Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group2 8
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56 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held on 07 Feb 2026 in Various, Finland. 4 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2182, and top seed was Tero Kokkila (🇫🇮 FIN, FM, 2252).
Sameep Dahal (🇳🇵 NEP, 0) won with 1.0/8, ahead of Daryl Taylor (1.0) and Pavel Blinkov (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 8: Antti Reunanen (1912) beat Jyrki Heikkinen (2050), a +138-point gap.
Location
🇫🇮Various, Finland
Dates
07 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Team · 8 rounds
Titled players · 4
FM×2
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇫🇮Finland×49
🇳🇵Nepal×1
🇸🇪Sweden×1
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
🇵🇭Philippines×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dahal, Sameep | 🇳🇵NEP | 0 | 1.0 | 1988 | 2008 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Taylor, Daryl | 🇫🇮FIN | 1947 | 1.0 | 1820 | 2620 | +6.4 |
| 3 | Blinkov, Pavel | 🇫🇮FIN | 2231 | 1.0 | 2195 | 2995 | +8.8 |
| 4 | Asomaki, Pekka | 🇫🇮FIN | 2082 | 1.0 | 2099 | 2899 | +11.0 |
| 5 | Reunanen, Antti | 🇫🇮FIN | 1912 | 1.0 | 2057 | 2857 | +13.6 |
| 6 | Lehti, Juhani | 🇫🇮FIN | 2222 | 1.0 | 2068 | 2868 | +5.8 |
| 7 | FMKokkila, Tero | 🇫🇮FIN | 2252 | 1.0 | 2129 | 2929 | +6.4 |
| 8 | Calonius, Mikael | 🇫🇮FIN | 2059 | 1.0 | 2054 | 2854 | +10.0 |
| 9 | Kauppala, Pekka | 🇫🇮FIN | 2046 | 1.0 | 1899 | 2699 | +6.2 |
| 10 | Hamalainen, Jussi | 🇫🇮FIN | 2055 | 1.0 | 2169 | 2969 | +12.8 |
| 11 | Malmi, Eric | 🇫🇮FIN | 2054 | 1.0 | 1925 | 2725 | +7.2 |
| 12 | Vihinen, Teemu | 🇫🇮FIN | 2097 | 1.0 | 1936 | 2736 | +5.2 |
| 13 | Mai, Linh | 🇻🇳VIE | 1937 | 1.0 | 1942 | 2742 | +11.0 |
| 14 | Kivimaki, Kasper | 🇫🇮FIN | 2123 | 1.0 | 2125 | 2925 | +9.4 |
| 15 | Kholopov, Evgeny | 🇫🇮FIN | 2168 | 1.0 | 1915 | 2715 | +3.6 |
| 16 | CMParonen, Petteri | 🇫🇮FIN | 1947 | 1.0 | 2036 | 2836 | +12.4 |
| 17 | Kumar, Ashwin | 🇫🇮FIN | 1936 | 1.0 | 1922 | 2722 | +9.4 |
| 18 | Salmela, Nuutti | 🇫🇮FIN | 1922 | 1.0 | 1836 | 2636 | +13.6 |
| 19 | Tikanmaki, Heikki | 🇫🇮FIN | 1858 | 1.0 | 1862 | 2662 | +10.2 |
| 20 | Holopainen, Timo | 🇫🇮FIN | 2122 | 0.5 | 2121 | 2121 | +0.6 |
| 21 | Havansi, Erkki E.T. | 🇫🇮FIN | 2140 | 0.5 | 1858 | 1858 | -6.2 |
| 22 | Kangas, Lauri | 🇫🇮FIN | 2056 | 0.5 | 2100 | 2100 | +1.4 |
| 24 | Ahonen, Jari | 🇫🇮FIN | 1914 | 0.5 | 1960 | 1960 | +2.4 |
| 26 | Mannisto, Eero | 🇫🇮FIN | 1966 | 0.5 | 1919 | 1919 | -1.2 |
| 27 | Aberg, Tomi | 🇫🇮FIN | 2107 | 0.5 | 2100 | 2100 | -0.6 |
| 28 | WFMBederdin, Lilja | 🇫🇮FIN | 2144 | 0.5 | 2155 | 2155 | +1.6 |
| 29 | Upero, Jussi | 🇫🇮FIN | 2148 | 0.5 | 2172 | 2172 | +0.6 |
| 30 | Rinne, Heini | 🇫🇮FIN | 1854 | 0.5 | 2111 | 2111 | +6.2 |
| 31 | Hallenberg, Sami | 🇫🇮FIN | 2134 | 0.5 | 2099 | 2099 | -1.6 |
| 32 | Honkanen, Marko | 🇫🇮FIN | 2086 | 0.5 | 2050 | 2050 | -1.4 |
| 33 | Myller, Janne | 🇫🇮FIN | 2168 | 0.5 | 2150 | 2150 | -0.6 |
| 34 | Uusitalo, Joona | 🇫🇮FIN | 1943 | 0.5 | 2086 | 2086 | +3.8 |
| 35 | Laakso, Harri | 🇫🇮FIN | 2103 | 0.5 | 1943 | 1943 | -3.8 |
| 23 | FIDE 522007 | — | 0 | 0.5 | 1887 | 1887 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Laine, Karri | 🇫🇮FIN | 0 | 0.5 | 1865 | 1865 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Bomb, Timo | 🇫🇮FIN | 1828 | 0.0 | 1950 | 1150 | -12.8 |
| 37 | Lehtosaari, Mauri | 🇫🇮FIN | 2145 | 0.0 | 2063 | 1263 | -12.8 |
| 38 | FMPaasikangas, Johanna | 🇫🇮FIN | 2076 | 0.0 | 2062 | 1262 | -11.0 |
| 39 | Ahola, Eetu | 🇫🇮FIN | 1899 | 0.0 | 2030 | 1230 | -7.2 |
| 40 | Kivinen, Jyrki | 🇫🇮FIN | 1964 | 0.0 | 1907 | 1107 | -11.0 |
| 41 | Torvinen, Eetu | 🇫🇮FIN | 1890 | 0.0 | 2176 | 1376 | -3.6 |
| 42 | Paajala, Niki | 🇫🇮FIN | 2011 | 0.0 | 1946 | 1146 | -12.4 |
| 43 | Sund, Jan | 🇫🇮FIN | 2140 | 0.0 | 2145 | 1345 | -9.4 |
| 44 | Wallin, Axel | 🇫🇮FIN | 1910 | 0.0 | 1944 | 1144 | -18.8 |
| 46 | Krok, Pasi | 🇫🇮FIN | 2021 | 0.0 | 2119 | 1319 | -10.4 |
| 48 | Karhumaa, Ilari | 🇫🇮FIN | 0 | 0.0 | 1950 | 1150 | -13.6 |
| 49 | Cheng, Hanz Martin | 🇵🇭PHI | 1868 | 0.0 | 1858 | 1058 | -10.2 |
| 50 | Elomaa, Arto | 🇫🇮FIN | 2149 | 0.0 | 2260 | 1460 | -6.4 |
| 51 | Vakeva, Jani | 🇫🇮FIN | 2195 | 0.0 | 2239 | 1439 | -8.8 |
| 52 | Tammela, Ranel | 🇸🇪SWE | 2053 | 0.0 | 2226 | 1426 | -5.8 |
| 53 | Heikkinen, Jyrki | 🇫🇮FIN | 2050 | 0.0 | 1920 | 1120 | -13.6 |
| 54 | Seppala, Joni | 🇫🇮FIN | 2040 | 0.0 | 2055 | 1255 | -10.0 |
| 56 | Salmi, Verneri | 🇫🇮FIN | 0 | 0.0 | 2042 | 1242 | -12.4 |
| 45 | Koponen, Juha | 🇫🇮FIN | 0 | 0.0 | 2112 | 1312 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 525324 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1771 | 971 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 525383 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1909 | 1109 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Reunanen, AnttiFIN+13.61.0 pts · #5
- 2Salmela, NuuttiFIN+13.61.0 pts · #18
- 3Hamalainen, JussiFIN+12.81.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Wallin, AxelFIN-18.80.0 pts · #44
- 2Heikkinen, JyrkiFIN-13.60.0 pts · #53
- 3Karhumaa, IlariFIN-13.60.0 pts · #48
Biggest upsets
- R8+138 Elo gap