Arjun, Magnus or Yagiz, who is going to win TePe Sigeman & Co 2026?
Arjun Erigaisi scored a huge win over Zhu Jiner in the penultimate round of TePe Sigeman & Co 2026 to gain the sole half-point lead going into the final round. Arjun is currently on an unbeaten 4.5/6 points, and in the last round he will face Andy Woodward with white pieces. In the penultimate round, Carlsen won against Andy Woodward with black pieces, and he is trying to catch Arjun with 4/6 points, as he is in joint second place with Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, and both players are paired up against each other for the last round. The other two games between Jorden van Foreest vs Nils Grandelius and Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov ended in a draw. The last round will bring us a lot of action and exciting games. Round 7 will start today at 12 PM CET/3:30 PM IST. Photo: Peter Doggers/ tepesigemanchess
Can Arjun win his 1st Round-Robin Tournament of 2026?
Arjun started the year 2026 with the Tata Steel Masters at Wijk aan Zee, where he lost 30 rating points and slipped out of the World Top 10, but the India No 1 played some amazing chess at TePe Sigeman & Co 2026, to get back into the World Top 10, and now he is World No.7 with 2763 in live ratings. Arjun scored 3 wins and drew 3 of his games. In the last round, Arjun is paired up against Andy Woodward with white pieces, and it will be a good opportunity for Arjun to win this game and seal the deal.
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Now we will bring you all the action from the 6th round.
Zhu Jiner vs Arjun Erigaisi (0-1)
This was the second time that Zhu Jiner and Arjun Erigaisi got paired up in a classical format. The last time both players played a classical match was in 2022 in Tata Steel Challengers, where Arjun dominated the field and secured 1st place and qualified for the Masters. In that game, Arjun managed to win with black pieces, and the same thing happened here.
After grinding this endgame for a long, long time, Arjun got the opportunity when Jiner played 50.Kc3, which allows Ra3+ followed by Rg3 defending the g6 pawn. Better was to play 50.Ke3 and going after the g6 pawn with the king.
Andy Woodward vs Magnus Carlsen (0-1)
This was 1st classical battle between Woodward and Carlsen, and Andy blundered in an equal position. The game started with Carlsen playing the King's Indian Defence with black pieces, and in a complex middlegame, Carlsen got the advantage of Woodward's back rank weakness and found a nice tactical combination resulting in winning the queen.
Andy Woodward played 30.Nd4, which allowed 30.Ra8 exploiting the back rank weakness, the game followed with 31. Nxe6 Qxe6 32. Bd3 Ra1+ 33. Kf2 Nf6 34. Ra7 Rh1 35. Ke2 Nh5 36. Qa2 g4 37. f4 Ra1 38. Qxa1 Bxa1 winning the queen.
Check out this game along with commentary by IM Sagar Shah | Video: ChessBase India
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov (0.5-0.5)
This was the 4th Classical format clash between these two players; earlier, the results were in favour of Abdusattorov as he won 1 game and drew 2 games with Yagiz. In the most recent encounter at Tata Steel 2026, the game ended in a draw. Here at TePe Sigeman & Co 2026, both players played a solid draw, and Yagiz is in joint second place with Magnus.
Jorden van Foreest vs Nils Grandelius (0.5-0.5)
Jorden got some great chances in the game with Nils, but eventually the game ended in a draw. It was Nils' second draw in 6 rounds, and he has yet to win his first game.
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Round 6 Results
White | Result | Black |
|---|---|---|
Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş | ½-½ | Nodirbek Abdusattorov |
Jorden van Foreest | ½-½ | Nils Grandelius |
Jiner Zhu | 0-1 | Arjun Erigaisi |
Andy Woodward | 0-1 | Magnus Carlsen |
Standings after Round 6
Players | Rating +/- | Points |
|---|---|---|
GM Erigaisi Arjun, India | 2751 +12 | 4.5 |
GM Carlsen, Magnus, Norway | 2840 −2 | 4 |
GM Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan, Türkiye | 2708 +8 | 4 |
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek, Uzbekistan | 2780 −2 | 3.5 |
GM Van Foreest, Jorden, Netherlands | 2735 −4 | 3 |
GM Woodward, Andy, United States | 2635 +1 | 2.5 |
GM Zhu, Jiner, China | 2546 == | 1.5 |
GM Grandelius, Nils, Sweden | 2662 −14 | 1 |
Pairings: Final Round
Live Stream: Round 6
Previous Winners
Winner | Year |
|---|---|
Javokhir Sindarov | 2025 |
Nodirbek Abdusattorov | 2024 |
Peter Svidler | 2023 |
Hans Niemann | 2022 |
Jorden van Foreest | 2021 |
Gawain Maroroa Jones | 2019 |
Time control
90 minutes for 40 moves and then 30 minutes for the remaining moves with 30 seconds cumulative increment for each move starting from the first move (Malmö rules-no draws before move 40).
Schedule
1st May - 6th May - 3 p.m. CET (6:30 p.m. IST)
7th May - 12 p.m. CET (3:30 p.m. IST)
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