Nuorten SM 2026 U16

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21 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 06 Jan 2026 in Jyvaskyla, Finland. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1898, and top seed was Pessi Heino (🇫🇮 FIN, CM, 2196).

Eeli Asikainen (🇫🇮 FIN, 2076) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Pessi Heino (6.0) and Mikke Vesa (5.5). Asikainen won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Samuel Salmio (1647) beat Leo Jarvi (1802), a +155-point gap.

Location

🇫🇮Jyvaskyla, Finland

Dates

03 Jan 2026 → 06 Jan 2026

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇮CMPessi Heino2196

Avg top 10

1,898

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇫🇮Finland×19

Top 3

🥇
Eeli Asikainen
🇫🇮FIN·2076
6.5pts·2318perf+61.6
🥈
CMPessi Heino
🇫🇮FIN·2196
6.0pts·2209perf+8.0
🥉
Mikke Vesa
🇫🇮FIN·2099
5.5pts·2101perf+9.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Eeli Asikainen led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Asikainen6.5Heino6Vesa5.5Rockas4.5Donovan4Reunanen4

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

Eeli Asikainen held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Eeli Asikainen drew with CM Pessi Heino (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Eeli Asikainen 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)CM Pessi Heino 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Eeli Asikainen	*	½	1	—
2CMPessi Heino	½	*	½	1
3Mikke Vesa	0	½	*	—
4Elias Rockas	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Asikainen, Eeli	2076	FIN	+7B	+5N	+3B	=2N	+9B	+6N	+10B	6.5	27.0	30.5	27.50	2318	+61.6
2	Heino, PessiCM	2196	FIN	+10N	+4B	+6N	=1B	=3N	+14B	+5N	6.0	28.0	31.0	25.00	2209	+8.0
3	Vesa, Mikke	2099	FIN	+15N	+14B	−1N	+12B	=2B	+8N	+6B	5.5	27.0	30.0	20.50	2101	+9.6
4	Rockas, Elias	1764	FIN	+20B	−2N	+9B	=7N	−5B	+11N	+13B	4.5	24.5	25.5	13.50	1818	+9.6
5	Donovan, Stephen	1755	FIN	+16N	−1B	+15N	−6B	+4N	+7B	−2B	4.0	28.0	30.0	13.50	1885	+43.2
6	Rantala, Tuomas	1872	FIN	+18B	+21N	−2B	+5N	+13B	−1B	−3N	4.0	27.5	27.5	9.50	1913	+10.0
7	Kanevskiy, Aleksandr	1801	FIN	−1N	+11B	+17N	=4B	=14N	−5N	+9B	4.0	25.0	27.0	12.75	1745	-17.2
8	Reunanen, Emil	1757	FIN	=11N	=10B	+16N	−9N	+12B	−3B	+19N	4.0	21.5	22.5	10.00	1788	+10.0
9	Sobolev, Maksim S.	1690	FIN	+13N	+12B	−4N	+8B	−1N	=10B	−7N	3.5	26.0	29.5	12.75	1798	+36.0
10	Gorbushin, Egor	1856	FIN	−2B	=8N	=11B	+17N	+20B	=9N	−1N	3.5	25.5	26.5	8.50	1737	-28.0
11	Jaakkola, Leevi	0	FIN	=8B	−7N	=10N	+16B	+19N	−4B	=12N	3.5	21.5	22.5	8.50	1703	0.0
12	Kesavaara, Aarni	1655	FIN	+17B	−9N	+21B	−3N	−8N	+18B	=11B	3.5	20.5	20.5	5.75	1599	-14.4
13	Kokkonen, Kristian	1678	FIN	−9B	+19N	=14N	+15B	−6N	+16B	−4N	3.5	20.0	21.0	7.50	1695	+6.4
14	Jarvi, Leo	1802	FIN	+19B	−3N	=13B	+18N	=7B	−2N	−15B	3.0	24.0	25.0	6.75	1758	-23.6
15	Salmio, Samuel	1647	FIN	−3B	+20N	−5B	−13N	+17B	F	+14N	3.0	19.0	19.0	6.00	1628	-7.2
16	Selmer, Theodor	1528	FIN	−5B	+18N	−8B	−11N	+21B	−13N	F	2.0	17.0	17.0	2.00	1522	-1.2
17	Kilina, Diana	0	FIN	−12N	F	−7B	−10B	−15N	+19B	+20N	2.0	16.0	16.0	2.00	1463	0.0
18	Ahtola, Aaron	1671	FIN	−6N	−16B	+20N	−14B	F	−12N	+21B	2.0	13.5	13.5	1.00	914	-71.2
19	Sainio, Iiro	1558	FIN	−14N	−13B	F	+21N	−11B	−17N	−8B	1.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	945	-31.6
20	FIDE 523771	0	—	−4N	−15B	−18B	F	−10N	+21N	−17B	1.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	935	0.0
21	FIDE 525197	0	—	F	−6B	−12N	−19B	−16N	−20B	−18N	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	857	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Asikainen, EeliFIN
+61.6
6.5 pts · #1
2Donovan, StephenFIN
+43.2
4.0 pts · #4
3Sobolev, Maksim S.FIN
+36.0
3.5 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Ahtola, AaronFIN
-71.2
2.0 pts · #19
2Sainio, IiroFIN
-31.6
1.0 pts · #21
3Gorbushin, EgorFIN
-28.0
3.5 pts · #14

Biggest upsets

R7+155 Elo gap
Salmio, Samuel1647 beat Jarvi, Leo1802
R2+143 Elo gap
Selmer, Theodor1528 beat Ahtola, Aaron1671