GM Arjun Erigaisi pounced on a blunder by GM Jorden van Foreest to grab his second win and join GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus in the 2026 TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament lead. Erdogmus escaped with a 104-move draw vs. GM Andy Woodward, while GM Magnus Carlsen is half a point back after winning an “incredibly shaky” game against GM Zhu Jiner. GM Nils Grandelius finally got on the scoreboard with a draw against GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Â
The sixth round is on Wednesday, May 6, starting at 9 a.m. ET / 15:00 CEST / 6:30 p.m. IST.
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Grandelius-Abdusattorov was a rare ‘non-game’ in Malmo, but we got two decisive games and one missed win and 104-move draw in the remaining games.
Round 5 Results
Arjun has caught Erdogmus with two rounds to go, while Carlsen joins Abdusattorov half a point behind. Grandelius is off the mark!Â
Standings after Round 5
Our Game of the Day is Carlsen’s incredibly tense win over Zhu, which GM Rafael Leitao will analyze below.
Wednesday’s penultimate round features Erdogmus-Abdusattorov, Zhu-Arjun, and Woodward-Carlsen.
Round 6 Pairings
How to watch?
The Tepe Sigeman Chess Tournament takes place May 1-7, 2026, at the Elite Plaza Hotel in Malmo, Sweden. The players compete in an eight-player single round-robin. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, with 30 more minutes for the rest of the game and a 30-second increment per move from move one.
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