XLV Jyvaskylan Talven turnaus, Ryhma-A
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsRisto 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.
Risto Matikainen takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
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.
- 1Tanttari, JaakkoFIN+31.43.5 pts · #3
- 2Matikainen, RistoFIN+30.24.5 pts · #1
- 3Gemenetzis, IrisFIN+26.81.5 pts · #17
- 1Mikkola, AkseliFIN-43.61.0 pts · #18
- 2Makinen, KesiaFIN-32.60.5 pts · #20
- 3Brade, HenryFIN-20.21.0 pts · #19
- R2+217 Elo gap
- R3+164 Elo gap
- R2+126 Elo gap