III Nokian talviturnaus Ryhma-C
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Nokia, Finland. Top 10 Elo average was 1264, and top seed was Valtteri Parssinen (🇫🇮 FIN, 1743).
Julia Sinitsyna (🇫🇮 FIN, 1578) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Valtteri Parssinen (3.0) and Jyrki Sillanpaa (3.0). Sinitsyna clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Julia Sinitsyna (1578) beat Valtteri Parssinen (1743), a +165-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
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇮Finland×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsJulia Sinitsyna led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE18 Jan
Julia Sinitsyna takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Julia Sinitsyna beat Valtteri Parssinen (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Valtteri Parssinen won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Julia Sinitsyna | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Valtteri Parssinen | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Jyrki Sillanpaa | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Maksim Varfolomeev | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinitsyna, Julia | 1578 | FIN | +10B | =8N | +4B | +2B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 7.75 | 1912 | +49.6 |
| 2 | Parssinen, Valtteri | 1743 | FIN | +11B | +3N | +8B | −1N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1788 | +10.4 |
| 3 | Sillanpaa, Jyrki | 1686 | FIN | +12N | −2B | +6N | +9B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1651 | -1.8 |
| 4 | FIDE 521787 | 0 | — | =9N | +6B | −1N | +8N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1641 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Varfolomeev, Maksim | 1485 | FIN | −6N | =9B | +11B | +10N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 2242 | +35.6 |
| 6 | Penttila, Aatu | 0 | FIN | +5B | −4N | −3B | +12N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1596 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Szabo, Pal | 0 | FIN | −8B | −10N | +12N | +11B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Haapamaki, Mika | 1702 | FIN | +7N | =1B | −2N | −4B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1469 | -24.4 |
| 9 | Laihi, Anton | 0 | FIN | =4B | =5N | =10B | −3N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1422 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kinnusvuori, Jani | 1475 | FIN | −1N | +7B | =9N | −5B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 732 | -33.6 |
| 11 | Pokki, Kalle | 1414 | FIN | −2N | +12B | −5N | −7N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1470 | +7.2 |
| 12 | Palmu, Petri | 1560 | FIN | −3B | −11N | −7B | −6B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 748 | -41.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sinitsyna, JuliaFIN+49.63.5 pts · #2
- 2Varfolomeev, MaksimFIN+35.62.5 pts · #3
- 3Parssinen, ValtteriFIN+10.43.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Palmu, PetriFIN-41.20.0 pts · #12
- 2Kinnusvuori, JaniFIN-33.61.5 pts · #11
- 3Haapamaki, MikaFIN-24.41.5 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R4+165 Elo gap
- R2+146 Elo gap