Kronborg Chess Open 2025 - 19
Round-RobinStandard
12 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 1518, and top seed was Artem Vorobets (🇩🇰 DEN, 1800).
Artem Vorobets (🇩🇰 DEN, 1800) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Rafal Czapp (5.0) and Alex Henriksen (4.5). Vorobets took the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Felix Brugger (1400) beat Artem Vorobets (1800), a +400-point gap.
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×8
🇸🇪Sweden×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 7 roundsArtem Vorobets led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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Vorobets#2Czapp#4Wellev#1Henriksen#7Brugger#5Bahtiri#6Pei#3Leonchuk#8Buch#9Henriksen#10Simonsen#11#12
R4 · LEADER CHANGE29 May
Alvin Taesang Pei takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Artem Vorobets beat Rafal Czapp (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Artem Vorobets 3 wins (R4–R6)Rafal Czapp 3 wins (R2–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇩🇰Vorobets, Artem | 1800 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5.0 | 19.00 | 27.5 | -9.6 | 1733 |
| 4 | 🇩🇰Czapp, Rafal | 1427 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5.0 | 17.00 | 26.5 | +32.0 | 1598 |
| 7 | 🇸🇪Henriksen, Alex | 1531 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4.5 | 17.75 | 29.5 | +18.0 | 1619 |
| 1 | 🇩🇰Wellev, Thomas | 1648 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | ½ | — | 4.5 | 18.50 | 27.5 | +22.4 | 1732 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰Bahtiri, Rifan | 1400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | * | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4.0 | 8.50 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 1483 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪Brugger, Felix | 1400 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | * | — | ½ | ½ | 1 | — | 1 | 4.0 | 10.50 | 22.5 | 0.0 | 1527 |
| 3 | 🇩🇰Pei, Alvin Taesang | 1400 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | — | — | * | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3.5 | 11.25 | 23.5 | 0.0 | 1592 |
| 8 | 🇩🇰Leonchuk, Gleb | 1601 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | * | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 6.50 | 21.5 | -13.6 | 1537 |
| 10 | Henriksen, Niels | 1414 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | ½ | — | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 4.00 | 21.0 | -1.0 | 1402 |
| 9 | 🇩🇰Buch, Viktor Tved | 1400 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 3.50 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 1465 |
| 11 | 🇩🇰Simonsen, Jacob | 1554 | 0 | — | — | ½ | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2.0 | 3.50 | 21.5 | -47.2 | 1294 |
| 12 | FIDE 1487744 | 1400 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 723 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Czapp, RafalDEN+32.05.0 pts · #4
- 2Wellev, ThomasDEN+22.44.5 pts · #1
- 3Henriksen, AlexSWE+18.04.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Simonsen, JacobDEN-47.22.0 pts · #11
- 2Leonchuk, GlebDEN-13.63.5 pts · #8
- 3Vorobets, ArtemDEN-9.65.0 pts · #2
Biggest upsets
- R7+400 Elo gap
- R4+248 Elo gap
- R1+201 Elo gap