Valby Foraar 2026 - 1 Round 1-3
Open SwissStandard
32 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 09 Apr 2026 to 23 Apr 2026 in Valby, Denmark. Top 10 Elo average was 1888, and top seed was Kurt Klifoth (🇩🇰 DEN, 2125).
Frank Peter Christiaa Dijkhuizen (🇩🇰 DEN, 1886) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Stig Syndergaard (2.5) and Dimitar Dimitrov (2.5). Dijkhuizen broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Preben Overgaard (1653) beat Christian Lundmark Jensen (1901), a +248-point gap.
Location
🇩🇰Valby, Denmark
Dates
09 Apr 2026 → 23 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×27
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsFrank Peter Christiaa Dijkhuizen led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
14
4
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
Frank Peter Christiaa Dijkhuizen held the sole lead from R3 through R3 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Frank Peter Christiaa Dijkhuizen won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frank Peter Christiaa Dijkhuizen | * | — | — | — |
| 2Victoria Rasmussen | — | * | — | — |
| 3Stig Syndergaard | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Dimitar Dimitrov | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dijkhuizen, Frank Peter Christiaa | 1886 | DEN | +20B | +7N | +5B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2549 | +12.8 |
| 2 | Syndergaard, Stig | 1901 | DEN | +17N | =3B | +6N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 2048 | +10.2 |
| 3 | Dimitrov, Dimitar | 1818 | DEN | +23B | =2N | +13B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 2034 | +22.4 |
| 4 | Rasmussen, Victoria | 1807 | DEN | +24B | =13N | +15B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.25 | 2069 | +19.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 1490923 | 0 | — | +14N | +25B | −1N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1867 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Petersen, Max | 1846 | DEN | +30B | +9N | −2B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1863 | +1.0 |
| 7 | Madsen, Jorgen Romer | 1822 | DEN | +26N | −1B | +22N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1770 | -5.2 |
| 8 | Broholm, Niels | 1878 | DEN | +16B | +18N | −10N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1907 | +3.8 |
| 9 | Demidoff, Carl-Albert | 1825 | DEN | +19N | −6B | +17N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1839 | +2.8 |
| 10 | Klifoth, Kurt | 2125 | DEN | +21N | F | +8B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2638 | +6.4 |
| 11 | Bank, Jakob | 0 | DEN | −18N | +28B | +21N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1724 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Hansen, Alex | 1833 | DEN | +31B | F | +19N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2437 | +5.0 |
| 13 | Rasmussen, Matthias | 1781 | DEN | +29N | =4B | −3N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1620 | -8.2 |
| 14 | Malik Loving, Rho | 1848 | DEN | −5B | =16N | +18B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1803 | -1.4 |
| 15 | Petersen, Tobias Christian | 1774 | DEN | =28N | +22B | −4N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1688 | -6.6 |
| 16 | Gade, Michael | 1511 | DEN | −8N | =14B | +28N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1777 | +36.4 |
| 17 | Forchhammer, Hans | 1660 | DEN | −2B | +23N | −9B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1063 | -9.6 |
| 18 | Fluck, Oliver | 1710 | DEN | +11B | −8B | −14N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1063 | -11.8 |
| 19 | Christensen, Aage Niels | 1637 | DEN | −9B | +30N | −12B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1029 | -10.2 |
| 20 | Hansen, Martin Mandrup | 1676 | DEN | −1N | −26B | +29N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1086 | -4.6 |
| 21 | Nielsen, Martin Skovso | 1798 | DEN | −10B | +31N | −11B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1325 | -2.6 |
| 22 | Overgaard, Preben | 1653 | DEN | +27B | −15N | −7B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1707 | +3.8 |
| 23 | Guzman, Ana Gabriela | 0 | DEN | −3N | −17B | +32N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Sepstrup, Per | 1832 | DEN | −4N | +29B | −25N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1007 | -10.8 |
| 25 | FIDE 1490931 | 0 | — | F | −5N | +24B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1853 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Prajapati, Pranish | 0 | DEN | −7B | +20N | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1749 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Lundmark Jensen, Christian | 1901 | DEN | −22N | +32B | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1630 | -26.4 |
| 28 | Stender, Andre | 1604 | DEN | =15B | −11N | −16B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1450 | -8.2 |
| 29 | FIDE 1489291 | 0 | — | −13B | −24N | −20B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 963 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 1490940 | 0 | — | −6N | −19B | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 942 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 1453424 | 0 | — | −12N | −21B | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1016 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Nielsen, Soren Skovso | 1606 | DEN | F | −27N | −23B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1101 | -3.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gade, MichaelDEN+36.41.5 pts · #10
- 2Dimitrov, DimitarDEN+22.42.5 pts · #9
- 3Rasmussen, VictoriaDEN+19.02.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Lundmark Jensen, ChristianDEN-26.41.0 pts · #17
- 2Fluck, OliverDEN-11.81.0 pts · #32
- 3Sepstrup, PerDEN-10.81.0 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R1+248 Elo gap