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Fredericia Chess EMT 2026 - Basis

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12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Fredericia, Denmark. Top 10 Elo average was 1707, and top seed was Andrew Velarde (🇩🇰 DEN, 1814).

Andrew Velarde (🇩🇰 DEN, 1814) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Sigurd Bjerg (4.0) and Erik Aaskov (3.5). Velarde broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Erik Aaskov (1649) beat Bo F. Sorensen (1782), a +133-point gap.

Location
🇩🇰Fredericia, Denmark
Dates
15 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇰Andrew Velarde1814
Avg top 10
1,707
Participants
12
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×12
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Andrew Velarde led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
6
2
3
2
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD

Andrew Velarde held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Andrew Velarde drew with Sigurd Bjerg (White).

R1–R5 · UNBEATEN

Andrew Velarde went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Velarde, Andrew1814DEN+11B+8N=2B+4N+6B4.511.012.010.002058+24.0
2Bjerg, Sigurd1707DEN+6N+9B=1N+3B=5N4.013.515.011.251955+62.4
3Aaskov, Erik1649DEN+4B=5B+9N2N+7B3.512.013.58.001867+29.2
4Sorensen, Bo F.1782DEN3N+10B+5N1B+8N3.012.514.06.001793+1.8
5Jakobsen, Alex1753DEN+10B=3N4B+8N=2B3.012.013.56.751777+3.6
6Elcer, Spencer Skoubo1634DEN2B+12N=8B+7B1N2.512.013.03.751689+14.8
7Pei, Kai1621DEN8B+11N+12B6N3N2.08.59.52.001561-16.8
8Kielstrup , Jan1757DEN+7N1B=6N5B4B1.513.015.03.251572-25.0
9Moller, Henrik Allan1725DEN+12B2N3B=10N1.59.010.01.751546-20.0
10Skarved, Mattias1630DEN5N4N+11B=9B12N1.58.59.51.751528-13.8
11Ulmer, Kristian1580DEN1N7B10N+12B1.08.09.01.001460-12.6
12Harlund, David1545DEN9N6B7N11N+10B1.07.58.51.501398-17.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets