Round 7 of the Sharjah Masters saw former sole leader Aravindh Chithambaram losing his game with white against Iranian GM Bardiya Daneshvar, the 50th seed in the event. Daneshvar thus leapfrogged Aravindh in the standings, as he is now sharing the lead with Sam Shankland. Shankland defeated his compatriot Hans Niemann after the latter misplayed a king and pawn endgame. | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
Draws on the top three boards in round 6 of the Sharjah Masters allowed Aravindh Chithambaram to keep the sole lead in the standings. Arjun Erigaisi and Alexey Sarana grabbed full points to join the chasing pack, which now includes six players. Meanwhile, fourth seed Teimour Radjabov obtained a remarkable win over Arseniy Nesterov, his first of the event. | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
Ju Wenjun took down Vincent Keymer with the black pieces in round 4 of the TePe Sigeman & Co. Tournament. Keymer, who was sharing the lead after three rounds, now stands a half point behind co-leaders Arjun Erigaisi and Anton Korobov. One more game ended decisively in Malmö, with Nodirbek Abdusattorov getting the better of Nils Grandelius. | Photo: Mikael Svensson, tepesigemanchess.com
For a second day in a row, 3 out of 4 games ended decisively at the TePe Sigeman & Co. Tournament in Malmö. Vincent Keymer (pictured) and Anton Korobov grabbed full points to become co-leaders with a perfect 2/2 score, while defending champion Peter Svidler obtained his first win of the event, as he defeated women’s world champion Ju Wenjun with the black pieces. | Photo: Mikael Svensson, tepesigemanchess.com
The first round of the TePe Sigeman & Co. Tournament in Malmö saw three out of four games ending decisively, as only defending champion Peter Svidler and local hero Nils Grandelius signed a draw on Saturday. Two out of the three top seeds started the event with victories Arjun Erigaisi and Vincent Keymer while Nodirbek Abdusattorov, the highest-rated participant, suffered an upset defeat against Anton Korobov (pictured). | Photo: Mikael Svensson, tepesigemanchess.com