Herning Byturnering 2025 - 4 Round 1-3
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 29 Sept 2025 to 20 Oct 2025 in Herning, Denmark. Top 10 Elo average was 1548, and top seed was Birgit Dithlevsen (🇩🇰 DEN, 1635).
Hans Jensen (🇩🇰 DEN, 1630) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Birgit Dithlevsen (2.5) and Niels Anton Vestersager (2.0). Jensen shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇩🇰Herning, Denmark
Dates
29 Sept 2025 → 20 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 2.5/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 2.5/3. Jensen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Hans Jensen drew with Birgit Dithlevsen (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hans Jensen | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Birgit Dithlevsen | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Jens Brun Pedersen | — | — | * | — |
| 4Mahamed Omar Haji | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jensen, Hans | 1630 | DEN | +3B | +8B | =2N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 1877 | +17.8 |
| 2 | Dithlevsen, Birgit | 1635 | DEN | +9N | +4B | =1B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 1746 | +5.6 |
| 3 | Vestersager, Niels Anton | 1589 | DEN | −1N | +10B | +9B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1655 | +5.2 |
| 4 | Haji, Mahamed Omar | 0 | DEN | +11B | −2N | +8N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Pedersen, Jens Brun | 1555 | DEN | F | +7B | +6B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2305 | +17.2 |
| 6 | Sangild, Flemming | 1463 | DEN | =7B | +12N | −5N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1537 | +6.2 |
| 7 | Kibsgaard, Kurt | 1546 | DEN | =6N | −5N | +12B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1510 | -3.0 |
| 8 | Rao, Harish S | 1587 | DEN | +10B | −1N | −4B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1558 | -1.6 |
| 9 | Ejsing, Otto | 1475 | DEN | −2B | +11N | −3N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1417 | -4.6 |
| 10 | Christensen, Dennis Gottenborg | 1486 | DEN | −8N | −3N | +11B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1400 | -6.8 |
| 11 | Hjorth, Anders | 1400 | DEN | −4N | −9B | −10N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 681 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Olsen, Lars Peter Levin | 1511 | DEN | F | −6B | −7N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 705 | -20.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jensen, HansDEN+17.82.5 pts · #1
- 2Pedersen, Jens BrunDEN+17.22.0 pts · #2
- 3Sangild, FlemmingDEN+6.21.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Olsen, Lars Peter LevinDEN-20.40.0 pts · #11
- 2Christensen, Dennis GottenborgDEN-6.81.0 pts · #10
- 3Ejsing, OttoDEN-4.61.0 pts · #8