Group Winners at Kronborg Chess Open 2026
24 groups with a total of 50 prize winners Kronborg Chess Open 2026 featured fierce competition across all groups. The overall level of play was high from top to bottom. …
IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen Crowned Kronborg Champion 2026
IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen, winner of Kronborg Chess Open 2026, pictured alongside tournament organiser René Fabricius Weichel. Photo: Jesper Simonsen The Norwegian IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen delivered a strong performance …
Arbiter Team Returns
The 2025 Arbiter Team Returns for Kronborg Chess Open 2026 Kronborg Chess Open is once again pleased to welcome a strong and experienced team of arbiters. The complete arbiter team …
GM Boris Chatalbashev to Make His Debut at Kronborg Chess Open
Photo: Jesper Simonsen For the first time ever, the Kronborg Chess Open will welcome one of Denmark’s strongest and most experienced grandmasters: GM Boris Chatalbashev. After several years in which …
GM Vitaly Kunin Returns
2024 Kronborg Master joins a strong 2026 line up Two years after his tournament victory in 2024, German Grandmaster Vitaly Kunin is set to return to Snekkersten for the 2026 …
Grandmaster Jonny Hector to Debut at Kronborg Chess Open 2026
Helsingør Chess Club is thrilled to announce that Swedish Grandmaster Jonny Hector will participate in the Kronborg Chess Open for the very first time – and it will happen in …
Group Winners 2025
Since the tournament changed location – first to Marienlyst Strandhotel and now to Comwell Borupgaard in Snekkersten – Kronborg Chess Open has taken on a distinctly more international character. This …
Historic victory for GM Sune Berg Hansen!
GM Sune Berg Hansen finally won the Kronborg tournament Today, chess history was made in Helsingør, as Grandmaster Sune Berg Hansen lifted the trophy as the winner of the Kronborg …
Grandmaster Sune Berg Hansen is participating again in the Kronborg Chess Open
The 7-time Danish Champion, Grandmaster Sune Berg Hansen, is once again participating in the top group at the Kronborg Chess Open 2025. The tournament takes place from May 28 to June …
GM Vignir Stefansson participates in the Kronborg Chess Open for the second year in a row
Strongest level ever The Icelandic Grandmaster Vignir Stefansson returns to the Kronborg Chess Open for the second year in a row and is at his highest level ever. With a …