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 …
Sindarov-l’Ami Sindarov played an unusual variation with an early queen exchange against l’Ami’s Najdorf Sicilian. Black got a slightly worse pawn structure, but still seemed to have things under control. However, the attempt to get some active play with 26….Nc5 proved to be a mistake. White could free his pieces, …
Erdogmus-Sindarov Just like the first round, Erdogmus chose the Exchange Variation in the Ruy Lopez. Sindarov met this with the most solid move, 5….f6, and rapidly achieved a balanced position. The balance was never disturbed, and at move 40, all pieces had been exchanged and a draw was agreed. Rapport-Tan …