Category: TePe Sigeman 2023

We would like to thank the players, the sponsors, all that helped, and finally, all chess fans, for making the 2023 Tepe Sigeman Chess Tournament a great success! We will get back to you later on with some news on the 2024 tournament.

Grandelius-Van Foreest Van Foreest played the surprising and very unusual 4…d6 in the Jaenisch gambit. Grandelius chose a solid continuation and the game was soon equal. It ended in a draw by repetition. Keymer-Erigaisi Just as in his game against Svidler, Erigaisi chose a setup with d6, e5 and f5, …

Erigaisi-Mishra Mishra seemed to be well prepared as black in the Jobava London system. He equalized easily, and when the position became completely locked, the game ended in a draw. Svidler-Grandelius Svidler played the unusual 6.Qd3 in the Najdorf Sicilian. The move was not unknown to Grandelius, who deviated from …

Pairings round 7, Wednesday May 10. Please note that the round starts 12.00 CET. GM Vincent Keymer – GM Arjun Erigaisi GM Nils Grandelius – GM Jorden Van Foreest GM Gukesh D – GM Peter Svidler GM Mishra Abhimanyu – GM Boris Gelfand