TePe Sigeman & Co tournament

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5/9/2019 – The traditional Sigeman & Co tournament starts today in Malmö with a very interesting cast. Swedish Grandmasters Tiger Hillarp Persson and Nils Grandelius meet Pentala Harikrishna, Nihal Sarin, Gawain Jones, Parham Magsoodloo, Ivan Saric and Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu. Live games and commentary from 13:00 UTC (14:00 CEST / 8:00 AM EDT).

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Round 7

The traditional Sigeman & Co tournament will be held in Malmö from May 3rd to 9th 2019. The tournament was held at the Hipp Theatre for 20 years (1998-2018), but for the 25th edition has moved to the Malmö Live Concert Hall. Organizer of the tournament is the Limhamns SK.

Eight players compete against each other in a round-robin (seven rounds). The two Swedish grandmasters Nils Grandelius and Tiger Hillarp Persson meet six strong international grandmasters, including two promising talents. Pentala Harikrishna, Gawain Jones, Ivan Saric and Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu are all experienced grandmasters and the field is completed by the two young Grandmasters Nihal Sarin and Parham Mogsoodloo.

Current standings

 

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Live games and commentary

 

Commentary by GM Yasser Seirawan and GM Stellan Brynell

Nihal Sarin and Ivan Saric | Photo: Priyadarshan Banjan

Schedule

Round 1

 

Round 2

 

Round 3

 

Round 4

 

Round 5

 

Round 6

 

Round 7

 

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TePe Sigeman & Co: Jones secures the win

5/10/2019 – In the penultimate round at the TePe Sigeman & Co tournament, Gawain Jones took the sole lead with a victory over Tiger Hillarp Persson, while Harikrishna could only draw. The final round was set for drama as Jones faced Harikrishna head-to-head. But the English GM played solidly with the white pieces and offered a draw on move 21, which Harikrishna accepted, securing first and second places respectively for the duo.
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TePe Sigeman & Co: Jones and Harikrishna on top

5/5/2019 – After three rounds, two players co-lead the TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament in Sweden's third largest city, Malmö. Top seeds Gawain Jones and Pentala Harikrishna drew two and won one to position themselves ahead of the field on 2/3. Meanwhile, Nihal Sarin wasted a big chance to take down Ivan Saric in round one — still, the 14-year-old Indian became the youngest 2600+ rated player in the world (in the live ratings). SAGAR SHAH analysed two of Nihal's games. | Photo: Official site
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