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The TePe Sigeman & Co chess tournament is an annual chess tournament in Malmö, Sweden organised by Limhamns SK [sv], a local Malmö chess club. The tournament was known as the Sigeman & Co chess tournament from its inauguration in 1993 until 2014, being named after local lawyer Johan Sigeman and his law firm, who sponsored the event during these years. After the 2014 tournament, the organizer retired and the law firm lost its financiers.[2][3] After two years of inactivity the arrival of a new sponsor, dental products manufacturer TePe, restarted the tournament in 2017,[4][5] now renamed to its current name. The tournament has been held annually since then (with the exception of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[6]

TePe Sigeman & Co Chess tournament
Tournament information
LocationMalmö, Sweden
Dates1–7 May 2026
Format7-round[a] single round robin tournament
Current champion
Magnus Carlsen

In the year 2000, Judit Polgár won ahead of Jan Timman.[7] 2003 was the first edition attracting a 2700+ rated player, Vassily Ivanchuk, who also won. That year, the tournament took place both in Malmö and neighboring Copenhagen, Denmark.[1][8] In 2004, the Sigeman & Co was the first tournament a 13-year old Magnus Carlsen played as a Grandmaster; finishing third. He returned 22 years later to win the 2026 edition.[9][10]

The 30th edition of this tournament was held from 20 to 26 May 2025 at Elite Plaza Hotel, Malmö. It was won by Javokhir Sindarov.[11]

Winners

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#YearWinner
1 1993  Ferdinand Hellers (Sweden) [1]
2 1994  Ferdinand Hellers (Sweden)
 Curt Hansen (Denmark)		 [1]
3 1995  Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia and Herzegovina) [1]
4 1996  Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland) [1]
5 1997  Ferdinand Hellers (Sweden) [1]
6 1998  Joël Lautier (France)
 Igor Miladinović (Greece)		 [1]
7 1999  Boris Gelfand (Israel) [1]
8 2000  Judit Polgár (Hungary) [1]
9 2001  Boris Gulko (USA)
 Jan Timman (Netherlands)		 [1]
10 2002  Nigel Short (England) [1]
11 2003  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) [1]
12 2004  Peter Heine Nielsen (Denmark)
 Curt Hansen (Denmark)		 [1]
13 2005  Krishnan Sasikiran (India)
 Jan Timman (Netherlands)		 [12]
14 2006  Jan Timman (Netherlands) [1]
15 2007  Ivan Cheparinov (Bulgaria) [1]
16 2008  Tiger Hillarp Persson (Sweden) [1]
17 2009  Nigel Short (England) [1]
18 2010  Anish Giri (Netherlands) [1]
19 2011  Anish Giri (Netherlands)
 Wesley So (Philippines)
 Hans Tikkanen (Sweden)		 [1]
20 2012  Fabiano Caruana (Italy) [1]
21 2013  Nigel Short (England)
 Richárd Rapport (Hungary)
 Nils Grandelius (Sweden)		 [1]
22 2014  Laurent Fressinet (France) [1]
23 2017  Nils Grandelius (Sweden)
 Baadur Jobava (Georgia)		 [4]
24 2018  Nils Grandelius (Sweden)
 Vidit Gujrathi (India)		 [13]
25 2019  Gawain Jones (England) [14]
26 2021  Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands) [15]
27 2022  Hans Niemann (USA) [16]
28 2023  Peter Svidler (FIDE) [17]
29 2024  Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) [18]
30 2025  Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan) [19]
31 2026  Magnus Carlsen (Norway) [20]

2024

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The 2024 event took place at Elite Plaza Hotel in Malmö. The time control was 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. There was a three way tie at the top which was broken at first by a round robin, in which Svidler was beaten by Nodirbek and Arjun. Later Arjun and Nodirbek would compete in two more matches after which Nodirbek came out as the winner. All of the tiebreaks were in the blitz format.

TePe Sigeman & Co tournament, April 27 – 3 May 2024, Malmö, Sweden
PlayerRating12345678Points
1 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)2766Does not appear½½0½1114.5
2 Arjun Erigaisi (India)2756½Does not appear½½1½½14.5
3 Peter Svidler (FIDE)2689½½Does not appear11½½½4.5
4 Anton Korobov (Ukraine)26511½0Does not appear0½114
5 Ju Wenjun (China)2559½001Does not appear1½½3.5
6 Vincent Keymer (Germany)27260½½½0Does not appear113.5
7 Nils Grandelius (Sweden)26640½½0½0Does not appear½2
8 Marc'Andria Maurizzi (France)260500½0½0½Does not appear1.5
Tiebreaker 1
PlayerRating123Points
1 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)2766Does not appear½11.5
1 Arjun Erigaisi (India)2756½Does not appear11.5
3 Peter Svidler (FIDE)268900Does not appear0
Tiebreaker 2
PlayerRating12Total
1 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)2766 ½ 1 1.5
2 Arjun Erigaisi (India)2756 ½ 0 0.5


2025

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The 2025 event took place at Elite Plaza Hotel in Malmö. The time control was 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. Javokhir Sindarov won the tournament with 4.5/7.

TePe Sigeman & Co tournament, 20–26 May 2025, Malmö, Sweden, Category XVI (2647)[21]
PlayerRating12345678Points
1 Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan)2706Does not appear½½½½11½4.5
2 Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş (Turkey)2618½Does not appear½½1½104
3 Nils Grandelius (Sweden)2637½½Does not appear½½0114
4 Ray Robson (USA)2692½½½Does not appear½½½½3.5
5 Richard Rapport (Hungary)2722½0½½Does not appear1013.5
6 Erwin l'Ami (Netherlands)26210½1½0Does not appear½½3
7 Tan Zhongyi (China)2536000½1½Does not appear13
8 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)2644½10½0½0Does not appear2.5

2026

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The 2026 event took place at Elite Plaza Hotel in Malmö. The time control was 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. The seven round robin rounds ended in a tie for first between Arjun Erigaisi and Magnus Carlsen. The tiebreaking process began with two games at a time control of 3 minutes with a 2-second increment per move. Carlsen won the first game but lost the next, resulting in a sudden death game to decide the championship, where White starts with 30 seconds less (2 minutes 30 seconds).[22] Carlsen, playing Black, defeated Erigaisi to win the tournament.

TePe Sigeman & Co tournament, 1–7 May 2026, Malmö, Sweden, Category XIX (2707.1)[23]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points
T–1  Arjun Erigaisi (India) 2751 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 5
 Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 2840 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 5
T–3  Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş (Turkey) 2708 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 1 4
 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) 2780 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ 4
5  Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands) 2735 0 1 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 3½
6  Andy Woodward (United States) 2635 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 1 3
7  Zhu Jiner (China) 2546 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 Does not appear ½ 2
8  Nils Grandelius (Sweden) 2662 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 1½
Tiebreaker
NameRating12SDTotal
1 Norway Magnus Carlsen 2840 1 0 1 2
2 India Arjun Erigaisi 2751 0 1 0 1

Points by round

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This table shows the total number of wins minus the total number of losses each player had after each round. The symbol '=' indicates the player had won and lost the same number of games after that round. Green backgrounds indicate the player(s) with the highest score after each round. Red backgrounds indicate players who could no longer win the tournament after each round.

Rank Player Rounds
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
T–1  Arjun Erigaisi (India) = = +1 +1 +2 +3 +3
 Magnus Carlsen (Norway) = +1 +1 = +1 +2 +3
T–3  Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş (Turkey) = = +1 +2 +2 +2 +1
 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1
5  Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands) = = = +1 = = =
6  Andy Woodward (United States) +1 +1 +1 = = –1 –1
7  Zhu Jiner (China) –1 –1 –2 –1 –2 –3 –3
8  Nils Grandelius (Sweden) –1 –2 –3 –4 –4 –4 –4

Results by round

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Round 1 – 1 May 2026
Jorden van Foreest ½–½ Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus
Zhu Jiner 0–1 Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Andy Woodward 1–0 Nils Grandelius
Magnus Carlsen ½–½ Arjun Erigaisi
Round 2 – 2 May 2026
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus ½–½ Arjun Erigaisi
Nils Grandelius 0–1 Magnus Carlsen
Nodirbek Abdusattorov ½–½ Andy Woodward
Jorden van Foreest ½–½ Zhu Jiner
Round 3 – 3 May 2026
Zhu Jiner 0–1 Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus
Andy Woodward ½–½ Jorden van Foreest
Magnus Carlsen ½–½ Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Arjun Erigaisi 1–0 Nils Grandelius
Round 4 – 4 May 2026
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus 1–0 Nils Grandelius
Nodirbek Abdusattorov ½–½ Arjun Erigaisi
Jorden van Foreest 1–0 Magnus Carlsen
Zhu Jiner 1–0 Andy Woodward
Round 5 – 5 May 2026
Andy Woodward ½–½ Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus
Magnus Carlsen 1–0 Zhu Jiner
Arjun Erigaisi 1–0 Jorden van Foreest
Nils Grandelius ½–½ Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Round 6 – 6 May 2026
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus ½–½ Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Jorden van Foreest ½–½ Nils Grandelius
Zhu Jiner 0–1 Arjun Erigaisi
Andy Woodward 0–1 Magnus Carlsen
Round 7 – 7 May 2026
Magnus Carlsen 1–0 Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus
Arjun Erigaisi ½–½ Andy Woodward
Nils Grandelius ½–½ Zhu Jiner
Nodirbek Abdusattorov ½–½ Jorden van Foreest

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ↑ The tournament currently invites eight players, thus seven rounds. Sigeman & Co started out as a ten player tournament. This lasted until 2008, except 2000 when four players participated. 2009 - 2011 and 2014 - 2018 featured six players.[1]
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "Previous years". TePe Sigeman Chess. 2026-01-19. Archived from the original on 2026-01-19. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
  2. ↑ Hall, Jesper (2017-05-10). "Johan Sigeman om TePe Sigeman Tournament". Sveriges Schackförbund (in Swedish). Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  3. ↑ Sveriges Schackförbund (2017-05-09). Interview Johan Sigeman, TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament. Retrieved 2026-05-27 – via YouTube.
  4. 1 2 Doggers (PeterDoggers), Peter (2017-05-15). "Grandelius, Jobava Win Revived Tepe Sigeman & Co Tournament". Chess.com. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  5. ↑ Östh Gustafsson, My (2017-05-10). "Mästarturneringen i schack är tillbaka" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  6. ↑ André Schulz (25 April 2024). "Starting Saturday: TePe Sigeman & Co with Svidler, Abdusattorov and Ju". Chessbase.
  7. ↑ Byrne, Robert (2000-07-02). "CHESS; Polgar's Foe Misses a Move, And That's All She Needs". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  8. ↑ "Cheer up, Vassily, you won!". Chess News. 2003-05-09. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  9. ↑ Nielsen, Peter Bergström NielsenTextPeter Bergström (2026-05-02). "Därför spelar superstjärnan i Malmö: "Jag var ju här som barn"". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  10. ↑ "Carlsen Wins Playoff – Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament" (in Swedish). 2026-05-07. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  11. ↑ "Sindarov Wins Star-Studded TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament". chess.com. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Sasikiran and Timman win, Landa shines". Chess News. 2005-04-28. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  13. ↑ "Grandelius and Vidit co-champions at TePe Sigeman & Co". Chess News. 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  14. ↑ "TePe Sigeman & Co: Jones secures the win". Chess News. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  15. ↑ "Sigeman&Co: Van Foreest loses and wins, Keymer scores". Chess News. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  16. ↑ "Hans Niemann triumphant at TePe Sigeman & Co". Chess News. 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  17. ↑ "Svidler wins TePe Sigeman & Co, as Gelfand beats Abhimanyu". Chess News. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  18. ↑ "Abdusattorov comes from behind, wins TePe Sigeman & Co". Chess News. 2024-05-04. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  19. ↑ "Sindarov wins TePe Sigeman & Co in Malmö, Erdogmus and Grandelius share second place". Chess News. 2025-05-27. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  20. ↑ "Heartbreak in tie-break: Magnus Carlsen denies Arjun Erigaisi TePe Sigeman title with sudden-death win". The Indian Express. 2026-05-08. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  21. ↑ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2025". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  22. ↑ https://www.tepesigemanchess.com/tiebreak-regulations/
  23. ↑ "TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
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