2103 | 1910 | -2.0 |
| 25 | Kononen, Keijo | 🇫🇮FIN | 2222 | 0.5 | 2145 | 1952 | -14.6 |
| 31 | Laihonen, Hanna | 🇫🇮FIN | 1781 | 0.0 | 2029 | 1229 | -9.0 |
| 30 | FMNissinen, Niilo Man | 🇭🇰HKG | 2150 | 0.0 | 2194 | 1394 | -21.0 |
| 32 | IMSammalvuo, Tapani | 🇫🇮FIN | 2380 | 0.0 | 2492 | 1692 | -6.9 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pitkaaho, AkiFIN+18.42.0 pts · #3
- 2Pelander, PauliinaFIN+12.41.5 pts · #6
- 3Tuominen, MatiasFIN+11.81.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Nissinen, Niilo ManFMHKG-21.00.0 pts · #30
- 2Kononen, KeijoFIN-14.60.5 pts · #25
- 3Rantanen, RikuFIN-11.60.5 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R9+212 Elo gap
- R8+178 Elo gap
- R8+167 Elo gap