{"id":44965,"date":"2026-04-06T07:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/?p=44965"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:48:12","slug":"danish-championship-2026-bjorn-moller-ochsner-claims-second-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/danish-championship-2026-bjorn-moller-ochsner-claims-second-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Danish Championship 2026: Bjorn Moller Ochsner claims second title"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"44965\" class=\"elementor elementor-44965\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb5c45 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9fb5c45\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1bb8a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1bb8a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ochsner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-44968\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ochsner.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ochsner-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ochsner-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ochsner-768x494.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff6a919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff6a919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GM <strong>Bjorn Moller Ochsner<\/strong> is the newly crowned Danish chess champion. The 31-year-old native of Aarhus claimed his second national crown after edging out IM Filip Boe Olsen in a rapid tiebreaker for the title.<\/p><p>The Danish Championship 2026 took place from March 28 to April 6 in Svendborg, a small town that has hosted the last ten editions. The event was held in eight different sections, with the national title at stake in the Landskampklasse, a 10-player round-robin with classical time control.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-802aaf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"802aaf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Danish-Championship-R01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-44970\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Danish-Championship-R01.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Danish-Championship-R01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Danish-Championship-R01-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Svendborg Mayor Bo Hansen making the first ceremonial move<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a160e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a160e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although several top Danish players (including the 2025 champion <strong>Jesper Thybo<\/strong>) opted not to participate, it was a fiercely contested tournament with the champion decided only on tiebreak. Ochsner seized an early lead but suffered two defeats and was overtaken by IM <strong>Filip Boe Olsen<\/strong>, who headed into the final round a half-point ahead of IM Viktor Haarmark Nielsen and a full point in front of Ochsner.<\/p><p>As tournament fate would have it, Ochsner and Olsen faced each other in the final showdown, while Nielsen took on FM Casper Liu. In a dramatic turn of events, Ochsner scored a crucial victory over Olsen to catch up with him on points, while Nielsen lost his game and finished joint third with GM <strong>Boris Chatalbashev<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-572f690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"572f690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Danish-Championship-TB.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-44967\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Danish-Championship-TB.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Danish-Championship-TB-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Danish-Championship-TB-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1049531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1049531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To determine the champion, a two-game rapid tiebreaker was played. After winning the first game with Black, Ochsner achieved an overwhelming position in the second but let his opponent off the hook, allowing a draw that secured him the title.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/turnering.skak.dk\/TournamentActive\/Details?tourId=30083&amp;groupId=14624&amp;curtab=tour-table\">Final standings<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Photos: Thomas Vesterg\u00e5rd<\/p><p>Official website:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nyheder.skak.dk\/\">https:\/\/nyheder.skak.dk\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GM Bjorn Moller Ochsner is the newly crowned Danish chess champion. The 31-year-old native of Aarhus claimed his second national crown after edging out IM Filip Boe Olsen in a rapid tiebreaker for the title. The Danish Championship 2026 took place from March 28 to April 6 in Svendborg, a small town that has hosted the last ten editions. The event was held in eight different sections, with the national title at stake in the Landskampklasse, a 10-player round-robin with classical time control. Svendborg Mayor Bo Hansen making the first ceremonial move Although several top Danish players (including the 2025 champion Jesper Thybo) opted not to participate, it was a fiercely contested tournament with the champion decided only on tiebreak. Ochsner seized an early lead but suffered two defeats and was overtaken by IM Filip Boe Olsen, who headed into the final round a half-point ahead of IM Viktor Haarmark Nielsen and a full point in front of Ochsner. As tournament fate would have it, Ochsner and Olsen faced each other in the final showdown, while Nielsen took on FM Casper Liu. In a dramatic turn of events, Ochsner scored a crucial victory over Olsen to catch up with him on points, while Nielsen lost his game and finished joint third with GM Boris Chatalbashev. To determine the champion, a two-game rapid tiebreaker was played. After winning the first game with Black, Ochsner achieved an overwhelming position in the second but let his opponent off the hook, allowing a draw that secured him the title. Final standings Photos: Thomas Vesterg\u00e5rd Official website:\u00a0https:\/\/nyheder.skak.dk\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":44969,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[234,297],"regular":[361],"sticky-post":[],"class_list":["post-44965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chess-news","tag-denmark","tag-national-championship","regular-regular"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44965"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44982,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44965\/revisions\/44982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44965"},{"taxonomy":"regular","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regular?post=44965"},{"taxonomy":"sticky-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sticky-post?post=44965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}