Copenhagen Chess Challenge 2025 - IM
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark. 9 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2321, and top seed was Christian Jepson (🇸🇪 SWE, IM, 2409).
Alexander Strom-Engdahl (🇸🇪 SWE, FM, 2313) won with 5.5/9, ahead of Stellan Brynell (5.5) and Jha Sriram (5.5). Strom-Engdahl won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Jha Sriram led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
GM Jha Sriram takes the sole lead (5.5/8).
GM Jha Sriram drew with GM Stellan Brynell (White).
GM Jha Sriram went unbeaten across 8 games (R1–R8).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 3 | 🇸🇪FMStrom-Engdahl, Alexander | 2313 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 24.50 | 38.5 | +22.0 | 2401 |
| 2 | 🇸🇪GMBrynell, Stellan | 2378 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.25 | 38.5 | +2.1 | 2394 |
| 1 | 🇮🇳GMSriram, Jha | 2301 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 34.5 | +18.3 | 2472 |
| 4 | 🇸🇪IMJepson, Christian | 2409 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.50 | 39.0 | -7.1 | 2354 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰FMLiu, Casper | 2325 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 19.75 | 39.5 | -1.2 | 2320 |
| 5 | 🇩🇰Le Besq, Alexander | 2265 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.75 | 39.5 | +15.0 | 2327 |
| 8 | 🇩🇰FMRamsdal, Jens Albert | 2325 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.25 | 40.0 | -5.6 | 2277 |
| 7 | 🇱🇹FMBazilius, Augustinas | 2261 | ½ | ½ | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 16.00 | 34.5 | +30.8 | 2331 |
| 9 | 🇩🇰FMJalving, August | 2320 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 3.5 | 13.25 | 40.5 | -20.0 | 2241 |
| 10 | 🇩🇰FMHald Falkesgaard, Jeppe | 2309 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 9.75 | 42.0 | -46.6 | 2102 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bazilius, AugustinasFMLTU+30.84.0 pts · #7
- 2Strom-Engdahl, AlexanderFMSWE+22.05.5 pts · #3
- 3Sriram, JhaGMIND+18.35.5 pts · #1
- 1Hald Falkesgaard, JeppeFMDEN-46.62.0 pts · #10
- 2Jalving, AugustFMDEN-20.03.5 pts · #9
- 3Jepson, ChristianIMSWE-7.15.0 pts · #4