Kronborg Chess Open 2025 - 12
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Snekkersten, Denmark. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1848, and top seed was Brandur Hojgaard (🇫🇴 FAI, 1875).
Tim Westlund (🇸🇪 SWE, 1854) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Brandur Hojgaard (5.5) and Sana Fock (4.0). Westlund 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
Federations · 4 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×5
🇸🇪Sweden×1
🇫🇴Faroe Islands×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsTim Westlund led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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1
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2
R2–R7 · LEAD HELD
Tim Westlund held the sole lead from R2 through R7 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Tim Westlund beat Brandur Hojgaard (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Tim Westlund 4 wins (R1–R4)Brandur Hojgaard 3 wins (R5–R7)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇸🇪Westlund, Tim | 1854 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 18.25 | 22.5 | +38.4 | 2076 |
| 2 | 🇫🇴Hojgaard, Brandur | 1875 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 15.00 | 22.5 | +33.6 | 2073 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪Fock, Sana | 1864 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 12.25 | 24.0 | +6.6 | 1895 |
| 3 | 🇩🇰Kaergaard, Sissel | 1863 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 10.75 | 24.0 | +6.8 | 1895 |
| 5 | 🇩🇰Andersen, Claus Nis | 1826 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 7.50 | 25.0 | -5.2 | 1800 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰Hansen, Verner | 1838 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 7.00 | 25.0 | -8.2 | 1799 |
| 7 | 🇩🇰Sorensen, Viggo | 1827 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 5.50 | 25.5 | -15.2 | 1748 |
| 8 | 🇩🇰Stochkel, Casper | 1834 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5 | 2.75 | 27.5 | -56.8 | 1427 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Westlund, TimSWE+38.45.5 pts · #1
- 2Hojgaard, BrandurFAI+33.65.5 pts · #2
- 3Kaergaard, SisselDEN+6.84.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Stochkel, CasperDEN-56.80.5 pts · #8
- 2Sorensen, ViggoDEN-15.22.5 pts · #7
- 3Hansen, VernerDEN-8.23.0 pts · #6