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Kronborg Chess Open 2025 - 18

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8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Snekkersten, Denmark. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1634, and top seed was Bjarne Eiholt (🇩🇰 DEN, 1681).

Zaid Al-Jay (🇫🇴 FAI, 1669) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Hendrik Ondrouschek (5.0) and Isabella Chen (4.5). Al-Jay won solo starting round 3.

Location
🇩🇰Snekkersten, Denmark
Dates
29 May 2025 → 01 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇰Bjarne Eiholt1681
Avg top 10
1,634
Participants
8
Federations · 4 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×4
🇫🇴Faroe Islands×2
🇨🇭Switzerland×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 8 · 7 rounds

Zaid Al-Jay led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#4#8R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R3–R7 · LEAD HELD

Zaid Al-Jay never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R7 · DECISIVE LEAD29 May

Zaid Al-Jay opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Hendrik Ondrouschek); the title is out of reach before R7.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Zaid Al-Jay beat Hendrik Ondrouschek (White).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇫🇴Al-Jay, Zaid1669*111111½6.520.0020.5+44.42035
2🇨🇭Ondrouschek, Hendrik16000*½½11115.011.2522.00.01699
3🇩🇰Chen, Isabella16410½*½1½114.510.5022.5+38.81763
4🇩🇰Eiholt, Bjarne16810½½*½1½14.09.7523.0+1.61689
5🇫🇴Joensen, Sigurd1601000½*½½½2.04.5025.0-12.61520
7🇩🇪Rempe, Lennik158700½0½*12.04.2523.0-3.21575
6🇩🇰Mortensen, Michael Dan Orneborg1648000½½*12.04.0023.0-10.21575
8🇩🇰Thelin, Christian1644½000½00*1.04.2526.0-82.01365

Key insights

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