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In Malmö, the penultimate round of the traditional TePe Sigeman & Co tournament was played on Tuesday. Unlike rounds 1 to 6, the final round on Wednesday will kick off at 12 o’clock, three hours earlier than usual.
Round 6 was the first in the tournament to see draws on all four boards.
Facing Jorden van Foreest, Vincent Keymer got an interesting position with the black pieces out of a Nimzo-Indian Defence. The young German had attacking chances, since his Dutch opponent castled long. White, however, also had attacking possibilities, which prompted Keymer — who is not having a great tournament in Sweden — to settle the game with a piece sacrifice that led to a perpetual check.
The game between Arjun Erigaisi and Abhimanyu Mishra also ended without a winner. In the Jobava-London system, Arjun attacked on the kingside and kept his king in the centre. Abhimanyu, however, successfully kept the lines closed.
Attacking with the Jobava London System
The Jobava London System is a minor form of the London System. White tries to play Lf4 quickly followed by Nc3.
Co-leader Abhimanyu played 23...h6, 24...f5 and 25...b6 on the next three moves, creating a completely closed structure. Arjun, who came from suffering a painful loss against Van Foreest, soon agreed to repeat the position and call it a day.
Arjun Erigaisi went for an unusual yet dangerous line with the white pieces against co-leader Abhimanyu Mishra | Photo: David Llada
Peter Svidler, the other co-leader in Malmö, was also unable to extend his score. Svidler played a sideline against Grandelius’ Najdorf, but did not get much out of it. The game eventually petered out into a draw in a heavy-piece endgame.
In the game between Boris Gelfand and Dommaraju Gukesh, the young Indian castled long with black out of a principled Slav Defence. He got a better endgame after the exchange of queens, but the experienced Gelfand was able to defend the position successfully.
Avoiding mistakes in the opening and even learning from mistakes is a valuable tool to improve your chess. Ruslan Ponomariov, former FIDE World Champion, demonstrates basic patterns that will help you navigate through the game more easily.
Battle of generations — Boris Gelfand played white against Dommaraju Gukesh in round 6 | Photo: David Llada
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