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
Update 05/10/2023: The tournament has concluded, and GM Peter Svidler finished in clear first with 4½/7 after drawing his last two games. Mishra lost a heart-breaking queen-and-pawn ending against GM Boris Gelfand in the final round, finishing in a three-way tie for second with GMs Gukesh D. and Nils Grandelius.
It should not be surprising when an eight-time Russian champion is leading a tournament. Especially when three fourths of the field aren't even 30 years old. And yet, GM Peter Svidler's standing atop the leaderboard of the 28th annual TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament still counts as something of an upset.
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