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The Sigeman Tournament 2004 was organised by the Limhamn Chess Club and the Copenhagen Chess Federation. It was staged in Malmo and Høje Taastrup (a suburb of Copenhagen) from April 30th to May 9th 2004. The winner was Peter Heine Nielsen, who beat Curt Hansen in the final round. In third place was the world's youngest GM, Magnus Carlsen, who of course stole the show from his older colleagues. According to our calculation the lad achieved a fourth GM norm at the Sigeman tournament! Here are the final standings:
Grandmaster Peter Heine Nielsen, Denmark, 30 years old, Elo 2628
The Danish grandmaster Peter Heine Nielsen is number three on the
Nordic rating list and ranks 67 on the world rating list. He has been a grandmaster
for ten years and has won several strong tournaments. He has also participated
in the world championship tournament on several occasions. One of the main
reasons for his success is hard work on his opening repertoire. He belongs
to the growing crowd of grandmasters who use modern information technology,
and in addition to training sessions with Viswanathan Anand and legendary trainer
Mark Dvoretsky, he has also spent many hours at his computer, where analysis
software and databases assist in his preparations. With white, he is feared,
and he is very solid with the black pieces, something which the Danish national
team has benefited greatly from.
Grandmaster Curt Hansen, Denmark, 39 years old, Elo 2635
In 1983, when 18-year-old Curt Hansen defeated the legendary Bent
Larsen in a rapid chess match, he had already won the Nordic Championship.
The following year, he won the Junior World Championship, but it was not until
1992 that he passed Larsen on the international rating list. During the nineties,
he was indisputably Denmark’s strongest chess player, but in the last few years,
Peter Heine Nielsen has caught up with him. Hansen is very solid and has been
a key player to his club in the German Bundesliga, SG Porz. Last year, he was
the top scorer of the Bundesliga with an impressive 12 out of 15.
Grandmaster Magnus
Carlsen, Norway, 13 years old, Elo 2552
For the past two years, the Norwegian chess society have been talking
about this new chess prodigy. At thirteen, he has already had success on the
international chess scene. US grandmaster and chess columnist Lubosh Kavalek
even called him “the Mozart of Chess”. Carlsen secured the grandmaster
title right before this tournament. He has an aggressive approach to the game
and a strong opening repertoire, despite hardly being able to reach the other
end of the board. He should be a big crowd favorite and we hope that he will
become a regular participant.
Slovenian GM Alexander Beliavsky (50, 2667) vs American GM Nick de Firmian
(46, 2542)
A boy chess genius in typical playing positions
Battle of the giants: Peter Heine Nielsen beats Curt Hansen in the last round
to overtake the leader (on tiebreak points)
The chess audience in the playing hall
And in the commentary section
Star Magnus Carlsen at the closing ceremony with his family
