Fredericia Chess Junior 2026
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Fredericia, Denmark. Top 10 Elo average was 762, and top seed was Mattis Majvang Sandmann (🇩🇰 DEN, 1571).
Ludvig Tandrup (🇩🇰 DEN, 1571) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Viktor Holm Kongensgaard (3.5). Tandrup clinched sole first place in the final round.
Location
🇩🇰Fredericia, Denmark
Dates
16 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsLudvig Tandrup led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE16 May
Ludvig Tandrup takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ludvig Tandrup beat Viktor Holm Kongensgaard (White).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Ludvig Tandrup won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ludvig Tandrup | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Viktor Holm Kongensgaard | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3FIDE 1491148 | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4FIDE 1486420 | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tandrup, Ludvig | 1571 | DEN | +12N | −7B | +10N | +2B | +3B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.00 | 2369 | +39.6 |
| 2 | Holm Kongensgaard, Viktor | 1567 | DEN | +11B | +5N | =3B | −1N | +8B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 1718 | +24.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 1491148 | 0 | — | +4N | +9B | =2N | +7B | −1N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 1535 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 1491156 | 0 | — | −3B | +6N | +5B | −8N | +9B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1618 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 1480189 | 0 | — | +10N | −2B | −4N | +9B | +7N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 1486420 | 0 | — | −7N | −4B | +12N | +10B | +11N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Pei, Rae | 0 | DEN | +6B | +1N | =8B | −3N | −5B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 8.25 | 1690 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Sivakumar, Dharshanasri | 0 | DEN | −9N | +12B | =7N | +4B | −2N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 717 | -64.8 |
| 9 | Bertl-Eberle, Emil | 1466 | DEN | +8B | −3N | −11B | −5N | −4N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1605 | +12.8 |
| 10 | Sandmann, Mattis Majvang | 1571 | DEN | −5B | +11N | −1B | −6N | — | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1506 | -7.2 |
| 11 | Qin, Rubin | 1440 | DEN | −2N | −10B | +9N | F | −6B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1410 | -4.4 |
| 12 | FIDE 1491130 | 0 | — | −1B | −8N | −6B | — | — | 0.0 | 7.0 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 870 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tandrup, LudvigDEN+39.64.0 pts · #4
- 2Holm Kongensgaard, ViktorDEN+24.03.5 pts · #3
- 3Bertl-Eberle, EmilDEN+12.81.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Sivakumar, DharshanasriDEN-64.82.5 pts · #11
- 2Sandmann, Mattis MajvangDEN-7.21.0 pts · #10
- 3Qin, RubinDEN-4.41.0 pts · #9