Grandmaster Hans Niemann wins Tepe Sigeman 2022
GM Hans Niemann, USA won this year’s tournament with 5 of 7 points. His good form continues, he came directly to Malmö from Cuba where he won a tournament convincingly.
Round 6 – comments by GM Stellan Brynell
The penultimate round gave us two more decisive games. Grandelius failed to close in on leader Niemann, who goes into round 7 a full point clear of Erigaisi and Grandelius. Niemann-Grandelius A solid Grünfeld indian with several early exchanges. Grandelius neutralised white’s small advantage and the draw was an obvious …
Round 5 – comments by GM Stellan Brynell
Adams-Navara In an unusual variation of the Sicilian Navara found 22…g5, an interesting way to create counter-play. The resulting rook endgame was slightly better for black, but never offered any realistic winning chances. Grandelius-Salem The game began as the Panov variation of the Caro-Kann, but after …
Pairings round 7
Pairings round 7, May 9, 12 p.m. CET GM Nils Grandelius – GM Alexei Shirov GM Jorden Van Foreest – GM Hans Niemann GM Michael Adams – GM Saleh Salem GM David Navara – GM Arjun Erigaisi