GM Vidit Gujrathi has cancelled his participation in the TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament. He will be replaced by GM Erwin l’Ami, Netherlands.

GM Vidit Gujrathi has cancelled his participation in the TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament. He will be replaced by GM Erwin l’Ami, Netherlands.
Congratulations to Vasyl Ivanchuk, who won the Open Chess Menorca group A with an impressive eight points in nine rounds (his performance rating was 2833!)
Photo by Lennart Ootes.
The 2025 Women’s World Chess Championship is a battle between last year’s TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament participant, world champion Wenjun Ju, China, and this year’s participant Zhongyi Tan, also China.
After 7 games out of 12, Ju has a 5-2 lead, and looks set to retain her title.
Photos by Lennart Ootes.
Here is the entire field for the 2025 Tepe Sigeman Chess Tournament:
GM Vidit Gujrathi, India
GM Richard Rapport, Hungary
GM Javokhir Sindarov, Uzbekistan
GM Ray Robson, USA
GM Nils Grandelius, Sweden
GM Vasyl Ivanchuk, Ukraine
GM Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş, Turkiye
GM Zhongyi Tan, China
For more information on the players, see the Participants menu!