3/27/2021 – Scattered over-the-board tournaments have been played during the first quarter of the year, and a number of well-known events announced the dates for this year’s editions. However, there are countries that have been showing a rising trend of Covid-19 cases, which has prompted the organizers of the TePe Sigeman & Co and the Norway Chess tournaments to postpone their starting dates. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

5/1/2020 – A week after his 44th birthday, Nigel Short added yet another accolade to his illustrious career. And he did it in style, scoring 4½ out of 5 at the Sigeman & Co Tournament, a six-player single round-robin. A 15-year-old Nils Grandelius arrived in Malmö as the clear underdog and nevertheless finished in clear second place, already showing his tremendous chess strength. Ivan Sokolov and Tomi Nyback shared third place. | Photos: Official site