Kronborg Chess Open 2026 - 15
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Snekkersten, Denmark. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1764, and top seed was Minh Thuc Le Doan (🇸🇪 SWE, 1782).
Minh Thuc Le Doan (🇸🇪 SWE, 1782) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Edvard Andersen (5.0) and Nikolaj Bavelski (4.5). Le Doan shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsMinh Thuc Le Doan led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Minh Thuc Le Doan never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Minh Thuc Le Doan lost to Edvard Andersen (Black).
Minh Thuc Le Doan won 6 in a row (R2–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇸🇪Le Doan, Minh Thuc | 1782 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 17.00 | 22.0 | +92.0 | 2071 |
| 2 | 🇳🇴Andersen, Edvard | 1778 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 16.25 | 23.0 | +27.0 | 1920 |
| 3 | 🇩🇰Bavelski, Nikolaj | 1777 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 11.50 | 23.5 | +34.8 | 1865 |
| 4 | 🇳🇴Brevick, Solan Kierulf | 1759 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 12.00 | 24.0 | +22.0 | 1815 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰Nielsen, Angelo | 1752 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.50 | 25.0 | -7.4 | 1716 |
| 5 | 🇩🇰Pei, Alvin Taesang | 1733 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.25 | 25.0 | -6.0 | 1719 |
| 7 | 🇩🇰Vorobets, Artem | 1776 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 5.00 | 26.0 | -65.2 | 1605 |
| 8 | 🇩🇰Stuhr, Finn | 1757 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5 | 2.00 | 27.5 | -58.4 | 1343 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Le Doan, Minh ThucSWE+92.06.0 pts · #1
- 2Bavelski, NikolajDEN+34.84.5 pts · #3
- 3Andersen, EdvardNOR+27.05.0 pts · #2
- 1Vorobets, ArtemDEN-65.22.0 pts · #7
- 2Stuhr, FinnDEN-58.40.5 pts · #8
- 3Nielsen, AngeloDEN-7.43.0 pts · #6