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III Nokian talviturnaus Ryhma-B

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12 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Nokia, Finland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1842, and top seed was Eemi Lappalainen (🇫🇮 FIN, 1895).

Eemi Lappalainen (🇫🇮 FIN, 1895) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Matti Helmisola (3.0) and Pekka Kauko (2.5). Lappalainen broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Joel Jarvinen (1696) beat Ilari Pohjala (1857), a +161-point gap.

Location
🇫🇮Nokia, Finland
Dates
17 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Top seed
🇫🇮Eemi Lappalainen1895
Avg top 10
1,842
Participants
12
Federations · 2 represented
🇫🇮Finland×11
🇧🇪Belgium×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 4 rounds

Eemi Lappalainen led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
2
3
1
1234R1R2R3R4
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD

Eemi Lappalainen held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Eemi Lappalainen 3 wins (R2–R4)Matti Helmisola 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Eemi Lappalainen*
1
2Matti Helmisola*
1
0
3Jaakko Kauko
0
*
½
4Pekka Kauko
0
1
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Lappalainen, Eemi1895FIN=9N+11B+5N+3B3.56.57.56.752110+15.4
2Helmisola, Matti1876FIN3B+10N+6N+4B3.07.08.56.001972+7.8
3Kauko, Pekka1834FIN+2N+6B=4B1N2.59.011.06.251998+13.2
4Kauko, Jaakko0FIN+7N+8B=3N2N2.57.59.04.7518310.0
5Ihalainen, Juho1895FIN=11N+9B1B+8N2.56.57.53.501916+3.6
6Inkala, Pasi1850FIN+12B3N2B+11N2.06.57.01.501742-17.2
7Uusitalo, Kari1844FIN4B+12N=8B=10N2.05.56.02.001940+15.6
8Jarvinen, Joel1696FIN+10B4N=7N5B1.57.08.52.501865+13.6
9Kinnunen, Visa1783FIN=1B5N=11B=12B1.57.07.52.501770-1.0
10Pohjala, Ilari1857FIN8N2B+12N=7B1.56.57.01.501739-13.4
11Halbach, Alexandre0BEL=5B1N=9N6B1.08.09.52.0016630.0
12Torkkola, Simo1894FIN6N7B10B=9N0.55.57.00.751511-36.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets