TePe Sigeman & Co chess tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Malmö, Sweden |
| Dates | 20–26 May 2025 |
| Format | 7-round round robin tournament |
| Current champion | |
| Javokhir Sindarov | |
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.[1][2] After two years of inactivity the arrival of a new sponsor, dental products manufacturer TePe, restarted the tournament in 2017,[3][4] 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).[5]
In the year 2000, Judith Polgar won ahead of Jan Timman.[6]
The 30th edition of this tournament was held from 20 May - 26 May 2025 at Elite Plaza Hotel, Malmö. It was won by Javokhir Sindarov.[7]
Winners
# Year Winner 1 1993 
Ferdinand Hellers (Sweden)
2 1994 Ferdinand Hellers (Sweden)
Curt Hansen (Denmark)
3 1995 
Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
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Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland)
5 1997 Ferdinand Hellers (Sweden)
6 1998 
Joël Lautier (France)
Igor Miladinović (Greece)
7 1999 
Boris Gelfand (Israel)
8 2000 
Judit Polgár (Hungary)
9 2001 
Boris Gulko (USA)
Jan Timman (Netherlands)
10 2002 
Nigel Short (England)
11 2003 
Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)
12 2004 Peter Heine Nielsen (Denmark) Curt Hansen (Denmark)
13 2005 
Krishnan Sasikiran (India) Jan Timman (Netherlands)
[8] 14 2006 Jan Timman (Netherlands)
15 2007 
Ivan Cheparinov (Bulgaria)
16 2008 Tiger Hillarp Persson (Sweden)
17 2009 Nigel Short (England)
18 2010 Anish Giri (Netherlands)
19 2011 Anish Giri (Netherlands)
Wesley So (Philippines) Hans Tikkanen (Sweden)
20 2012 
Fabiano Caruana (Italy)
21 2013 Nigel Short (England) Richárd Rapport (Hungary) Nils Grandelius (Sweden)
22 2014 Laurent Fressinet (France)
23 2017 Nils Grandelius (Sweden)
Baadur Jobava (Georgia)
[3] 24 2018 Nils Grandelius (Sweden) Vidit Gujrathi (India)
[9] 25 2019 Gawain Jones (England)
[10] 26 2021 Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands)
[11] 27 2022 Hans Niemann (USA)
[12] 28 2023 
Peter Svidler (FIDE)
[13] 29 2024 
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)
[14] 30 2025 Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan)
[15]
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)[16] 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 Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine)2644 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 2.5
See also
References
- ^ https://schack.se/nyhet/deprekerade/elit/2017/05/johan-sigeman-om-sigemanturneringen/
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzl21PHyXow
- ^ a b Doggers (PeterDoggers), Peter (2017-05-15). "Grandelius, Jobava Win Revived Tepe Sigeman & Co Tournament". Chess.com. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ Östh Gustafsson, My (2017-05-10). "Mästarturneringen i schack är tillbaka" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ André Schulz (25 April 2024). "Starting Saturday: TePe Sigeman & Co with Svidler, Abdusattorov and Ju". Chessbase.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/02/nyregion/chess-polgar-s-foe-misses-a-move-and-that-s-all-she-needs.html
- ^ "Sindarov Wins Star-Studded TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament". chess.com. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Sasikiran and Timman win, Landa shines". Chess News. 2005-04-28. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Grandelius and Vidit co-champions at TePe Sigeman & Co". Chess News. 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "TePe Sigeman & Co: Jones secures the win". Chess News. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Sigeman&Co: Van Foreest loses and wins, Keymer scores". Chess News. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Hans Niemann triumphant at TePe Sigeman & Co". Chess News. 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Svidler wins TePe Sigeman & Co, as Gelfand beats Abhimanyu". Chess News. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Abdusattorov comes from behind, wins TePe Sigeman & Co". Chess News. 2024-05-04. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Sindarov wins TePe Sigeman & Co in Malmö, Erdogmus and Grandelius share second place". Chess News. 2025-05-27. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2025". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
