5/22/2025 – The first two rounds of the 2025 TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament have produced a mix of decisive results and hard-fought draws in Malmö. Richard Rapport, Javokhir Sindarov (pictured) and Yagiz Erdogmus lead the standings with 1½ points each. Tan Zhongyi, meanwhile, has suffered two losses and both with the white pieces. Round three will feature a clash between co-leaders Sindarov and Erdogmus, the youngest players in the field. | Photo: Mikael Svensson
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Ivanchuk plays 210 moves in two games
The opening two rounds of the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament in Malmö featured plenty of fighting spirit, with three of the eight games ending decisively, yet no shortage of competitive play in the drawn encounters. After two rounds, three players share the lead on 1½/2 points: Richard Rapport, Javokhir Sindarov and Yagiz Erdogmus.
Rapport began his campaign with a win over Erwin l'Ami in the first round, while both Sindarov and Erdogmus defeated Tan Zhongyi with the black pieces - in rounds one and two, respectively. For Tan, who recently had a strong showing in the final stage of the Women's Grand Prix after losing to Ju Wenjun in the Women's World Championship match, two early losses with the white pieces represent a significant setback in the seven-round tournament.
Drawn games were by no means lacking in tension. Vasyl Ivanchuk, in particular, played two marathon encounters, taking theoretically drawn endgames to the bitter end against Ray Robson in round one (110 moves) and against L'Ami in round two (100 moves). Both games required the contenders to show proper technique to maintain the balance.
L'Ami v. Ivanchuk
L'Ami and Ivanchuk reached this setup on move 51 - and after 49 more moves the draw was agreed with the pawns sitting on the exact same squares
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Round three, scheduled for Thursday, features a notable pairing between the two youngest participants, as Sindarov (19) faces Erdogmus (13) in a co-leaders' clash. Rapport, the remaining co-leader and the tournament's top seed, will play white against the struggling Tan.
Vasyl Ivanchuk, aged 56, had two long days at the office in Malmö | Photo: Mikael Svensson
1.c4e52.Nc3Bb43.Nd5Be74.Nf3d65.d4Nc6L'Ami, a well-known theoretician, goes for a sideline here.The main variation is5...e46.Nd2f57.e3Nf68.Nxe7Qxe7with an imbalanced structure.6.g3This move, preparing to fianchetto the bishop, has been played in the past, though not by elite grandmasters.Boris Gelfand and David Howell, among others, opted for6.e3and there might followNf67.Be20-08.0-0Re86...Nf67.Bg2Nxd58.cxd5Nxd49.Nxd4exd4The late Robert Huebner played this from the black side at the 1984 Bundesliga. He was facing Jan Smejkal, and the game ended in a draw.10.Qxd4
10...Bf611.Qd30-012.0-0Re813.Re1g614.Rb1Bf5L'Ami spent 13 minutes before playing this move, which only intends to force White to push his e-pawn to the fourth rank - nuanced play by elite grandmasters.15.e4Bd716.Bf4a517.h4a418.Qd2b6In such strategic battles, extreme care is needed. This harmless-looking pawn push turned out to be inaccurate, as it all but fixes a weakness on c7 - keeping the chance of playing ...c7-c6 later on was called for in this setup.An alternative line is18...h519.Kh2Ra620.Bf1Rb619.Rbc1Ra520.Be3h521.Rc2a322.b4Ra7Black has lost a few tempi in this sequence. White is now for choice.23.Bd4Kh724.f4Bg425.Rc3Bxd4+26.Qxd4Qe727.Ree3Rea8
White has more space and his pieces are more active. He is targetting weaknesses on a3 and c7, while Black needs to permanently look out for potential central breaks. But Rapport still needs to find the best way to make progress against an experienced, resourceful defender.28.Bf1Kg829.Bb5Bd730.Bd3Qf831.Kf2Qg732.Qxg7+Kxg733.Re1Rc834.Rec1Kf635.Ke3Ke736.e5b537.Kd2Be838.Be4Bd739.Kc2Be840.Kb3Bd741.Bd3
After trading queens, White has gained more space and activated both his king and his bishop. But Black has so far managed to keep the material balance. The time control has been reached, and Rapport now got enough time to figure out a way to break through.41...Be842.Be2Bd743.Bf1f6This is a mistake - but Black was already running out of moves.Engines suggest43...f5when44.e6There might follow44.Re1Rd845.exd6+Kxd6and White still needs to find a way to break through Black's defences.44...Be8does not work (as in the game), since White cannot play f4-f5.44.e6Be845.f5
The point! White finally gets to open up lines for his stronger army.45...g546.g4Rapport correctly calculates that getting a passer on the kingside is winning for him.hxg447.h5Kf848.h6Kg849.Be2Kh750.Bxg4c551.dxc6Rac752.Bf3g453.Bxg4Rxc654.Rxc6Rxc655.Rh1Rc456.Bh5Bxh557.Rxh5With his two far-advanced passers on the sixth rank, Rapport happily simplifies into a rook endgame.d558.Rh2Re459.Kc31–0
In this DVD, Erwin l'Ami guides you through the fascinating Benko Gambit. As early as move three Black starts a fight for the initiative, a strategy that has proved to be successful in countless amateur and master level games.
The playing hall during round one | Photo: Mikael Svensson
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5/26/2025 – The TePe Sigeman & Co tournament is taking place on 20-26 at the Elite Plaza Hotel in Malmö, Sweden. The tournament is an 8-player single round-robin featuring Richard Rapport, Javokhir Sindarov and Ray Robson as the top seeds. Living legend Vasyl Ivanchuk and former women's world champion Tan Zhongyi are also in the mix. | Follow the games live starting at 15.00 CEST (9.00 ET, 18.30 IST)
5/19/2025 – The TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament returns to Malmö this May, bringing together a carefully selected mix of seasoned grandmasters and emerging talents, this year including the likes of Richard Rapport, Vasyl Ivanchuk, Nils Grandelius (pictured) and Turkish rising star Yagiz Erdogmus. Known for its thoughtful organisation and competitive format, the event continues its recent focus on promoting top female players, with Tan Zhongyi joining the 2025 edition. | Photo: Mikael Svensson
After 1.d4 d5 many players with White avoid the great amount of theory in the Slav, Semi-Slav, QGA and Orthodox Queen's Gambit and do not therefore play 2.c4. This is not very ambitious, but the painful experience of many chess players has been that the Colle System, the Trompowsky Attack, the Torre Attack and the London System are nevertheless extremely dangerous. Black has to be prepared for each of these openings and IM Valeri Lilov offers you some help with his six instructive videos, in which he demonstrates for each single opening a relevant plan for Black. In addition to the openings mentioned, the Bulgarian trainer also delves into the Catalan, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit and the Richter-Veresov Opening.
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