OBRO & CXU Nytaar 2025
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60 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark. 14 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2316, and top seed was Jonny Hector (🇸🇪 SWE, GM, 2418).
Viktor Haarmark Nielsen (🇩🇰 DEN, IM, 2368) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Jakob Aabling-Thomsen (5.5) and Nicolai Kistrup (5.5). Nielsen won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mark Kirkebaekke (1940) beat Hilmir Freyr Heimisson (IM, 2303), a +363-point gap.
Location
🇩🇰Copenhagen, Denmark
Dates
27 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 120 minutes for first 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 14
GM×1
IM×5
FM×6
CM×1
WIM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×54
🇸🇪Sweden×2
🇮🇳India×2
🇮🇸Iceland×1
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Viktor Haarmark Nielsen led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
25
9
1
1
1
1
1
R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
IM Viktor Haarmark Nielsen held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Viktor Haarmark Nielsen beat IM Nicolai Kistrup (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Viktor Haarmark Nielsen 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Nicolai Kistrup 3 wins (R5–R7)IM Jens Ove Fries-Nielsen 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMViktor Haarmark Nielsen | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2IMNicolai Kistrup | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3IMJens Ove Fries-Nielsen | — | — | * | — |
| 4IMJakob Aabling-Thomsen | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nielsen, Viktor HaarmarkIM | 2368 | DEN | +49B | +29N | +25B | +3N | =5B | +7N | =2B | 6.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 24.75 | 2524 | +24.6 |
| 2 | Aabling-Thomsen, JakobIM | 2340 | DEN | +34B | =11N | +48B | +18N | =6B | +5N | =1N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 22.75 | 2413 | +7.1 |
| 3 | Kistrup, NicolaiIM | 2365 | DEN | +39N | +24B | =15N | −1B | +27N | +9B | +8N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 21.50 | 2399 | +3.8 |
| 4 | Fries-Nielsen, Jens OveIM | 2273 | DEN | −20N | +53B | +43N | +28B | =15N | +36B | +16N | 5.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 16.50 | 2247 | +0.1 |
| 5 | Hald Falkesgaard, JeppeFM | 2240 | DEN | +51N | +28B | =16N | +21B | =1N | −2B | +17B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 18.50 | 2315 | +15.8 |
| 6 | Hector, JonnyGM | 2418 | SWE | =60N | +31B | =17N | +24B | =2N | =15B | +23N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 18.00 | 2272 | -8.6 |
| 7 | Ramsdal, Jens AlbertFM | 2317 | DEN | +41N | −18B | +44N | +26B | +16N | −1B | +15N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 16.50 | 2288 | -0.2 |
| 8 | Heimisson, Hilmir FreyrIM | 2303 | ISL | −40B | +42N | +49B | +25N | +19B | +17N | −3B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 16.00 | 2235 | -3.1 |
| 9 | Jarlskov, Daniel Tuk Hartso | 2202 | DEN | +45B | =32N | =11B | =10N | +12B | −3N | +30B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 16.75 | 2165 | -3.4 |
| 10 | Peitersen, Andreas | 2054 | DEN | −31N | +30N | +37B | =9B | +18N | =13B | =11N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 17.25 | 2111 | +13.0 |
| 11 | Moe, MogensFM | 2097 | DEN | +55N | =2B | =9N | −13B | +54N | +19B | =10B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 14.25 | 2183 | +18.8 |
| 12 | Rosenlund, Thorbjorn | 2062 | DEN | =53N | −26B | +31N | +38B | −9N | +27B | +24N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 14.25 | 2045 | +0.6 |
| 13 | Matthiesen, MartinFM | 2289 | DEN | F | +46N | +40B | +11N | −17B | =10N | +29B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 15.25 | 2216 | -7.6 |
| 14 | Alzaga, Luis | 1996 | DEN | +56N | −16B | =38N | +41B | =33B | =21N | +26N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 12.75 | 2146 | +52.0 |
| 15 | Jalving, AugustFM | 2231 | DEN | +23B | +40N | =3B | =17N | =4B | =6N | −7B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 16.50 | 2232 | +3.0 |
| 16 | Hansen, Soren BechFM | 2243 | DEN | +57B | +14N | =5B | =19N | −7B | +33N | −4B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 14.00 | 2192 | -7.2 |
| 17 | Gregor, Bjarke | 2056 | DEN | +54B | +47N | =6B | =15B | +13N | −8B | −5N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 13.00 | 2201 | +26.4 |
| 18 | Skovgaard, Andreas | 2098 | DEN | +46B | +7N | =19N | −2B | −10B | +40N | =22B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 14.00 | 2163 | +13.2 |
| 19 | Nilssen, Ellen FredericiaWIM | 2142 | DEN | +30B | +20N | =18B | =16B | −8N | −11N | +37B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 14.50 | 2093 | -5.6 |
| 20 | Ramsdal, Mikkel | 1935 | DEN | +4B | −19B | −22N | =37N | +35B | +32N | =21B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 16.00 | 2162 | +40.2 |
| 21 | Slavensky, Asbjorn Vesterkar | 2118 | DEN | +58B | =36N | +32B | −5N | =22B | =14B | =20N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 12.25 | 2087 | -8.0 |
| 22 | Veiergang, Oscar | 2208 | DEN | −36N | +34N | +20B | =27B | =21N | =26B | =18N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 15.00 | 2066 | -23.6 |
| 23 | Ravikumar, Hanesh | 1907 | DEN | −15N | +55B | −24N | +53B | +56B | +25N | −6B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 2036 | +44.4 |
| 24 | Olsen, Michael R. W. | 2115 | DEN | +42B | −3N | +23B | −6N | =30B | +41N | −12B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 10.75 | 2055 | -11.4 |
| 25 | Nordenbaek, Jan | 2171 | DEN | +43N | +27B | −1N | −8B | =28N | −23B | +38N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 10.75 | 2028 | -22.4 |
| 26 | Thuesen, Mogens | 2113 | DEN | =50B | +12N | =36B | −7N | +42B | =22N | −14B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 11.50 | 2017 | -16.2 |
| 27 | Paludan, Noah | 1999 | DEN | +59B | −25N | +29B | =22N | −3B | −12N | +42B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 9.00 | 2064 | +11.2 |
| 28 | Vedant Kumar Saravana | 2063 | IND | +37B | −5N | +59B | −4N | =25B | −30N | +40B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 8.25 | 1995 | -10.4 |
| 29 | Lilja, Richard | 2104 | DEN | +38N | −1B | −27N | =40N | +44B | +43B | −13N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 9.25 | 1994 | -18.2 |
| 30 | Elnegaard , Tristan Lund | 1867 | DEN | −19N | −10B | +55N | +49B | =24N | +28B | −9N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 8.75 | 2047 | +62.4 |
| 31 | Vinther, Christoffer | 1747 | DEN | +10B | −6N | −12B | =45N | −40B | +44N | +41B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 10.75 | 1980 | +38.6 |
| 32 | Porte, Henrik | 2122 | NED | +52N | =9B | −21N | =36B | =43N | −20B | +54N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 1948 | -29.2 |
| 33 | Lauritsen, Martin Lee | 2115 | DEN | −47N | =45N | +50B | +44B | =14N | −16B | =36N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 9.50 | 1927 | -31.8 |
| 34 | Snedker, Oliver Kaehne | 1944 | DEN | −2N | −22B | =53N | =58N | +59B | +39B | =56N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1908 | -13.6 |
| 35 | Thorsbro, Peter | 2157 | DEN | F | F | =58B | +46N | −20N | +50B | +43N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 2000 | -15.4 |
| 36 | Petersen, Lasse Emil | 1904 | DEN | +22B | =21B | =26N | =32N | F | −4N | =33B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 11.25 | 2158 | +37.0 |
| 37 | Kamal, Yogasimman | 1762 | DEN | −28N | +39B | −10N | =20B | +49N | =38B | −19N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 8.50 | 1961 | +53.6 |
| 38 | Hirshals, Valdemar Antreasyan | 0 | DEN | −29B | +57N | =14B | −12N | +50B | =37N | −25B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 7.25 | 1923 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Ramsdal, Lasse | 1948 | DEN | −3B | −37N | −42B | +57N | +58B | −34N | +51N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 1886 | -14.6 |
| 40 | Kirkebaekke, Mark | 1940 | DEN | +8N | −15B | −13N | =29B | +31N | −18B | −28N | 2.5 | 24.5 | 28.0 | 10.25 | 2017 | +9.8 |
| 41 | Petersen, Nils | 1942 | DEN | −7B | =54N | +45B | −14N | +47N | −24B | −31N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 5.75 | 1845 | -20.6 |
| 42 | Rasmussen, Morten | 1827 | DEN | −24N | −8B | +39N | +52B | −26N | =54B | −27N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 5.75 | 1899 | +8.8 |
| 43 | Vehl, Tina | 1873 | DEN | −25B | +58N | −4B | +59N | =32B | −29N | −35B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 3.75 | 1954 | +9.4 |
| 44 | Hove, Svend Kjems | 1837 | DEN | =48B | +50N | −7B | −33N | −29N | −31B | +53N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 4.75 | 1880 | +2.6 |
| 45 | Petersen, Poul-Erik | 1875 | DEN | −9N | =33B | −41N | =31B | −52N | +53B | =47N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 6.25 | 1817 | -13.6 |
| 46 | Tuborg Skovvang, Morten | 1792 | DEN | −18N | −13B | =51N | −35B | =53N | +49B | =57N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 1895 | +13.4 |
| 47 | Andersen, Claus Nis | 1825 | DEN | +33B | −17B | =56N | −48N | −41B | =55N | =45B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 6.25 | 1817 | -3.6 |
| 48 | Molvig, HenrikCM | 2117 | DEN | =44N | +60B | −2N | +47B | — | — | — | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 2087 | -2.2 |
| 49 | Ahl, Eskil Rosenlund | 1963 | DEN | −1N | +52B | −8N | −30N | −37B | −46N | +58B | 2.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 3.00 | 1812 | -65.2 |
| 50 | Sepstrup, Per | 1806 | DEN | =26N | −44B | −33N | +51B | −38N | −35N | =55B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 4.50 | 1861 | +5.2 |
| 51 | Mortensen, Henrik | 1909 | DEN | −5B | −59N | =46B | −50N | =55B | +58N | −39B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1719 | -37.4 |
| 52 | Kunal Panchmathia | 1852 | IND | −32B | −49N | +57B | −42N | +45B | — | — | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1868 | +2.0 |
| 53 | Maximova, Sofia | 1753 | SWE | =12B | −4N | =34B | −23N | =46B | −45N | −44B | 1.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 5.25 | 1708 | -16.4 |
| 54 | Rasmussen, Victoria | 1751 | DEN | −17N | =41B | F | =56B | −11B | =42N | −32B | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.25 | 1738 | -5.4 |
| 55 | Hansen, Patrick Noumedem | 1787 | DEN | −11B | −23N | −30B | F | =51N | =47B | =50N | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.25 | 1708 | -24.8 |
| 56 | Nielsen, Pia | 1541 | DEN | −14B | F | =47B | =54N | −23N | F | =34B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.75 | 1724 | +17.0 |
| 57 | Hansen, Alex | 1912 | DEN | −16N | −38B | −52N | −39B | F | +59N | =46B | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.25 | 1761 | -21.2 |
| 58 | Moller, Arne Vang | 1851 | DEN | −21N | −43B | =35N | =34B | −39N | −51B | −49N | 1.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 3.50 | 1679 | -26.0 |
| 59 | Skarved, Mattias | 1715 | DEN | −27N | +51B | −28N | −43B | −34N | −57B | — | 1.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1677 | -5.4 |
| 60 | Tandrup, Michael | 1964 | DEN | =6B | −48N | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 2048 | +2.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Elnegaard , Tristan LundDEN+62.43.5 pts · #25
- 2Kamal, YogasimmanDEN+53.63.0 pts · #44
- 3Alzaga, LuisDEN+52.04.5 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Ahl, Eskil RosenlundDEN-65.22.0 pts · #50
- 2Mortensen, HenrikDEN-37.42.0 pts · #51
- 3Lauritsen, Martin LeeDEN-31.83.5 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R1+363 Elo gap
- R1+338 Elo gap
- R1+307 Elo gap