Herlev Foraar 2026 - 4 Round 1-5
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Apr 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Herlev, Denmark. Top 10 Elo average was 1192, and top seed was Stig Svensson (🇩🇰 DEN, 1669).
Mathias Due Kirk (🇩🇰 DEN, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Soren Bang (4.0) and Erik Bremer (3.5). Kirk won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Mikal Rode (1527) beat Stig Svensson (1669), a +142-point gap.
Location
🇩🇰Herlev, Denmark
Dates
13 Apr 2026 → 18 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 5 roundsMathias Due Kirk led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
4
3
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Mathias Due Kirk held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Mathias Due Kirk won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇩🇰Kirk, Mathias Due | 0 | * | — | 1 | ½ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 7.75 | 9.5 | +16.8 | 1912 |
| 1 | 🇩🇰Bang, Soren | 1660 | — | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | — | 4.0 | 9.00 | 11.5 | +18.4 | 1814 |
| 3 | 🇩🇰Bremer, Erik | 1571 | 0 | ½ | * | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3.5 | 5.50 | 12.0 | +17.0 | 1734 |
| 4 | 🇩🇰Rode, Mikal | 1527 | ½ | 0 | — | * | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 4.75 | 11.0 | +24.0 | 1759 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰Borup Jensen, Jorn | 1570 | — | 0 | 0 | — | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 10.0 | -15.8 | 1416 |
| 5 | 🇩🇰Ferdinandsen, Christian | 1535 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | — | — | 1.5 | 4.00 | 17.5 | -8.6 | 1475 |
| 8 | 🇩🇰Svensson, Stig | 1669 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | * | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 14.0 | -43.4 | 837 |
| 7 | FIDE 1491016 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 826 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rode, MikalDEN+24.03.5 pts · #4
- 2Bang, SorenDEN+18.44.0 pts · #1
- 3Bremer, ErikDEN+17.03.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Svensson, StigDEN-43.41.0 pts · #8
- 2Borup Jensen, JornDEN-15.82.0 pts · #6
- 3Ferdinandsen, ChristianDEN-8.61.5 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R3+142 Elo gap