Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group2 7
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58 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held on 10 Jan 2026 in Various, Finland. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2211, and top seed was Olav Sepp (🇪🇪 EST, IM, 2353).
Herman Hietanen (🇫🇮 FIN, 2107) won with 1.0/7, ahead of Leevi Sillanpaa (1.0) and Tuomo Pasanen (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 7: Timo Karna (1745) beat Antti Suominen (1915), a +170-point gap.
Location
🇫🇮Various, Finland
Dates
10 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Team · 7 rounds
Titled players · 4
IM×1
FM×1
CM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇫🇮Finland×53
🇳🇵Nepal×1
🇸🇪Sweden×1
🇪🇪Estonia×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hietanen, Herman | 🇫🇮FIN | 2107 | 1.0 | 1733 | 2533 | +3.2 |
| 2 | Sillanpaa, Leevi | 🇫🇮FIN | 1809 | 1.0 | 1913 | 2713 | +24.8 |
| 3 | Pasanen, Tuomo | 🇫🇮FIN | 2082 | 1.0 | 2026 | 2826 | +9.2 |
| 4 | IMSepp, Olav | 🇪🇪EST | 2353 | 1.0 | 2155 | 2955 | +2.4 |
| 5 | Honkanen, Marko | 🇫🇮FIN | 2086 | 1.0 | 2071 | 2871 | +9.4 |
| 6 | Heikkinen, Jyrki | 🇫🇮FIN | 2050 | 1.0 | 2060 | 2860 | +10.4 |
| 7 | Dannenberg, Alia | 🇫🇮FIN | 1920 | 1.0 | 1930 | 2730 | +10.4 |
| 8 | Tommiska, Matti | 🇫🇮FIN | 2232 | 1.0 | 1856 | 2656 | +1.8 |
| 9 | Kumar, Ashwin | 🇫🇮FIN | 1936 | 1.0 | 1866 | 2666 | +8.0 |
| 10 | Hallenberg, Sami | 🇫🇮FIN | 2134 | 1.0 | 1871 | 2671 | +3.2 |
| 11 | Karna, Timo | 🇫🇮FIN | 1745 | 1.0 | 1948 | 2748 | +29.6 |
| 12 | Penttila, Tero | 🇫🇮FIN | 1951 | 1.0 | 1977 | 2777 | +10.8 |
| 13 | Koponen, Juha | 🇫🇮FIN | 0 | 1.0 | 2100 | 2120 | 0.0 |
| 14 | CMAnttila, Perttu | 🇫🇮FIN | 2209 | 1.0 | 2185 | 2985 | +9.2 |
| 15 | Blinkov, Pavel | 🇫🇮FIN | 2231 | 1.0 | 2074 | 2874 | +5.8 |
| 16 | Aberg, Tomi | 🇫🇮FIN | 2107 | 1.0 | 2121 | 2921 | +10.2 |
| 17 | Yusuphanova, Sadi-Carolin | 🇫🇮FIN | 1957 | 1.0 | 1902 | 2702 | +8.8 |
| 18 | FMKokkila, Tero | 🇫🇮FIN | 2252 | 1.0 | 2177 | 2977 | +8.0 |
| 19 | Calonius, Mikael | 🇫🇮FIN | 2059 | 1.0 | 1951 | 2751 | +7.4 |
| 20 | Kauppala, Pekka | 🇫🇮FIN | 2046 | 1.0 | 2040 | 2840 | +10.2 |
| 21 | Paajala, Niki | 🇫🇮FIN | 2011 | 1.0 | 1950 | 2750 | +7.8 |
| 22 | Vuori, Sami | 🇫🇮FIN | 1931 | 1.0 | 1900 | 2700 | +17.2 |
| 23 | FIDE 525324 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 2013 | 2033 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Kivimaki, Kasper | 🇫🇮FIN | 2123 | 0.5 | 2228 | 2228 | +2.4 |
| 25 | Elomaa, Arto | 🇫🇮FIN | 2149 | 0.5 | 2125 | 2125 | -0.2 |
| 27 | CMParonen, Petteri | 🇫🇮FIN | 1947 | 0.5 | 1812 | 1812 | -3.8 |
| 28 | Leppanen, Aleksi | 🇫🇮FIN | 1765 | 0.5 | 1858 | 1858 | +5.2 |
| 30 | Sund, Jan | 🇫🇮FIN | 2140 | 0.5 | 2129 | 2129 | +0.2 |
| 31 | Mikkola, Akseli | 🇫🇮FIN | 1847 | 0.5 | 1899 | 1899 | +1.0 |
| 32 | Paulasto, Tuomo | 🇫🇮FIN | 1858 | 0.5 | 1760 | 1760 | -2.6 |
| 33 | Bomb, Timo | 🇫🇮FIN | 1828 | 0.5 | 1950 | 1950 | +7.6 |
| 35 | Lehti, Juhani | 🇫🇮FIN | 2222 | 0.5 | 2143 | 2143 | -2.4 |
| 36 | Mustonen, Tapani | 🇫🇮FIN | 1916 | 0.5 | 1864 | 1864 | -1.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 522015 | — | 0 | 0.5 | 1771 | 1771 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Dahal, Sameep | 🇳🇵NEP | 0 | 0.5 | 1795 | 1795 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Laine, Karri | 🇫🇮FIN | 0 | 0.5 | 2079 | 2079 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Inkinen, Julius | 🇫🇮FIN | 1857 | 0.0 | 2152 | 1352 | -6.4 |
| 38 | Suominen, Antti | 🇫🇮FIN | 1915 | 0.0 | 1767 | 967 | -14.8 |
| 39 | Upero, Jussi | 🇫🇮FIN | 2148 | 0.0 | 2353 | 1553 | -4.8 |
| 40 | Pankkonen, Sakari | 🇫🇮FIN | 1915 | 0.0 | 1945 | 1145 | -17.6 |
| 41 | Malmi, Eric | 🇫🇮FIN | 2054 | 0.0 | 2032 | 1232 | -10.2 |
| 42 | Krok, Pasi | 🇫🇮FIN | 2021 | 0.0 | 2048 | 1248 | -14.8 |
| 44 | Engelberg, Jan | 🇫🇮FIN | 1865 | 0.0 | 2238 | 1438 | -1.8 |
| 45 | Calpe, Roman | 🇫🇮FIN | 1934 | 0.0 | 1828 | 1028 | -24.8 |
| 46 | Havansi, Erkki E.T. | 🇫🇮FIN | 2140 | 0.0 | 2111 | 1311 | -10.2 |
| 47 | Sievilainen, Tuomo | 🇫🇮FIN | 2007 | 0.0 | 1951 | 1151 | -21.6 |
| 48 | Kangas, Lauri | 🇫🇮FIN | 2056 | 0.0 | 2047 | 1247 | -10.4 |
| 49 | Graeffe, Petri | 🇫🇮FIN | 2039 | 0.0 | 2052 | 1252 | -9.2 |
| 50 | Kholopov, Evgeny | 🇫🇮FIN | 2168 | 0.0 | 2214 | 1414 | -9.2 |
| 51 | Ahola, Eetu | 🇫🇮FIN | 1899 | 0.0 | 1953 | 1153 | -8.6 |
| 52 | Kivinen, Jyrki | 🇫🇮FIN | 1964 | 0.0 | 2028 | 1228 | -7.8 |
| 53 | Tikanmaki, Heikki | 🇫🇮FIN | 1858 | 0.0 | 1936 | 1136 | -8.0 |
| 54 | Heinila, Ilari | 🇫🇮FIN | 1698 | 0.0 | 2077 | 1277 | -3.2 |
| 55 | Tammela, Ranel | 🇸🇪SWE | 2053 | 0.0 | 2233 | 1433 | -5.8 |
| 56 | Asomaki, Pekka | 🇫🇮FIN | 2082 | 0.0 | 2091 | 1291 | -9.4 |
| 57 | Lehtosaari, Mauri | 🇫🇮FIN | 2145 | 0.0 | 2252 | 1452 | -8.0 |
| 58 | Reunanen, Antti | 🇫🇮FIN | 1912 | 0.0 | 1917 | 1117 | -10.4 |
| 43 | Karhumaa, Ilari | 🇫🇮FIN | 0 | 0.0 | 2119 | 1319 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Karna, TimoFIN+29.61.0 pts · #11
- 2Sillanpaa, LeeviFIN+24.81.0 pts · #2
- 3Vuori, SamiFIN+17.21.0 pts · #22
Top rating losers
- 1Calpe, RomanFIN-24.80.0 pts · #45
- 2Sievilainen, TuomoFIN-21.60.0 pts · #47
- 3Pankkonen, SakariFIN-17.60.0 pts · #40
Biggest upsets
- R7+170 Elo gap
- R7+125 Elo gap