Kronborg Chess Open 2025
International Chess Tournament since 1971
29th May – June 1th, 2025
Welcome to this year’s 52nd Kronborg Chess Open EMT Chess Tournament
Helsingør Skakklub (Elsinore Chessclub) invites chessplayers to 7 rounds FIDE round robin in 4 days. The International Chess EMT Tournament is open for all players.
Kronborg International Chess Tournament is named after the famous castle Kronborg Castle, located in Elsinore – the home of Hamlet.
There is a view to the castle directly from the game room which is located down to the beach on the Marienlyst Beach Hotel.
We offer an international chess tournament in great surroundings with the possibility to stay at the playing venue.
Registration for the Kronborg Chess Open 2025 is open. It is now possible to register directly through our partner, NemTilmeld (registration and payment)
Read more about the tournament below or on our tournament page Kronborg Chess Open
INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMANT
Kronborg Chess Open is an international chess tournament with a total prize sum is over DKK40,000 (€5.000), depending on the number of participants.
The tournament has been Denmarks largest international Chess Tournament since 2022 with participants from over 15 different nations. We had participants from Norway, Sweden, Holland, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Latvia,France, Italy, Faroe Islands, Indonesia, India and of course Denmark. We are therefore looking forward to see as many nationalities and levels together with Danish chess players in the 2025 Tournament.
Round robin or Monrad chess tournament
The tournament is divided into groups of 8 players Round Robin. The group selection is according to the Danish National rating. If you have an FIDE rating it will be equated with the Danish rating. The report time is 90 minutes to each player for the whole game + 30 seconds increment per. move. Note there is no extra time added after move 40.
TIME SCHEDULE
Registration 29th May 8.00 – 9.15
Welcome 29th May 9.45 by Club President René Fabricius Weichel
Round 1 & 2 | 29th May 10:00 – 14:30 and 15:00 – 19:30
Round 3 & 4 | 30th May 10:00 – 14:30 and 15:00 – 19:30
Round 5 & 6 | 31th May 10:00 – 14:30 and 15:00 – 19:30
Round 7 | 1st June 10.00 – 14.30
Award ceremony June 1st 14.30 –
GM MASTER & IM MASTER
Registration May 28th 9.45
Welcome May 28th 9.50 by Club President René Fabricius Weichel
Round 1 & 2 May 28th 10:00 – 14:30 and 15:00 – 19:30
Round 3 & 4 May 29th 10:00 – 14:30 and 15:00 – 19:30
Round 5 & 6 May 30th 10:00 – 14:30 and 15:00 – 19:30
Round 7 & 8 May 31th 10:00 – 14:30 and 15:00 – 19:30
Round 9 June 1st 10.00 – 14.30
Award ceremony June 1th 14.30 –
PLAYING VENUE
Hotel Comwell Borupgaard, Nørrevej 80, 3070 Snekkersten
ACCOMMODATION
There is the possibility of accommodation at Comwell Borupgaard.
The prices varies on availability and room categories here Kronborg Chess Open.
OTHER ACCOMMODATION
ELSINORE CAMPING – Book Camping cabin here – Daily rates from 395 DKK
Hostel Elsingore – Book your room here – Daily rates from 495 DKK
RATE OF PLAY
90 minutes per player for the whole game plus 30 seconds increment for every move played starting from the first move.
Note: You are allowed to be up to 1 hour late for your game. Further delay means that you lose your game.
TOURNAMENT
7 rounds Round Robin in Groups of 8 | The lowest ranking group is played as Monrad system if there are more than 8 players.
The winner of the top group is awarded the title Kronborg Master. Placing are determined by 1. mutual confrontation / 2. Winnings / 3. Sonneborn-Berger correction if the score is tied.
Grand Master group
9 rounds Round Robin in Group of 10
ENTRY FEE
All classes DKK 600 (€80)
GM, WGM, IM, WIM players have free entry fee
PRICES
Grand Master Class (GM1)
1st prize DKK 5,000 (€670) | 2nd prize, DKK 2,000 (€268)
IM Master Class (GM1)
1st prize DKK 3,000 (€402) | 2nd prize, DKK 1,800 (€241)
Master Class (M1)
1st prize DKK 2,500 (€402)| 2nd prize DKK 1,500 (€201)
Other Master Classes (M2-6)
1st prize DKK 2,000 (€268) | 2nd prize DKK 1,200 (€160)
Basis classes
1st prize DKK 1,200 (€201) | 2nd prize DKK 800 (€107)
The above prizes are at a participant number of min. 72. There may be adjustments in prizes depending on the participant numbers and rating level.
REGISTRATION
Sunday, May 25th at the latest. Apply online at our registration and payment form at Nemtilmeld
CONTACT INFORMATION
René Fabricius Weichel | rene@hskak.dk | Mobile +45 2920 0457
PAYMENT
Online payment with credit card through Nemtilmeld here https://hskak.nemtilmeld.dk/10/
Bank transfer
IBAN: DK5105500000102727
SWIFT/BIC: SWESDK22
Remember sign the name(s) of the players when you pay with bank transfer
Your registration will only be final/available on the Danish Chess Union Tournament Page after payment is registered
LIVE
Follow the games for the GM Master, IM Master and Master 1 groups here.
Click on the picture to see the live chess games
GROUPS 2024
OTHER CONDITIONS
Read more about the tournament here or visit our tounament site