Matin paivan turnaus 2026 A-ryhma rounds 4-7
SwissStandard
39 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Helsinki, Finland. 13 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2323, and top seed was Toivo Keinanen (🇫🇮 FIN, IM, 2502).
Niilo Man Nissinen (🇭🇰 HKG, FM, 2159) won with 3.5/7, ahead of Sampsa Nyysti (3.0) and Vilka Sipila (3.0). Nissinen clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Sampsa Nyysti (IM, 2292) beat Toivo Keinanen (IM, 2502), a +210-point gap.
Location
🇫🇮Helsinki, Finland
Dates
28 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 13
IM×4
FM×8
WIM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇫🇮Finland×37
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
🇩🇰Denmark×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Niilo Man Nissinen led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 15 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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15
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R7–R7 · LEAD HELD
FM Niilo Man Nissinen held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nissinen, Niilo ManFM | 2159 | HKG | F | F | F | +15B | =2N | +14N | +13B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.50 | 2576 | +38.6 |
| 2 | Nyysti, SampsaIM | 2292 | FIN | F | F | F | +7N | =1B | +5N | =4N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.75 | 2482 | +9.8 |
| 3 | Sipila, VilkaIM | 2492 | FIN | F | F | F | +16N | +11B | =4B | =7N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.25 | 2468 | +0.5 |
| 4 | Agopov, MikaelIM | 2395 | FIN | F | F | F | +14N | +21B | =3N | =2B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 2535 | +7.0 |
| 5 | Paasikangas, JohannaFM | 2099 | FIN | F | F | F | +13N | +38B | −2B | +16N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 2424 | +33.8 |
| 6 | Vorobyov, Radmir | 2068 | FIN | F | F | F | +27B | +29N | −24B | +30B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.00 | 2255 | +38.4 |
| 7 | Keinanen, ToivoIM | 2502 | FIN | F | F | F | −2B | +32N | +21N | =3B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 2390 | -4.7 |
| 8 | Nyback, Jukka | 2057 | FIN | F | F | F | +10N | +28B | −12N | =24N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 2208 | +16.0 |
| 9 | Lindholm, Jere | 2133 | FIN | F | F | F | =12N | +18B | −13N | +25B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 2192 | +6.4 |
| 10 | Laakso, Harri | 2086 | FIN | F | F | F | −8B | +30N | =11N | +18B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.25 | 2093 | +0.6 |
| 11 | Mashhadi Aghajan, Rayan | 2049 | FIN | F | F | F | +24B | −3N | =10B | +32B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 2290 | +46.4 |
| 12 | Ristoja, Samu | 2189 | FIN | F | F | F | =9B | +36N | +8B | −14N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 2231 | +4.2 |
| 13 | Salonen, AkuFM | 2269 | FIN | F | F | F | −5B | +15N | +9B | −1N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 2125 | -15.2 |
| 14 | Wartiovaara, OliverFM | 2288 | FIN | F | F | F | −4B | +24N | −1B | +12B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 2250 | -4.0 |
| 15 | Vesa, Mikke | 2109 | FIN | F | F | F | −1N | −13B | +26N | +17B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 2083 | -5.6 |
| 16 | Hietanen, Herman | 2112 | FIN | F | F | F | −3B | +17N | +33B | −5B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 2173 | +9.2 |
| 17 | Vesa, Sampo | 1955 | FIN | F | F | F | +19N | −16B | +23N | −15N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2103 | +15.8 |
| 18 | Pelander, Pauliina | 1924 | FIN | F | F | F | +35B | −9N | +20B | −10N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 2052 | +13.4 |
| 19 | Kauppala, Pekka | 2042 | FIN | F | F | F | −17B | +22N | −25B | +28B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1957 | -9.4 |
| 20 | Puittinen, Mika | 2034 | FIN | F | F | F | +22B | =31N | −18N | =26B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1955 | -8.8 |
| 21 | Aalto, PatrikFM | 2295 | FIN | F | F | F | +38N | −4N | −7B | +33N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 2323 | +3.0 |
| 22 | Hynna, Kevin | 1949 | FIN | F | F | F | −20N | −19B | +35B | +31N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 2007 | +6.6 |
| 23 | Kahre, Kim | 2150 | FIN | F | F | F | F | +35N | −17B | +36N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 2116 | -2.4 |
| 24 | Valli, FransFM | 2257 | FIN | F | F | F | −11N | −14B | +6N | =8B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 2029 | -24.8 |
| 25 | Tuominen, Matias | 2004 | FIN | F | F | F | −32N | =26B | +19N | −9N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1941 | -7.6 |
| 26 | Lehtinen, Helja | 1950 | FIN | F | F | F | =30B | =25N | −15B | =20N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1940 | -1.4 |
| 27 | Arstila, Petteri | 2114 | FIN | F | F | F | −6N | −34B | +29B | =35N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1916 | -43.6 |
| 28 | Reunanen, Antti | 1920 | FIN | F | F | F | +31B | −8N | =36B | −19N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1953 | +3.0 |
| 29 | Ertbjerg, Per | 1914 | DEN | F | F | F | =37B | −6B | −27N | +39B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 1950 | +3.2 |
| 30 | Hakulinen, Pauli | 1962 | FIN | F | F | F | =26N | −10B | =31B | −6N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1832 | -26.4 |
| 31 | Irjala, Arttu | 1997 | FIN | F | F | F | −28N | =20B | =30N | −22B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1773 | -23.6 |
| 32 | Molander, Joel | 1988 | FIN | F | F | F | +25B | −7B | F | −11N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 2022 | +0.8 |
| 33 | Kivimaki, Kasper | 2145 | FIN | F | F | F | +36B | F | −16N | −21B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 2032 | -9.2 |
| 34 | Salimaki, JanneFM | 2074 | FIN | F | F | F | F | +27N | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2914 | +11.2 |
| 35 | Yusuphanova, Sadi-Carolin | 1954 | FIN | F | F | F | −18N | −23B | −22N | =27B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1712 | -21.8 |
| 36 | Tuominen, TanjaWIM | 2064 | FIN | F | F | F | −33N | −12B | =28N | −23B | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1779 | -25.8 |
| 37 | Makinen, Ville | 2034 | FIN | F | F | F | =29N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1914 | -3.2 |
| 38 | Luukkonen, TommiFM | 2251 | FIN | F | F | F | −21B | −5N | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1397 | -22.8 |
| 39 | Suominen, Antti | 1933 | FIN | F | F | F | F | F | F | −29N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1114 | -10.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mashhadi Aghajan, RayanFIN+46.42.5 pts · #12
- 2Nissinen, Niilo ManFMHKG+38.63.5 pts · #1
- 3Vorobyov, RadmirFIN+38.43.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Arstila, PetteriFIN-43.61.5 pts · #25
- 2Hakulinen, PauliFIN-26.41.0 pts · #34
- 3Tuominen, TanjaWIMFIN-25.80.5 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R4+210 Elo gap
- R4+208 Elo gap
- R6+195 Elo gap