Aars Aaben Vinter 2025-2026 Round 5-7
14 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 05 Jan 2026 to 09 Feb 2026 in Aars, Denmark. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1767, and top seed was Benny Gronhoj (🇩🇰 DEN, 1978).
Niels Pedersen (🇩🇰 DEN, 1891) won with 3.5/7, ahead of Olafur Gudmarsson (3.5) and Benny Gronhoj (2.5). Pedersen won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Jari Sorensen (1607) beat Birker K Laursen (1737), a +130-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 3.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Jari Sorensen takes the sole lead (1.5/3).
2 players finish on 3.5/7. Pedersen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (6.5).
Niels Pedersen 3 wins (R5–R7)Olafur Gudmarsson 3 wins (R1–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Niels Pedersen | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Olafur Gudmarsson | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Benny Gronhoj | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Jorgen Madsen | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedersen, Niels | 1891 | DEN | F | =5N | F | F | +7N | +12N | +6B | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.50 | 2088 | +17.6 |
| 2 | Gudmarsson, Olafur | 1910 | ISL | +10N | F | F | F | +13N | +4B | =3N | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.75 | 2050 | +9.4 |
| 3 | Gronhoj, Benny | 1978 | DEN | F | F | F | F | +12B | +5N | =2B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.25 | 2126 | +9.6 |
| 4 | Sorensen, Jari | 1607 | DEN | F | =10B | +6N | F | =11B | −2N | −9N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1642 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Sorensen, Anders Hedegaard | 1918 | DEN | F | =1B | F | F | +14N | −3B | =12N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1729 | -15.0 |
| 6 | Laursen, Birker K | 1737 | DEN | F | F | −4B | F | +10B | +14B | −1N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1604 | -20.8 |
| 7 | Madsen, Jorgen | 1651 | DEN | F | F | F | F | −1B | +8N | +13N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1781 | +9.6 |
| 8 | Ronnow Juul, Willads | 1627 | DEN | F | F | F | F | +9B | −7B | +11N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1740 | +9.4 |
| 9 | Clausen, Timmi | 0 | DEN | F | F | F | F | −8N | =11B | +4B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1586 | -12.0 |
| 10 | Mayntz, David | 1701 | DEN | −2B | =4N | F | F | −6N | =13B | — | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1497 | -43.2 |
| 11 | Nielsen, Jan | 1525 | DEN | F | F | F | F | =4N | =9N | −8B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1506 | -1.6 |
| 12 | Sorensen, Peter | 1653 | DEN | F | F | F | F | −3N | −1B | =5B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1655 | -5.6 |
| 13 | Bertelsen, Borge | 1509 | DEN | F | F | F | F | −2B | =10N | −7B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1474 | -1.0 |
| 14 | Ranneberg, Mikkel | 0 | DEN | F | F | F | F | −5B | −6N | — | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1026 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pedersen, NielsDEN+17.63.5 pts · #1
- 2Gronhoj, BennyDEN+9.62.5 pts · #3
- 3Madsen, JorgenDEN+9.62.0 pts · #4
- 1Mayntz, DavidDEN-43.21.0 pts · #9
- 2Laursen, Birker KDEN-20.82.0 pts · #11
- 3Sorensen, Anders HedegaardDEN-15.02.0 pts · #8
- R3+130 Elo gap