Paul Morantin 80-vuotisjuhlaturnaus A
Open SwissStandard
31 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Turku, Finland. 6 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2159, and top seed was Kalle Kiik (🇪🇪 EST, IM, 2340).
Kalle Kiik (🇪🇪 EST, IM, 2340) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Pessi Heino (3.0) and Lari Linden (3.0). Kiik took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Roni Nousiainen (1751) beat Martti Uusitalo (1949), a +198-point gap.
Location
🇫🇮Turku, Finland
Dates
29 Nov 2025 → 30 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 6
IM×2
FM×1
CM×1
WIM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇫🇮Finland×29
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇪🇪Estonia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Kalle Kiik led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE30 Nov
IM Kalle Kiik takes the sole lead (2.5/4).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
IM Kalle Kiik won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
R3 · FORMER LEADER FALL
Daniel Vieira held the sole lead at R3 but finished #15.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMKalle Kiik | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2IMMiikka Maki-Uuro | — | * | — | — |
| 3CMPessi Heino | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Lari Linden | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiik, KalleIM | 2340 | EST | F | =11B | +2B | +20N | +12N | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.50 | 2460 | +4.2 |
| 2 | Heino, PessiCM | 2150 | FIN | F | +21B | −1N | +6B | +13N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 2269 | +28.4 |
| 3 | Linden, Lari | 2197 | FIN | F | +13B | =6N | =11B | +16N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.25 | 2248 | +5.0 |
| 4 | Maki-Uuro, MiikkaIM | 2236 | FIN | F | +16B | =20N | =12B | +11N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.75 | 2277 | +2.3 |
| 5 | Moisio, Miska | 1875 | FIN | F | −14N | +23B | +27N | +18B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.50 | 2668 | +58.8 |
| 6 | Lindholm, Jere | 2142 | FIN | F | +28N | =3B | −2N | +20B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 2219 | +8.4 |
| 7 | Molander, Joel | 2026 | FIN | F | +17B | =15N | =26B | =10N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 2041 | +2.4 |
| 8 | Kaitaranta, Sameli | 2071 | FIN | F | =12B | −11N | +15B | +28N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 2085 | +2.4 |
| 9 | Lehtohalme, Lasse | 1974 | FIN | F | +30N | =25B | =14N | =21B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 2013 | +3.4 |
| 10 | Morant, Paul | 1971 | FIN | F | +29B | −13N | +31N | =7B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 2069 | +10.6 |
| 11 | Asikainen, Eeli | 2016 | FIN | F | =1N | +8B | =3N | −4B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 2211 | +38.8 |
| 12 | Kahre, Kim | 2130 | FIN | F | =8N | +14B | =4N | −1B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 2091 | -3.4 |
| 13 | Tuominen, TanjaWIM | 2069 | FIN | F | −3N | +10B | +18N | −2B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 2061 | -0.8 |
| 14 | Haikarainen, Ville | 0 | FIN | F | +5B | −12N | =9B | =15N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1960 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Tocklin, Tomi | 1863 | FIN | F | +22B | =7B | −8N | =14B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 1999 | +10.8 |
| 16 | Tuominen, Matias | 1992 | FIN | F | −4N | +27B | +21N | −3B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 2002 | +0.8 |
| 17 | Puuska, HeiniWFM | 1893 | FIN | F | −7N | =24B | =22N | +27B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1888 | -0.6 |
| 18 | Vieira, Daniel | 1927 | USA | F | +23N | +31B | −13B | −5N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1947 | +2.2 |
| 19 | Hautaniemi, Jarmo | 1952 | FIN | F | −25N | −22B | +24N | +31B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1911 | -4.6 |
| 20 | Topi-Hulmi, TeemuFM | 2199 | FIN | F | +31N | =4B | −1B | −6N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 2090 | -12.2 |
| 21 | Nousiainen, Roni | 1751 | FIN | F | −2N | +28B | −16B | =9N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1929 | +30.4 |
| 22 | Piiroinen, Tero | 1899 | FIN | F | −15N | +19N | =17B | −26N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1854 | -5.6 |
| 23 | Tefke, Joona | 1854 | FIN | F | −18B | −5N | =30N | +29B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1807 | -5.6 |
| 24 | Lehtela, Antti | 1805 | FIN | F | −27N | =17N | −19B | +30B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1821 | +1.0 |
| 25 | Irjala, Arttu | 1948 | FIN | F | +19B | =9N | F | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 2156 | +11.0 |
| 26 | Ketola, Ville | 2057 | FIN | F | F | F | =7N | +22B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 2156 | +5.0 |
| 27 | Backman, Aaron | 1822 | FIN | F | +24B | −16N | −5B | −17N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1698 | -12.6 |
| 28 | Uusitalo, Martti | 1949 | FIN | F | −6B | −21N | +29B | −8B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1751 | -41.2 |
| 29 | Vierjoki, Timo | 1810 | FIN | F | −10N | +30B | −28N | −23N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1742 | -6.6 |
| 30 | Lehtosaari, Kalevi | 1966 | FIN | F | −9B | −29N | =23B | −24N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1539 | -41.2 |
| 31 | Vahauski, Toni | 1991 | FIN | F | −20B | −18N | −10B | −19N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1212 | -38.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Moisio, MiskaFIN+58.83.0 pts · #5
- 2Asikainen, EeliFIN+38.82.0 pts · #11
- 3Nousiainen, RoniFIN+30.41.5 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Lehtosaari, KaleviFIN-41.20.5 pts · #30
- 2Uusitalo, MarttiFIN-41.21.0 pts · #27
- 3Vahauski, ToniFIN-38.00.0 pts · #31
Biggest upsets
- R3+198 Elo gap
- R5+161 Elo gap
- R3+156 Elo gap