[Event "31st Sigeman & Co 2026"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2026.05.05"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Erigaisi, Arjun"]
[Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Crowther,Mark"]
[ECO "D11"]
[EventDate "2026.05.01"]

1.  d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 h6 (4... e6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Be2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Ne5 b6 14. Bf3 Bb7 15. O-O Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Rac8 17. Rac1 Qb7 18. Qa3 Rfd8 19. h3 h6 20. Rfd1 a5 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Qc3 Qd5 23. b3 f6 24. Qd4 e5 25. Qxd5+ Rxd5 26. Kf1 b5 27. Nd2 Nd3 28. Rc8+ Kf7 29. Ne4 Nb4 30. a3 Nd3 31. g4 b4 32. a4 Ke7 33. Ke2 g6 34. Rc7+ {1-0 Martirosyan,H (2625)-Maghsoodloo,P (2701) Yerevan Asrian Memorial Rapid 2025 (5)}) 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Bf5 7. Ne5 e6 8. a4 {[#]} Nbd7 $146 (8... a5 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. e4 Bg6 12. Be3 Bb4 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Qe7 15. Rad1 Rac8 16. Qb3 c5 17. d5 c4 18. Bxc4 Nc5 19. Qa2 Bxc3 20. bxc3 exd5 21. Bxd5 Qd7 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. c4 Rb8 24. Qb3 b6 25. Qa3 Kh8 26. Rb1 f5 27. Rxb6 Rxb6 28. Qxc5 Rb4 29. Qf8+ {1-0 Karsligil,A (1420)-Akgul,E (1632) TUR-chT 2nd League Konya 2019 (7.15)}) 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. f3 $1 a5 11. e4 Bh7 12. Bf4 Bb4 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Kh8 15. Rfd1 Ng8 (15... Ne8 {seems to be better.}) 16. Na2 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. b4 (18. Nc1) 18... axb4 $6 (18... Ne7) 19. Qxb4 (19. Nxb4) 19... Qxb4 20. Nxb4 Rfd8 $2 {[%eval 104,19] [%wdl 567,433,0]} (20... f5 $14 {[%eval 55,21] [%wdl 51,949,0]}) 21. Kf2 {[%eval 29,20] [%wdl 10,990,0]} (21. a5 $16 {[%eval 104,19] [%wdl 567,433,0]}) 21... f5 $11 22. Ke3 fxe4 (22... Ra5) 23. fxe4 Nf6 24. Bf3 g5 25. h3 e5 $2 {[%eval 257,15] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} (25... c5) 26. dxe5 $18 Nd7 27. e6 {Van Foreest must have underestimated this.} Nc5 28. e7 $1 Re8 29. Rac1 Rxa4 $2 {[%eval 469,17] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} (29... Nxe4 {[%eval 250,17] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} 30. Rd7 (30. Bxe4 Rxe7 31. Rc4 Rae8 $17) (30. Rd7 Ng3 31. Rxb7 Nf5+) 30... Bf5 31. Rxb7 Nd6) 30. Rd8 1-0

[Event "31st Sigeman & Co 2026"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2026.05.05"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Grandelius, Nils"]
[Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Crowther,Mark"]
[ECO "D53"]
[EventDate "2026.05.01"]

1.  d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Rc1 a6 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd7 11. Ne4 Be7 (11... b6 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Bd3 c5 14. Be4 Ra7 15. O-O a5 16. Qa4 cxd4 17. Qxd4 e5 18. Qc3 Nc5 19. Bd5 Re8 20. Rfd1 Bg4 21. h3 Bh5 22. Rd2 Rd7 23. Rcd1 Kh7 24. Qc2+ Bg6 25. Qc3 Kh8 26. b3 Bh5 27. a3 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Ne4 29. Qc2 Bxf3 30. gxf3 Ng5 31. f4 exf4 32. Qf5 Qxf5 33. Rxf5 fxe3 {½-½ Erdos,V (2615)-Giri,A (2774) EU-chT 23rd Terme Catez 2021 (8.1)}) 12. O-O b5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. a4 Rc8 15. axb5 axb5 16. Qe2 {[#]} c5 $146 (16... c6 17. Rfd1 Qb6 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 c5 20. Qg4 Kh8 21. Bb1 Rcd8 22. Qf4 Bd5 23. Nf6 Qc7 24. Nxd5 exd5 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Qe4 g6 27. Qxd5 Qd8 28. Qb7 b4 29. e6 Kg7 30. Qe4 Qd2 31. Rf1 Qxb2 32. exf7 Qf6 33. Ba2 Rd8 34. g3 Rd2 35. Qa8 Bf8 36. Bc4 {½-½ Gimenez,I (2181)-Suarez,M (1846) Las Varillas Cup Municipalidad 2015 (2.5)}) 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Nxc5 Rxc5 19. Rxc5 Bxc5 20. Bxb5 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Qb6 22. Qc6 Rb8 23. Qxb6 Rxb6 $11 24. Bd3 Rxb2 25. Rb1 Rxb1+ 26. Bxb1 Bd6 27. Bc2 Bc5 28. Bb1 Bd6 29. Bc2 Bc5 {Absolutely no blame attached to Grandelius for this, he simply had to stop the rot. Abdeusattorov might have chosen a more risky variation like Carlsen did.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "31st Sigeman & Co 2026"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2026.05.05"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Zhu, Jiner"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Crowther,Mark"]
[ECO "A07"]
[EventDate "2026.05.01"]

1.  Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. e4 O-O 8. Re1 d4 9. e5 Nd5 10. a4 h6 11. Nc4 Be6 12. Bd2 $146 (12. h4 Qc7 13. Qe2 Rad8 14. Bd2 Ndb4 15. Na3 Bg4 16. Bf4 Nd5 17. Nc4 Nxf4 18. gxf4) 12... Nb6 {[%eval 41,19] [%wdl 95,901,4]} (12... Qd7 $11 {[%eval -16,19] [%wdl 12,950,38]}) 13. b3 $14 {Not a bad move but Carlsen didn't seem to consider she would return with the knight after the c3 square was weakened.} (13. Nxb6 axb6 (13... Qxb6 14. Qc1)) 13... Nd5 14. Nh4 $2 {[%eval -76,18] [%wdl 1,713,286] For the next few moves Carlsen is outplayed.} (14. Qc1 $1 $14 {[%eval 52,18] [%wdl 135,862,3] Is still the right plan with a decent small edge. But Black does have the c3 square and that's annoying to Carlsen.}) 14... g5 $17 {The only correct move.} 15. Nf3 (15. Qh5 Qd7 $1 {with some advantage to black.} (15... gxh4 $2 16. Bxh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Bf5 18. Be4 e6 19. Bxf5 exf5)) 15... Qd7 $1 16. h4 g4 17. Nh2 h5 $1 18. Qc1 f6 (18... f5 {seems more accurate.}) 19. Bh6 Rf7 20. f3 $2 {[%eval -140,19] [%wdl 0,179,821] more aggression.} (20. exf6 $15 {[%eval -35,22] [%wdl 6,918,76]} Bxf6 21. a5) 20... Bh8 $2 {[%eval -19,18] [%wdl 10,948,42] Most of black's edge is gone now.} (20... Kh7 $17 {[%eval -140,19] [%wdl 0,179,821]} 21. Bd2 Nxe5 (21... fxe5 22. Qd1 $11) 22. Nxe5 fxe5) (20... Bxh6 21. Qxh6 Rh7) 21. exf6 $6 (21. fxg4 hxg4 22. Be4 f5 23. Qg5+) 21... Bxf6 $2 {[%eval 93,15] [%wdl 433,567,0] Now Carlsen is much better but that doesn't last.} (21... exf6 $15 {[%eval -33,19] [%wdl 5,928,67]} 22. fxg4 hxg4) 22. fxg4 $16 hxg4 23. Bg5 {[%eval 49,18] [%wdl 103,895,2]} (23. Be4 $1 $16 {[%eval 91,16] [%wdl 405,595,0]}) 23... Bh8 {[%eval 86,17] [%wdl 353,647,0]} (23... Ncb4 $14 {[%eval 49,18] [%wdl 103,895,2]}) 24. Nf1 $2 $11 {[%eval 0,25] [%wdl 13,973,14]} (24. Bh6 $16 {[%eval 86,17] [%wdl 353,647,0]} Ne3 25. Bxe3 (25. Nxe3 dxe3 26. c3 Bxb3 $16) 25... dxe3 26. c3) 24... Nc3 25. Nfd2 {[%eval -61,18] [%wdl 1,843,156]} (25. Nh2 $11 {[%eval 18,20] [%wdl 29,965,6]}) 25... Bd5 $1 $15 26. Ne4 Bxe4 $2 {[%eval 61,19] [%wdl 144,855,1]} (26... Rf3 $1 $15 {[%eval -69,20] [%wdl 1,790,209]} 27. Qd2 (27. Nxc5 Qf5 $17) 27... Nxe4 (27... Bxe4 28. dxe4 Qe6 29. h5 $17) 28. dxe4 Bxc4 29. bxc4 (29. Bxf3 gxf3 30. bxc4 Rf8 $17) 29... Ne5 (29... Rxg3 30. Bf4 $17)) (26... Bxc4 27. bxc4 Ne5 {was enough for equality.}) 27. Bxe4 $14 Raf8 28. Bh6 Qc7 $1 29. Qg5+ Rg7 $1 30. Bxg7 {[%eval 22,19] [%wdl 14,985,1]} (30. Bd5+ e6 31. Bxg7 (31. Bxe6+ Kh7 $11) 31... Qxg3+ 32. Kh1 (32. Bg2 Bxg7 33. Rxe6 Rf2 $17) 32... Qh3+ 33. Kg1 Qg3+ 34. Kh1 Qh3+ 35. Kg1 Qg3+ $11) (30. Qd2 $14 {[%eval 65,18] [%wdl 147,853,0]} Qxg3+ 31. Qg2 Qxh4 32. Bxg7 Bxg7 33. Rf1) 30... Qxg3+ $11 31. Bg2 Bxg7 32. Kh1 Rf2 33. Rg1 $2 $36 e6 {[%eval 94,21] [%wdl 419,581,0]} (33... Kf8 $1 $11 {[%eval 0,24] [%wdl 3,994,3]} 34. Raf1 (34. Qxc5 Qxh4+) 34... Ne2 35. Rxf2+ Qxf2) 34. Raf1 $16 (34. Qxc5 Qxh4+) 34... Ne2 35. Rxf2 Qxf2 36. Ra1 Ng3+ $2 {[%eval 373,14] [%wdl 1000,0,0] The final error.} (36... Kf8 $16 {[%eval 100,20] [%wdl 503,497,0]}) 37. Kh2 $18 Nf5 38. Qxg4 Qxc2 39. Re1 Nd8 40. Re2 Qxd3 41. Be4 $1 1-0

[Event "31st Sigeman & Co 2026"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2026.05.05"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Woodward, Andy"]
[Black "Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Crowther,Mark"]
[ECO "A40"]
[EventDate "2026.05.01"]

1.  d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. a3 Bb7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Bf4 Be7 8. e3 a5 {[#]} (8... O-O 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Rad1 Bf6 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. e4 e5 15. Be3 exd4 16. Nxd4 Rfe8 17. f3 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Ne5 19. b3 a5 20. Bb2 f6 21. Rd5 Qf7 22. Rfd1 Re7 23. h3 Rae8 24. Kh2 h6 25. b4 axb4 26. axb4 c6 27. R5d4 b5 28. cxb5 cxb5 29. Rd5 Nc4 30. Bd4 Rb7 31. Ra1 Qc7 32. Qd3 Qc6 33. Bf2 Rbe7 34. Bg3 Rd7 35. Qd4 Ne5 36. Rd1 Qc2 37. Rd2 Qc1 38. Rxd6 {1-0 Praggnanandhaa,R (2758)-Aravindh,C (2700) Tata Steel India Blitz Kolkata 2026 (11)}) 9. h4 $146 (9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 a4 11. O-O O-O 12. e4 d6 13. Rad1 h6 14. Rfe1 Re8 15. Qc2 Bf8 16. Rd3 Qf6 17. Qd2 Nc6 18. e5 Qf5 19. exd6 cxd6 20. d5 Na5 21. Nd4 Qf6 22. dxe6 Nxc4 23. Qc1 d5 24. exf7+ Qxf7 25. Bd2 Nxd2 26. Qxd2 Re4 27. Ree3 Bc5 28. Rf3 Rae8 29. g3 Qd7 30. Kg2 R8e5 31. Qc3 Rh5 32. h4 Qg4 33. Nc2 Rxh4 34. Kg1 Rh5 {0-1 Martinovic,S (2554)-Anton Guijarro,D (2694) Bundesliga 2122 Germany 2022 (4.8)}) 9... d6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nd7 12. Rd1 O-O 13. Qc2 Qe8 14. e4 a4 15. e5 f5 16. exd6 Bxd6 17. Qc1 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. O-O Bxf4 21. Qxf4 Qf7 22. Rfe1 Rad8 {[%eval 85,16] [%wdl 285,715,0]} (22... h6 $11 {[%eval 24,21] [%wdl 8,992,0]}) 23. Rxd8 {[%eval 39,21] [%wdl 19,981,0]} (23. c5 $1 $16 {[%eval 85,16] [%wdl 285,715,0]}) 23... Rxd8 $16 24. Re5 {[%eval 0,19] [%wdl 2,997,1]} (24. c5 $1 $14 {[%eval 36,16] [%wdl 15,985,0]}) 24... g6 $11 25. c5 Re8 26. cxb6 cxb6 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 $14 28. Qc4+ Kf8 29. Qd4 {[%eval 0,30] [%wdl 2,996,2]} (29. Qb4+ $14 {[%eval 42,20] [%wdl 23,977,0]} Qe7 30. Qd4 (30. Qxa4 Qe1+ 31. Kh2 Qxf2 $11) (30. Qxb6 Qxh4 31. b3 axb3 $14)) 29... b5 $1 $11 30. Qh8+ Kf7 (30... Ke7 31. Qxh7+ Kd8 {is somehow completely equal.}) 31. Qxh7+ Kf6 32. Kh2 Qe5+ 33. Kh3 Qc5 $2 {[%eval 119,23] [%wdl 774,226,0] The engine things this is a significant error.} (33... Qe4 $14 {[%eval 34,31] [%wdl 14,986,0]}) 34. Qh8+ $16 Kf7 35. f3 {[%eval 39,30] [%wdl 19,981,0]} (35. Qh7+ $16 {[%eval 118,26] [%wdl 765,235,0]} Kf6 36. Qh6) (35. h5) 35... b4 $2 {[%eval 397,16] [%wdl 1000,0,0] Now it says black is losing. these endgames are hard.} (35... Qg1 $14 {[%eval 39,30] [%wdl 19,981,0]}) 36. axb4 $18 Qxb4 37. Qe5 {[%eval 13,25] [%wdl 4,995,1]} (37. h5 $1 {wins, it's actually not that hard to see why after a few more moves.} gxh5 38. Qxh5+ Ke6 39. g4 $1) 37... a3 $11 38. bxa3 Qxa3 39. h5 Qc1 40. hxg6+ Kxg6 {White of course will always play on here but his winning chances are minimal.} 41. f4 Qc6 42. Qh8 Qe6 43. Qh4 Qe4 44. Qg3+ Kh7 45. Kh2 Kh6 46. Qg5+ Kh7 47. Qh4+ Kg6 48. Kh3 Kg7 49. Qf2 Kg6 50. Qd2 Kh6 51. Qd6+ Kh5 52. Kh2 Qa4 53. Qd2 Qe4 54. Qd1+ Kg6 55. Qd6+ Kh7 56. Qe5 Qc2 57. Qf6 Qe4 58. Qe5 Qc2 59. Qe6 Kg7 60. Kh3 Qb1 61. Qd7+ Kg6 62. Qc6+ Kh5 63. Qe8+ Kh6 64. Kg3 Kg7 65. Qd7+ Kg6 66. Qc6+ Kh5 67. Qe8+ Kh6 68. Qe7 Kg6 69. Qe6+ Kg7 70. Kh2 Qc2 71. Qd7+ Kg6 72. Qd6+ Kg7 73. Kh3 Qb1 74. Qe6 Kh7 75. Qf7+ Kh6 76. Qf6+ Kh7 77. Kh2 Qe4 78. Qh4+ Kg6 79. Kh3 Qb1 80. Qg3+ Kh6 81. Qc3 Kg6 82. Kh4 {[%eval 52,22] [%wdl 41,959,0]} (82. Qe3 $11 {[%eval 0,73] [%wdl 2,997,1]}) 82... Qh1+ $14 83. Qh3 Qa1 $1 84. Qg3+ Kh7 $1 85. Kh5 Qa6 (85... Qf6 $5 86. Qg5 $8 Qe6 $16) 86. Qg5 Qe2+ 87. Kh4 Qe1+ 88. Kh3 Qh1+ 89. Kg3 Qe1+ 90. Kh2 Qb1 91. g3 Qa2+ 92. Kh3 Qe6 93. Qd8 Qh6+ 94. Kg2 Qc6+ 95. Kh2 Qh6+ 96. Kg1 Qe6 97. Qc7+ Kg6 98. Qc3 Qe2 99. Qc6+ Kf7 100. Qd5+ Kf6 101. Qd6+ Kf7 102. Qd7+ Kf6 103. Qd6+ Kf7 104. Qd7+ 1/2-1/2

