XLV Jyvaskylan Talven turnaus, Ryhma-A

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20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Jyvaskyla, Finland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1898, and top seed was Linh Mai (🇻🇳 VIE, 1983).

Risto Matikainen (🇫🇮 FIN, 1961) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Antti Reunanen (4.0) and Jaakko Tanttari (3.5). Matikainen shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Iris Gemenetzis (1647) beat Akseli Mikkola (1864), a +217-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

🇻🇳Linh Mai1983

Avg top 10

1,898

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇫🇮Finland×19

🇻🇳Vietnam×1

Top 3

🥇
Risto Matikainen
🇫🇮FIN·1961
4.5pts·2254perf+30.2
🥈
Antti Reunanen
🇫🇮FIN·1930
4.0pts·2074perf+17.2
🥉
Jaakko Tanttari
🇫🇮FIN·1819
3.5pts·2053perf+31.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Risto Matikainen led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Matikainen4.5Reunanen4Tanttari3.5Mai3Ollikainen3Niemi3

R5 · LEADER CHANGE01 Feb

Risto Matikainen takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R3–R5 · WIN STREAK

Risto Matikainen won 3 in a row (R3–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Risto Matikainen	*	—	½	1
2Antti Reunanen	—	*	1	—
3Jaakko Tanttari	½	0	*	1
4Linh Mai	0	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Matikainen, Risto	1961	FIN	+15N	=3B	+5N	+4B	+6N	4.5	12.5	14.5	12.75	2254	+30.2
2	Reunanen, Antti	1930	FIN	+18N	+5B	−4N	+10B	+3N	4.0	12.0	13.0	10.00	2074	+17.2
3	Tanttari, Jaakko	1819	FIN	+11B	=1N	+6B	+8N	−2B	3.5	14.5	17.0	10.75	2053	+31.4
4	Niemi, Olavi	1911	FIN	+9B	+13N	+2B	−1N	−8B	3.0	14.5	16.5	9.00	1961	+7.0
5	Ollikainen, Akseli	1885	FIN	+7B	−2N	−1B	+14N	+17N	3.0	13.5	15.0	6.50	1895	+1.8
6	Mai, Linh	1983	VIE	+14N	+10B	−3N	+13B	−1B	3.0	12.5	14.5	6.50	1897	-10.6
7	Uusi-Oukari, Seppo	1830	FIN	−5N	+12B	−10N	+16B	+13N	3.0	10.0	11.5	6.00	1888	+8.2
8	Matikainen, Olli	1935	FIN	F	+16B	+17N	−3B	+4N	3.0	9.5	9.5	6.00	1980	+5.0
9	Oksanen, Timo	1838	FIN	−4N	+14B	+16N	=17B	=10N	3.0	9.0	10.5	5.50	1850	+2.0
10	Backman, Aaron	1817	FIN	+20B	−6N	+7B	−2N	=9B	2.5	13.0	13.5	5.00	1860	+5.8
11	Normaja, Henri	1714	FIN	−3N	+15B	−13B	+20N	=12B	2.5	10.0	10.5	3.75	1797	+23.6
12	Hanninen, Heikki	1827	FIN	−13B	−7N	+19B	+18B	=11N	2.5	8.5	9.5	3.25	1785	-5.8
13	Nousiainen, Roni	1781	FIN	+12N	−4B	+11N	−6N	−7B	2.0	11.5	14.0	5.00	1780	-1.2
14	Salvi, Tuomas	1745	FIN	−6B	−9N	+20B	−5B	+18N	2.0	10.0	10.5	1.50	1761	+1.6
15	Vatto, Jouko	1840	FIN	−1B	−11N	=18N	+19B	=16N	2.0	9.5	10.5	2.25	1737	-14.4
16	Akkanen, Timo	1771	FIN	+19B	−8N	−9B	−7N	=15B	1.5	11.0	12.0	2.00	1712	-7.6
17	Gemenetzis, Iris	1647	FIN	F	+19N	−8B	=9N	−5B	1.5	10.0	10.0	2.50	1794	+26.8
18	Brade, Henry	1740	FIN	−2B	=20N	=15B	−12N	−14B	1.0	10.5	11.0	1.25	1572	-20.2
19	Mikkola, Akseli	1864	FIN	−16N	−17B	−12N	−15N	+20B	1.0	7.5	8.0	0.50	1521	-43.6
20	Makinen, Kesia	1720	FIN	−10N	=18B	−14N	−11B	−19N	0.5	8.0	9.0	0.50	1409	-32.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tanttari, JaakkoFIN
+31.4
3.5 pts · #3
2Matikainen, RistoFIN
+30.2
4.5 pts · #1
3Gemenetzis, IrisFIN
+26.8
1.5 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Mikkola, AkseliFIN
-43.6
1.0 pts · #18
2Makinen, KesiaFIN
-32.6
0.5 pts · #20
3Brade, HenryFIN
-20.2
1.0 pts · #19

Biggest upsets

R2+217 Elo gap
Gemenetzis, Iris1647 beat Mikkola, Akseli1864
R3+164 Elo gap
Tanttari, Jaakko1819 beat Mai, Linh1983
R2+126 Elo gap
Normaja, Henri1714 beat Vatto, Jouko1840