Hvidovre KM 2026 Round 3-5
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15 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 03 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 2026 in Hvidovre, Denmark. Top 10 Elo average was 1824, and top seed was Thomas Kirknel (🇩🇰 DEN, 2078).
Thomas Kirknel (🇩🇰 DEN, 2078) won with 2.0/4, ahead of Michael Jen Knudsen (2.0) and Niels Jacob Wilquin (2.0). Kirknel shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇩🇰Hvidovre, Denmark
Dates
03 Mar 2026 → 24 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×14
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 3 players tied at 2.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
3
3
7
3
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 2.0/4. Kirknel takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.0).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Niels Jacob Wilquin | * | — | — | — |
| 2Michael Jen Knudsen | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Thomas Kirknel | — | 1 | * | — |
| 4Palle Halkier Jorgensen | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirknel, Thomas | 2078 | DEN | +2N | F | F | +9B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2630 | +3.6 |
| 2 | Knudsen, Michael Jen | 1815 | DEN | −1B | F | +11N | +15N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1919 | +7.0 |
| 3 | Wilquin, Niels Jacob | 1915 | DEN | F | F | +15B | +7N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2553 | +12.0 |
| 4 | Jorgensen, Palle Halkier | 1863 | DEN | −7B | F | =13B | +12N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.75 | 1733 | -11.0 |
| 5 | Han, Matt | 1843 | DEN | F | F | =12B | +8B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1814 | -1.2 |
| 6 | Kjaergaard, Kristian Emil | 0 | DEN | =?N | F | F | +13B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 1823 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Zewain, Mohammed | 1797 | DEN | +4N | F | F | −3B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1893 | +5.0 |
| 8 | Kragh, Torben | 1644 | DEN | +11N | F | F | −5N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1714 | +3.4 |
| 9 | FIDE 1489712 | 0 | — | F | F | +?N | −1N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1943 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Dres, Lasse | 1798 | DEN | F | F | +14N | — | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2583 | +10.0 |
| 11 | Rosengaard, Anton | 0 | DEN | −8B | F | −2B | =14N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1481 | -14.8 |
| 12 | Drewsen, Matias | 0 | DEN | F | F | =5N | −4B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1667 | +6.0 |
| 13 | Larsen, Arne Walther | 1782 | DEN | F | F | =4N | −6N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1880 | +2.0 |
| 14 | Wolf, August Trap | 0 | DEN | F | F | −10B | =11B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1491 | -30.0 |
| 15 | Kildeskov, Bjarne | 1700 | DEN | F | F | −3N | −2B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1068 | -11.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wilquin, Niels JacobDEN+12.02.0 pts · #1
- 2Dres, LasseDEN+10.01.0 pts · #7
- 3Knudsen, Michael JenDEN+7.02.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Wolf, August TrapDEN-30.00.5 pts · #12
- 2Rosengaard, AntonDEN-14.80.5 pts · #11
- 3Kildeskov, BjarneDEN-11.40.0 pts · #15