ESK itsenaisyyspaivan turnaus 2025, Ryhma A
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Dec 2025 to 07 Dec 2025 in Helsinki, Finland. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2043, and top seed was Herman Hietanen (🇫🇮 FIN, 2097).
Herman Hietanen (🇫🇮 FIN, 2097) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Johanna Paasikangas (3.5) and Radmir Vorobyov (3.5). Hietanen won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Risto Matikainen (1964) beat Eero Salmenkivi (2092), a +128-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsHerman Hietanen led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Herman Hietanen held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
Herman Hietanen beat Radmir Vorobyov (White).
Herman Hietanen won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Herman Hietanen | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Radmir Vorobyov | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3FMJohanna Paasikangas | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Harri Laakso | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hietanen, Herman | 2097 | FIN | +11N | +3B | +4N | =2B | =6N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.75 | 2244 | +36.0 |
| 2 | Paasikangas, JohannaFM | 2094 | FIN | +8N | +10B | =5N | =1N | =3B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 9.25 | 2166 | +9.6 |
| 3 | Vorobyov, Radmir | 1977 | FIN | +7N | −1N | +13B | +8B | =2N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 2186 | +55.2 |
| 4 | Mashhadi Aghajan, Rayan | 2041 | FIN | +12B | +9N | −1B | =6N | =5N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 2101 | +16.4 |
| 5 | Salmenkivi, Eero | 2092 | FIN | −9B | +12N | =2B | +10N | =4B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 2065 | -3.2 |
| 6 | Salimaki, JanneFM | 2065 | FIN | −10N | +11B | +14N | =4B | =1B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 2062 | +0.2 |
| 7 | Laakso, Harri | 2095 | FIN | −3B | −8N | +9B | +13N | +10B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 2030 | -8.6 |
| 8 | Molander, Joel | 1975 | FIN | −2B | +7B | =10N | −3N | +9B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.75 | 2016 | +10.8 |
| 9 | Matikainen, Risto | 1964 | FIN | +5N | −4B | −7N | +11B | −8N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1937 | -9.6 |
| 10 | Moilanen, Teppo | 1940 | FIN | +6B | −2N | =8B | −5B | −7N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 4.25 | 1915 | -3.2 |
| 11 | Oksanen, Timo | 1840 | FIN | −1B | −6N | +12B | −9N | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1820 | -2.2 |
| 12 | Vieira, Daniel | 1918 | USA | −4N | −5B | −11N | F | +13B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1781 | -14.0 |
| 13 | Si, Patrick | 1922 | FIN | F | =14B | −3N | −7B | −12N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.25 | 1684 | -21.0 |
| 14 | Belaya, NastasyaWFM | 2031 | FIN | F | =13N | −6B | F | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1801 | -12.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vorobyov, RadmirFIN+55.23.5 pts · #2
- 2Hietanen, HermanFIN+36.04.0 pts · #1
- 3Mashhadi Aghajan, RayanFIN+16.43.0 pts · #7
- 1Si, PatrickFIN-21.00.5 pts · #13
- 2Vieira, DanielUSA-14.01.0 pts · #12
- 3Belaya, NastasyaWFMFIN-12.00.5 pts · #14
- R1+128 Elo gap
- R1+125 Elo gap
- R2+120 Elo gap