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XLV Jyvaskylan Talven turnaus, Ryhma-M

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28 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Jyvaskyla, Finland. 8 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2199, and top seed was Vilka Sipila (🇫🇮 FIN, IM, 2493).

Vilka Sipila (🇫🇮 FIN, IM, 2493) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Tommi Luukkonen (4.0) and Niilo Man Nissinen (4.0). Sipila won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Amjad Al-Hajaj (1970) beat Frans Valli (FM, 2257), a +287-point gap.

Location
🇫🇮Jyvaskyla, Finland
Dates
30 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇫🇮IMVilka Sipila2493
Avg top 10
2,199
Participants
28
Titled players · 8
IM×1
FM×5
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇫🇮Finland×26
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
🇳🇴Norway×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    IMVilka Sipila
    🇫🇮FIN·2493
    4.5pts·2526perf+1.3
  • 🥈
    FMTommi Luukkonen
    🇫🇮FIN·2238
    4.0pts·2406perf+20.2
  • 🥉
    FMNiilo Man Nissinen
    🇭🇰HKG·2149
    4.0pts·2335perf+21.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

IM Vilka Sipila led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
10
5
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Sipila4.5Nissinen4Luukkonen4Valli3.5Korjus3.5Lehtosaari3.5
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

IM Vilka Sipila held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Vilka Sipila drew with FM Niilo Man Nissinen (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Vilka Sipila 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Niilo Man Nissinen 3 wins (R2–R4)FM Tommi Luukkonen 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMVilka Sipila*
½
1
—
2FMNiilo Man Nissinen
½
*——
3FMTommi Luukkonen
0
—*—
4FMFrans Valli———*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Sipila, VilkaIM2493FIN+9B+11N+4B+2N=3B4.514.517.015.002526+1.3
2Luukkonen, TommiFM2238FIN+12N+13B+8N−1B+7N4.013.015.511.002406+20.2
3Nissinen, Niilo ManFM2149HKG=5N+18B+7N+20B=1N4.013.015.011.002335+21.4
4Lehtosaari, Mauri2177FIN+23B+14N−1N+9B=5N3.513.515.08.752222+6.4
5Korjus, Onni1942FIN=3B=28N+11B+14N=4B3.512.513.09.002230+37.8
6Valli, FransFM2257FIN−16B+19N+24B+8N=10B3.510.011.07.502153-9.8
7Mashhadi Aghajan, Rayan2057FIN+22B+17N−3B+16N−2B3.012.013.55.502149+25.6
8Heino, PessiCM2196FIN+19B+16N−2B−6B+20N3.011.513.56.002167-5.6
9Paananen, Olli-Pekka1984FIN−1N+25B+28B−4N+17B3.011.011.53.502182+24.2
10Hintikka, Eero1946FIN−13N+12B=21N+18B=6N3.010.512.57.252145+26.0
11Hokkanen, PetriFM2145FIN+25N−1B−5N+26B=15N2.511.512.53.252047-13.6
12Granat, Simo1981FIN−2B−10N+22B+19N=21B2.511.012.54.502023+5.0
13Paasikangas, JohannaFM2104FIN+10B−2N−16B=24N+23B2.510.511.55.002001-13.4
14Kauppala, Pekka2032FIN+26N−4B=15N−5B+24B2.510.511.53.251984-6.8
15Olin, Janne1941FIN−17B+22N=14B=21N=11B2.59.010.55.002057+15.2
16Al-Hajaj, Amjad1970FIN+6N−8B+13N−7B−18N2.012.014.06.002040+8.0
17Lindholm, Jere2150FIN+15N−7B−20N+27B−9N2.010.511.53.501922-30.6
18Yusuphanova, Sadi-Carolin1945FINF−3N+23B−10N+16B2.010.510.53.501995+5.0
19Lehtohalme, Lasse1974FIN−8N−6B+25N−12B+28N2.010.010.51.501983-0.4
20Multanen, Jimi2038FINF+27N+17B−3N−8B2.010.010.03.002111+7.8
21Seppala, Joni2079FINF=24N=10B=15B=12N2.09.09.04.501951-13.8
22Puuska, HeiniWFM1877FIN−7N−15B−12N+25B=27N1.59.010.01.501824-7.0
23Pelander, Pauliina1916FIN−4N=26B−18N+28B−13N1.59.09.51.001862-8.2
24Hartio, Ilkka1936FINF=21B−6N=13B−14N1.010.510.52.251925-1.8
25Ojasuo, Anton1937FIN−11B−9N−19B−22N+26N1.09.010.01.001741-24.2
26Leonhardsen, Vebjorn Maanum1923NOR−14B=23N=27B−11N−25B1.07.58.51.251756-20.4
27Honkanen, Teemu1949FINF−20B=26N−17N=22B1.06.56.51.251804-15.2
28Viitaniemi, Olli1904FINF=5B−9N−23N−19B0.510.010.01.751632-24.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
XLV Jyvaskylan Talven turnaus, Ryhma-M (2026) — Jyvaskyla, Finland | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats