Nordic Champion 2024
The 23-year-old Swedish chess player Jung Min Seo, the reigning nordiic champion, will participate for the first time in the Kronborg Chess Open 2025. The tournament will take place from May 28th to June 1st, 2025, at Hotel Comwell Borupgaard in Snekkersten, Denmark.
Swedish Champion in 2021
Jung Min Seo has had an impressive career so far. He became the Swedish champion swedish champion in 2021 in 2021 and earned the title of International Master the same year. He is now chasing his second GM norm and previously reached a rating of 2520 in 2022. In 2023, he won the Kvibergspelen, and in 2024, he became the Stockholm blitz chess champion. He has also been among the top 50 on the world junior ranking list and is currently ranked number 5 in Sweden, making him Sweden’s strongest IM player.
Stockholmsmester i lynskak. Han har også været blandt de top-50 på verdens juniorrangliste og er i øjeblikket rangeret som nummer 5 i Sverige, hvilket gør ham til Sveriges stærkeste IM-spiller.
First time in the Kronborg Chess Open
His participation in the Kronborg Chess Open 2025 is eagerly anticipated, as the tournament is known for attracting some of the best chess players from around the world. With his recent victory in Trondheim, where he won all his last four games to secure the gold, Jung Min Seo is in top form and ready to take on the challenge in Denmark.
The Kronborg Chess Open is one of Denmark’s largest international chess tournaments and offers a unique opportunity for players to achieve norms in a beautiful and historic setting. Jung Min Seo’s participation will undoubtedly add extra excitement to the tournament, and it will be interesting to see how he fares in a field of very evenly matched opponents
Foto Jesper Simonsen