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World number one and multiple World Champion Magnus Carlsen will play in the 2026 TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament in Malmo 1-7 May! More news to follow…

We would like to thank the players, the sponsors, all that helped, and finally, all chess fans, for making the 2025 Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament a great success! We will get back to you later on with some news on the 2026 tournament.

Ivanchuk-Sindarov In his game against Sindarov, Ivanchuk played the Catalan Opening. The game was long balanced, but after move 40, Sindarov was slightly better. However, he just needed half a point to win the tournament, so he accepted Ivanchuk’s draw offer. Robson-Rapport After a long opening theory sequence in the …

Photo by Mikael Svensson Javokhir Sindarov is the winner! Here is the final result: 1. Sindarov 4½ 2-3. Erdogmus and Grandelius 4 4-5. Rapport and Robson 3½ 6-7. l’Ami and Tan 3 8. Ivanchuk 2½