Midtjylland Open 2026 - 4 Round 1-3
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 26 Jan 2026 to 23 Feb 2026 in Herning, Denmark. Top 10 Elo average was 884, and top seed was Harish S Rao (π©π° DEN, 1574).
Shourya Datta Madireddi (π©π° DEN, 0) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Harish S Rao (2.0) and Mahamed Omar Haji (2.0). Madireddi broke clear in the final round.
Location
π©π°Herning, Denmark
Dates
26 Jan 2026 β 23 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 3 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
π©π°DenmarkΓ10
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 3 roundsShourya Datta Madireddi led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
4
2
1
R3βR3 Β· LEAD HELD
Shourya Datta Madireddi never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1βR3 Β· WIN STREAK
Shourya Datta Madireddi won 3 in a row (R1βR3).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shourya Datta Madireddi | * | β | 1 | 1 |
| 2Otto Ejsing | β | * | β | 0 |
| 3Mahamed Omar Haji | 0 | β | * | β |
| 4Harish S Rao | 0 | 1 | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madireddi, Shourya Datta | 0 | DEN | +7N | +3B | +2B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 1626 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Rao, Harish S | 1574 | DEN | +8B | +4B | β1N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 2305 | +8.2 |
| 3 | Haji, Mahamed Omar | 0 | DEN | +10B | β1N | +5B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 2263 | +8.8 |
| 4 | Ejsing, Otto | 1505 | DEN | +9B | β2N | +7N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1613 | +8.6 |
| 5 | Sangild, Flemming | 1463 | DEN | =6B | +10N | β3N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 884 | -4.4 |
| 6 | Bertelsen, Jonas | 0 | DEN | =5N | β7B | +8B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1261 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Olsen, Lars Peter Levin | 1445 | DEN | β1B | +6N | β4B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 705 | -8.4 |
| 8 | Fotis, Panos | 0 | DEN | β2N | +9B | β6N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Christensen, Dennis Gottenborg | 1448 | DEN | β4N | β8N | +10B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 705 | -8.4 |
| 10 | Hjorth, Anders | 1400 | DEN | β3N | β5B | β9N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 732 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Haji, Mahamed OmarDEN+8.82.0 pts Β· #3
- 2Ejsing, OttoDEN+8.62.0 pts Β· #2
- 3Rao, Harish SDEN+8.22.0 pts Β· #5
Top rating losers
- 1Christensen, Dennis GottenborgDEN-8.41.0 pts Β· #7
- 2Olsen, Lars Peter LevinDEN-8.41.0 pts Β· #9
- 3Sangild, FlemmingDEN-4.41.5 pts Β· #8