Odense Skakklub VETERANMESTERSKABET 2025 Round 5-7

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21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Nov 2025 to 03 Dec 2025 in Odense, Denmark. Top 10 Elo average was 1910, and top seed was Jan Stage (🇩🇰 DEN, 2051).

Henrik Lumholdt (🇩🇰 DEN, 1960) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Knud Aage Rasmussen (3.5) and Lars Uffe Petersen (3.0). Lumholdt shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Alex Jakobsen (1750) beat Jorn Moestrup (1915), a +165-point gap.

Location

🇩🇰Odense, Denmark

Dates

12 Nov 2025 → 03 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 120 minutes for first 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇰Jan Stage2051

Avg top 10

1,910

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇩🇰Denmark×21

Top 3

🥇
Henrik Lumholdt
🇩🇰DEN·1960
3.5pts·2239perf+41.2
🥈
Knud Aage Rasmussen
🇩🇰DEN·1843
3.5pts·1880perf+7.2
🥉
Lars Uffe Petersen
🇩🇰DEN·1941
3.0pts·1989perf+6.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Lumholdt3.5Rasmussen3.5Veise3Petersen3Hansen3Justesen2.5

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 3.5/5. Lumholdt takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.0).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Henrik Lumholdt	*	—	½	—
2Knud Aage Rasmussen	—	*	—	—
3Svend Veise	½	—	*	—
4Lars Uffe Petersen	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Lumholdt, Henrik	1960	DEN	F	+13B	+6N	=4N	+9B	3.5	9.0	9.0	7.50	2239	+41.2
2	Rasmussen, Knud Aage	1843	DEN	+21N	+15B	−8N	=19B	+14N	3.5	6.0	6.0	3.50	1880	+7.2
3	Petersen, Lars Uffe	1941	DEN	F	−7N	+16B	+15N	+10B	3.0	7.5	7.5	5.00	1989	+6.2
4	Veise, Svend	1897	DEN	F	+20N	+19N	=1B	=6N	3.0	7.0	7.0	4.00	2096	+20.4
5	Hansen, Erik	1828	DEN	F	+16N	=14B	+20N	=13B	3.0	4.5	4.5	3.00	2011	+19.8
6	Stage, Jan	2051	DEN	F	+8N	−1B	+13N	=4B	2.5	10.0	10.0	5.00	1954	-7.4
7	Justesen, Leif	1842	DEN	F	+3B	−11B	=17N	+20B	2.5	6.5	6.5	3.75	1957	+30.0
8	Hansen, Martin	1767	DEN	F	−6B	+2B	−9N	+12B	2.0	10.0	10.0	5.50	1904	+12.6
9	Moestrup, Jorn	1915	DEN	F	+12N	−13N	+8B	−1N	2.0	9.0	9.0	4.00	1842	-8.6
10	Jorgensen, Ole Eik	1877	DEN	F	=17N	+18B	=14B	−3N	2.0	7.5	7.5	3.00	1847	-2.8
11	Videsen, Johs	1871	DEN	F	=14N	+7N	−12B	=19N	2.0	7.0	7.0	3.75	1826	-4.8
12	Lund, Jens	1815	DEN	F	−9B	+20N	+11N	−8N	2.0	6.0	6.0	2.00	1847	+2.2
13	Jakobsen, Alex	1750	DEN	F	−1N	+9B	−6B	=5N	1.5	11.0	11.0	3.50	1855	+8.2
14	Pedersen, Jan Kaas	1903	DEN	F	=11B	=5N	=10N	−2B	1.5	10.5	10.5	3.50	1762	-13.8
15	Rasmussen, Henning H.	1685	DEN	F	−2N	+21N	−3B	=16B	1.5	8.0	8.0	0.75	1692	+0.2
16	Christensen, Poul Veiling	1800	DEN	F	−5B	−3N	+21N	=15N	1.5	7.5	7.5	0.75	1654	-17.0
17	Frandsen, Erik	1841	DEN	F	=10B	F	=7B	=18N	1.5	6.0	6.0	3.00	1810	-2.2
18	Nielsen, Niels	1751	DEN	F	+21B	−10N	F	=17B	1.5	3.5	3.5	0.75	1750	+1.0
19	Hansen, Jorgen Frank	1769	DEN	F	F	−4B	=2N	=11B	1.0	8.5	8.5	2.75	1742	-2.4
20	Kappel, Erik	1801	DEN	F	−4B	−12B	−5B	−7N	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	1041	-37.0
21	Petersen, Flemming	1542	DEN	−2B	−18N	−15B	−16B	—	0.0	6.5	8.0	0.00	967	-17.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lumholdt, HenrikDEN
+41.2
3.5 pts · #1
2Justesen, LeifDEN
+30.0
2.5 pts · #6
3Veise, SvendDEN
+20.4
3.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Kappel, ErikDEN
-37.0
0.0 pts · #20
2Petersen, FlemmingDEN
-17.4
0.0 pts · #21
3Christensen, Poul VeilingDEN
-17.0
1.5 pts · #18

Biggest upsets

R3+165 Elo gap
Jakobsen, Alex1750 beat Moestrup, Jorn1915