TePe Sigeman: Svidler takes down Korobov, shares the lead

by Carlos Alberto Colodro
5/2/2024 – Peter Svidler defeated Anton Korobov to climb to shared first place at the TePe Sigeman & Co. Tournament in Malmö. Svidler, the defending champion, is now sharing the lead with Arjun Erigaisi, who drew Vincent Keymer with the white pieces. The co-leaders will face each other in Thursday’s sixth round. | Photo: tepesigemanchess.com
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Svidler and Arjun tied for first place

Two players are sharing the lead with two rounds to go at the TePe Sigeman & Co. Tournament: Arjun Erigaisi and Peter Svidler. Svidler, the defending champion in Malmö, joined the lead by beating former co-leader Anton Korobov with the white pieces. Standing a half point behind the frontrunners are Korobov and Vincent Keymer.

Svidler’s victory over Korobov had a lot to do with the Russian grandmaster’s recent work as a second of Praggnanandhaa’s at the Candidates Tournament in Toronto. In a battle featuring both kings castled on the queenside, a miscalculation by Korobov allowed Svidler to grab the initiative in the late middlegame. The 47-year-old then converted his advantage into a win without much difficulty.

In Thursday’s penultimate round, Arjun will have the white pieces against Svidler in the clash of co-leaders, while the closest chasers, Korobov and Keymer, will face Nils Grandelius and Nodirbek Abdusattorov, respectively.

Results - Round 5

Arjun Erigaisi, Vincent Keymer

Arjun Erigaisi v. Vincent Keymer (draw) | Photo: tepesigemanchess.com

Svidler 1 - 0 Korobov

Analysis by André Schulz

Svidler, Peter26891–0Korobov, Anton2651
TePe Sigeman Co 2024
Malmo01.05.2024[Schulz,A]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qe3 White stays away from the main lines, but was really well-prepared for this game. More common is 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Bxc6 Bxc6 8.Bg5 e6 9.0-0-0 6...e6 7.b3 Be7 8.Bb2 a6 9.0-0-0 Qc7 10.h3 b5 11.g4 Bb7 12.g5 Nd7 13.Kb1
13...Nc5 Korobov had this position on the board recently. 14.Rg1 In the previous game, there followed 14.h4 0-0-0 15.Bg2 Kb8 16.Ne2 Rhg8 17.Ng3 g6 18.Rd2 e5 19.Rhd1 Rgf8= ½-½ Nihal,S (2673)-Korobov,A (2664) Sharjah Masters 6th 2023 (9) 14...0-0-0 15.Nd4 b4 16.Nce2 Na7 17.Ng3 Kb8 18.f4 Rhe8 19.Rg2 e5 20.Ndf5 Bf8 21.fxe5 dxe5 22.Rgd2 Rxd2 23.Rxd2
White is a little more active. 23...Nb5? Not a good idea. After the exchange the b5-pawn becomes permanently weak. 23...Ne6 24.h4 a5 with counterplay. 24.Bxb5 axb5 25.Qe2 Clears e3 for the knight with tempo. f6 25...Qb6 26.Ne3+- 25...Bc6 26.Ne3+- 26.Ne3 Less efficient is 26.Qxb5 Qc6 26...Rd8 26...Nxe4? 27.Nxe4 Bxe4 28.Qxb5+ Ka7 29.Qxe8+- 26...fxg5 27.Nd5 Qc8 28.Qxb5 Qc6 29.Qxb4+- 27.Nd5 Qd7 27...Bxd5 28.exd5 Qb7 29.Qf3 fxg5 30.Ne4+- 28.Qf1 Qe6 29.gxf6 Nxe4 30.Nxe4 Rxd5 31.Ng5?! More precise was 31.Rxd5 Qxd5 32.Ng5 gxf6 33.Nxh7 Be7 34.Nxf6 Qh1 35.Bxe5++- 31...Qxf6 32.Rf2
32...Rd1+?? The exchange does not provide any relief. After 32...Qxg5 33.Rxf8+ Bc8 White has an advantage in view of the open black king, but there is still a long way to convert it into a win. 33.Qxd1 Qxf2 34.Qd8+ Ka7 35.Ne6 Or 35.Qa5+ Ba6 36.Qc7+ Bb7 37.Ne6+- 35...Qg1+ 36.Bc1 36.Bc1 Bc5 37.Qa5+ Kb8 38.Qc7+ Ka7 39.Nxc5 Qh1 40.Nd7 Black is mated. 1–0

Peter Svidler, Anton Korobov

Peter Svidler v. Anton Korobov | Photo: tepesigemanchess.com

Standings after round 5

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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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