Herning Byturnering 2025 - 4 Round 4-6
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 10 Nov 2025 to 01 Dec 2025 in Herning, Denmark. Top 10 Elo average was 1548, and top seed was Birgit Dithlevsen (🇩🇰 DEN, 1635).
Harish S Rao (🇩🇰 DEN, 1587) won with 3.0/6, ahead of Birgit Dithlevsen (2.5) and Jens Brun Pedersen (2.0). Rao shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇩🇰Herning, Denmark
Dates
10 Nov 2025 → 01 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsHarish S Rao led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE05 Jan
Harish S Rao takes the sole lead (3.0/6).
R4–R6 · WIN STREAK
Harish S Rao won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harish S Rao | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Birgit Dithlevsen | — | * | — | — |
| 3Mahamed Omar Haji | — | — | * | — |
| 4Lars Peter Levin Olsen | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rao, Harish S | 1587 | DEN | F | F | F | +7N | +12N | +5B | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2294 | +15.2 |
| 2 | Dithlevsen, Birgit | 1635 | DEN | F | F | F | +3N | +4N | =7B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.75 | 1843 | +18.0 |
| 3 | Pedersen, Jens Brun | 1555 | DEN | +5N | F | F | −2B | −6N | +12N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1517 | -2.6 |
| 4 | Vestersager, Niels Anton | 1589 | DEN | F | F | F | +8N | −2B | +6B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1526 | -3.6 |
| 5 | Olsen, Lars Peter Levin | 1511 | DEN | −3B | F | F | +12N | +11N | −1N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1414 | -2.0 |
| 6 | Haji, Mahamed Omar | 0 | DEN | F | F | F | +9B | +3B | −4N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1622 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Kibsgaard, Kurt | 1546 | DEN | F | F | F | −1B | +9B | =2N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1607 | +4.8 |
| 8 | Sangild, Flemming | 1463 | DEN | F | F | F | −4B | +10N | =11B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1525 | +5.4 |
| 9 | Jensen, Hans | 1630 | DEN | F | F | F | −6N | −7N | +10N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1532 | -6.2 |
| 10 | Ejsing, Otto | 1475 | DEN | F | F | F | +11N | −8B | −9B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1399 | -9.2 |
| 11 | Christensen, Dennis Gottenborg | 1486 | DEN | F | F | F | −10B | −5B | =8N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1197 | -19.8 |
| 12 | Hjorth, Anders | 1400 | DEN | F | F | F | −5B | −1B | −3B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 729 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dithlevsen, BirgitDEN+18.02.5 pts · #1
- 2Rao, Harish SDEN+15.23.0 pts · #3
- 3Sangild, FlemmingDEN+5.41.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Christensen, Dennis GottenborgDEN-19.80.5 pts · #11
- 2Ejsing, OttoDEN-9.21.0 pts · #7
- 3Jensen, HansDEN-6.21.0 pts · #9