Fynske Bank Cup 2025 - 1
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 08 Sept 2025 to 06 Oct 2025 in Assens, Denmark. Top 10 Elo average was 1847, and top seed was Jess Nykjaer (🇩🇰 DEN, 1948).
Soren Plovgaard (🇩🇰 DEN, 1870) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Jess Nykjaer (3.5) and Andrew Velarde (3.0). Plovgaard took the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Andrew Velarde (1836) beat Jess Nykjaer (1948), a +112-point gap.
Location
🇩🇰Assens, Denmark
Dates
08 Sept 2025 → 06 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJess Nykjaer led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R3 · LEADER CHANGE23 Sept
Soren Plovgaard takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Jess Nykjaer drew with Soren Plovgaard (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇩🇰Plovgaard, Soren | 1870 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 8.00 | 11.5 | +16.0 | 1991 |
| 1 | 🇩🇰Nykjaer, Jess | 1948 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 6.75 | 11.5 | +3.6 | 1975 |
| 3 | 🇩🇰Velarde, Andrew | 1836 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 6.50 | 12.0 | +11.6 | 1921 |
| 4 | 🇩🇰Bech, Patrick | 1796 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 5.00 | 12.5 | +16.4 | 1857 |
| 5 | 🇩🇰Juhl, Ib Cyrill Brix | 1792 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1.5 | 3.25 | 13.5 | -11.0 | 1708 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰Ploug, Kurt | 1837 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.0 | 2.50 | 14.0 | -28.4 | 1608 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bech, PatrickDEN+16.42.5 pts · #4
- 2Plovgaard, SorenDEN+16.03.5 pts · #2
- 3Velarde, AndrewDEN+11.63.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Ploug, KurtDEN-28.41.0 pts · #6
- 2Juhl, Ib Cyrill BrixDEN-11.01.5 pts · #5
- 3Nykjaer, JessDEN3.63.5 pts · #1
Biggest upsets
- R3+112 Elo gap