The 30th edition of the Heart of Finland Chess Open / Nordic Open Chess Championship will be held from 18-24 July 2022 in Jyväskylä. The event marks the 100th anniversary of the Finnish Chess Federation and features two separate competitions: Open and Seniors.
Throwback: Kaido Kulaots wins Heart of Finland 2017 on tiebreak / GM Kiril Alekseenko clinches 25th Heart of Finland Open on tiebreak
The events will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with time control 90 min/40 moves + 30min + 30sec/move. The total prize fund will be 17.000 euros. More than 100 players already registered for the Open event and the line-up is led by GM Sergey Fedorchuk, GM Bartlomiej Heberla, and GM Lucas van Foreest. See the current starting list of participants below.
30th Heart of Finland / Nordic Open Chess Championship 2022 LIVE
Starting list – 30th Heart of Finland Chess Open:
No. | Name | FED | RtgI | |
1 | GM | Fedorchuk Sergey A. | UKR | 2612 |
2 | GM | Heberla Bartlomiej | POL | 2577 |
3 | GM | Van Foreest Lucas | NED | 2575 |
4 | GM | Kulaots Kaido | EST | 2543 |
5 | GM | Mikhalevski Victor | ISR | 2540 |
6 | GM | Korpa Bence | HUN | 2537 |
7 | GM | Chatalbashev Boris | DEN | 2520 |
8 | GM | Steingrimsson Hedinn | ISL | 2513 |
9 | GM | Kevlishvili Robby | NED | 2508 |
10 | GM | Nagy Gabor | HUN | 2500 |
11 | IM | Seo Jung Min | SWE | 2492 |
12 | IM | Karttunen Mika | FIN | 2484 |
13 | IM | Keinänen Toivo | FIN | 2477 |
14 | FM | Abdrlauf Elham | NOR | 2466 |
15 | IM | Agopov Mikael | FIN | 2455 |
16 | IM | Mikhalevski Alexander | ISR | 2428 |
17 | IM | Sipilä Vilka | FIN | 2416 |
18 | IM | Seeman Tarvo | EST | 2410 |
19 | IM | Nyysti Sampsa | FIN | 2363 |
20 | FM | Köykkä Pekka | FIN | 2361 |
21 | IM | Reprintsev Alexander | UKR | 2353 |
22 | FM | Pohjala Henri | FIN | 2339 |
23 | IM | Srinath Rao S.V. | IND | 2306 |
24 | FM | Niemi Kalle | FIN | 2297 |
25 | FM | Järvenpää Jari | FIN | 2292 |
26 | FM | Jouhki Yrjö Markus | FIN | 2280 |
27 | FM | Rönkä Erik | FIN | 2272 |
28 | FM | Luukkonen Tommi | FIN | 2270 |
29 | Lahdelma Henri | FIN | 2254 | |
30 | FM | Pääkkönen Timo | FIN | 2226 |
31 | WFM | Nazarova Anastasia | FIN | 2208 |
32 | Ristoja Samu | FIN | 2208 | |
33 | Wartiovaara Oliver | FIN | 2208 | |
34 | Lehtosaari Mauri | FIN | 2199 | |
35 | Tiitta Sauli | FIN | 2193 | |
36 | Issakainen Ari | FIN | 2170 | |
37 | Pönniö Toni | FIN | 2163 | |
38 | CM | Engman Rickard | SWE | 2159 |
39 | Galchenko Vadim | FIN | 2155 | |
40 | Tuomala Tapio | FIN | 2155 | |
41 | Rehn Ralf | FIN | 2141 | |
42 | Simola Tuomas | FIN | 2128 | |
43 | Olander Aleksi | FIN | 2106 | |
44 | Aalto Patrik | FIN | 2104 | |
45 | Seo Jung Hyun | SWE | 2102 | |
46 | Tolonen Mikko | FIN | 2093 | |
47 | Tammela Ranel | SWE | 2088 | |
48 | Riipinen Juha | FIN | 2083 | |
49 | Nieminen Kari | FIN | 2079 | |
50 | Soppela Jouni | FIN | 2059 | |
51 | Kivimäki Kasper | FIN | 2043 | |
52 | Paronen Petteri | FIN | 2037 | |
53 | Lönnqvist Henrik | FIN | 2019 | |
54 | Penttilä Tero | FIN | 2014 | |
55 | Lye Sverre | NOR | 2009 | |
56 | Multanen Jimi | FIN | 2000 | |
57 | Hartio Ilkka | FIN | 1982 | |
58 | Koskimaa Esko | FIN | 1977 | |
59 | Komulainen Lauri | FIN | 1975 | |
60 | Pozimski Szymon | POL | 1970 | |
61 | Räsänen Otto | FIN | 1965 | |
62 | Granat Simo | FIN | 1964 | |
63 | Vainikka Toni | FIN | 1951 | |
64 | Lallukka Taneli | FIN | 1946 | |
65 | Jönsson Oscar | SWE | 1941 | |
66 | WIM | Mariano-Wågman Cristine Rose | PHI | 1940 |
67 | Khanov Pavel | FIN | 1934 | |
68 | Karttinen Risto | FIN | 1927 | |
69 | Milovs Daniels | LAT | 1926 | |
70 | Lehtinen Heljä | FIN | 1907 | |
71 | Nieminen Pauli | FIN | 0 | |
72 | Nisula Timo | FIN | 1894 | |
73 | Möttönen Ari | FIN | 1893 | |
74 | Pesola Jyrki | FIN | 1893 | |
75 | Mustonen Tapani | FIN | 1887 | |
76 | Karppinen Martti | FIN | 1874 | |
77 | Koskinen Veikko | FIN | 1872 | |
78 | Varho Ilkka | FIN | 1868 | |
79 | Huiskonen Janne | FIN | 0 | |
80 | Jaakkola Niklas | FIN | 1863 | |
81 | Kleinert Jürgen | GER | 1863 | |
82 | Korjus Onni | FIN | 1856 | |
83 | Piwowar Michal | SWE | 1850 | |
84 | Vättö Jouko | FIN | 1850 | |
85 | Martinec Tamas | FIN | 1848 | |
86 | Viitaniemi Olli | FIN | 1845 | |
87 | Taipale Reijo | FIN | 1843 | |
88 | Piiroinen Tero | FIN | 1840 | |
89 | Lehtinen Tero | FIN | 1836 | |
90 | Luodonpää Martti | FIN | 1834 | |
91 | Remes Marko | FIN | 1834 | |
92 | Rinne Heini | FIN | 1829 | |
93 | Tocklin Tomi | FIN | 1822 | |
94 | Ojala Matias | FIN | 1821 | |
95 | Viljanen Jouko | FIN | 1819 | |
96 | Vanttaja Ilkka | FIN | 0 | |
97 | AIM | Vierjoki Timo | FIN | 1779 |
98 | Moilanen Teppo | FIN | 1779 | |
99 | Asikainen Eeli | FIN | 1773 | |
100 | Korjus Marko | FIN | 1771 | |
101 | Koskinen Hannu E. | FIN | 1751 | |
102 | Ailasmaa Kimmo | FIN | 1727 | |
103 | Riekkinen Keijo | FIN | 1727 | |
104 | Laaksonen Matti | FIN | 1721 | |
105 | Lye Sigurd | NOR | 1717 | |
106 | Sippola Sara-Olivia | FIN | 1704 | |
107 | Hänninen Heikki | FIN | 1699 | |
108 | Nissinen Niilo Man | HKG | 1693 | |
109 | Halme Lucas | FIN | 0 | |
110 | Si Patrick | FIN | 1680 | |
111 | Olin Janne | FIN | 0 | |
112 | Mäenpää Jori | FIN | 0 | |
113 | Akkanen Timo | FIN | 1664 | |
114 | Paananen Olli-Pekka | FIN | 0 | |
115 | Buselli Daniel | FIN | 1649 | |
116 | Lilliehöök Victor | SWE | 1647 | |
117 | Heino Aimo | FIN | 1643 | |
118 | Linnossuo Lauri | FIN | 1640 | |
119 | Muhonen Sami | FIN | 1633 | |
120 | Mikkola Akseli | FIN | 1630 | |
121 | Kaunonen Jouni | FIN | 1606 | |
122 | ACM | Jaakkola Vesa | FIN | 1550 |
123 | Hietalahti Matias | FIN | 1530 | |
124 | Riikonen Aleksei | FIN | 0 | |
125 | Mustonen Niko | FIN | 1492 | |
126 | Jaruta Alexander | FIN | 0 | |
127 | Kulmala Jere | FIN | 0 | |
128 | Brade Henry | FIN | 0 | |
129 | Valpas Jami | FIN | 1476 | |
130 | Ojasuo Anton | FIN | 0 | |
131 | D Amato Francesco | FIN | 0 | |
132 | D Amato Raffaele | FIN | 0 | |
133 | Farnalskiy Artur | FIN | 0 | |
134 | Tomashevich Daniel | FIN | 0 | |
135 | Shevnin Dmitri | FIN | 1301 | |
136 | Peuranen Eemil-Veikka | FIN | 1264 | |
137 | Oksanen Maria | FIN | 1257 | |
138 | Nieminen Oliver | FIN | 1158 |
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Starting list – 30th Heart of Finland / Nordic Senior Chess Championship:
No. | Name | FED | Rtg | |
1 | Franssila Tommi | FIN | 2206 | |
2 | FM | Holst Conny | SWE | 2177 |
3 | FM | Salimäki Janne | FIN | 2114 |
4 | Vilppolainen Markku | FIN | 2058 | |
5 | Andersson Lars | SWE | 2056 | |
6 | Syvälahti Heikki | FIN | 2055 | |
7 | Mäki Juha | FIN | 2047 | |
8 | Tunge Christian | NOR | 2009 | |
9 | Ruotanen Helge | FIN | 1963 | |
10 | Kirppo Ronny | SWE | 1943 | |
11 | Eloranta Kari | FIN | 1932 | |
12 | Haraldsson Leif | SWE | 1908 | |
13 | Patola Eero | FIN | 1810 | |
14 | Kangas Mauno | FIN | 1790 | |
15 | Raitanen Markku | FIN | 1789 | |
16 | Pursiainen Erkki | FIN | 1783 | |
17 | Hauksson Bjorgvin Jonas | ISL | 1739 | |
18 | Hamina Martti | FIN | 1703 | |
19 | Lehtelä Antti | FIN | 1694 | |
20 | Sjöskog Tommy | FIN | 1560 |
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