Aarhus Sommerskak 2025 - 2
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jun 2025 to 04 Jul 2025 in Aarhus, Denmark. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2122, and top seed was Gunnar Pedersen (🇩🇰 DEN, CM, 2168).
Mogens Thuesen (🇩🇰 DEN, 2129) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Gunnar Pedersen (3.5) and Richard Lilja (3.0). Thuesen shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Vadim Kobal (2026) beat John Filip Rendboe (FM, 2149), a +123-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Gunnar Pedersen led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
CM Gunnar Pedersen held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
CM Gunnar Pedersen drew with Mogens Thuesen (White).
CM Gunnar Pedersen went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇩🇰Thuesen, Mogens | 2129 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 8.25 | 11.5 | +19.0 | 2270 |
| 1 | 🇩🇰CMPedersen, Gunnar | 2168 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 7.50 | 11.5 | +12.4 | 2262 |
| 3 | 🇩🇰Lilja, Richard | 2099 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.50 | 12.0 | +14.0 | 2199 |
| 4 | 🇩🇰CMChristensen, Janus | 2162 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 4.00 | 12.5 | -6.6 | 2114 |
| 5 | 🇩🇰FMRendboe, John Filip | 2149 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1.5 | 5.25 | 13.5 | -24.4 | 1968 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰Kobal, Vadim | 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1.0 | 1.50 | 14.0 | -14.4 | 1901 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Thuesen, MogensDEN+19.03.5 pts · #2
- 2Lilja, RichardDEN+14.03.0 pts · #3
- 3Pedersen, GunnarCMDEN+12.43.5 pts · #1
- 1Rendboe, John FilipFMDEN-24.41.5 pts · #5
- 2Kobal, VadimDEN-14.41.0 pts · #6
- 3Christensen, JanusCMDEN-6.62.5 pts · #4
- R5+123 Elo gap