Short draws Draw agreements within 40 moves are not allowed without the permission of the Chief Arbiter. FIDE Circuit (Qualification Path for FIDE Candidates Tournament 2024) The tournament is eligible for the FIDE Circuit (Qualification Path of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2024). In the situation that two or more players …
We would like to thank the players, the sponsors, all that helped, and finally, all chess fans, for making the 2023 Tepe Sigeman Chess Tournament a great success! We will get back to you later on with some news on the 2024 tournament.
In 2023, the tournament will be played from May 4 to May 10. This time too, eight players will be invited.
Grandelius-Shirov Grandelius played his favorite move 6.d3 against the Ruy Lopez. His position looked promising but Shirov defended well and in the end the game fizzled out into a drawish rook ending. Van Foreest-Niemann In a sharp Italian variation, Van Foreest sacrificed a pawn, which seemed to give a promising …