TePe Sigeman & Co chess tournament
Chess tournament in Malmö, Sweden
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The TePe Sigeman & Co chess tournament is an annual chess tournament in Malmö, Sweden organised by Limhamns SK, 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]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Malmö, Sweden |
| Dates | 1–7 May 2026 |
| Format | 7-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. This 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
# Year Winner 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
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 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points 1 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)2766 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 4.5 2 Arjun Erigaisi (India)2756 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 4.5 3 Peter Svidler (FIDE)2689 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 4.5 4 Anton Korobov (Ukraine)2651 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 4 5 
Ju Wenjun (China)2559 ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ ½ 3.5 6 
Vincent Keymer (Germany)2726 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 3.5 7 Nils Grandelius (Sweden)2664 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 2 8 Marc'Andria Maurizzi (France)2605 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1.5 Tiebreaker 1 Player Rating 1 2 3 Points 1 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)2766 ½ 1 1.5 1 Arjun Erigaisi (India)2756 ½ 1 1.5 3 Peter Svidler (FIDE)2689 0 0 0 Tiebreaker 2 Player Rating 1 2 Total 1 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)2766 ½ 1 1.5 2 Arjun Erigaisi (India)2756 ½ 0 0.5
2025
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] Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points 1 Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan)2706 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 4.5 2 
Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş (Turkey)2618 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 4 3 Nils Grandelius (Sweden)2637 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 4 4 Ray Robson (USA)2692 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 3.5 5 Richard Rapport (Hungary)2722 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 3.5 6 Erwin l'Ami (Netherlands)2621 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 3 7 Tan Zhongyi (China)2536 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 3 8 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)2644 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 2.5
2026
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.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T–1 |  Arjun Erigaisi (India) |
2751 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
 Magnus Carlsen (Norway) |
2840 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| T–3 |  Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş (Turkey) |
2708 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) |
2780 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | ||
| 5 |  Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands) |
2735 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3½ | |
| 6 |  Andy Woodward (United States) |
2635 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Zhu Jiner (China) |
2546 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 2 | |
| 8 |  Nils Grandelius (Sweden) |
2662 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1½ |
| Name | Rating | 1 | 2 | SD | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen |
2840 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Arjun Erigaisi |
2751 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Points by round
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
| 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 | |
