Kangasalan elokelpoinen VKL-turnaus
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12 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Kangasala, Finland. Top 10 Elo average was 1901, and top seed was Juha Maki (🇫🇮 FIN, 2023).
Onni Ruusunen (🇫🇮 FIN, 2004) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Eemi Lappalainen (3.0) and Juha Maki (2.5). Ruusunen shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇫🇮Kangasala, Finland
Dates
28 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇮Finland×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
3
5
1
2
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.0/4. Ruusunen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.0).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Eemi Lappalainen lost to Onni Ruusunen (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Eemi Lappalainen | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2Onni Ruusunen | 1 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Juha Maki | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Miska Moisio | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruusunen, Onni | 2004 | FIN | =6B | +2N | +4B | =3N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 7.75 | 2143 | +20.0 |
| 2 | Lappalainen, Eemi | 1895 | FIN | +11N | −1B | +5N | +6B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 2083 | +21.0 |
| 3 | Maki, Juha | 2023 | FIN | +9B | =4N | =6B | =1B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 5.25 | 2075 | +5.2 |
| 4 | Moisio, Miska | 1875 | FIN | +7N | =3B | −1N | +8B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 2047 | -0.6 |
| 5 | Sissala, Jesse | 1902 | FIN | =12B | +8N | −2B | +9N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1959 | +5.2 |
| 6 | Pohjala, Ilari | 1844 | FIN | =1N | +10B | =3N | −2N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1918 | +7.8 |
| 7 | Helmisola, Matti | 1876 | FIN | −4B | +12N | −8B | +11N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1854 | -1.6 |
| 8 | Rantala, Tuomas | 1872 | FIN | =10N | −5B | +7N | −4N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1801 | -15.6 |
| 9 | Aropaltio, Tapio | 1959 | FIN | −3N | =11B | +10N | −5B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1767 | -22.0 |
| 10 | Jarvinen, Joel | 1696 | FIN | =8B | −6N | −9B | +12N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1768 | +3.6 |
| 11 | Eerikainen, Risto | 1761 | FIN | −2B | =9N | =12B | −7B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1671 | -9.2 |
| 12 | Suvanto, Oula | 1737 | FIN | =5N | −7B | =11N | −10B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 1622 | -11.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lappalainen, EemiFIN+21.03.0 pts · #1
- 2Ruusunen, OnniFIN+20.03.0 pts · #2
- 3Pohjala, IlariFIN+7.82.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Aropaltio, TapioFIN-22.01.5 pts · #8
- 2Rantala, TuomasFIN-15.61.5 pts · #9
- 3Suvanto, OulaFIN-11.61.0 pts · #11