Smuk Skak GM Tournament 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Skanderborg, Denmark. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2437, and top seed was Vladimir Baklan (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2554).
Jakob Leon Pajeken (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2443) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Vladimir Baklan (6.0) and Nikola Kanov (6.0). Pajeken shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Vitus Bondo Medhus (FM, 2328) beat Oleg Korneev (GM, 2452), a +124-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Jakob Leon Pajeken led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
IM Jakob Leon Pajeken takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
IM Jakob Leon Pajeken drew with GM Vladimir Baklan (Black).
IM Jakob Leon Pajeken won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇩🇪IMPajeken, Jakob Leon | 2443 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 27.00 | 38.5 | +19.2 | 2603 |
| 2 | 🇺🇦GMBaklan, Vladimir | 2554 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 25.00 | 39.0 | -0.6 | 2549 |
| 3 | 🇧🇬IMKanov, Nikola | 2429 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.75 | 39.0 | +16.2 | 2563 |
| 4 | 🇩🇰IMOlsen, Filip Boe | 2441 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.75 | 39.5 | +9.5 | 2517 |
| 6 | 🇪🇸GMKorneev, Oleg | 2452 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4.0 | 19.00 | 41.0 | -7.0 | 2393 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪IMFromm, Marius | 2407 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 4.0 | 16.75 | 41.0 | -0.8 | 2398 |
| 5 | 🇳🇴IMKaasen, Tor Fredrik | 2478 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 16.25 | 41.0 | -10.6 | 2390 |
| 8 | 🇩🇰IMKistrup, Nicolai | 2365 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 13.50 | 41.5 | -0.2 | 2365 |
| 9 | 🇩🇰GMOchsner, Bjorn Moller | 2476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.5 | 11.75 | 41.5 | -15.4 | 2353 |
| 10 | 🇩🇰FMMedhus, Vitus Bondo | 2328 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 9.25 | 43.0 | -20.6 | 2229 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pajeken, Jakob LeonIMGER+19.26.5 pts · #1
- 2Kanov, NikolaIMBUL+16.26.0 pts · #3
- 3Olsen, Filip BoeIMDEN+9.55.5 pts · #4
- 1Medhus, Vitus BondoFMDEN-20.62.0 pts · #10
- 2Ochsner, Bjorn MollerGMDEN-15.43.5 pts · #9
- 3Kaasen, Tor FredrikIMNOR-10.64.0 pts · #5
- R9+124 Elo gap