With one round to go in the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament, Javokhir Sindarov has the lead. Right now, it looks like this: Sindarov 4, Erdoğmuş 3½, Grandelius, Rapport, Robson and Tan 3, l’Ami 2½, Ivanchuk 2 Last round: Ivanchuk-Sindarov, l’Ami-Erdoğmuş, Robson-Rapport, Grandelius-Tan Photo by Lennart Ootes
Rapport-Sindarov White the white pieces in the Anti-Moscow Gambit, Rapport sacrificed a pawn early on, and soon got a dangerous initiative. However, he did not manage to find any decisive continuation, and after move 40, it was Sindarov, if any, that had a slight advantage. Things just led to a …
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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, …