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Kronborg Chess Open 2026 - 18

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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 1686, and top seed was Abdullah Rakha (🇩🇰 DEN, 1828).

Sebastien De La Kethulle (🇳🇴 NOR, 1625) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Gleb Leonchuk (5.5) and Abdullah Rakha (4.0). De La Kethulle took the lead from round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Sebastien De La Kethulle (1625) beat Abdullah Rakha (1828), a +203-point gap.

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
🇩🇰Abdullah Rakha1828
Avg top 10
1,686
Participants
8
Federations · 2 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×7
🇳🇴Norway×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 8 · 7 rounds

Sebastien De La Kethulle led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#4#8R1R2R3R4R5R6R7De La Kethulle takes lead
De La Kethulle#1Leonchuk#2Rakha#3Nielsen#4Nielsen#5Mohammad#6Wellev#7Larsen#8
R4 · LEADER CHANGE14 May

Sebastien De La Kethulle takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Sebastien De La Kethulle beat Gleb Leonchuk (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Sebastien De La Kethulle 6 wins (R2–R7)Gleb Leonchuk 3 wins (R1–R3)Abdullah Rakha 4 wins (R3–R6)

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇳🇴De La Kethulle, Sebastien1625*11111½16.520.7521.5+146.02117
2🇩🇰Leonchuk, Gleb16710*11½1115.514.5022.5+86.41919
3🇩🇰Rakha, Abdullah182800*101114.09.0024.0-38.01716
4🇩🇰Nielsen, Pia1629000*11½13.57.7524.5+12.41695
5🇩🇰Nielsen, Palle17140½10*0½13.08.5025.0-16.01632
6🇩🇰Mohammad, Louay169300001*113.05.5025.0-11.61635
7🇩🇰Wellev, Thomas1638½00½½0*01.56.5026.5-29.41463
8🇩🇰Larsen, Hans Haagen16930000001*1.01.5027.0-51.61376

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets