Kronborg Chess Open 2025 - 4
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Snekkersten, Denmark. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2116, and top seed was Lars Laustsen (🇩🇰 DEN, 2141).
Bjorn Holm Birkisson (🇮🇸 ISL, CM, 2123) won with 4.0/7, ahead of Noah Krug Wahlgreen (4.0) and Matei Govoreanu (4.0). Birkisson won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇩🇰Snekkersten, Denmark
Dates
29 May 2025 → 01 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×5
🇸🇪Sweden×1
🇧🇪Belgium×1
🇮🇸Iceland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsNoah Krug Wahlgreen led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Noah Krug Wahlgreen held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Noah Krug Wahlgreen beat Matei Govoreanu (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 🇮🇸CMBirkisson, Bjorn Holm | 2123 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 14.25 | 24.0 | +8.6 | 2164 |
| 1 | 🇩🇰Wahlgreen, Noah Krug | 2099 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 13.75 | 24.0 | +27.6 | 2168 |
| 2 | 🇧🇪Govoreanu, Matei | 2107 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 13.00 | 24.0 | +24.4 | 2167 |
| 4 | 🇩🇰Laustsen, Lars | 2141 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 11.75 | 24.5 | -5.8 | 2112 |
| 5 | 🇸🇪Karlsson, Stefan 2005 | 2114 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 11.75 | 24.5 | +0.6 | 2116 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰Eriksson, Christian Altenburg | 2118 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 3.0 | 11.50 | 25.0 | -10.8 | 2065 |
| 7 | 🇩🇰Lilja, Richard | 2098 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 3.0 | 10.50 | 25.0 | -6.2 | 2068 |
| 8 | 🇩🇰Rosenlund, Thorbjorn | 2125 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 3.0 | 10.00 | 25.0 | -12.4 | 2064 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wahlgreen, Noah KrugDEN+27.64.0 pts · #1
- 2Govoreanu, MateiBEL+24.44.0 pts · #2
- 3Birkisson, Bjorn HolmCMISL+8.64.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Rosenlund, ThorbjornDEN-12.43.0 pts · #8
- 2Eriksson, Christian AltenburgDEN-10.83.0 pts · #6
- 3Lilja, RichardDEN-6.23.0 pts · #7