Oulun Shakkiseuran Elo-turnaus

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20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Oulu, Finland. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1956, and top seed was Johanna Paasikangas (🇫🇮 FIN, FM, 2104).

Johanna Paasikangas (🇫🇮 FIN, FM, 2104) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Vilho Tella (3.0) and Linh Mai (3.0). Paasikangas won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Juho Markkanen (1859) beat Konsta Kallunki (2045), a +186-point gap.

Location

🇫🇮Oulu, Finland

Dates

24 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇮FMJohanna Paasikangas2104

Avg top 10

1,956

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇫🇮Finland×19

🇻🇳Vietnam×1

Top 3

🥇
FMJohanna Paasikangas
🇫🇮FIN·2104
4.0pts·2692perf+18.4
🥈
Vilho Tella
🇫🇮FIN·1836
3.0pts·2151perf+32.6
🥉
Linh Mai
🇻🇳VIE·1983
3.0pts·2056perf+7.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FM Johanna Paasikangas led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Paasikangas4Tella3Mai3Kotilainen2.5Kallunki2.5Peitsalo2.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

FM Johanna Paasikangas never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Johanna Paasikangas beat Vilho Tella (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Johanna Paasikangas 4 wins (R2–R5)Vilho Tella 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMJohanna Paasikangas	*	1	—	—
2Vilho Tella	0	*	1	—
3Linh Mai	—	0	*	1
4Ari Kotilainen	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Paasikangas, JohannaFM	2104	FIN	F	+2N	+8B	+10N	+11B	4.0	9.0	9.0	9.00	2692	+18.4
2	Tella, Vilho	1836	FIN	F	−1B	+16N	+3B	+10B	3.0	10.5	10.5	6.50	2151	+32.6
3	Mai, Linh	1983	VIE	F	+6N	+7B	−2N	+17B	3.0	9.0	9.0	6.00	2056	+7.6
4	Sassi, Matti	1892	FIN	F	+13B	+15N	−5B	=12N	2.5	8.0	8.0	4.50	1932	+3.0
5	Kallunki, Konsta	2045	FIN	F	−9B	+19B	+4N	=8B	2.5	7.5	7.5	4.50	1952	-9.2
6	Peitsalo, Olli-Pekka	1720	FIN	F	−3B	=14N	+18B	+15N	2.5	7.0	7.0	3.25	1826	+15.6
7	Kotilainen, Ari	1916	FIN	F	+14B	−3N	+20B	=9N	2.5	7.0	7.0	3.00	1906	-0.8
8	Raiha, Jouni	1911	FIN	F	+11B	−1N	=12B	=5N	2.0	10.5	10.5	4.25	1995	+8.8
9	Markkanen, Juho	1859	FIN	F	+5N	=12B	−11N	=7B	2.0	9.0	9.0	4.75	1948	+18.8
10	Si, Patrick	1903	FIN	F	+19N	+17B	−1B	−2N	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	1921	+1.6
11	Vehkalahti, Samuel	1917	FIN	F	−8N	+20B	+9B	−1N	2.0	8.5	8.5	2.50	1905	-3.2
12	Hietala, Kai	1912	FIN	F	=17B	=9N	=8N	=4B	2.0	7.5	7.5	3.75	1910	-0.2
13	Kynsilehto, Markku	0	FIN	F	−4N	=18B	=14N	+20N	2.0	5.5	5.5	1.75	1764	0.0
14	Sjoskog, Tommy	1657	FIN	F	−7N	=6B	=13B	=18N	1.5	8.0	8.0	2.75	1625	-1.8
15	Nikolaienko, Serhii	1838	FIN	F	+18N	−4B	=19N	−6B	1.5	7.0	7.0	1.50	1519	-47.2
16	Uusitalo, Kari	1843	FIN	F	=20N	−2B	=17N	=19B	1.5	5.5	5.5	1.25	1744	-23.2
17	Peltomaa, Jukka	1978	FIN	F	=12N	−10N	=16B	−3N	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.75	1717	-27.2
18	Saviaro, Teppo	0	FIN	F	−15B	=13N	−6N	=14B	1.0	7.5	7.5	1.75	1465	0.0
19	Finni, Harri	1764	FIN	F	−10B	−5N	=15B	=16N	1.0	7.5	7.5	1.50	1714	-10.4
20	Ukkonen, Heimo	1744	FIN	F	=16B	−11N	−7N	−13B	0.5	8.0	8.0	0.75	1619	-8.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tella, VilhoFIN
+32.6
3.0 pts · #2
2Markkanen, JuhoFIN
+18.8
2.0 pts · #9
3Paasikangas, JohannaFMFIN
+18.4
4.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Nikolaienko, SerhiiFIN
-47.2
1.5 pts · #17
2Peltomaa, JukkaFIN
-27.2
1.0 pts · #16
3Uusitalo, KariFIN
-23.2
1.5 pts · #11

Biggest upsets

R2+186 Elo gap
Markkanen, Juho1859 beat Kallunki, Konsta2045
R4+147 Elo gap
Tella, Vilho1836 beat Mai, Linh1983
R5+118 Elo gap
Peitsalo, Olli-Pekka1720 beat Nikolaienko, Serhii1838