Författare: Peter Berntsen

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.

The starting field is an interesting mix of legends, young stars on the rise and top players: GM Anatoly Karpov, Russia, World Champion 1975-1985 and 1993-1999 GM Nils Grandelius, Sweden, number one on the Swedish rating list GM Alexei Shirov , Spain, former World Championship challenger GM David Navara, Czech …

Mr Karpov together with one of the main sponsors, Mr Johan Sigeman Anatoly Karpov was Chess World Champion 1975-1985 and 1993-1999. He played five World Championship matches against another legend, Garry Kasparov, matches that many think were the best World Championship matches ever. Throughout his career, Karpov has won more …