Kronborg Chess Open 2026 - 19
Round-RobinStandard
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 1595, and top seed was Alice Ryhl (🇩🇰 DEN, 1667).
Tim De La Kethulle (🇳🇴 NOR, 1576) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Alex Henriksen (5.5) and Ekalaivan Ramanathan (4.5). Kethulle shared the lead from round 6, 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
Federations · 4 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×5
🇳🇴Norway×1
🇸🇪Sweden×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsCo-leaders
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R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Tim De La Kethulle drew with Alex Henriksen (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Tim De La Kethulle 3 wins (R5–R7)Alex Henriksen 3 wins (R3–R5)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇴Kethulle, Tim De La | 1576 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 15.50 | 21.5 | +87.6 | 1827 |
| 2 | 🇸🇪Henriksen, Alex | 1584 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 14.50 | 21.5 | +84.4 | 1826 |
| 3 | 🇩🇰Ramanathan, Ekalaivan | 1585 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 11.75 | 22.5 | +44.0 | 1698 |
| 4 | 🇩🇰Berglund, Viktor Markvard | 1574 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4.0 | 11.50 | 21.5 | +47.6 | 1722 |
| 5 | 🇩🇰Lytzen, Lars Erik | 1591 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 8.75 | 24.5 | -19.4 | 1493 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰Pedersen, Angela Haugaard | 1579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 4.00 | 25.0 | -52.8 | 1439 |
| 8 | 🇩🇰Ryhl, Alice | 1667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1.5 | 2.75 | 25.5 | -111.2 | 1354 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Pruner, Ulf | 1600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.5 | 3.25 | 21.5 | -30.4 | 1404 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kethulle, Tim De LaNOR+87.65.5 pts · #1
- 2Henriksen, AlexSWE+84.45.5 pts · #2
- 3Berglund, Viktor MarkvardDEN+47.64.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Ryhl, AliceDEN-111.21.5 pts · #8
- 2Pedersen, Angela HaugaardDEN-52.82.0 pts · #6
- 3Pruner, UlfGER-30.41.5 pts · #7