Fredericia Chess EMT 2026 - Basis
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAndrew 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.
Andrew Velarde held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
Andrew Velarde drew with Sigurd Bjerg (White).
Andrew Velarde went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrew Velarde | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Sigurd Bjerg | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Erik Aaskov | — | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Bo F. Sorensen | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Velarde, Andrew | 1814 | DEN | +11B | +8N | =2B | +4N | +6B | 4.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 10.00 | 2058 | +24.0 |
| 2 | Bjerg, Sigurd | 1707 | DEN | +6N | +9B | =1N | +3B | =5N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 11.25 | 1955 | +62.4 |
| 3 | Aaskov, Erik | 1649 | DEN | +4B | =5B | +9N | −2N | +7B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 1867 | +29.2 |
| 4 | Sorensen, Bo F. | 1782 | DEN | −3N | +10B | +5N | −1B | +8N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1793 | +1.8 |
| 5 | Jakobsen, Alex | 1753 | DEN | +10B | =3N | −4B | +8N | =2B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.75 | 1777 | +3.6 |
| 6 | Elcer, Spencer Skoubo | 1634 | DEN | −2B | +12N | =8B | +7B | −1N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1689 | +14.8 |
| 7 | Pei, Kai | 1621 | DEN | −8B | +11N | +12B | −6N | −3N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1561 | -16.8 |
| 8 | Kielstrup , Jan | 1757 | DEN | +7N | −1B | =6N | −5B | −4B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 3.25 | 1572 | -25.0 |
| 9 | Moller, Henrik Allan | 1725 | DEN | +12B | −2N | −3B | =10N | — | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1546 | -20.0 |
| 10 | Skarved, Mattias | 1630 | DEN | −5N | −4N | +11B | =9B | −12N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1528 | -13.8 |
| 11 | Ulmer, Kristian | 1580 | DEN | −1N | −7B | −10N | +12B | — | 1.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1460 | -12.6 |
| 12 | Harlund, David | 1545 | DEN | −9N | −6B | −7N | −11N | +10B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1398 | -17.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bjerg, SigurdDEN+62.44.0 pts · #2
- 2Aaskov, ErikDEN+29.23.5 pts · #3
- 3Velarde, AndrewDEN+24.04.5 pts · #1
- 1Kielstrup , JanDEN-25.01.5 pts · #10
- 2Moller, Henrik AllanDEN-20.01.5 pts · #9
- 3Harlund, DavidDEN-17.41.0 pts · #11
- R1+133 Elo gap