Kronborg Chess Open 2026 - 17
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Snekkersten, Denmark. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1682, and top seed was Per Schaechter (🇩🇰 DEN, 1783).
Daniel Flis (🇩🇰 DEN, 1738) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Tore Sturm Nielsen (5.0) and Rafal Czapp (4.5). Flis shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Anhad Verma (1614) beat Per Schaechter (1783), a +169-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsDaniel Flis led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Daniel Flis held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.
Daniel Flis drew with Tore Sturm Nielsen (White).
Daniel Flis went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇩🇰Flis, Daniel | 1738 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 15.00 | 23.0 | +35.6 | 1831 |
| 2 | 🇩🇰Nielsen, Tore Sturm | 1689 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 13.75 | 23.0 | +56.8 | 1838 |
| 4 | 🇩🇰Czapp, Rafal | 1715 | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 15.50 | 23.5 | +25.2 | 1779 |
| 3 | 🇸🇪Le Doan, Duy Thuc | 1676 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 13.50 | 23.5 | +42.4 | 1784 |
| 5 | 🇩🇰Schaechter, Per | 1783 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 8.75 | 25.5 | -82.8 | 1565 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰Verma, Anhad | 1614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 2.5 | 6.75 | 25.5 | -10.8 | 1589 |
| 8 | 🇸🇪Sedaqatyar, Hamed | 1678 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 2.0 | 6.00 | 26.0 | -29.2 | 1524 |
| 7 | 🇩🇰Saravanan, Saidarshish | 1559 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 2.0 | 5.75 | 26.0 | -8.0 | 1541 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nielsen, Tore SturmDEN+56.85.0 pts · #2
- 2Le Doan, Duy ThucSWE+42.44.5 pts · #3
- 3Flis, DanielDEN+35.65.0 pts · #1
- 1Schaechter, PerDEN-82.82.5 pts · #5
- 2Sedaqatyar, HamedSWE-29.22.0 pts · #8
- 3Verma, AnhadDEN-10.82.5 pts · #6
- R6+169 Elo gap
- R1+119 Elo gap
- R7+105 Elo gap