Oulun Shakkiseuran Elo-turnaus
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Johanna Paasikangas led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Johanna Paasikangas never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Johanna Paasikangas beat Vilho Tella (Black).
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.
- 1Tella, VilhoFIN+32.63.0 pts · #2
- 2Markkanen, JuhoFIN+18.82.0 pts · #9
- 3Paasikangas, JohannaFMFIN+18.44.0 pts · #1
- 1Nikolaienko, SerhiiFIN-47.21.5 pts · #17
- 2Peltomaa, JukkaFIN-27.21.0 pts · #16
- 3Uusitalo, KariFIN-23.21.5 pts · #11
- R2+186 Elo gap
- R4+147 Elo gap
- R5+118 Elo gap