Photo: Peter Doggers
Jiner Zhu might have looked calm when she left the playing venue, but an observant spectator could see that she crumpled up the score sheet she had in her hand. She was clearly disappointed after the fifth round of the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament.
Jiner Zhu played creatively and invaded the area around the Norwegian’s king with her pieces. Carlsen admitted after the game that he had a lucky escape after a late mistake by his Chinese opponent.
Carlsen up to Third Place
With his win in the fifth round, Carlsen has now advanced to third place, with two rounds to go. Ahead of him are two players, Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, who managed to escape the grip of Andy Woodward and secured a draw after 104 moves, and Arjun Erigaisi, who also landed on 3½ points after defeating Jorden van Foreest.
The Dutchman who had such great success in his game against Carlsen yesterday had to throw in the towel after a mere 30 moves. A heavy blow for van Foreest, while Erigaisi had good reasons for feeling happy afterwards. The Indian grandmaster has had a down period so far this year, but in the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament, he has shown that he is back! 5 rounds into the tournament in Malmo, he is back in the world top 10 in the FIDE rating list.
Grandelius Gets on the Board
Nils Grandelius has had a disappointing start with four losses in a row, but in the fifth round, he managed to get on the board. He played an undramatic draw against Nodirbek Abdusattorov that only lasted 29 moves.
Standings After Round 5
1-2) Erigaisi, Erdogmus 3½p
3-4) Abdusattorov, Carlsen 3p
5-6) van Foreest, Woodward 2½p
7) Zhu 1½p
8) Grandelius, ½p
Next Round
Erdoğmuş – Abdusattorov
van Foreest – Grandelius
Zhu – Erigaisi
Woodward – Carlsen