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Kronborg Chess Open 2026 - 16

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8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Snekkersten, Denmark. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1709, and top seed was Orla Eilegaard Jorgensen (🇩🇰 DEN, 1733).

Gusztav Lang (🇸🇪 SWE, 1706) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Benjamin Grimm (5.0) and Mathilde Rath Vesterbaek (4.5). Lang shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

Location
🇩🇰Snekkersten, Denmark
Dates
14 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇰Orla Eilegaard Jorgensen1733
Avg top 10
1,709
Participants
8
Federations · 4 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×4
🇸🇪Sweden×2
🇸🇰Slovakia×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 8 · 7 rounds

Gusztav Lang led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
#1#2#4#8R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Lang#1Grimm#2Vesterbaek#3Angara#4Eiholt#5Rexova#6Jorgensen#7Knudsen#8
R2–R7 · LEAD HELD

Gusztav Lang held the sole lead from R2 through R7 without losing it.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Gusztav Lang lost to Benjamin Grimm (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Gusztav Lang 3 wins (R1–R3)Benjamin Grimm 3 wins (R5–R7)

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇸🇪Lang, Gusztav1706*00111115.010.5020.0+30.81867
2🇩🇪Grimm, Benjamin17241*11101—5.017.0019.0+36.81979
3🇩🇰Vesterbaek, Mathilde Rath165210*011½14.511.0020.5+65.21819
4🇸🇪Angara, Vihaan1718001*½11½4.09.2521.0+16.01758
5🇩🇰Eiholt, Bjarne1709000½*½1½2.54.5022.5-20.21607
6🇸🇰Rexova, Kristina17190100½*½—2.06.7522.0-43.61582
7🇩🇰Jorgensen, Orla Eilegaard173300½00½*—1.03.2523.0-44.61432
8🇩🇰Knudsen, Jan17100—0½½——*1.03.2516.0-21.61503

Key insights

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