Kronborg Chess Open 2026 - 20
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 1511, and top seed was Ramanathan Hariharaiyer (🇩🇰 DEN, 1693).
Avira Karthik Vaenil (🇩🇰 DEN, 1567) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Noah Rath Vesterbaek (4.5) and Ramanathan Hariharaiyer (3.5). Karthik Vaenil shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Ethan Preman (1444) beat Ramanathan Hariharaiyer (1693), a +249-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsAvira Karthik Vaenil led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Ramanathan Hariharaiyer takes the sole lead (2.0/3).
Avira Karthik Vaenil opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Jarnis Christensen); the title is out of reach before R7.
Avira Karthik Vaenil drew with Noah Rath Vesterbaek (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇩🇰Karthik Vaenil, Avira | 1567 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 13.75 | 19.5 | +44.8 | 1713 |
| 1 | 🇩🇰Vesterbaek, Noah Rath | 1446 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4.5 | 15.25 | 19.5 | +89.6 | 1733 |
| 5 | 🇩🇰Hariharaiyer, Ramanathan | 1693 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 8.50 | 21.5 | -80.0 | 1442 |
| 4 | 🇩🇰Christensen, Jarnis | 1486 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 8.25 | 21.5 | -5.2 | 1476 |
| 3 | 🇫🇴Rasmussen, Gunnleif | 1455 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | — | 3.0 | 8.50 | 21.0 | +13.0 | 1538 |
| 6 | 🇸🇪Preman, Ethan | 1444 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | — | 2.5 | 6.75 | 21.5 | +10.4 | 1483 |
| 7 | 🇩🇰Andersen, Lene | 1594 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1.5 | 6.00 | 23.5 | -42.8 | 1322 |
| 8 | 🇩🇰Timothy Ronny, Nathan | 1400 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | * | 1.0 | 1.50 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 1392 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vesterbaek, Noah RathDEN+89.64.5 pts · #1
- 2Karthik Vaenil, AviraDEN+44.85.5 pts · #2
- 3Rasmussen, GunnleifFAI+13.03.0 pts · #3
- 1Hariharaiyer, RamanathanDEN-80.03.5 pts · #5
- 2Andersen, LeneDEN-42.81.5 pts · #7
- 3Christensen, JarnisDEN-5.23.5 pts · #4
- R6+249 Elo gap
- R5+247 Elo gap
- R4+194 Elo gap