Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess 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, and his dark squared bishop on e7. After interesting complications, they landed in a drawn rook endgame.

Gukesh-Svidler

Gukesh chose to avoid the normal variations in the Grünfeld Indian by playing 3.f3. This led to a very complicatedContinue reading“Round 7 summary by GM Stellan Brynell”

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 a Magnus Carlsen game when he played 7…Bd7. The game was equal all the way, and right before move 40, it ended in a draw by repetition.

Van Foreest-KeymerContinue reading“Round 6 summary by GM Stellan Brynell”

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

Keymer-Svidler

The players found some interesting maneuvers in the English Opening. The game was balanced, but after the risky 24.Rfb1, Svidler could have secured an advantage with 24…e4, with the idea of bringing the bishop to f6. When he did not find this move, the game soon moved into a drawn endgame.

Van Foreest-Erigaisi

Van Foreest played the Four Knights Spanish, and managed to apply some pressure in the middlegame. He converted this into an endgame with an extra pawn, where both players had two rooks. With exact play, Erigaisi should have been able to defend, but a serious error, 47…Kg8, gave Van Foreest the chance to simplify into a won pawn endgame.

Final position in Van Foreest – Erigaisi. Last move in the game was 51.Kxg4

Gukesh-Mishra

In the Najdorf Sicilian, Gukesh soon put some pressure on Mishra, but the AmericanContinue reading“Round 5 summary by GM Stellan Brynell”