Skive Efteraar 2025 - 1 Round 1-4
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 19 Aug 2025 to 16 Sept 2025 in Skive, Denmark. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1960, and top seed was Phillip Nielsen (🇩🇰 DEN, 2071).
Thor Hammershoj (🇩🇰 DEN, 2014) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Vagnur Dam (2.0) and Steen Nielsen (2.0). Hammershoj won solo starting round 2.
Location
🇩🇰Skive, Denmark
Dates
19 Aug 2025 → 16 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 4 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×5
🇫🇴Faroe Islands×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsThor Hammershoj led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
2
1
1
1
R2–R4 · LEAD HELD
Thor Hammershoj never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R4 · DECISIVE LEAD30 Sept
Thor Hammershoj opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Steen Nielsen); the title is out of reach before R4.
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇩🇰Hammershoj, Thor | 2014 | * | ½ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 5.50 | 6.5 | +23.6 | 2290 |
| 3 | 🇫🇴Dam, Vagnur | 1953 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | — | 2.0 | 4.00 | 8.5 | +3.4 | 1985 |
| 2 | 🇩🇰Nielsen, Steen | 1931 | — | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 2.0 | 3.50 | 6.5 | +2.4 | 1954 |
| 4 | 🇩🇰Nielsen, Phillip | 2071 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | — | ½ | 1.5 | 2.75 | 9.0 | -23.8 | 1855 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰Meldgaard, Frode | 1925 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | * | ½ | 1.5 | 2.75 | 9.0 | -8.2 | 1855 |
| 5 | 🇩🇰Kieslich, Brian | 1868 | 0 | — | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1.5 | 2.50 | 8.5 | +5.2 | 1898 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hammershoj, ThorDEN+23.63.5 pts · #1
- 2Kieslich, BrianDEN+5.21.5 pts · #5
- 3Dam, VagnurFAI+3.42.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Nielsen, PhillipDEN-23.81.5 pts · #4
- 2Meldgaard, FrodeDEN-8.21.5 pts · #6
- 3Nielsen, SteenDEN2.42.0 pts · #2