Starting Saturday: TePe Sigeman & Co with Svidler, Abdusattorov and Ju

by André Schulz
4/25/2024 – The TePe Sigeman & Co tournament has been held in Malmö since 1993 — it was only cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. The organisers have once again put together a very interesting 8-player field for the 2024 tournament: Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Arjun Erigaisi, Vincent Keymer, defending champion Peter Svidler (pictured), Nils Grandelius, Anton Korobov, Marc’Andria Maurizzi and women’s world champion Ju Wenjun. | Photo: David Llada
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Established in 1993

The TePe Sigeman & Co tournament has been held in Malmö every year since 1993. It was only cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. In an interview six years ago, Sonsor Johan Sigeman shared insights into the tournament’s history.

The organisers have once again put together a very interesting field for the 2024 tournament. The starting list of eight participants is headed by Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who is now number one in the junior world rankings and number four in the absolute world rankings.

In second place is Arjun Erigaisi, eighth in the world rankings, but with only four points less than Abdusattorov.

Vincent Keymer is the third top youngster in the field. The best German player since Robert Hübner is ranked 26th in the world rankings. Vincent Keymer is ranked fourth among players aged 20 or younger.

Marc’Andia Maurizzi was the fourth young player to be invited. At 16, he is the youngest player and number 14 in the junior rankings. The Frenchman is also the reigning world junior champion, as he got the title last September in Mexico City.

The list of experienced players is headed by Peter Svidler. The 8-time Russian champion has now shifted his focus to commentating, but is certainly a strong player still. The man from Saint Petersburg outscored the likes of Gukesh, Arjun and Boris Gelfand to win the event’s previous edition.

At 38, Anton Korobov also represents the slightly older generation of players. Nils Grandelius will represent the host nation’s colours. The 30-year-old Swedish top player also bridges the gap between the youngsters and the veterans.

With Ju Wenjun, the female gender is strongle represented. The women’s world champion has shown on various occasions that she is also a dangerous opponent for higher-rated players.

The tournament will be held at the Elite Plaza Hotel in Malmö (Gustav Adolfs Torg 49). Johan Berntsen will act as tournament director.

The tournament will be 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)

* No rest days are included in the schedule

Arjun Erigaisi

Arjun Erigaisi during the 2023 edition of the event in Malmö | Photo: David Llada

All games - 2023 edition

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1.d4 2 Nf6 9 2.c4 4 e6 5 3.Nf3 4 d5 6 4.g3 8 dxc4 8 5.Bg2 4 Nbd7 7 6.0-0 41 c6 6 7.a4 13 b6 6 E04: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3. 8.Nfd2 18 Ba6 8 9.Bxc6 33 Rc8 7 White is slightly better. 10.Bb5 2:13 Bb7 17 11.Nc3 13 h5 19 12.e4 4:08 h4 22
13.g4N 26:48 Predecessor: 13.Re1 hxg3 14.hxg3 Bb4 15.Bxc4 Qe7 16.Bf1 Qf8 17.Bg2 Qg8 18.Qe2 Qh7 19.d5 0-1 Makhnyov,D (2379)-Kostenko,P (2440) KAZ-ch Almaty 2017 (3) 13...Bb4 58 14.Qe2! 1:07 0-0 37 15.Bxc4 9:34 Better is 15.g5 15...Nb8= 29:39       And now ...Nc6 would win. 16.g5 55 Ne8 1:24 17.Qe3 7:37 17.Nf3= Bxc3 18.bxc3 17...Nc6! 2:48 18.d5 3:38 Ne5 2:29 19.Ba2 6:09 exd5 3:59 20.Nxd5 2:30
Now White is beyond hope. 20.exd5 Ng6 21.Nde4 20...Rxc1!-+ 1:09       Decoy 21.Nxb4 2:06 21.Rfxc1? loses. Bxd2 22.Qe2 Qxg5+ 23.Kh1 Bxc1-+ 21...Rxa1 34 22.Rxa1 5
22...Qxd2 23       Remove Defender, Decoy 23.Qxd2 9 Wrong is 23.Bxf7+? Rxf7 24.Qxd2 Nf3+ 25.Kf1 Nxd2+-+ 23...Nf3+ 5 23...Bxe4? 24.Qf4 Nf3+ 25.Kf1+- 24.Kg2 13 Nxd2 6 A dynamic duo of knights. 25.f3 2 a5 7:57 26.Nd5 3:29
26.Rd1 Nxe4 27.fxe4 Bxe4+ 28.Kh3 axb4 29.Rd4 26...Bxd5! 24 27.Bxd5 3 Nc7 9 ...Nxd5 would be deadly. 28.Ba2 1:16 Ne6 12 Black is clearly winning. 29.g6 1:32 Rc8 1:12 30.Kf2 1:46 Kf8 9:07 31.Rd1 4:06 Nc4 46 32.gxf7 7 Kxf7 53 33.Rc1 1:22 Nd6 8 34.Rxc8 2 Nxc8 6 35.e5 7 Ne7 3:11 36.Ke3 26 Nf5+ 55 37.Ke4 22 g6 1:38 38.Kd5 3:05 Ned4 1:35 39.Ke4+ 14 Ke7 10 40.Bb1 1:36 Ne6 1:58 ...Nc5+ is the strong threat. 41.Bc2 30:38 h3 32:42 Weighted Error Value: White=0.31/Black=0.01 (flawless) 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Gelfand,B2678Erigaisi Arjun27010–12023E04TePe Sigeman Co 20231.1
Van Foreest,J2689Gukesh D27320–12023D12TePe Sigeman Co 20231.2
Svidler,P2683Mishra,A2550½–½2023B51TePe Sigeman Co 20231.3
Keymer,V2700Grandelius,N2664½–½2023D12TePe Sigeman Co 20231.4
Erigaisi Arjun2701Grandelius,N26640–12023B96TePe Sigeman Co 20232.1
Gukesh D2732Keymer,V27001–02023C78TePe Sigeman Co 20232.2
Mishra,A2550Van Foreest,J26891–02023E10TePe Sigeman Co 20232.3
Gelfand,B2678Svidler,P26830–12023A15TePe Sigeman Co 20232.4
Svidler,P2683Erigaisi Arjun27011–02023A20TePe Sigeman Co 20233.1
Van Foreest,J2689Gelfand,B26781–02023B35TePe Sigeman Co 20233.2
Keymer,V2700Mishra,A25500–12023D30TePe Sigeman Co 20233.3
Grandelius,N2664Gukesh D2732½–½2023C67TePe Sigeman Co 20233.4
Erigaisi Arjun2701Gukesh D27321–02023C65TePe Sigeman Co 20234.1
Mishra,A2550Grandelius,N2664½–½2023D12TePe Sigeman Co 20234.2
Gelfand,B2678Keymer,V2700½–½2023E54TePe Sigeman Co 20234.3
Svidler,P2683Van Foreest,J2689½–½2023C72TePe Sigeman Co 20234.4
Van Foreest,J2689Erigaisi Arjun27011–02023C48TePe Sigeman Co 20235.1
Keymer,V2700Svidler,P2683½–½2023A30TePe Sigeman Co 20235.2
Grandelius,N2664Gelfand,B2678½–½2023B40TePe Sigeman Co 20235.3
Gukesh D2732Mishra,A2550½–½2023B90TePe Sigeman Co 20235.4
Erigaisi Arjun2701Mishra,A2550½–½2023D01TePe Sigeman Co 20236.1
Gelfand,B2678Gukesh D2732½–½2023D17TePe Sigeman Co 20236.2
Svidler,P2683Grandelius,N2664½–½2023B90TePe Sigeman Co 20236.3
Van Foreest,J2689Keymer,V2700½–½2023E20TePe Sigeman Co 20236.4
Keymer,V2700Erigaisi Arjun2701½–½2023A20TePe Sigeman Co 20237.1
Grandelius,N2664Van Foreest,J2689½–½2023C63TePe Sigeman Co 20237.2
Gukesh D2732Svidler,P2683½–½2023E60TePe Sigeman Co 20237.3
Mishra,A2550Gelfand,B26780–12023B30TePe Sigeman Co 20237.4

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André Schulz started working for ChessBase in 1991 and is an editor of ChessBase News.
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