Kronborg Chess Open 2025 - 6
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Snekkersten, Denmark. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2054, and top seed was Nina Hoiberg (🇩🇰 DEN, WIM, 2075).
Bjarke Gregor (🇩🇰 DEN, 2060) won with 4.5/7, ahead of Nina Hoiberg (4.5) and Vedant Kumar Saravana (4.5). Gregor shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
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 · 3
CM×1
WIM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×4
🇳🇴Norway×2
🇸🇪Sweden×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsBjarke Gregor led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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1
1
1
2
3
R2–R7 · LEAD HELD
Bjarke Gregor held the sole lead from R2 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Bjarke Gregor drew with WIM Nina Hoiberg (Black).
R1–R7 · UNBEATEN
Bjarke Gregor went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇩🇰Gregor, Bjarke | 2060 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 14.00 | 22.5 | +18.4 | 2155 |
| 2 | 🇩🇰WIMHoiberg, Nina | 2075 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 13.75 | 22.5 | +15.2 | 2153 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳Vedant Kumar Saravana | 2034 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 13.75 | 22.5 | +49.2 | 2159 |
| 4 | 🇳🇴Kaewpitakkun, Pantham | 2042 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | — | 1 | 3.5 | 11.50 | 21.0 | +24.8 | 2112 |
| 5 | 🇩🇰WFMKakulidis, Ellen | 2040 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.00 | 24.0 | -7.0 | 2006 |
| 7 | 🇸🇪Surender, Anil | 2047 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 7.25 | 24.5 | -18.6 | 1953 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰CMMolvig, Henrik | 2063 | ½ | ½ | 0 | — | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2.5 | 7.75 | 21.0 | -11.2 | 1998 |
| 8 | 🇳🇴Eckhardt, Lars | 2072 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 7.50 | 25.0 | -33.8 | 1894 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vedant Kumar SaravanaIND+49.24.5 pts · #3
- 2Kaewpitakkun, PanthamNOR+24.83.5 pts · #4
- 3Gregor, BjarkeDEN+18.44.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Eckhardt, LarsNOR-33.82.0 pts · #8
- 2Surender, AnilSWE-18.62.5 pts · #7
- 3Molvig, HenrikCMDEN-11.22.5 pts · #6