5/7/2026 – Arjun Erigaisi took the sole lead at the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament after beating Zhu Jiner with black in round six. Magnus Carlsen also won with black, defeating Andy Woodward, and is now half a point behind the leader alongside Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, who drew with Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Erigaisi will face Woodward in the final round, while Carlsen meets Erdogmus in a key encounter. | Photo: Peter Doggers / Official website
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YOUR PERSONAL CHESS COACH - Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of club chess, or already playing at a tournament level: with FRITZ, you can train more efficiently, intelligently and with a more personalised approach than ever before. FRITZ is more than just a chess engine – it’s a training revolution! Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of club chess, or already playing at a tournament level: with FRITZ, you can train more efficiently, intelligently and with a more personalised approach than ever before.
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Erigaisi and Carlsen win, again
For a second day in a row, two of the four games ended decisively at the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament in Malmö. As in Tuesday's fifth round, Arjun Erigaisi and Magnus Carlsen were the players to score full points, though this time both did so with the black pieces (they had both won with white the previous day). Erigaisi defeated Zhu Jiner, while Carlsen got the better of Andy Woodward. The remaining games, Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus v. Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Jorden van Foreest v. Nils Grandelius, ended drawn.
These results left Erigaisi as the sole leader with 4½/6 points going into the final round. Carlsen and Erdogmus are half a point behind. Erigaisi will face Woodward with the white pieces, while Carlsen, also with white, will play Erdogmus in a game that will be central to the fight for first place.
In this course, you will learn the foundations and key ideas of the Vienna Game and discover a variety of systems that make you extremely difficult to prepare for. The Vienna Game is one of the most underrated openings in modern chess. While the Ruy Lopez and Italian dominate elite practice, the Vienna offers rich, creative play with far less theoretical burden and enormous practical value.
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The Carlsen v. Erdogmus pairing also has a significance beyond the tournament standings. Erdogmus' recent rise past the 2700 rating mark has made him one of the most closely watched young players in the world, and his meeting with Carlsen comes with the added interest of a potential future successor facing the player who has long stood at the top of the chess world.
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus now has a 2716.3 rating and is placed 27thin the live ratings list | Photo: Peter Doggers / Official website
The two decisive games on Wednesday both featured risky opening choices from the eventual winners. Erigaisi employed the Pirc Defence against Zhu, while Carlsen chose the King's Indian Defence against Woodward. In both cases, the lower-rated players did not shy away from entering complications, making the wins far from routine.
In this video course, Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov explores the fascinating world of Dutch and Grünfelkd structures with colours reversed. In this video course, Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov explores one of the most intriguing and under-examined areas of modern chess: reversed opening systems, focusing on the Reversed Grünfeld and the Reversed Dutch. At first glance, these two systems seem unrelated. However, they share a common strategic challenge: the value of tempi, structure, and psychology when familiar openings are played with colours reversed. Drawing on his long professional experience, Sokolov explains why these positions are far more subtle than they appear and why traditional engine evaluations often fail to capture their true complexity.
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In this course, Grandmaster Elisabeth Pähtz presents the London System, a structured and ambitious approach based on the immediate Bf4, leading to rich and dynamic positions. The London System is one of the most popular openings at every level of chess but not all Londons are the same. In this course, Grandmaster Elisabeth Pähtz presents the London System, a structured and ambitious approach based on the immediate Bf4, leading to rich and dynamic positions.
Free sample video: Introduction
Free sample video: 5...cxd4 6.exd4 Qb6 sidelines
Carlos Alberto ColodroCarlos 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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While tactics decide the game in concrete moments, strategy guides the entire battle. Understanding how to improve your pieces, create weaknesses, execute maneuvers, and steer the game toward favorable structures is what defines strong players.
The Italian Four Knights is the ideal choice. It combines the solid foundation of classical openings like the Ruy Lopez or the Italian Game with an active, initiative-driven style of play.
IM Andrew Martin shows why this 19th-century opening weapon still is a fantastic choice for club players. The Evans produces exciting chess and teaches the art of attack.
IM Andrew Martin complements his Evans Gambit course with a simple and attacking repertoire against all of blacks sidelines after 1.e4 e5.
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