XLV Jyvaskylan Talven turnaus, Ryhma-B
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22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Jyvaskyla, Finland. Top 10 Elo average was 1755, and top seed was Markku Raitanen (🇫🇮 FIN, 1807).
Sami Vainikka (🇫🇮 FIN, 1753) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Vesa Taavitsainen (3.5) and Marko Korjus (3.5). Vainikka clinched sole first place in the final round.
Location
🇫🇮Jyvaskyla, Finland
Dates
30 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇮Finland×20
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsSami Vainikka led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE01 Feb
Sami Vainikka takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Sami Vainikka drew with Marko Korjus (White).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Sami Vainikka went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sami Vainikka | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2Marko Korjus | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Jori Maenpaa | — | 1 | * | — |
| 4Vesa Taavitsainen | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vainikka, Sami | 1753 | FIN | +9B | +5N | =3B | =2N | +8B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 13.00 | 1947 | +40.8 |
| 2 | Taavitsainen, Vesa | 1764 | FIN | +17N | +4B | =10N | =1B | =7N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 9.25 | 1740 | -3.6 |
| 3 | Korjus, Marko | 1764 | FIN | +12N | +14B | =1N | +10B | −6N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 9.00 | 1875 | +15.4 |
| 4 | Tolvanen, Jaakko | 0 | FIN | +11B | −2N | =8B | +12N | +14B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 8.50 | 1736 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Marten, Marwan | 1714 | FIN | +18N | −1B | +16N | =7B | +10N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 1671 | -3.0 |
| 6 | Maenpaa, Jori | 1774 | FIN | F | +15B | =7N | +11N | +3B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.00 | 1902 | +18.4 |
| 7 | Varfolomeev, Maksim | 1485 | FIN | +21N | =8N | =6B | =5N | =2B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.75 | 1791 | +77.6 |
| 8 | Ollikainen, Esko | 1774 | FIN | +22N | =7B | =4N | +9B | −1N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.25 | 1667 | -15.2 |
| 9 | Jaakkola, Leevi | 0 | FIN | −1N | +18B | +13N | −8N | +15B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1597 | -20.4 |
| 10 | Seilonen, Mikko | 1774 | FIN | +16B | +13N | =2B | −3N | −5B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1474 | -22.6 |
| 11 | Laihinen, Ilja | 0 | FIN | −4N | +17B | +14N | −6B | =13N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1736 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Lamminmaki, Oiva | 1524 | FIN | −3B | =20N | +17B | −4B | +16N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1666 | +14.8 |
| 13 | Suominen, Venla | 0 | FIN | +15N | −10B | −9B | +21N | =11B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1681 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Raitanen, Markku | 1807 | FIN | +20B | −3N | −11B | +18N | −4N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 964 | -11.2 |
| 15 | Kaunonen, Jouni | 1639 | FIN | −13B | −6N | +21B | =16B | −9N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.75 | 1671 | +1.6 |
| 16 | Zuikov, Andrei | 0 | FIN | −10N | +21B | −5B | =15N | −12B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Nyberg, Max | 1570 | FIN | −2B | −11N | −12N | F | +18B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 842 | -32.8 |
| 18 | FIDE 516716 | 0 | — | −5B | −9N | +20B | −14B | −17N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 896 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Salmelin, Petri | 1660 | FIN | F | F | F | F | +21B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2368 | +14.8 |
| 20 | FIDE 525278 | 0 | — | −14N | =12B | −18N | F | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Kiviaho, Pauli | 1569 | FIN | −7B | −16N | −15N | −13B | −19N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 794 | -27.8 |
| 22 | Riihimaki, Vesa | 1764 | FIN | −8B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 973 | -19.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Varfolomeev, MaksimFIN+77.63.0 pts · #3
- 2Vainikka, SamiFIN+40.84.0 pts · #2
- 3Maenpaa, JoriFIN+18.43.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Nyberg, MaxFIN-32.81.0 pts · #20
- 2Kiviaho, PauliFIN-27.80.0 pts · #19
- 3Seilonen, MikkoFIN-22.62.5 pts · #17