Kangasalan elokelpoinen VKL-turnaus B-ryhma
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Kangasala, Finland. Top 10 Elo average was 1623, and top seed was Anssi Halmesvirta (🇫🇮 FIN, 1805).
Maksim Varfolomeev (🇫🇮 FIN, 1485) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Anton Laihi (3.0). Varfolomeev broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jani Kinnusvuori (1475) beat Mikko Seilonen (1771), a +296-point gap.
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 roundsMaksim Varfolomeev led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Maksim Varfolomeev held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Joona Heino won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maksim Varfolomeev | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2FIDE 525391 | — | * | — | — |
| 3Joona Heino | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Anton Laihi | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varfolomeev, Maksim | 1485 | FIN | +11B | +2B | =5N | +6B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 7.75 | 1880 | +49.6 |
| 2 | Laihi, Anton | 0 | FIN | +4B | −1N | +8B | +12N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 525391 | 0 | — | +10N | +7B | −6N | +5B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 1712 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Heino, Joona | 0 | FIN | −2N | +14B | +10N | +7B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1731 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Nuutinen, Mikko | 1623 | FIN | +8N | +12B | =1B | −3N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1797 | +24.4 |
| 6 | Sillanpaa, Jyrki | 1684 | FIN | =14N | +13B | +3B | −1N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 4.25 | 1660 | -1.2 |
| 7 | Halmesvirta, Anssi | 1805 | FIN | +9B | −3N | +12B | −4N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 2350 | +8.2 |
| 8 | Jarvinen, Miika | 1586 | FIN | −5B | +11N | −2N | +10B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1696 | +17.6 |
| 9 | Loyttyniemi, Marko | 1660 | FIN | −7N | −10B | +14N | +11B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1508 | -24.4 |
| 10 | Vuorinen, Juha | 1579 | FIN | −3B | +9N | −4B | −8N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1624 | +2.4 |
| 11 | Palmu, Petri | 1560 | FIN | −1N | −8B | +13N | −9N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1449 | -14.4 |
| 12 | Kinnusvuori, Jani | 1475 | FIN | +13B | −5N | −7N | −2B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1608 | +10.4 |
| 13 | Seilonen, Mikko | 1771 | FIN | −12N | −6N | −11B | +14B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 747 | -46.2 |
| 14 | FIDE 525367 | 0 | — | =6B | −4N | −9B | −13N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1433 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Varfolomeev, MaksimFIN+49.63.5 pts · #3
- 2Nuutinen, MikkoFIN+24.42.5 pts · #2
- 3Jarvinen, MiikaFIN+17.62.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Seilonen, MikkoFIN-46.21.0 pts · #14
- 2Loyttyniemi, MarkoFIN-24.42.0 pts · #12
- 3Palmu, PetriFIN-14.41.0 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R1+296 Elo gap
- R3+211 Elo gap
- R4+199 Elo gap