Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 5
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27 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 10 Jan 2026 in Various, Finland. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2083, and top seed was Tapio Salo (🇫🇮 FIN, FM, 2198).
Elias Saarinen (🇫🇮 FIN, 1905) won with 1.0/5, ahead of Jari Jarvela (1.0) and Jimmy Wikman (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 5: Tero Piiroinen (1898) beat Matias Tuominen (2010), a +112-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 · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇮Finland×25
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saarinen, Elias | 🇫🇮FIN | 1905 | 1.0 | 1865 | 2665 | +17.2 |
| 2 | Jarvela, Jari | 🇫🇮FIN | 2090 | 1.0 | 1776 | 2576 | +2.8 |
| 3 | Wikman, Jimmy | 🇫🇮FIN | 2038 | 1.0 | 1874 | 2674 | +6.0 |
| 4 | Piiroinen, Tero | 🇫🇮FIN | 1898 | 1.0 | 2005 | 2805 | +12.8 |
| 5 | FIDE 524832 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1912 | 1932 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FMSalo, Tapio | 🇫🇮FIN | 2198 | 1.0 | 2141 | 2941 | +8.8 |
| 7 | Pelander, Pauliina | 🇫🇮FIN | 1866 | 1.0 | 1838 | 2638 | +7.8 |
| 8 | Hellen, Bo-Erik | 🇫🇮FIN | 2007 | 1.0 | 1933 | 2733 | +7.2 |
| 10 | Nurk, Ivo | 🇫🇮FIN | 2057 | 0.5 | 2101 | 2101 | +1.2 |
| 11 | Nokso-Koivisto, Aki | 🇫🇮FIN | 2101 | 0.5 | 2058 | 2058 | -1.2 |
| 12 | Heino, Juha | 🇫🇮FIN | 2093 | 0.5 | 1956 | 1956 | -3.2 |
| 13 | Koskinen, Antti | 🇫🇮FIN | 2053 | 0.5 | 2070 | 2070 | +0.2 |
| 14 | Syvalahti, Heikki | 🇫🇮FIN | 1937 | 0.5 | 1731 | 1731 | -5.6 |
| 15 | Nieminen, Oliver | 🇫🇮FIN | 1878 | 0.5 | 2075 | 2075 | +6.4 |
| 16 | Koivumaki, Marko | 🇫🇮FIN | 1738 | 0.5 | 1955 | 1955 | +5.6 |
| 17 | Puhtila, Marko | 🇫🇮FIN | 2068 | 0.5 | 2063 | 2063 | -0.2 |
| 9 | Makela, Jari | 🇫🇮FIN | 0 | 0.5 | 1820 | 1820 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Salminen, Jari | 🇫🇮FIN | 0 | 0.5 | 1813 | 1813 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Tocklin, Tomi | 🇫🇮FIN | 1857 | 0.0 | 2025 | 1225 | -6.0 |
| 20 | Tuominen, Matias | 🇫🇮FIN | 2010 | 0.0 | 1900 | 1100 | -12.8 |
| 21 | Erlund, Kaj | 🇫🇮FIN | 1955 | 0.0 | 2032 | 1232 | -7.2 |
| 22 | Syvalahti, Timo | 🇫🇮FIN | 2124 | 0.0 | 2184 | 1384 | -8.8 |
| 23 | Seilonen, Mikko | 🇫🇮FIN | 1769 | 0.0 | 2083 | 1283 | -2.8 |
| 24 | Rantanen, Martti | 🇫🇮FIN | 1831 | 0.0 | 1916 | 1116 | -15.6 |
| 26 | Haanila, Erkki | 🇫🇮FIN | 1864 | 0.0 | 1917 | 1117 | -8.6 |
| 25 | FIDE 524760 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1920 | 1120 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Harju, Vilho | 🇫🇮FIN | 0 | 0.0 | 2075 | 1275 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Saarinen, EliasFIN+17.21.0 pts · #1
- 2Piiroinen, TeroFIN+12.81.0 pts · #4
- 3Salo, TapioFMFIN+8.81.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Rantanen, MarttiFIN-15.60.0 pts · #24
- 2Tuominen, MatiasFIN-12.80.0 pts · #20
- 3Syvalahti, TimoFIN-8.80.0 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R5+112 Elo gap