TWIC is 31. First issue 17th September 1994.
31st Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026 (5)
Erigaisi and Erdogmus lead the Sigeman & Co tournament after five rounds
Mark Crowther - Wednesday 6th May 2026
Carlsen eventually overcame Zhu Jiner in Round 5. Photo © | https://www.tepesigemanchess.com/
Arjun Erigaisi beat Jorden van Foreest in the fifth round of the 31st Sigeman & Co tournament in Malmo. van Foreest will probably be disappointed with his play and especially 25...e5 which directly led to his loss.
Magnus Carlsen said that his play was shaky against Zhu Jiner and that he'd been outplayed in a key middlegame sequence. Zhu had the upper hand sometimes and Carlsen then got the advantage but let it go. The strange 33...Kf8 would have been equal and only with 36...Nxg3? was Carlsen winning.
Andy Woodward was briefly winning against Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, the game lasted 104 moves but the position remained stubbornly equal after he failed to find 37.h5!
Absolutely no-one can blame Nils Grandelius' decision to hack off all the pieces against Nodirbek Abdusattorov and end his losing run.
Round 5 Standings: 1st= Erigaisi, Erdogmus 3.5pts, 3rd= Carlsen, Abdusattorov 3pts, 5th= Van Foreest, Woodward 2.5pts, 7th Zhu Jiner 1.5pts 8th Grandelius 0.5pts.
Round 6 Wednesday 6th May 2026. Erdogmus-Abdusattorov, Van Foreest-Grandelius, Zhu Jiner-Erigaisi, Woodward-Carlsen.
| 31st Sigeman & Co 2026 Malmo SWE (SWE), 1-7 v 2026 | cat. XIX (2707) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||
| 1. | Erigaisi, Arjun | g | IND | 2751 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | . | . | 1 | 3½ | 2894 |
| 2. | Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan | g | TUR | 2708 | ½ | * | . | . | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3½ | 2814 |
| 3. | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | g | UZB | 2780 | ½ | . | * | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3 | 2758 |
| 4. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2840 | ½ | . | ½ | * | 0 | . | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2766 |
| 5. | Van Foreest, Jorden | g | NED | 2735 | 0 | ½ | . | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | . | 2½ | 2696 |
| 6. | Woodward, Andy | g | USA | 2635 | . | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 2½ | 2686 |
| 7. | Zhu, Jiner | g | CHN | 2546 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | . | 1½ | 2590 |
| 8. | Grandelius, Nils | g | SWE | 2662 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | . | 0 | . | * | ½ | 2376 |
| Round 5 (May 5, 2026) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erigaisi, Arjun | - Van Foreest, Jorden | 1-0 | 30 | D11 | Slav Defence | |
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Zhu, Jiner | 1-0 | 41 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Woodward, Andy | - Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan | ½-½ | 104 | A40 | Unusual Replies to 1.d4 | |
| Grandelius, Nils | - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | ½-½ | 29 | D53 | Queens Gambit | |
Carlsen interview with Peter Doggers after Round 5
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