Kronborg Chess Open 2026 - 14
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Snekkersten, Denmark. Top 10 Elo average was 1794, and top seed was Tommy Vedelfort (🇩🇰 DEN, 1880).
Sissel Kaergaard (🇩🇰 DEN, 1803) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Poul-Erik Petersen (4.5) and Frands Winther Lavrsen (4.0). Kaergaard shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Matti Gormsen Johansen (1633) beat Jorgen Peter Hanuscheck (1802), a +169-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsSissel Kaergaard led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Frands Winther Lavrsen takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
Sissel Kaergaard drew with Poul-Erik Petersen (Black).
Poul-Erik Petersen won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇩🇰Kaergaard, Sissel | 1803 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 15.00 | 22.0 | +28.4 | 1951 |
| 2 | 🇩🇰Petersen, Poul-Erik | 1852 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 13.75 | 22.5 | +7.6 | 1888 |
| 3 | 🇩🇰Lavrsen, Frands Winther | 1764 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 12.00 | 23.0 | +16.4 | 1848 |
| 4 | 🇩🇰Vedelfort, Tommy | 1880 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | — | 1 | 4.0 | 12.50 | 20.5 | +4.0 | 1905 |
| 5 | 🇩🇰Jorgensen, Martin | 1828 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 3.0 | 9.50 | 24.0 | -17.2 | 1739 |
| 7 | 🇩🇰Johansen, Matti Gormsen | 1633 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 6.00 | 24.5 | +26.8 | 1715 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰Stochkel, Casper | 1789 | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 6.50 | 20.5 | -11.2 | 1723 |
| 8 | 🇩🇰Hanuscheck, Jorgen Peter | 1802 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1.5 | 6.25 | 25.5 | -82.8 | 1563 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kaergaard, SisselDEN+28.45.0 pts · #1
- 2Johansen, Matti GormsenDEN+26.82.5 pts · #7
- 3Lavrsen, Frands WintherDEN+16.44.0 pts · #3
- 1Hanuscheck, Jorgen PeterDEN-82.81.5 pts · #8
- 2Jorgensen, MartinDEN-17.23.0 pts · #5
- 3Stochkel, CasperDEN-11.22.5 pts · #6
- R7+169 Elo gap
- R2+156 Elo gap
- R4+116 Elo gap