Kronborg Chess Open 2025 - 15
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Snekkersten, Denmark. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1747, and top seed was Sigge Johansson (🇸🇪 SWE, 1796).
Eskil Rosenlund Ahl (🇩🇰 DEN, 1790) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Anker Muller (5.5) and Erlingur Jensson (4.0). Ahl won solo starting round 3.
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 · 3 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×6
🇸🇪Sweden×1
🇮🇸Iceland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsEskil Rosenlund Ahl led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Eskil Rosenlund Ahl never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R6 · DECISIVE LEAD01 Jun
Eskil Rosenlund Ahl opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Anker Muller); the title is out of reach before R7.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Eskil Rosenlund Ahl beat Anker Muller (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇩🇰Ahl, Eskil Rosenlund | 1790 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 21.00 | 21.0 | +122.0 | 2540 |
| 2 | 🇩🇰Muller, Anker | 1780 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 13.50 | 22.5 | +65.6 | 1972 |
| 3 | 🇮🇸Jensson, Erlingur | 1750 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 9.00 | 24.0 | +9.0 | 1796 |
| 4 | 🇸🇪Johansson, Sigge | 1796 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 9.00 | 24.0 | -0.6 | 1789 |
| 5 | 🇩🇰Hansen, Erik Hedegaard | 1759 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 6.00 | 24.5 | -2.8 | 1745 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰Ankjaer, Allan | 1760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 3.50 | 25.5 | -22.8 | 1642 |
| 7 | 🇩🇰Larsen, Hans Haagen | 1741 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1.5 | 2.00 | 26.5 | -38.4 | 1517 |
| 8 | 🇩🇰Nielsen, Pia | 1596 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 28.0 | -38.2 | 968 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ahl, Eskil RosenlundDEN+122.07.0 pts · #1
- 2Muller, AnkerDEN+65.65.5 pts · #2
- 3Jensson, ErlingurISL+9.04.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Larsen, Hans HaagenDEN-38.41.5 pts · #7
- 2Nielsen, PiaDEN-38.20.0 pts · #8
- 3Ankjaer, AllanDEN-22.82.5 pts · #6