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47. Kalakukkoturnaus Ryhma-B

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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
Top seed
🇫🇮IMMika Karttunen2490
Avg top 10
2,146
Participants
12
Titled players · 5
IM×2
FM×1
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇮Finland×12
Top 3
  • 🥇
    🇫🇮FIN·2490
    4.0pts·3002perf+6.6
  • 🥈
    🇫🇮FIN·2249
    2.5pts·2263perf+2.2
  • 🥉
    🇫🇮FIN·2296
    2.5pts·2220perf-2.7

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 4 rounds

IM Mika Karttunen led from R2; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
3
1
1
1
1234R1R2R3R4
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
Player1234
1IMMika Karttunen*
1
1
—
2Pavel Blinkov
0
*—
½
3IMSampsa Nyysti
0
—*—
4FMFrans Valli—
½
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Karttunen, MikaIM2490FIN+8B+2N+3B+5N4.07.08.58.503002+6.6
2Blinkov, Pavel2249FIN+12B−1B+7N=4N2.58.59.54.252263+2.2
3Nyysti, SampsaIM2296FIN=7N+6B−1N+9B2.58.09.54.502220-2.7
4Valli, FransFM2222FIN−6N+10B+11N=2B2.56.07.03.752120-9.0
5Heino, PessiCM2173FIN=11B=9N+8B−1B2.07.08.02.752118-12.8
6Eloranta, Kari1953FIN+4B−3N=9B=8N2.06.58.04.002149+19.0
7Paananen, Olli-Pekka1996FIN=3B=11N−2B+12N2.06.07.02.752104+10.0
8Remes, Marko2016FIN−1N+12B−5N=6B1.58.09.02.002040-0.6
9Hartikainen, JarmoCM2061FIN=10N=5B=6N−3N1.56.58.02.752017-6.0
10Matikainen, Risto1994FIN=9B−4N−12N+11B1.55.06.01.751951-5.6
11Si, Patrick1905FIN=5N=7B−4B−10N1.06.58.02.001903-1.2
12Olin, Janne1964FIN−2N−8N+10B−7B1.06.07.51.501871-10.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
47. Kalakukkoturnaus Ryhma-B (2026) — Kuopio, Finland | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats