Sindarov wins TePe Sigeman & Co in Malmö, Erdogmus and Grandelius share second place

by Carlos Alberto Colodro
5/27/2025 – The TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament in Malmö concluded with Javokhir Sindarov taking clear first place on 4½/7 points. The 19-year-old from Uzbekistan finished ahead of 13-year-old Turkish prodigy Yagiz Erdogmus and Sweden's Nils Grandelius, who shared second place with 4 points. The event featured a mix of experienced players and rising talents, including strong showings by the youngest participants. | Photo: Mikael Svensson
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Youngsters shine in Malmö

The 2025 edition of the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament concluded after seven consecutive days of entertaining games in Malmö, with 19-year-old Javokhir Sindarov emerging as the clear winner. The Uzbek grandmaster scored 4½ points out of 7, with two wins and five draws to his name, securing first place without losing a single game. He scored victories over Tan Zhongyi, in round one, and Erwin l'Ami, in round four.

Sindarov finished half a point ahead of two players tied for second: 13-year-old Yagiz Erdogmus from Türkiye and Sweden's Nils Grandelius, aged 31. Both scored 4/7 with two wins and a single loss. Grandelius joined Erdogmus in second place thanks to a final-round win over Tan, who had recovered mid-tournament after a difficult start.

Top seed Richard Rapport and US representative Ray Robson finished on 3½ points. Robson was the only other unbeaten player alongside Sindarov, drawing all seven of his games. Rapport, by contrast, had a mixed event, with two wins and two losses throughout the event.

Sindarov and Erdogmus were the standout performers in Malmö. Sindarov, currently rated 2710, is the world's third-highest-rated junior behind world champion Gukesh Dommaraju and Superbet Chess Classic winner Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu.

Erdogmus, at just 13 years old, is the youngest player ranked among the world's top-20 in the juniors ranking. Only a handful of players - such as Ivan Zemlyanskii (14) and Abhimanyu Mishra (16) - combine comparable age and rating. Erdogmus is now within 9 rating points of entering the overall world top 100.

Javokhir Sindarov

Javokhir Sindarov taking a stroll during the final round | Photo: Mikael Svensson

Ukrainian legend Vasyl Ivanchuk, as ever, drew attention throughout the tournament. Despite recent strong performances in Iceland and Spain, he struggled to replicate that form in Malmö. His only win came in round five against Erdogmus, but he suffered three losses, including two on time - most notably, he had a favourable position when he ran out of time in his round-four game against Tan.

The tournament once again provided a platform for a wide range of playing styles and generations, with a mix of established names, rising stars and one of the game's most enduring and admired veterans.

Vasyl Ivanchuk

Vasyl Ivanchuk | Photo: Mikael Svensson

Ivanchuk 1-0 Erdogmus

Analysis by GM Karsten Müller

Ivanchuk, Vasyl26441–0Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan2618
TePe Sigeman 2025
Malmo24.05.2025[Mueller,Karsten]
1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.d4 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 d6 7.e4 0-0 8.Ne2 b5 9.0-0 Nbd7 10.Na3 Qb6 11.b4 a5 12.cxb5 cxb5 13.Rfb1 Bb7 14.bxa5 Qxa5 15.Qxa5 Rxa5 16.Rxb5 Ra7 17.Nc2 Bxe4 18.Bxe4 Nxe4 19.a4 Rc8 20.Nb4 g6 21.a5 Rc4 22.dxe5 dxe5 23.a6 Nec5 24.Ra3 Kg7 25.Kg2 e4 26.Nf4 Ne5 27.Nfd5 Nf3 28.Ra1 Nd4 29.Rb6 Nc2 30.Nxc2 Rxc2 31.Rc6 Nb3 32.Rxc2 Nxa1 33.Rc6 Nb3 34.Nb4 Kf8
A light initiative weighs heavily. In an endgame with rook and knight against rook and knight, this is the main guideline: 35.Rc8+ A strong intermediate check. White's passed a-pawn will decide the day. Kg7 35...Ke7?! 36.Nc6+ Kd7 37.Nxa7+- 36.Rc3 Na5 One way to meet 36...Nd2 is 37.Rc5 for example Nf3 38.Ra5 Nd4 39.Re5 f5 40.Rd5 Ne6 41.Rb5 Nf8 42.Rb7+ Rxb7 43.axb7 Nd7 44.Nc6+- 37.Kf1!?
Ivanchuk prepares the bring his last unit into play. 37...Kf6 38.Rc5 Nb3 39.Rc7 Ra8 39...Rxc7 is met by 40.Nd5+ Ke5 40...Ke6 41.Nxc7+ Kd7 42.a7+- 41.Nxc7 Nd2+ 42.Ke2 Nc4 43.a7 Nb6 44.a8Q Nxa8 45.Nxa8 Kd5 46.Ke3 Kc6 47.Kxe4 Kb7 48.Ke5+- 40.a7 Ke6 41.Nc2 Na5 42.Nd4+ Kd5 43.Nb5 f5 44.Rb7!?
A nice final "pawn promotion point". 44.Rb7 Nxb7 44...Kc6 45.Rb8+- 45.Nc7+ Kc6 46.Nxa8 Nd6 47.Nc7 Kxc7 48.a8Q+- 1–0

Yagiz Erdogmus, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, who has been working with Yagiz Erdogmus, travelled to Malmö with his pupil | Photo: Mikael Svensson

Vasyl Ivanchuk, Richard Rapport

Vasyl Ivanchuk and Richard Rapport | Photo: Mikael Svensson

Nils Grandelius

The ever-smiling Nils Grandelius finished in shared second place | Photo: Mikael Svensson

Ray Robson, Tan Zhongyi

Ray Robson and Tan Zhongyi enjoying the closing ceremony | Photo: Mikael Svensson

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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d6 6.Nf3 c6 7.0-0 Qb6 8.h3 Qa6 9.b3 b5 10.Nd2 Bb7 11.Bb2 Nbd7 12.e4 bxc4 13.Nxc4 d5 14.Ne5 e6 15.Na4 dxe4 16.Qc2 Rac8 17.Rfc1 Ba8 18.Bf1 Qa5 19.Nc5 Nxc5 20.Nc4 Qb4 21.Bc3 Qb5 22.Nd6 Qb6 23.Nxc8 Rxc8 24.dxc5 Qxc5 25.Bxf6 Qxc2 26.Rxc2 Bxf6 27.Re1 c5 28.Bg2 Bb7 29.Bxe4 Ba6 30.Rd1 Bb5 31.a4 Be8 32.Rd6 Rc7 33.Rc4 Bd7 34.Ra6 Bd4 35.Kg2 e5 36.Bd5 Bf5 37.Rd6 Kf8 38.Rd8+ Ke7 39.Rb8 Kd6 40.Ba8 a5 41.Rb6+ Ke7 42.Ra6 Rc8 43.Ra7+ Kd6 44.Bf3 Bd3 45.Ra6+ Ke7 46.Bd5 Rd8 47.Ra7+ Kf8 48.Bxf7 Rd6 49.f3 e4 50.f4 e3 51.Kf3 e2 52.Rc1 c4 53.Rc7 Bb6 54.Rb7 Be4+ 55.Kxe2 Bxb7 56.Bxc4 Bg2 57.h4 Bh3 58.Kf3 h5 59.Bb5 Rd2 60.Ke4 Bf5+ 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Tan,Z2536Sindarov,J27060–12025TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20251
Erdogmus,Y2618Grandelius,N2637½–½2025TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20251
Rapport,R2722L'Ami,E26211–02025TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20251
Ivanchuk,V2644Robson,R2692½–½2025TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20251
Sindarov,J2706Robson,R2692½–½2025TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20252
L'Ami,E2621Ivanchuk,V2644½–½2025TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20252
Grandelius,N2637Rapport,R2722½–½2025TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20252
Tan,Z2536Erdogmus,Y26180–12025TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20252
Erdogmus,Y2618Sindarov,J2706½–½2025TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20253
Rapport,R2722Tan,Z25360–12025TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20253
Ivanchuk,V2644Grandelius,N26370–12025TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20253
Robson,R2692L'Ami,E2621½–½2025TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20253
Sindarov,J2706L'Ami,E26211–02025TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20254
Grandelius,N2637Robson,R2692½–½2025TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20254
Tan,Z2536Ivanchuk,V26441–02025TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20254
Erdogmus,Y2618Rapport,R27221–02025TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20254

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Topics: Javokhir Sindarov, Nils Grandelius, TePe Sigeman & Co 2025, Yagiz Erdogmus
Carlos Colodro is a Hispanic Philologist from Bolivia. He works as a freelance translator and writer since 2012. A lot of his work is done in chess-related texts, as the game is one of his biggest interests, along with literature and music.
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