Valby Foraar 2026 - 1 Round 4-7
30 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 Apr 2026 to 28 May 2026 in Valby, Denmark. Top 10 Elo average was 1880, and top seed was Kurt Klifoth (🇩🇰 DEN, 2125).
Carl-Albert Demidoff (🇩🇰 DEN, 1825) won with 3.5/7, ahead of Rho Malik Loving (3.5) and Niels Broholm (3.0). Demidoff won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Michael Gade (1511) beat Matthias Rasmussen (1781), a +270-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 3.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 14 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 3.5/7. Demidoff takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.0).
Rho Malik Loving 3 wins (R4–R6)Jakob Bank 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rho Malik Loving | * | — | — | — |
| 2Carl-Albert Demidoff | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Jakob Bank | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Per Sepstrup | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demidoff, Carl-Albert | 1825 | DEN | F | F | F | +20B | =9N | +12B | +4B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.75 | 2660 | +43.6 |
| 2 | Malik Loving, Rho | 1848 | DEN | F | F | F | +23N | +22N | +19B | =7N | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.75 | 2241 | +35.2 |
| 3 | Broholm, Niels | 1878 | DEN | F | F | F | +14B | =19N | +9B | =15N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.25 | 1971 | +7.4 |
| 4 | Bank, Jakob | 0 | DEN | F | F | F | +22B | +25N | +7B | −1N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 2053 | +24.8 |
| 5 | FIDE 1490940 | 0 | — | F | F | +27B | −13N | =21N | =8B | +29N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Sepstrup, Per | 1832 | DEN | F | F | F | F | +27B | +13B | +24N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2513 | +13.8 |
| 7 | Klifoth, Kurt | 2125 | DEN | F | F | F | +19B | +12N | −4N | =2B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 2151 | +1.8 |
| 8 | Forchhammer, Hans | 1660 | DEN | F | F | F | −10N | +16B | =5N | +13N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1754 | +7.2 |
| 9 | Bang, Claus | 0 | DEN | F | F | F | +28B | =1B | −3N | +22B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1849 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Hansen, Martin Mandrup | 1676 | DEN | F | F | F | +8B | −14N | +26B | =23B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1824 | +15.6 |
| 11 | Nielsen, Martin Skovso | 1798 | DEN | F | F | F | +17N | +29B | =23N | −12B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1805 | +1.6 |
| 12 | Syndergaard, Stig | 1901 | DEN | F | F | F | +15B | −7B | −1N | +11N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1889 | -1.8 |
| 13 | Stender, Andre | 1604 | DEN | F | F | F | +5B | +28N | −6N | −8B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1633 | +2.0 |
| 14 | Petersen, Max | 1846 | DEN | F | F | F | −3N | +10B | −20N | +25B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1666 | -14.4 |
| 15 | Rasmussen, Victoria | 1807 | DEN | F | F | F | −12N | =20B | +24N | =3B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1855 | +5.4 |
| 16 | Nielsen, Soren Skovso | 1606 | DEN | +25N | F | F | F | −8N | −17B | +26B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1478 | -10.2 |
| 17 | Gade, Michael | 1511 | DEN | F | F | F | −11B | F | +16N | +28B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1853 | +52.0 |
| 18 | Fluck, Oliver | 1710 | DEN | F | F | F | +30N | −24B | −22N | +21B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1028 | -13.6 |
| 19 | Dijkhuizen, Frank Peter Christiaa | 1886 | DEN | F | F | F | −7N | =3B | −2N | +20B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1830 | -7.0 |
| 20 | Dimitrov, Dimitar | 1818 | DEN | F | F | F | −1N | =15N | +14B | −19N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1754 | -15.2 |
| 21 | FIDE 1489291 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | =5B | +27N | −18N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 909 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Hansen, Alex | 1833 | DEN | F | F | F | −4N | −2B | +18B | −9N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1779 | -3.0 |
| 23 | Petersen, Tobias Christian | 1774 | DEN | F | F | F | −2B | F | =11B | =10N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1649 | -10.0 |
| 24 | Madsen, Jorgen Romer | 1822 | DEN | F | F | F | −25B | +18N | −15B | −6B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1658 | -26.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 1490931 | 0 | — | −16B | F | F | +24N | −4B | F | −14N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1633 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Christensen, Aage Niels | 1637 | DEN | F | F | F | F | +30B | −10N | −16N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 841 | -19.8 |
| 27 | Hansen, Sejer H | 0 | DEN | F | F | −5N | F | −6N | −21B | — | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1033 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Rasmussen, Matthias | 1781 | DEN | F | F | F | −9N | −13B | F | −17N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 758 | -31.2 |
| 29 | Overgaard, Preben | 1653 | DEN | F | F | F | F | −11N | F | −5B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 998 | -6.2 |
| 30 | Guzman, Ana Gabriela | 0 | DEN | F | F | F | −18B | −26N | — | — | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 873 | -33.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gade, MichaelDEN+52.02.0 pts · #13
- 2Demidoff, Carl-AlbertDEN+43.63.5 pts · #12
- 3Malik Loving, RhoDEN+35.23.5 pts · #1
- 1Guzman, Ana GabrielaDEN-33.60.0 pts · #30
- 2Rasmussen, MatthiasDEN-31.20.0 pts · #29
- 3Madsen, Jorgen RomerDEN-26.01.0 pts · #19
- R7+270 Elo gap
- R5+177 Elo gap