Syddjurs Sommerskak 2025 - 4
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Jul 2025 to 25 Jul 2025 in Hornslet, Denmark. Top 10 Elo average was 1260, and top seed was Victoria Rasmussen (🇩🇰 DEN, 1706).
Thomas Velling Laursen (🇩🇰 DEN, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Benjamin Flinta (4.0) and Victoria Rasmussen (3.0). Laursen won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Tage J. C. Toma (1489) beat Hans Jorgen Mikkelsen (1624), a +135-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 5 roundsThomas Velling Laursen led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Thomas Velling Laursen held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
Thomas Velling Laursen drew with Benjamin Flinta (Black).
Thomas Velling Laursen won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇩🇰Laursen, Thomas Velling | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4.5 | 12.00 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 1674 |
| 2 | 🇩🇰Flinta, Benjamin | 1575 | ½ | * | 1 | — | — | ½ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4.0 | 10.00 | 13.5 | +69.2 | 2429 |
| 4 | 🇩🇰Rasmussen, Victoria | 1706 | 0 | 0 | * | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 6.50 | 15.0 | -2.8 | 1688 |
| 12 | 🇩🇰Nielsen, Pia | 1533 | 0 | — | — | * | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3.0 | 6.00 | 12.5 | -7.6 | 824 |
| 11 | 🇩🇰Jensen, Finn | 1596 | 0 | — | 0 | — | * | 1 | — | 1 | — | ½ | — | — | 2.5 | 5.25 | 13.5 | -8.0 | 1439 |
| 3 | 🇩🇰Christensen, Alexander | 0 | — | ½ | — | 0 | 0 | * | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2.5 | 5.00 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 1550 |
| 8 | 🇩🇰Mikkelsen, Hans Jorgen | 1624 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | — | * | — | ½ | — | 0 | ½ | 2.0 | 4.75 | 12.0 | -20.2 | 1442 |
| 5 | 🇩🇰Damkjaer, Nor Gerber | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | * | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2.0 | 3.50 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 1496 |
| 9 | 🇩🇰Leed, Carsten | 1518 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | ½ | 0 | * | — | ½ | 1 | 2.0 | 3.25 | 10.0 | -3.2 | 1481 |
| 10 | 🇩🇰Jacobsen, Per | 1558 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ½ | 0 | — | — | — | * | — | 1 | 1.5 | 2.75 | 15.0 | -8.6 | 1393 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰Toma, Tage J. C. | 1489 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | — | * | 0 | 1.5 | 3.00 | 10.0 | +14.4 | 1764 |
| 7 | 🇩🇰Andersen, Hugo Engbo | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | ½ | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1.5 | 2.50 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1395 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Flinta, BenjaminDEN+69.24.0 pts · #2
- 2Toma, Tage J. C.DEN+14.41.5 pts · #6
- 3Laursen, Thomas VellingDEN0.04.5 pts · #1
- 1Mikkelsen, Hans JorgenDEN-20.22.0 pts · #8
- 2Jacobsen, PerDEN-8.61.5 pts · #10
- 3Jensen, FinnDEN-8.02.5 pts · #11
- R2+135 Elo gap
- R5+131 Elo gap