Kronborg Chess Open 2025 - 10
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Snekkersten, Denmark. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1916, and top seed was Heidrikur T. Jacobsen (🇫🇴 FAI, 1930).
Hallvard Foss Bjornstad (🇳🇴 NOR, 1922) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Hanesh Ravikumar (4.5) and Denys Kushyk (4.0). Bjornstad shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear 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
Federations · 5 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×4
🇸🇪Sweden×1
🇫🇴Faroe Islands×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇳🇴Norway×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsHallvard Foss Bjornstad led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE29 May
Hallvard Foss Bjornstad takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Hallvard Foss Bjornstad drew with Hanesh Ravikumar (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Hallvard Foss Bjornstad 3 wins (R5–R7)Hanesh Ravikumar 4 wins (R3–R6)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇴Bjornstad, Hallvard Foss | 1922 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 16.25 | 21.5 | +77.6 | 2145 |
| 2 | 🇩🇰Ravikumar, Hanesh | 1898 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 12.25 | 22.5 | +47.6 | 2021 |
| 4 | 🇺🇦Kushyk, Denys | 1927 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 10.25 | 23.0 | +14.4 | 1964 |
| 3 | 🇫🇴Jacobsen, Heidrikur T. | 1930 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4.0 | 11.50 | 21.0 | +18.0 | 2042 |
| 5 | 🇸🇪Johansson, Roland 1961 | 1916 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 12.00 | 23.5 | 0.0 | 1916 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰Petersen, Poul-Erik | 1914 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 2.5 | 7.00 | 24.5 | -19.6 | 1814 |
| 7 | 🇩🇰Kokholm, Daniel | 1898 | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 4.75 | 21.0 | -17.0 | 1792 |
| 8 | 🇩🇰Rasmussen, Morten | 1923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1.0 | 3.00 | 26.0 | -51.2 | 1606 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bjornstad, Hallvard FossNOR+77.65.5 pts · #1
- 2Ravikumar, HaneshDEN+47.64.5 pts · #2
- 3Jacobsen, Heidrikur T.FAI+18.04.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Rasmussen, MortenDEN-51.21.0 pts · #8
- 2Petersen, Poul-ErikDEN-19.62.5 pts · #6
- 3Kokholm, DanielDEN-17.02.0 pts · #7