Varde Foraar 2026 Round 6-7
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 07 Apr 2026 to 21 Apr 2026 in Varde, Denmark. Top 10 Elo average was 1644, and top seed was Poul G. Jensen (🇩🇰 DEN, 1960).
Poul G. Jensen (🇩🇰 DEN, 1960) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Hans Jorn Andresen (2.0) and Jan Schou-Jorgensen (1.5). Jensen won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Alfred K. Holm (1700) beat Anders Christensen (1921), a +221-point gap.
Location
🇩🇰Varde, Denmark
Dates
07 Apr 2026 → 21 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsPoul G. Jensen led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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1
1
R2–R3 · LEAD HELD
Poul G. Jensen never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Poul G. Jensen won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Poul G. Jensen | * | — | — | — |
| 2Hans Jorn Andresen | — | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Anders Christensen | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Jan Schou-Jorgensen | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jensen, Poul G. | 1960 | DEN | +6B | +8N | +7B | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2597 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Andresen, Hans Jorn | 1938 | DEN | =4N | =3B | +6N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1974 | +0.4 |
| 3 | Schou-Jorgensen, Jan | 1819 | DEN | =9N | =2N | =5B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1779 | -4.6 |
| 4 | Christensen, Anders | 1921 | DEN | =2B | −5N | +9N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1779 | -9.8 |
| 5 | Holm, Alfred K. | 1700 | DEN | −8B | +4B | =3N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.25 | 1864 | +13.8 |
| 6 | Nissen, Niels Peter | 1824 | DEN | −1N | +10B | −2B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1726 | -5.8 |
| 7 | Callesen, John | 1733 | DEN | =10B | =9B | −1N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1630 | -9.6 |
| 8 | Rasmussen, Bjarne Meldgaard | 1861 | DEN | +5N | −1B | — | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1826 | -1.0 |
| 9 | Krog, Bent | 1682 | DEN | =3B | =7N | −4B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1706 | +1.8 |
| 10 | Jensen, Henning Gram | 0 | DEN | =7N | −6N | — | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1580 | -4.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jensen, Poul G.DEN+16.83.0 pts · #1
- 2Holm, Alfred K.DEN+13.81.5 pts · #5
- 3Krog, BentDEN+1.81.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Christensen, AndersDEN-9.81.5 pts · #3
- 2Callesen, JohnDEN-9.61.0 pts · #6
- 3Nissen, Niels PeterDEN-5.81.0 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R2+221 Elo gap