Aars Aaben Vinter 2025-2026 Round 1-4
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14 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 17 Nov 2025 to 08 Dec 2025 in Aars, Denmark. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1767, and top seed was Benny Gronhoj (🇩🇰 DEN, 1978).
Benny Gronhoj (🇩🇰 DEN, 1978) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Peter Sorensen (3.0) and Mikkel Ranneberg (3.0). Gronhoj won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Peter Sorensen (1653) beat Olafur Gudmarsson (1910), a +257-point gap.
Location
🇩🇰Aars, Denmark
Dates
17 Nov 2025 → 08 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 75 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 15 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×13
🇮🇸Iceland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsBenny Gronhoj led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
5
2
1
1
R3–R4 · LEAD HELD
Benny Gronhoj never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Benny Gronhoj 4 wins (R1–R4)Mikkel Ranneberg 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benny Gronhoj | * | — | — | — |
| 2Mikkel Ranneberg | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Peter Sorensen | — | 1 | * | — |
| 4Anders Hedegaard Sorensen | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gronhoj, Benny | 1978 | DEN | +12N | +8B | +5N | +6N | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2482 | +13.8 |
| 2 | Sorensen, Peter | 1653 | DEN | +3B | −5B | +8N | +9N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1820 | +26.0 |
| 3 | Ranneberg, Mikkel | 0 | DEN | −2N | +10B | +11B | +8N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1661 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Sorensen, Anders Hedegaard | 1918 | DEN | =7N | F | +13N | +5B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.75 | 1969 | +3.2 |
| 5 | Madsen, Jorgen | 1651 | DEN | +11B | +2N | −1B | −4N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1807 | +14.6 |
| 6 | Pedersen, Niels | 1891 | DEN | +10N | F | +9B | −1B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1963 | +6.6 |
| 7 | Laursen, Birker K | 1737 | DEN | =4B | −9N | F | +10N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1818 | +12.8 |
| 8 | Nielsen, Jan | 1525 | DEN | +14B | −1N | −2B | −3B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1571 | +1.4 |
| 9 | Gudmarsson, Olafur | 1910 | ISL | F | +7B | −6N | −2B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1635 | -21.6 |
| 10 | Ronnow Juul, Willads | 1627 | DEN | −6B | −3N | +14N | −7B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1587 | -3.8 |
| 11 | Clausen, Timmi | 0 | DEN | −5N | +14B | −3N | −13B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1495 | -29.2 |
| 12 | Sorensen, Jari | 1607 | DEN | −1B | F | F | +14N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1744 | +5.4 |
| 13 | Mayntz, David | 1701 | DEN | F | F | −4B | +11N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1798 | +10.0 |
| 14 | Bertelsen, Borge | 1509 | DEN | −8N | −11N | −10B | −12B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 809 | -29.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sorensen, PeterDEN+26.03.0 pts · #6
- 2Madsen, JorgenDEN+14.62.0 pts · #5
- 3Gronhoj, BennyDEN+13.84.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Bertelsen, BorgeDEN-29.40.0 pts · #14
- 2Clausen, TimmiDEN-29.21.0 pts · #10
- 3Gudmarsson, OlafurISL-21.61.0 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R4+257 Elo gap