The Skovbo GM tournament (KKSA) was held on 5-14th September at the Borup Kulturhus, Møllevej 2, 4140 Borup, Denmark.
The 9-round Swiss event with a time control 90′ + 30″ has attracted 52 participants from 6 different countries (Denmark, Iceland, France, Italy, Russia and Sweden).
IM Simon Bekker-Jensen emerged a clear winner with 7/9 points and deservedly grabbed the first prize in the amount of 7.000 DKK (nearly 1.000 €).
Second place was shared in a four-way tie by GM Vladimir Burmakin (Russia), GM Henrik Danielsen (Iceland), IM Björn Ahlander (Sweden) and IM Christian Jepson (Sweden) on 6,5 points each. You can see top standings below.
Official website/ Live games with analysis
IM Bekker-Jensen (winner), GM Danielsen, IM Jepson, IM Ahlander, GM Burmakin (from left to right)
Top standings after 9 rounds:
1 IM Simon Bekker-Jensen (Denmark) 7
2-5 GM Vladimir Burmakin (Russia) 6,5
GM Henrik Danielsen (Iceland) 6,5
IM Björn Ahlander (Sweden) 6,5
IM Christian Jepson (Sweden) 6,5
6-9 GM Daniel Semcesen (Sweden) 6
IM Mikkel Djernæs Antonsen (Denmark) 6
IM Rasmus Skytte (Denmark) 6
WIM Ellinor Frisk (Sweden) 6
10-13 IM Axel Smith (Sweden) 5,5
GM Carsten Høi (Denmark) 5,5
GM Vladimir Okhotnik (France) 5,5
Jesper Kjærgaard-Jensen (Denmark) 5,5
14-19 FM Jacob Carstensen (Denmark) 5
Dara Sevkan Akdag (Denmark) 5
Alexander Rosenkilde (Denmark) 5
Hans Dahl Pedersen (Denmark) 5
Michael Ole Madsen (Denmark) 5
Kasper Henriksen (Denmark) 5