Winter Clash Ryhma-B
14 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Kangasala, Finland. Top 10 Elo average was 1664, and top seed was Risto Eerikainen (🇫🇮 FIN, 1761).
Risto Eerikainen (🇫🇮 FIN, 1761) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Jyrki Sillanpaa (3.0) and Oula Suvanto (3.0). Eerikainen shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Petri Palmu (1560) beat Marko Koivumaki (1730), a +170-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 4 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
4 players finish on 3.0/4. Eerikainen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.5).
Jyrki Sillanpaa lost to Oula Suvanto (Black).
Risto Eerikainen won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jyrki Sillanpaa | * | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2Oula Suvanto | 1 | * | — | — |
| 3Risto Eerikainen | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Pal Szabo | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eerikainen, Risto | 1761 | FIN | +8N | +5B | +7B | −2N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 1833 | +5.6 |
| 2 | Sillanpaa, Jyrki | 1686 | FIN | +14N | +10B | −3N | +1B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1857 | +17.6 |
| 3 | Suvanto, Oula | 1737 | FIN | =12B | =11N | +2B | +7N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 6.50 | 1977 | +17.2 |
| 4 | Szabo, Pal | 0 | FIN | −5B | +14B | +13N | +9N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1752 | +29.6 |
| 5 | Parssinen, Valtteri | 1743 | FIN | +4N | −1N | =6B | +10B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 5.75 | 1634 | -16.8 |
| 6 | Palmu, Petri | 1560 | FIN | −9N | +8B | =5N | +11B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 4.75 | 1678 | +18.8 |
| 7 | Jarvinen, Joel | 1696 | FIN | +13N | +9B | −1N | −3B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1561 | -10.6 |
| 8 | FIDE 525367 | 0 | — | −1B | −6N | +12B | +13B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 860 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Zhu, Stella | 1562 | FIN | +6B | −7N | =10N | −4B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1611 | +8.4 |
| 10 | Jarvinen, Miika | 1586 | FIN | +11N | −2N | =9B | −5N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1593 | +0.8 |
| 11 | Koivumaki, Marko | 1730 | FIN | −10B | =3B | +14N | −6N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1526 | -22.6 |
| 12 | FIDE 525340 | 0 | — | =3N | −13B | −8N | +14B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1677 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Vaisanen, Tero | 0 | FIN | −7B | +12N | −4B | −8N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 894 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Vuorinen, Juha | 1579 | FIN | −2B | −4N | −11B | −12N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 909 | -12.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Szabo, PalFIN+29.63.0 pts · #4
- 2Palmu, PetriFIN+18.82.5 pts · #5
- 3Sillanpaa, JyrkiFIN+17.63.0 pts · #1
- 1Koivumaki, MarkoFIN-22.61.5 pts · #9
- 2Parssinen, ValtteriFIN-16.82.5 pts · #10
- 3Vuorinen, JuhaFIN-12.80.0 pts · #13
- R4+170 Elo gap
- R1+144 Elo gap