47. Kalakukkoturnaus Ryhma-B
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Kuopio, Finland. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2146, and top seed was Mika Karttunen (🇫🇮 FIN, IM, 2490).
Mika Karttunen (🇫🇮 FIN, IM, 2490) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Pavel Blinkov (2.5) and Sampsa Nyysti (2.5). Karttunen won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Kari Eloranta (1953) beat Frans Valli (FM, 2222), a +269-point gap.
Location
🇫🇮Kuopio, Finland
Dates
18 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 5
IM×2
FM×1
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇮Finland×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsIM Mika Karttunen led from R2; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
3
1
1
1
R2–R4 · LEAD HELD
IM Mika Karttunen never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Mika Karttunen beat Pavel Blinkov (Black).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
IM Mika Karttunen won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMMika Karttunen | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Pavel Blinkov | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3IMSampsa Nyysti | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FMFrans Valli | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karttunen, MikaIM | 2490 | FIN | +8B | +2N | +3B | +5N | 4.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 3002 | +6.6 |
| 2 | Blinkov, Pavel | 2249 | FIN | +12B | −1B | +7N | =4N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 2263 | +2.2 |
| 3 | Nyysti, SampsaIM | 2296 | FIN | =7N | +6B | −1N | +9B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 2220 | -2.7 |
| 4 | Valli, FransFM | 2222 | FIN | −6N | +10B | +11N | =2B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.75 | 2120 | -9.0 |
| 5 | Heino, PessiCM | 2173 | FIN | =11B | =9N | +8B | −1B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 2118 | -12.8 |
| 6 | Eloranta, Kari | 1953 | FIN | +4B | −3N | =9B | =8N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2149 | +19.0 |
| 7 | Paananen, Olli-Pekka | 1996 | FIN | =3B | =11N | −2B | +12N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 2104 | +10.0 |
| 8 | Remes, Marko | 2016 | FIN | −1N | +12B | −5N | =6B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 2040 | -0.6 |
| 9 | Hartikainen, JarmoCM | 2061 | FIN | =10N | =5B | =6N | −3N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 2017 | -6.0 |
| 10 | Matikainen, Risto | 1994 | FIN | =9B | −4N | −12N | +11B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1951 | -5.6 |
| 11 | Si, Patrick | 1905 | FIN | =5N | =7B | −4B | −10N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1903 | -1.2 |
| 12 | Olin, Janne | 1964 | FIN | −2N | −8N | +10B | −7B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1871 | -10.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Eloranta, KariFIN+19.02.0 pts · #5
- 2Paananen, Olli-PekkaFIN+10.02.0 pts · #7
- 3Karttunen, MikaIMFIN+6.64.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Heino, PessiCMFIN-12.82.0 pts · #6
- 2Olin, JanneFIN-10.21.0 pts · #11
- 3Valli, FransFMFIN-9.02.5 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R1+269 Elo gap