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Kangasalan elokelpoinen VKL-turnaus B-ryhma

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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
Top seed
🇫🇮Anssi Halmesvirta1805
Avg top 10
1,623
Participants
14
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇮Finland×12
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 4 rounds

Maksim Varfolomeev led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
3
3
1
1234R1R2R3R4
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
Player1234
1Maksim Varfolomeev*
1
2FIDE 525391*
3Joona Heino*
0
4Anton Laihi
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Varfolomeev, Maksim1485FIN+11B+2B=5N+6B3.58.09.07.751880+49.6
2Laihi, Anton0FIN+4B1N+8B+12N3.08.59.56.0015440.0
3FIDE 5253910+10N+7B6N+5B3.07.08.05.5017120.0
4Heino, Joona0FIN2N+14B+10N+7B3.06.06.53.5017310.0
5Nuutinen, Mikko1623FIN+8N+12B=1B3N2.58.59.54.751797+24.4
6Sillanpaa, Jyrki1684FIN=14N+13B+3B1N2.57.58.04.251660-1.2
7Halmesvirta, Anssi1805FIN+9B3N+12B4N2.08.09.03.002350+8.2
8Jarvinen, Miika1586FIN5B+11N2N+10B2.06.57.52.001696+17.6
9Loyttyniemi, Marko1660FIN7N10B+14N+11B2.04.04.51.501508-24.4
10Vuorinen, Juha1579FIN3B+9N4B8N1.08.010.02.001624+2.4
11Palmu, Petri1560FIN1N8B+13N9N1.07.58.51.001449-14.4
12Kinnusvuori, Jani1475FIN+13B5N7N2B1.07.58.51.001608+10.4
13Seilonen, Mikko1771FIN12N6N11B+14B1.04.55.00.50747-46.2
14FIDE 5253670=6B4N9B13N0.57.58.51.2514330.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets