Randers Foraar 2026 Round 1-3
Open SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 20 Jan 2026 to 24 Feb 2026 in Randers, Denmark. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1930, and top seed was Claus Rossen (🇩🇰 DEN, 2145).
Svend Aage Madsen (🇩🇰 DEN, 2033) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Claus Rossen (2.5) and Michael Wilhelm Kull (2.5). Madsen broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mille Sinding (1499) beat Henrik Larsen (1818), a +319-point gap.
Location
🇩🇰Randers, Denmark
Dates
20 Jan 2026 → 24 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×32
🇮🇸Iceland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsSvend Aage Madsen led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
14
6
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
Svend Aage Madsen held the sole lead from R3 through R3 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Svend Aage Madsen won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Svend Aage Madsen | * | — | — | — |
| 2Jannik Ostoft Hansen | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Claus Rossen | — | — | * | — |
| 4Michael Wilhelm Kull | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madsen, Svend Aage | 2033 | DEN | +27B | +16N | +7B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2568 | +11.2 |
| 2 | Rossen, Claus | 2145 | DEN | +8B | +14N | =5B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 4.75 | 2087 | -2.4 |
| 3 | Kull, Michael Wilhelm | 1856 | DEN | +26N | +12B | =4N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 2009 | +11.2 |
| 4 | Hansen, Jannik Ostoft | 1966 | DEN | +30B | +18N | =3B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1998 | +2.6 |
| 5 | Maagaard, David Bille | 1886 | DEN | +32N | +17B | =2N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 2095 | +10.6 |
| 6 | Gronhoj, Benny | 1994 | DEN | =13N | +32B | +19N | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2017 | +1.6 |
| 7 | Host, Birger V | 1873 | DEN | +23B | +15N | −1N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1862 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Nolke, Valdemar | 1776 | DEN | −2N | +26B | +16B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1952 | +24.8 |
| 9 | Murmann, Christian | 1741 | DEN | =17N | +13B | =14N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 1985 | +12.8 |
| 10 | Gudmarsson, Olafur | 1945 | ISL | +11N | F | +20N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2463 | +3.2 |
| 11 | Gamborg, Claus | 1667 | DEN | −10B | +33N | +18B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1809 | +7.0 |
| 12 | Hansen, Noah Fuglsang | 1658 | DEN | +33B | −3N | +28B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1670 | +1.2 |
| 13 | Poulsen, Kim Moller | 0 | DEN | =6B | −9N | +31B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1741 | -8.0 |
| 14 | Andersson, Finn | 1780 | DEN | +31N | −2B | =9B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1792 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Sinding , Mille | 1499 | DEN | +24N | −7B | =21N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1799 | +41.2 |
| 16 | Kjaer, Johannes | 1752 | DEN | +29N | −1B | −8N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1663 | -7.6 |
| 17 | Strussmann, Elea Babette | 1400 | DEN | =9B | −5N | =26B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1612 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Wendt Jorgensen, Sebastian | 1672 | DEN | +34N | −4B | −11N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1015 | -13.2 |
| 19 | Pontoppidan, Jesper | 1768 | DEN | +22B | F | −6B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1792 | +1.2 |
| 20 | Petersen, Erik Beyer | 0 | DEN | +25N | F | −10B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1817 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Moller, Henrik Allan | 1696 | DEN | =28B | F | =15B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1491 | -11.2 |
| 22 | Thorsen, Evald | 1579 | DEN | −19N | −25B | +34N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 929 | -12.6 |
| 23 | Egilstrod, Ellindur | 1681 | DEN | −7N | +34B | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1073 | -10.0 |
| 24 | Larsen, Henrik | 1818 | DEN | −15B | F | +30B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1573 | -11.6 |
| 25 | Offersen, Niels Christian | 1689 | DEN | −20B | +22N | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2390 | +7.2 |
| 26 | Bech Borgesen, Asmund | 1585 | DEN | −3B | −8N | =17N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1016 | -16.8 |
| 27 | Schluntz, Torben | 1680 | DEN | −1N | F | =29N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1601 | -5.6 |
| 28 | Toma, Tage J. C. | 1496 | DEN | =21N | F | −12N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1493 | +0.4 |
| 29 | Jensen, Finn | 1572 | DEN | −16B | F | =27B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1523 | -1.6 |
| 30 | Hansen, Peter Skov | 0 | DEN | −4N | F | −24N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1089 | -16.4 |
| 31 | Rajesh, Vishna | 1489 | DEN | −14B | F | −13N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 992 | -11.6 |
| 32 | Andersen, Torben Gronlund | 1638 | DEN | −5B | −6N | — | 0.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1140 | -6.6 |
| 33 | FIDE 1490486 | 0 | — | −12N | −11B | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 861 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Hougaard, Jens Ole | 1409 | DEN | −18B | −23N | −22B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sinding , MilleDEN+41.21.5 pts · #12
- 2Nolke, ValdemarDEN+24.82.0 pts · #6
- 3Murmann, ChristianDEN+12.82.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Bech Borgesen, AsmundDEN-16.80.5 pts · #34
- 2Hansen, Peter SkovDEN-16.40.0 pts · #33
- 3Wendt Jorgensen, SebastianDEN-13.21.0 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R1+319 Elo gap