SMUK SKAK Weekend EMT 2025 - 18
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 22 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Skanderborg, Denmark. Top 10 Elo average was 901, and top seed was Harish S Rao (🇩🇰 DEN, 1578).
Sebastian Jacobsen (🇩🇰 DEN, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Kristian Ulmer (4.0) and David Harlund (3.0). Jacobsen shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇩🇰Skanderborg, Denmark
Dates
22 Aug 2025 → 24 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R2; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
3
1
1
2
2
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Sebastian Jacobsen held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Jacobsen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Sebastian Jacobsen beat Kristian Ulmer (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sebastian Jacobsen | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Kristian Ulmer | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3David Harlund | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Anna Elmholdt Bland | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacobsen, Sebastian | 0 | DEN | +7N | +2N | =3B | =5B | +6N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 11.25 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Ulmer, Kristian | 1469 | DEN | +9N | −1B | +6B | +3N | +5N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 2307 | +44.4 |
| 3 | Harlund, David | 1526 | DEN | =10N | +5B | =1N | −2B | +7N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1524 | -0.2 |
| 4 | Bland, Anna Elmholdt | 0 | DEN | −5N | +9B | +10N | −6N | +8B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Langhorn, Andreas | 0 | DEN | +4B | −3N | +7B | =1N | −2B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Sandmann, Mattis Majvang | 1487 | DEN | =8N | +10B | −2N | +4B | −1B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1277 | -22.0 |
| 7 | Rao, Harish S | 1578 | DEN | −1B | +8B | −5N | +9N | −3B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1499 | -4.4 |
| 8 | Bendixen, Linnea | 1471 | DEN | =6B | −7N | =9N | +10B | −4N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1340 | -13.2 |
| 9 | Harpsoe, Naya | 0 | DEN | −2B | −4N | =8B | −7B | +10N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1233 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Skytte, Amanda | 1483 | DEN | =3B | −6N | −4B | −8N | −9B | 0.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1222 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ulmer, KristianDEN+44.44.0 pts · #2
- 2Skytte, AmandaDEN0.00.5 pts · #7
- 3Jacobsen, SebastianDEN0.04.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Sandmann, Mattis MajvangDEN-22.02.5 pts · #8
- 2Bendixen, LinneaDEN-13.22.0 pts · #10
- 3Rao, Harish SDEN-4.42.0 pts · #6