5/3/2024 – The TePe Sigeman & Co tournament is taking place from 27 April to 3 May at the Elite Plaza Hotel in Malmö, Sweden. The tournament is an 8-player single round-robin featuring Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Arjun Erigaisi and Vincent Keymer as the top seeds. Defending champion Peter Svidler and women’s world champion Ju Wenjun are also in the mix. | Follow the games live starting at 12.00 CEST (6.00 ET, 15.30 IST)
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Abdusattorov wins in tiebreaks
The TePe Sigeman & Co tournament has been held in Malmö every year since 1993. It was only cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic.
The tournament is being played as a single round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the remaining moves and 30-second increments from the first move. Draw agreements are not allowed before the 40th move.
Schedule
Rounds 1-6: April 27 to May 2 at 15.00 CEST
Round 7: May 3 at 12:00 CEST (three hours earlier than usual)
1.d419Nf652.c43e643.Nf33d544.Nc34c63:265.Bg51:30h6456.Bxf61:06Qxf657.a38dxc48:398.e344b56:059.Ne542Bd613:4710.Ne44 The position is equal.10.f4simplifies0-011.Be2Bxe512.fxe5Qg513.Qd210...Qe78:2810...Qd8simplifies11.Nxd6+Qxd612.b3cxb313.Qxb3Nd711.Qh52011.Nxd6+simplifiesQxd612.b3Nd713.Nxd7Bxd714.bxc4e515.Be211...Bc78:4312.f428:57Bb717:3313.Nc515:39
Prevents Na6.13.Be2=is more appropriate.13...Bd611:1313...Bxe5!14.fxe5Na615.Nxb7Qxb714.Ne427:32 Excellent horsemanship.0-01515.g41:3715.Rg115...c55:5716.Bg23:12cxd43717.g56:55 Threatens to win with Nxd6.Bxe54:3517...dxe3?18.Nxd6Bxg219.Rg1+-18.gxh6?2:57
This move loses the game for White.18.fxe5d318...dxe319.0-0-018...Bxe419.Bxe4Nd720.Bxa8=19.0-018...Nd7!-+2:3919.fxe57:09 And now hxg7 would win.g6519...dxe3?perishes.20.hxg7f521.Qh8+21.gxf8R+Rxf822.Nf6+Nxf6+-21.gxf8NNxe522.Ng6Nd3+23.Kf1Qg7+-21.gxf8BQf7+-21.exf6Nxf622.gxf8Q+Rxf8+-21...Kf722.gxf8B+-22.gxf8Q+Qxf823.Qh7+Ke8+-20.Qh32Nxe55421.0-04Bxe43:3522.Bxe40Qg5+2023.Kh145Rad84 Black is clearly winning.23...Qxe324.Qxe3dxe325.Bxa8Rxa826.Rae124.Rg11:29Qxe31:2525.Qh42
1.e41e612.d42d513.exd52exd524.Nf31Nf625.Bd31Bd626.0-020-027.h31c53 C01: French: Exchange Variation.8.dxc54Bxc529.Nbd210Nc6310.Nb34Bb6111.c31Re8312.Re113h61213.Bf411Ne41214.Be312Bc7115.Nbd43Qf61116.Qb3N9Predecessor:16.Qc2a617.Rad1Bd718.Nxc6Bxc619.Bd4Qf420.Qc1Qd621.Bxg7Nxf222.Be5Rxe523.Nxe51-0 Gheng,J (2333)-Riedel,H (2177) Staufer op 22nd 2010 (8)16...Nxd41:2617.Bxd45Qd6218.Qb417Qg61419.Re349Bf41620.Rae15Bxe3321.Rxe31b6822.Ne515Qh51023.Qb59Be61424.Be221Qh4225.g39Qf6526.Rf36Qe7227.h43Nd6228.Qb42Nf5229.Qa48Nxd4530.Qxd45Bh3731.Re30Qd6232.Bf31Rad8233.Kh22Bf5134.Qf42Be6235.Qd44Qc5136.b48Qxd4237.cxd41Rc8238.Ra31Rc7639.b51Kf8140.g43Ree7240...Ke7Threatens to win with ...f6.41.Kg3g542.Nc6+Kd643.hxg5hxg541.Kg32Ke8242.Nc61Red7143.Kf44f6344.h52Bf7144...Rd645.Nxa7Bd745.Be22Kf82Black should try45...Rc8!46.Bd3!=1Be8147.Bf5?347.Bg6!=47...Rd6!-+348.Nxa71Rd8249.Nc65Bxc6150.Rc31Rd6!251.a4051.Bc251...Ke7-+152.bxc63Rdxc6153.Rb3Ra7254.Rb42Kd6354...Rc455.Rxb6Rxd4+56.Kg3Rdxa456...Raxa457.Rb7+Kd658.Rd7+Kc559.Rc7+Kb460.Rxg757.Re6+Kf855.Bd3-+1Kc7256.Kf52Rc3357.Bb51Rf3+258.Kg62Kd85Better is58...Rxf2Hoping for ...Kd6.59.Kxg7Rg260.Kxh6Ra860...Rxg4?61.Bd3-+59.Bc6=1Rf4160.f3!5Rxf3261.Bxd50Rf4162.Be6Ke7563.Rxb64Rxd4164.Bf52Rd6265.Rb41Rda6?265...Ke8=and Black has nothing to worry.66.Kxg7+-1Rxa4267.Rb3067.Rb2+-67...Ra3?1
67...R4a5±might work better.68.Rb868.Kxh6Kf7±68...Rc568.Rb8?268.Rb6!+- is the precise move to win.68...Ra8?3
68...Rg3±69.Rb7+?069.Rb6!+- and the rest is easy.69...Kd6±170.Kxh62R3a7?070...Rg8±71.Rb6+?171.Rxa7+-Rxa772.Kg671...Ke5=272.Re6+2Kf4273.Rxf61Rh8+274.Kg6!1Rg8+175.Kh61Rh8+076.Kg6!0Rg8+1½–½
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