David Llada – tournament photographer 2023

Photo: Andreas Kontokanis License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en

Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament can announce, not without some pride, that the Spaniard David Llada will be the tournament photographer in 2023. Llada is one of the more renowned photographers in the chess world. Few can match his skill at capturing the drama on the board. Llada’s close-ups of the players capture the struggle and many times the agony that a chess player can feel at the board. This is documented in his book ”The Thinkers” published in 2018.

It’s not just photography that occupies David’s time these days, FIDE employs him as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer.

Read this interesting interview on worldphoto.org for some more info and see a collection of his images.

Additional information about Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2023

Short draws

Draw agreements within 40 moves are not allowed without the permission of the Chief Arbiter.

FIDE Circuit (Qualification Path for FIDE Candidates Tournament 2024)

The tournament is eligible for the FIDE Circuit (Qualification Path of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2024). In the situation that two or more players have the same score, qualification points will be shared equally, with an exception for a tied first place, in which case tiebreak games will determine the first place. Please note, tiebreak games will determine only the first place. If more than two players participate in the tiebreak games, all other players will share second place.

Tiebreak regulations

If the top two or more players score the same number of points in the tournament, a tiebreak to determine the tournament winner will be played. All players with this highest score will participate in the tiebreak games. Irrespective of the outcome, the prize money will be divided equally among all the players in the tiebreak. Read the full tiebreak rules here.

The tournament 2023 – Participants and information

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.

Date of the tournament in 2023

In 2023, the tournament will be played from May 4 to May 10. This time too, eight players will be invited.