Helsingin Mestaruus 2026
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 04 Jan 2026 in Helsinki, Finland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1986, and top seed was Kim Kahre (🇫🇮 FIN, 2157).
Teppo Moilanen (🇫🇮 FIN, 1940) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Kim Kahre (6.5) and Sameli Kaitaranta (6.5). Moilanen shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Eetu Ahola (1898) beat Konsta Kallunki (2045), a +147-point gap.
Location
🇫🇮Helsinki, Finland
Dates
27 Dec 2025 → 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇫🇮Finland×9
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCo-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE30 Dec
Teppo Moilanen takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kim Kahre beat Sameli Kaitaranta (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Kim Kahre 4 wins (R3–R6)Sameli Kaitaranta 3 wins (R5–R7)Teppo Moilanen 3 wins (R2–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 🇫🇮Moilanen, Teppo | 1940 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 28.50 | 38.5 | +52.0 | 2157 |
| 1 | 🇫🇮Kahre, Kim | 2157 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.75 | 38.5 | -3.6 | 2133 |
| 2 | 🇫🇮Kaitaranta, Sameli | 2038 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 22.50 | 38.5 | +26.0 | 2146 |
| 4 | 🇫🇮Irjala, Arttu | 1968 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 21.00 | 39.0 | +34.8 | 2113 |
| 5 | 🇫🇮Pasanen, Tuomo | 2052 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.25 | 40.0 | -8.0 | 2022 |
| 6 | 🇫🇮Ahola, Eetu | 1898 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 16.75 | 40.0 | +33.6 | 2039 |
| 7 | 🇫🇮Kallunki, Konsta | 2045 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 12.00 | 41.5 | -36.0 | 1899 |
| 9 | 🇫🇮Kopsa, Petri | 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 2.5 | 12.00 | 42.5 | -41.0 | 1820 |
| 8 | 🇫🇮Louhivaara, Jere | 1918 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 6.75 | 42.5 | -22.2 | 1828 |
| 10 | 🇫🇷Tabet, Gabriel | 1853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1.0 | 3.00 | 44.0 | -71.2 | 1650 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Moilanen, TeppoFIN+52.06.5 pts · #3
- 2Irjala, ArttuFIN+34.86.0 pts · #4
- 3Ahola, EetuFIN+33.65.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Tabet, GabrielFRA-71.21.0 pts · #10
- 2Kopsa, PetriFIN-41.02.5 pts · #9
- 3Kallunki, KonstaFIN-36.03.5 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R5+147 Elo gap
- R6+112 Elo gap
- R9+112 Elo gap