Naisten SM 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Apr 2026 to 11 Apr 2026 in Helsinki, Finland. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1931, and top seed was Anastasia Keinanen (🇫🇮 FIN, WIM, 2264).
Johanna Paasikangas (🇫🇮 FIN, FM, 2075) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Anastasia Keinanen (7.5) and Lilja Bederdin (7.0). Paasikangas took the lead from round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Mehr Bhaumik (1692) beat Pauliina Pelander (1916), a +224-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Johanna Paasikangas led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Johanna Paasikangas takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
FM Johanna Paasikangas beat WIM Anastasia Keinanen (White).
FM Johanna Paasikangas 7 wins (R3–R9)WIM Anastasia Keinanen 3+4 wins (R2–R4, R6–R9)WFM Lilja Bederdin 5 wins (R1–R5)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇫🇮FMPaasikangas, Johanna | 2075 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 33.50 | 35.5 | +43.0 | 2378 |
| 2 | 🇫🇮WIMKeinanen, Anastasia | 2264 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 25.25 | 36.5 | -3.0 | 2223 |
| 3 | 🇫🇮WFMBederdin, Lilja | 2101 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 21.00 | 37.0 | +12.6 | 2154 |
| 4 | 🇫🇮Lehtinen, Helja | 1961 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 15.25 | 38.5 | +14.4 | 2016 |
| 6 | 🇫🇮Rinne, Heini | 1865 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 12.25 | 40.0 | +4.2 | 1902 |
| 5 | 🇫🇮WFMPuuska, Heini | 1896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 10.25 | 40.0 | -0.4 | 1900 |
| 7 | 🇫🇮Pelander, Pauliina | 1916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.00 | 41.0 | -25.4 | 1816 |
| 8 | 🇫🇮Bhaumik, Mehr | 1692 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 5.00 | 41.5 | +16.0 | 1782 |
| 9 | 🇫🇮Yusuphanova, Sadi-Carolin | 1959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | — | 2.0 | 6.50 | 42.0 | -32.4 | 1790 |
| 10 | 🇫🇮Zhu, Stella | 1584 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 44.0 | -42.0 | 1117 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Paasikangas, JohannaFMFIN+43.08.5 pts · #1
- 2Bhaumik, MehrFIN+16.02.5 pts · #8
- 3Lehtinen, HeljaFIN+14.45.5 pts · #4
- 1Zhu, StellaFIN-42.00.0 pts · #10
- 2Yusuphanova, Sadi-CarolinFIN-32.42.0 pts · #9
- 3Pelander, PauliinaFIN-25.43.0 pts · #7
- R8+224 Elo gap
- R5+189 Elo gap