Estonian Grandmaster Kaido Kulaots emerged winner of the 23rd Heart of Finland Open that was held on 8-14th July at Harju building in Jyväskylä, Finland.
Kulaots, who was the top-seeded player at the start, concluded the event with 7,5 points, half a point ahead of the group of followers. Full standings below.
The tournament was a 9-round Swiss open with 144 players from ten federations. The field also included six Grandmasters and nine International Masters.
The total prize fund was 4000 EUR, with 1000 EUR reserved for the winner. Official website.
Final standings (top finishers):
1 GM Kulaots Kaido EST 2581 – 7.5
2 GM Gavrilov Alexei RUS 2452 – 7
3 IM Sakalauskas Vaidas LTU 2386 – 7
4 IM Kiik Kalle EST 2446 – 7
5 GM Yrjölä Jouni FIN 2372 – 7
6 IM Sipilä Vilka FIN 2423 – 6.5
7 IM Norri Joose FIN 2359 – 6.5
8 GM Sulskis Sarunas LTU 2559 – 6.5
9 IM Agopov Mikael FIN 2429 – 6.5
10 FM Ebeling Daniel FIN 2379 – 6.5
11 IM Karasev Vladimir I RUS 2358 – 6.5
12 Lobanov Sergei RUS 2198 – 6
13 IM Moiseenko Vadim RUS 2473 – 6
14 IM Karttunen Mika FIN 2457 – 6
15 FM Pohjala Henri FIN 2338 – 6
Impressive result.