Himmerlandsturneringen 2026 - 2
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Apr 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Aars, Denmark. Top 10 Elo average was 1440, and top seed was Mikkel Ranneberg (🇩🇰 DEN, 1717).
Soren Naesager Poulsen (🇩🇰 DEN, 0) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Martin Thomsen (4.5) and Kim Pors (4.0). Poulsen took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Allan Jensen (1592) beat Mikkel Ranneberg (1717), a +125-point gap.
Location
🇩🇰Aars, Denmark
Dates
13 Apr 2026 → 18 May 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
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsSoren Naesager Poulsen led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R3 · LEADER CHANGE28 Apr
Martin Thomsen takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Soren Naesager Poulsen beat Martin Thomsen (White).
R4–R7 · WIN STREAK
Soren Naesager Poulsen won 3 in a row (R4–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇩🇰Poulsen, Soren Naesager | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 13.50 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 1735 |
| 2 | 🇩🇰Thomsen, Martin | 1645 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 10.75 | 20.5 | +30.0 | 1839 |
| 3 | 🇩🇰Pors, Kim | 1682 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 10.25 | 21.0 | +13.2 | 1765 |
| 5 | 🇩🇰Ranneberg, Mikkel | 1717 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 9.75 | 19.0 | -24.0 | 1630 |
| 4 | 🇩🇰Jensen, Allan | 1592 | — | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | — | 3.0 | 8.75 | 16.5 | +42.0 | 1745 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰Andersen, Knud | 1653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 4.00 | 19.0 | -3.2 | 1630 |
| 7 | 🇩🇰Madsen, Jorgen | 1669 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 2.0 | 6.50 | 23.0 | -24.4 | 1517 |
| 8 | 🇩🇰Sorensen, Peter | 1561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ½ | * | 0.5 | 1.00 | 21.5 | -49.2 | 1307 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jensen, AllanDEN+42.03.0 pts · #4
- 2Thomsen, MartinDEN+30.04.5 pts · #2
- 3Pors, KimDEN+13.24.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Sorensen, PeterDEN-49.20.5 pts · #8
- 2Madsen, JorgenDEN-24.42.0 pts · #7
- 3Ranneberg, MikkelDEN-24.03.5 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R4+125 Elo gap