Herlev-Mesterskabet 2025 Round 1-5
28 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 25 Aug 2025 to 22 Sept 2025 in Herlev, Denmark. Top 10 Elo average was 1888, and top seed was Michael Tandrup (🇩🇰 DEN, 1991).
Frode Benedikt Nielsen (🇩🇰 DEN, 1941) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Thomas Bundgaard (4.0) and Casper Olsen (3.5). Nielsen shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Jorn Borup Jensen (1536) beat Poul Erik Harders (1778), a +242-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Nielsen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).
Thomas Bundgaard beat Frode Benedikt Nielsen (Black).
Frode Benedikt Nielsen won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thomas Bundgaard | * | 1 | — | 0 |
| 2Frode Benedikt Nielsen | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Claus Andersen | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Casper Olsen | 1 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nielsen, Frode Benedikt | 1941 | DEN | +24B | +21N | +4B | +3N | −2B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 2079 | +16.4 |
| 2 | Bundgaard, Thomas | 1846 | DEN | +13B | +22N | −3B | +20N | +1N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 8.00 | 2047 | +24.6 |
| 3 | Olsen, Casper | 1959 | DEN | +5N | +6B | +2N | −1B | =10N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 12.25 | 2031 | +10.0 |
| 4 | Andersen, Claus | 1887 | DEN | +8N | +18B | −1N | =10B | +9N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 1996 | +14.6 |
| 5 | Thorsen, Jesper | 1737 | DEN | −3B | +17N | +7N | =9B | +14B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.25 | 1934 | +26.6 |
| 6 | Slabiak, Torben | 1894 | DEN | +17B | −3N | +13B | +19N | =12B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1899 | +2.8 |
| 7 | Henriksen, Bjarne Meldgaard | 1851 | DEN | F | +11N | −5B | +22N | +13B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1867 | +2.2 |
| 8 | Qvistorff, Jan | 1756 | DEN | −4B | +26N | +21B | F | +11B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1889 | +14.0 |
| 9 | Madsen, Finn Gemynthe | 1770 | DEN | =11B | +19N | =12B | =5N | −4B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 1739 | -3.6 |
| 10 | Tandrup, Michael | 1991 | DEN | +20B | =12N | F | =4N | =3B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1946 | -4.4 |
| 11 | Borup Jensen, Jorn | 1536 | DEN | =9N | −7B | +27N | +18B | −8N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1750 | +26.2 |
| 12 | Nielsen, Kenneth Moller | 1843 | DEN | +23N | =10B | =9N | F | =6N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1929 | +9.0 |
| 13 | Kruhlmann, Andreas | 1715 | DEN | −2N | +25B | −6N | +23B | −7N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1678 | -5.0 |
| 14 | Rasmussen, Bo | 1806 | DEN | −15N | F | +17N | +27B | −5N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1748 | -4.0 |
| 15 | Kirk, Mathias Due | 0 | DEN | +14B | −16N | F | F | +25N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1735 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Lund Andersen, Bo | 1858 | DEN | +28N | +15B | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2498 | +5.8 |
| 17 | Rode, Mikal | 1537 | DEN | −6N | −5B | −14B | +24N | −18N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 1549 | +0.6 |
| 18 | Harders, Poul Erik | 1778 | DEN | F | −4N | −19B | −11N | +17B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1471 | -31.4 |
| 19 | Hansen, Martin Mandrup | 1694 | DEN | F | −9B | +18N | −6B | — | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1689 | -0.4 |
| 20 | Tronborg, Kenneth | 1714 | DEN | −10N | +23B | F | −2B | — | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1714 | -0.8 |
| 21 | Christophersen, Mikkel Bybjerg | 1769 | DEN | +27N | −1B | −8N | — | — | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1639 | -10.4 |
| 22 | Laursen, Frank | 1708 | DEN | F | −2B | F | −7B | +27N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1639 | -5.6 |
| 23 | Bang, Soren | 1678 | DEN | −12B | −20N | =26B | −13N | — | 0.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 1394 | -26.0 |
| 24 | Svensson, Stig | 1732 | DEN | −1N | F | =25N | −17B | — | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 1380 | -25.8 |
| 25 | Strom, David Ancher | 1480 | DEN | F | −13N | =24B | F | −15B | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1531 | +4.0 |
| 26 | Mcewen Oliver, Alistair | 1591 | DEN | F | −8B | =23N | — | — | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1524 | -6.4 |
| 27 | Bremer, Erik | 1594 | DEN | −21B | F | −11B | −14N | −22B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 905 | -28.4 |
| 28 | Desting, Frank | 1698 | DEN | −16B | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1058 | -5.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Thorsen, JesperDEN+26.63.5 pts · #6
- 2Borup Jensen, JornDEN+26.22.5 pts · #9
- 3Bundgaard, ThomasDEN+24.64.0 pts · #1
- 1Harders, Poul ErikDEN-31.41.0 pts · #18
- 2Bremer, ErikDEN-28.40.0 pts · #27
- 3Bang, SorenDEN-26.00.5 pts · #23
- R4+242 Elo gap
- R4+195 Elo gap
- R3+114 Elo gap