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31st Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026 (7)
Magnus Carlsen wins the 31st Sigeman & Co tournament after tie-break win over Erigaisi
Mark Crowther - Thursday 7th May 2026
Erigaisi and Carlsen during their tie-break match. Photo © | https://www.tepesigemanchess.com/
The final day of the 31st Sigeman & Co tournament saw a number of twists and turns before Magnus Carlsen emerged as the winner.
The leader Arjun Erigaisi went full blooded for a win against Andy Woodward and it really was too much when he pushed his g and h pawns with no development. Erigaisi was losing but somehow managed to escape with a draw.
In the meantime Magnus Carlsen was meeting 14-year-old Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus for the first time. Carlsen played it relatively safe and went into a technical endgame that Erdogmus reacted sharply and well, but still Carlsen could continue to press and eventually created problems that Erdogmus couldn't solve in time trouble.
Meanwhile Abdusattorov-Van Foreest and Grandelius-Zhu Jiner both finished in draws just after the first time control.
It came down to a blitz tie-break, a pair of 3m+2spm games were played, Carlsen winning the first and Erigaisi before sudden death games, Black got more time and they would alternate colours until the first decisive result, Carlsen won Erigaisi's Queen and the tournament in that first sudden death game. Carlsen seemed to enjoy the event and looked to have shaken off quite a bit of rust ahead of the Norway Chess tournament later this month. He won the event for the first time.
Final Standings: 1st Magnus Carlsen (after tie-break) 2nd Arjun Erigaisi, 5/7. 3rd-4th Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, 4. 5th Jorden Van Foreest, 3½. 6th Andy Woodward, 3. 7th Jiner Zhu, 2. 8th Nils Grandelius, 1½. 8 players.
| 31st Sigeman & Co 2026 Malmo SWE (SWE), 1-7 v 2026 | cat. XIX (2707) | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||
| 1. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2840 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2846 |
| 2. | Erigaisi, Arjun | g | IND | 2751 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2858 |
| 3. | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | g | UZB | 2780 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2746 |
| 4. | Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan | g | TUR | 2708 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2757 |
| 5. | Van Foreest, Jorden | g | NED | 2735 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 2703 |
| 6. | Woodward, Andy | g | USA | 2635 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2667 |
| 7. | Zhu, Jiner | g | CHN | 2546 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 2 | 2572 |
| 8. | Grandelius, Nils | g | SWE | 2662 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1½ | 2483 |
| Round 7 (May 7, 2026) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan | 1-0 | 59 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Erigaisi, Arjun | - Woodward, Andy | ½-½ | 60 | E20 | Nimzo Indian | |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | - Van Foreest, Jorden | ½-½ | 44 | D91 | Gruenfeld 5.Bg5 | |
| Grandelius, Nils | - Zhu, Jiner | ½-½ | 46 | A20 | English Opening | |
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