The Limhamn Chess Club is proud to invite the players, the chess community, the media and the sponsors to the 30th annual Tepe Sigeman Chess Tournament. The tournament will take place May 20-26 2025, at the Elite Plaza Hotel in central Malmo. Eight players will play seven rounds, and the field will once again be a very interesting one!
For those who have followed the tournament through the years, it will be no surprise to find the home team represented by Sweden’s number one, GM Nils Grandelius (winner in 2013, 2017 and 2018).
Among the opponents are former World Championship contender, GM Vasyl Ivanchuk, Ukraine, as well as former women’s world champion and recent world championship challenger, GM Zhongyi Tan, China. They are joined by a solid top-30 player, GM Richard Rapport, Hungary, as well as by US top-10 GM Ray Robson and Dutch GM Erwin l’Ami.
As usual, we have also invited some young and rapidly improving chess grandmasters, this year it is 19-year-old GM Javokhir Sindarov, Uzbekistan, and the world’s youngest GM, 13-year-old Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş, Turkiye.
We would like to congratulate chess fans around the globe on the opportunity to see world-class chess live. You will be able to follow all games live, guided by our commentator, Swedish GM Stellan Brynell. For those of you who are not able to visit Malmo and the Elite Plaza Hotel during the tournament, it will of course be possible to follow all games and the commentators live on the Internet (www.tepesigemanchess.com).
We would also like to thank all our sponsors; TePe, Sigeman & Co, Grenspecialisten, city of Malmö, Elite Plaza Hotel in Malmö, Schackakademien, Max Matthiessen, Servicekuben, AWA Sweden and the Swedish Chess Federation, and all others who once again have contributed to making this traditional chess event come true.
Welcome to the 30th annual Tepe Sigeman Chess Tournament!