Eero Patola 75 v avoin eloturnaus A
12 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in Helsinki, Finland. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2061, and top seed was Niilo Man Nissinen (🇭🇰 HKG, FM, 2191).
Pessi Heino (🇫🇮 FIN, CM, 2150) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Kim Kahre (3.5) and Herman Hietanen (3.0). Heino shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jaron Schindel (1946) beat Johanna Paasikangas (FM, 2119), a +173-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 3.5/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 3.5/4. Heino takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.0).
CM Pessi Heino 3 wins (R1–R3)Lauri Saaskilahti 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kim Kahre | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2CMPessi Heino | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Lauri Saaskilahti | — | — | * | — |
| 4Herman Hietanen | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heino, PessiCM | 2150 | FIN | +12N | +6B | +5N | =3B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.00 | 2368 | +36.0 |
| 2 | Kahre, Kim | 2130 | FIN | +10N | =3B | +8N | +5B | 3.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6.00 | 2441 | +27.2 |
| 3 | Hietanen, Herman | 2107 | FIN | +7B | =2N | +9B | =1N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 2260 | +40.8 |
| 4 | Saaskilahti, Lauri | 1962 | FIN | −5N | +11B | +6N | +7B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.50 | 2179 | +22.0 |
| 5 | Nissinen, Niilo ManFM | 2191 | HKG | +4B | +9N | −1B | −2N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 2079 | -13.6 |
| 6 | Schindel, Jaron | 1946 | GER | +8N | −1N | −4B | +10B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 2064 | +12.4 |
| 7 | Alkkiomaki, Jyrki | 1902 | FIN | −3N | +10B | =11N | −4N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1895 | -2.8 |
| 8 | Paasikangas, JohannaFM | 2119 | FIN | −6B | +12N | −2B | =9N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1928 | -20.8 |
| 9 | Seppala, Joni | 2070 | FIN | +11N | −5B | −3N | =8B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1980 | -10.6 |
| 10 | Molander, Joel | 2026 | FIN | −2B | −7N | +12B | −6N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1782 | -51.2 |
| 11 | Moisio, Miska | 1875 | FIN | −9B | −4N | =7B | =12N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1772 | -20.4 |
| 12 | Ahola, Eetu | 1909 | FIN | −1B | −8B | −10N | =11B | 0.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1720 | -16.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hietanen, HermanFIN+40.83.0 pts · #4
- 2Heino, PessiCMFIN+36.03.5 pts · #2
- 3Kahre, KimFIN+27.23.5 pts · #1
- 1Molander, JoelFIN-51.21.0 pts · #11
- 2Paasikangas, JohannaFMFIN-20.81.5 pts · #7
- 3Moisio, MiskaFIN-20.41.0 pts · #10
- R1+173 Elo gap
- R2+124 Elo gap