Kronborg Chess Open 2025 - 18
Round-RobinStandard
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
Federations · 4 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×4
🇫🇴Faroe Islands×2
🇨🇭Switzerland×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsZaid Al-Jay led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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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
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇫🇴Al-Jay, Zaid | 1669 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 20.00 | 20.5 | +44.4 | 2035 |
| 2 | 🇨🇭Ondrouschek, Hendrik | 1600 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 11.25 | 22.0 | 0.0 | 1699 |
| 3 | 🇩🇰Chen, Isabella | 1641 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 10.50 | 22.5 | +38.8 | 1763 |
| 4 | 🇩🇰Eiholt, Bjarne | 1681 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 9.75 | 23.0 | +1.6 | 1689 |
| 5 | 🇫🇴Joensen, Sigurd | 1601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2.0 | 4.50 | 25.0 | -12.6 | 1520 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Rempe, Lennik | 1587 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | — | 1 | 2.0 | 4.25 | 23.0 | -3.2 | 1575 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰Mortensen, Michael Dan Orneborg | 1648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | — | * | 1 | 2.0 | 4.00 | 23.0 | -10.2 | 1575 |
| 8 | 🇩🇰Thelin, Christian | 1644 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1.0 | 4.25 | 26.0 | -82.0 | 1365 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Al-Jay, ZaidFAI+44.46.5 pts · #1
- 2Chen, IsabellaDEN+38.84.5 pts · #3
- 3Eiholt, BjarneDEN+1.64.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Thelin, ChristianDEN-82.01.0 pts · #8
- 2Joensen, SigurdFAI-12.62.0 pts · #5
- 3Mortensen, Michael Dan OrneborgDEN-10.22.0 pts · #6