Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group4 7-8
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28 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held on 10 Jan 2026 in Various, Finland. Top 10 Elo average was 1956, and top seed was Markku Vilppolainen (🇫🇮 FIN, 2025).
Jouko Viljanen (🇫🇮 FIN, 1826) won with 1.5/8, ahead of Jouni Raiha (1.0) and Simo Lehtonen (1.0). Viljanen clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Aleksi Kaitila (1727) beat Matti Helmisola (1870), a +143-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 · 8 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇮Finland×28
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viljanen, Jouko | 🇫🇮FIN | 1826 | 1.5 | 1830 | 2023 | +10.2 |
| 7 | Raiha, Jouni | 🇫🇮FIN | 1926 | 1.0 | 1900 | 2700 | +9.6 |
| 10 | Lehtonen, Simo | 🇫🇮FIN | 2000 | 1.0 | 1939 | 2739 | +8.6 |
| 3 | Taipale, Marko | 🇫🇮FIN | 1943 | 1.0 | 1902 | 1902 | +0.2 |
| 8 | Piirto, Tomi | 🇫🇮FIN | 1905 | 1.0 | 1950 | 1950 | +0.6 |
| 2 | Markkanen, Juho | 🇫🇮FIN | 1847 | 1.0 | 1942 | 2742 | +24.4 |
| 4 | Kaitila, Aleksi | 🇫🇮FIN | 1727 | 1.0 | 1874 | 2674 | +14.4 |
| 5 | Laaksovuori, Tommi | 🇫🇮FIN | 1797 | 1.0 | 1895 | 2695 | +25.2 |
| 6 | Jyska, Ilmari | 🇫🇮FIN | 1860 | 1.0 | 1946 | 2746 | +22.4 |
| 9 | Reed, Darren | 🇫🇮FIN | 1946 | 1.0 | 1877 | 2677 | +8.0 |
| 16 | Ukkonen, Heimo | 🇫🇮FIN | 1764 | 0.5 | 1826 | 1826 | +2.2 |
| 19 | Pukkinen, Seppo | 🇫🇮FIN | 1957 | 0.5 | 1849 | 1656 | -15.0 |
| 11 | Matikainen, Olli | 🇫🇮FIN | 1935 | 0.5 | 1783 | 1783 | -4.0 |
| 12 | Laurila, Antti | 🇫🇮FIN | 1920 | 0.5 | 1902 | 1902 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Remes, Marko | 🇫🇮FIN | 1972 | 0.5 | 1882 | 1882 | -3.2 |
| 14 | Maki-Franti, Petri | 🇫🇮FIN | 1905 | 0.5 | 2000 | 2000 | +6.4 |
| 15 | Vilppolainen, Markku | 🇫🇮FIN | 2025 | 0.5 | 1920 | 1920 | -2.8 |
| 17 | Sissala, Jesse | 🇫🇮FIN | 1934 | 0.5 | 1905 | 1905 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Haapanen, Aapo | 🇫🇮FIN | 1919 | 0.5 | 2023 | 2023 | +2.8 |
| 20 | Kinnunen, Visa | 🇫🇮FIN | 1803 | 0.5 | 1935 | 1935 | +4.0 |
| 21 | Nikolaienko, Serhii | 🇫🇮FIN | 1880 | 0.5 | 1942 | 1942 | +5.6 |
| 26 | Kotilainen, Ari | 🇫🇮FIN | 1922 | 0.0 | 1826 | 1026 | -12.4 |
| 22 | Sassi, Matti | 🇫🇮FIN | 1892 | 0.0 | 1900 | 1100 | -9.8 |
| 23 | Hintikka, Eero | 🇫🇮FIN | 1923 | 0.0 | 1906 | 1106 | -11.2 |
| 24 | Hietala, Kai | 🇫🇮FIN | 1912 | 0.0 | 1939 | 1139 | -9.2 |
| 25 | Ihalainen, Juho | 🇫🇮FIN | 1894 | 0.0 | 1797 | 997 | -25.2 |
| 27 | Helmisola, Matti | 🇫🇮FIN | 1870 | 0.0 | 1709 | 909 | -14.4 |
| 28 | Siurola, Aapo | 🇫🇮FIN | 1861 | 0.0 | 1947 | 1147 | -16.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Laaksovuori, TommiFIN+25.21.0 pts · #5
- 2Markkanen, JuhoFIN+24.41.0 pts · #2
- 3Jyska, IlmariFIN+22.41.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Ihalainen, JuhoFIN-25.20.0 pts · #25
- 2Siurola, AapoFIN-16.00.0 pts · #28
- 3Pukkinen, SeppoFIN-15.00.5 pts · #19
Biggest upsets
- R7+143 Elo gap
- R7+110 Elo gap