HSL Paasiaisturnaus 2026 Avoin-ryhma
30 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Apr 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Helsinki, Finland. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1916, and top seed was Eetu Tiiva (🇫🇮 FIN, 1980).
Eemi Lappalainen (🇫🇮 FIN, 1932) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Eetu Ahola (5.5) and Hanz Martin Cheng (5.0). Lappalainen won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Miika Hakkarainen (1000) beat Jere Louhivaara (1914), a +914-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsEemi Lappalainen led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Eemi Lappalainen held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
Eemi Lappalainen drew with Eetu Ahola (White).
Eemi Lappalainen 4 wins (R1–R4)Eetu Ahola 3 wins (R2–R4)Hanz Martin Cheng 4 wins (R2–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Eemi Lappalainen | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Eetu Ahola | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Hanz Martin Cheng | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4Pannaga Y S | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lappalainen, Eemi | 1932 | FIN | +22B | +23N | +25N | +5B | =2B | +6N | =3B | 6.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 21.25 | 2186 | +39.8 |
| 2 | Ahola, Eetu | 1919 | FIN | =20N | +12B | +10N | +25B | =1N | =8B | +9B | 5.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 19.25 | 2038 | +20.0 |
| 3 | Cheng, Hanz Martin | 1851 | PHI | =4B | +21N | +11B | F | +9N | +5B | =1N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 20.00 | 2079 | +33.2 |
| 4 | Pannaga Y S | 1615 | IND | =3N | +20B | −5N | =28B | +25N | +14B | +8N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 15.50 | 2008 | +70.0 |
| 5 | Ertbjerg, Per | 1917 | DEN | +19B | =10N | +4B | −1N | +7B | −3N | +11B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 17.75 | 1905 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Malaska, Niko | 1941 | FIN | +9N | =13B | =8N | =14B | +10N | −1B | +12N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 28.0 | 16.50 | 1899 | -5.8 |
| 7 | Salvi, Tuomas | 1735 | FIN | −25N | +26B | +20N | =8B | −5N | +21B | +10N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 12.50 | 1899 | +31.2 |
| 8 | Backman, Aaron | 1834 | FIN | +30B | =11N | =6B | =7N | +13B | =2N | −4B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 13.50 | 1831 | -0.2 |
| 9 | Kesavaara, Aarni | 1717 | FIN | −6B | +15N | +16B | +17N | −3B | +18B | −2N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 13.00 | 1826 | +26.8 |
| 10 | Reunanen, Emil | 1818 | FIN | +18N | =5B | −2B | +24N | −6B | +13N | −7B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 11.25 | 1763 | -18.4 |
| 11 | Tiiva, Eetu | 1980 | FIN | +14N | =8B | −3N | =13B | =12N | +27B | −5N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 11.00 | 1791 | -33.2 |
| 12 | Yadav, Neev | 1686 | FIN | =17B | −2N | +21B | =18N | =11B | +16N | −6B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 10.75 | 1882 | +58.0 |
| 13 | Pihlajamaki, Niklas | 1797 | FIN | +15B | =6N | =17B | =11N | −8N | −10B | +27N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 1799 | -0.8 |
| 14 | Toppinen, Neo | 1796 | FIN | −11B | +30N | +27B | =6N | =17B | −4N | =15B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 8.50 | 1748 | -13.6 |
| 15 | Pyda, Akhil | 1000 | IND | −13N | −9B | +26N | =19B | +22B | =17N | =14N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 9.25 | 1757 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Tocklin, Tomi | 1864 | FIN | +26N | −25B | −9N | +29B | =23N | −12B | +22N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 7.75 | 1756 | -19.8 |
| 17 | Louhivaara, Jere | 1914 | FIN | =12N | +29B | =13N | −9B | =14N | =15B | −18B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1740 | -22.6 |
| 18 | Hakkarainen, Miika | 1000 | FIN | −10B | =19N | +30B | =12B | F | −9N | +17N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.25 | 1693 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Koivumaki, Marko | 1691 | FIN | −5N | =18B | −24N | =15N | −21B | +30N | +26B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 1525 | -17.4 |
| 20 | Ruohonen, Teemu | 1709 | FIN | =2B | −4N | −7B | =21N | =26B | =29N | =23B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 7.25 | 1635 | -15.0 |
| 21 | Varfolomeev, Maksim | 1677 | FIN | =28N | −3B | −12N | =20B | +19N | −7N | =29B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 6.25 | 1649 | -11.6 |
| 22 | Wahlback, Stefan | 1713 | FIN | −1N | =24B | =29N | =27B | −15N | +25B | −16B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 5.25 | 1730 | +1.2 |
| 23 | Oksanen, Timo | 1840 | FIN | +24N | −1B | =28N | F | =16B | F | =20N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 1799 | -5.0 |
| 24 | Kiili, Veikko | 1609 | FIN | −23B | =22N | +19B | −10B | −27N | =26N | =30B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 5.75 | 1606 | -1.6 |
| 25 | Hynna, Kevin | 1959 | FIN | +7B | +16N | −1B | −2N | −4B | −22N | F | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 8.00 | 1671 | -44.0 |
| 26 | Sinitsyna, Julia | 1674 | FIN | −16B | −7N | −15B | +30N | =20N | =24B | −19N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 3.50 | 1482 | -46.8 |
| 27 | Zhukov, Matvei | 1653 | FIN | F | =28B | −14N | =22N | +24B | −11N | −13B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.75 | 1671 | +2.4 |
| 28 | Hakkarainen, Tomi | 1882 | FIN | =21B | =27N | =23B | =4N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1696 | -37.6 |
| 29 | Gemenetzis, Iris | 1678 | FIN | F | −17N | =22B | −16N | =30B | =20B | =21N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.25 | 1626 | -21.6 |
| 30 | Salmela, Olli | 1000 | FIN | −8N | −14B | −18N | −26B | =29N | −19B | =24N | 1.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 2.25 | 1445 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pannaga Y SIND+70.05.0 pts · #4
- 2Yadav, NeevFIN+58.03.5 pts · #11
- 3Lappalainen, EemiFIN+39.86.0 pts · #1
- 1Sinitsyna, JuliaFIN-46.82.0 pts · #29
- 2Hynna, KevinFIN-44.02.0 pts · #26
- 3Hakkarainen, TomiFIN-37.62.0 pts · #20
- R7+914 Elo gap
- R5+713 Elo gap
- R3+674 Elo gap