Nodirbek Abdusattorov (picture) and Jorden Van Foreest are in the final of the Winner's Bracket of the ChessKid Cup. In the semi-finals Abdusattorov beat Fabiano Caruana and Van Foreest won against Dmitrij Kollars, who missed a number of good chances. Co-favourite Hikaru Nakamura, on the other hand, was eliminated from the tournament, losing to Alireza Firouzja in the Losers' Bracket. | Photo: Nodirbek Abdusattorov at the Tata Steel Tournament 2023 | Photo: Lennart Ootes
Peter Svidler became the outright winner of the TePe Sigeman & Co tournament after collecting 4½/7 points. Svidler entered the final round sharing the lead with Abhimanyu Mishra. The 8-time Russian champion had black against top seed Gukesh, while Abhimanyu had white against an out-of-form Boris Gelfand. Svidler managed to hold a draw, while Gelfand won a tricky queen endgame in a game lasting 125 moves! | Photo: David Llada
In the penultimate round of the TePe Sigeman & Co tournament in Malmö, points were split on all four boards, which means Peter Svidler and Abhimanyu Mishra remain at the top of the standings. Wednesday’s round kicks off three hours earlier than usual. Svidler will play black against Dommaraju Gukesh, while Abhimanyu will face Boris Gelfand with the white pieces. | Photo: David Llada
Abhimanyu Mishra and Peter Svidler continue to share the lead at the TePe Sigeman & Co tournament in Malmö. With two rounds to go, Dommaraju Gukesh and Nils Grandelius are still trailing the leaders by a half point. In round 5, Jorden van Foreest’s stubbornness paid off, as he scored a win over Arjun Erigaisi after the latter blundered in a long-winded, drawn rook endgame. | Photo: David Llada
With back-to-back wins over Jorden van Foreest and Vincent Keymer, Dommaraju Gukesh grabbed the sole lead at the TePe Sigeman & Co tournament in Malmö. Three players stand a half point back: local hero Nils Grandelius, 8-time Russian champion Peter Svidler and 14-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra. Gukesh will play black in the next two rounds, first against Grandelius and then against Arjun Erigaisi. | Photos: David Llada