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The Sigeman & Co Chess tournament is taking place from April 18 to 26 in central Malmö, Sweden. The participants include veteran Jan Timman, who won the tournament three times in the past, and some newcomers, like 20-year-old Bulgarian Ivan Cheparinov, second of Veselin Topalov, Dutch star Erwin L’Ami, 22, and the world’s youngest grandmaster, 14-year-old Parimarjan Negi, India.
The Swedish contingent includes Jonny Hector, who has participated a record thirteen times in the event, and Tiger Hillarp Persson, who is subject of this week's Playchess lecture and is playing in Sigeman & Co for the sixth time. The other three are the new number 1 on the Swedish rating list, Emanuel Berg, grandmaster to be Pontus Carlsson (he will receive the title this fall), and international master Emil Hermansson. The last participant, Greek GM Vassilios Kotronias, almost qualifies for the home team, since he lives in Skara, Sweden.
| Player | Rating | Nationality |
| GM Ivan Cheparinov | 2646 | Bulgaria |
| GM Erwin L'Ami |
2617 | Holland |
| GM Emanuel Berg |
2574 | Sweden |
| GM Vassilios Kotronias | 2570 | Greece |
| GM Tiger Hillarp-Persson | 2552 | Sweden |
| GM Jan Timman | 2545 | Holland |
| GM Jonny Hector | 2537 | Sweden |
| GM Parimarjan Negi | 2515 | India |
| IM Pontus Carlsson | 2506 | Sweden |
| IM Emil Hermansson | 2475 | Sweden |
The rounds are played from April 18 to 26 without any rest days, from 14:00
– 21:00h local time. Time controls are 40 moves in 2 hours, then 20 moves
in 1 hour, then 30 minutes for the rest of the game. The playing venue is the
Spegelsalen on the 5th floor at Hippodromen, Kalendegatan 12b in central Malmö.
Entry fee for visitors: 30 Swedish Crowns per round or 210 Swedish Crowns for
the entire event. GM Stellan Brynell is commenting the games.
Remarkably in round one all games were decided, with the oldest and youngest participants, Jan Timman and Parimarjan Negi, winning their games with the black pices. Here are the results:
| Tiger Hillarp Persson |
1-0 |
Pontus Carlsson |
Ivan Cheparinov |
1-0 |
Emanuel Berg |
Emil Hermansson |
0-1 |
Jan Timman |
Jonny Hector |
0-1 |
Parimarjan Negi |
Vassilios Kotronias |
1-0 |
Erwin L'Ami |
Entrance to the Hippodrome in Malmö
The opening ceremony and drawing of lots
Top seeds Ivan Cheparinov, 2646, and GM Erwin L'Ami, 2617
GM Jonny Hector, 2537, and Vassilios Kotronias, 2570
Jan Timman, 2545 and Tiger Hillarp-Persson, 2552
Emanuel Berg, 2574 and 14-year-old Parimarjan Negi, 2515
Tiger Hillarp Persson vs Pontus Carlsson, soon to be Sweden's youngest GM
Visitors watching the games...
... and listening to the commentary of GM Stellan Brynell
Photos provided by Calle Erlandson
