Winter Clash
12 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Kangasala, Finland. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1946, and top seed was Vesa Heinola (🇫🇮 FIN, CM, 2131).
Aarni Odner (🇫🇮 FIN, 2008) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Vesa Heinola (3.5) and Eemi Lappalainen (3.0). Odner won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Aleksi Kaitila (1722) beat Tapio Aropaltio (1959), a +237-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 3.5/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 3.5/4. Odner takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.5).
CM Vesa Heinola drew with Aarni Odner (White).
Eemi Lappalainen won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMVesa Heinola | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Aarni Odner | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Eemi Lappalainen | — | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Onni Ruusunen | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odner, Aarni | 2008 | FIN | +11B | +6N | =2N | +3B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 7.25 | 2297 | +26.6 |
| 2 | Heinola, VesaCM | 2131 | FIN | +9B | +10N | =1B | +5N | 3.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.25 | 2298 | +12.2 |
| 3 | Lappalainen, Eemi | 1895 | FIN | +4B | +5N | +10B | −1N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 2181 | +30.2 |
| 4 | Ruusunen, Onni | 2004 | FIN | −3N | +11B | +9N | +8B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 2078 | +14.0 |
| 5 | Moisio, Miska | 1875 | FIN | +12N | −3B | +6N | −2B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1862 | -11.0 |
| 6 | Pihlajamaki, Seppo | 1934 | FIN | +7N | −1B | −5B | +12N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1774 | -12.2 |
| 7 | Kaitila, Aleksi | 1722 | FIN | −6B | −9N | +12N | +10B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1806 | +6.8 |
| 8 | Pohjala, Ilari | 1866 | FIN | −10N | +12B | +11N | −4N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1824 | -2.4 |
| 9 | Sissala, Jesse | 1902 | FIN | −2N | +7B | −4B | =11N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1845 | -6.8 |
| 10 | Aropaltio, Tapio | 1959 | FIN | +8B | −2B | −3N | −7N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1705 | -26.2 |
| 11 | Nikander, Henri | 1890 | FIN | −1N | −4N | −8B | =9B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1617 | -48.4 |
| 12 | FIDE 525359 | 0 | — | −5B | −8N | −7B | −6B | 0.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1074 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lappalainen, EemiFIN+30.23.0 pts · #3
- 2Odner, AarniFIN+26.63.5 pts · #2
- 3Ruusunen, OnniFIN+14.03.0 pts · #4
- 1Nikander, HenriFIN-48.40.5 pts · #11
- 2Aropaltio, TapioFIN-26.21.0 pts · #7
- 3Pihlajamaki, SeppoFIN-12.22.0 pts · #10
- R4+237 Elo gap
- R1+109 Elo gap