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Hans Niemann on the verge of winning 27th Tepe Sigeman & Co 2022

by Shahid Ahmed - 09/05/2022

David Navara won against Alexei Shirov in a sharp skirmish arising out of Berlin. The other victor of the penultimate round of 27th Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament was UAE no.1, Salem Saleh. He defeated the defending champion Jorden van Foreest with his typical picturesque finish in the endgame. Arjun Erigaisi and Hans Niemann drew with England no.1 Michael Adams and Sweden no.1 Nils Grandelius respectively. Hans is a draw away from winning the tournament 4.5/6. Only Arjun and Grandelius can catch him if Hans loses the final round game. Round 7 starts today at 12:00 p.m. CET (3:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Lars OA Hedlund/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2022

Will Hans win two in-a-row?

Hans Niemann scored his third consecutive win and Nils Grandelius picked up his first win of the tournament. Just like the first round, fifth round also had two decisive games, both wins were with white pieces and on top two boards.

Hans is highly likely to be walking tall | Photo: Lars OA Hedlund/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2022

Shirov - Navara: 0-1

David Navara (CZE, 2693) made the most out of his bishop pair combined with the fact of his opponent, Alexei Shirov's (ESP, 2693) vulnerable king.

Position after 25...f4

26.Bxf4 Rxd4 27.Bxg5 Bd5+ 28.Kf2 still keeps White in the game. 26.Bf2 c5 27.hxg5 cxd4 turned things completely in Black's favor. Navara went on to score his first win of the event.

Shirov-Navara showed that sharp positions can arise from Ruy Lopez Berlin too | Photo: Lars OA Hedlund/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2022

Arjun Erigaisi - Michael Adams (ENG): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Lars OA Hedlund/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2022

Salem - Jorden: 1-0

Salem Saleh (UAE, 2690) dashed Jorden van Foreest's (NED, 2714) hopes of defending his title successfully. The Dutch self-destructed in the final moments of an already dwindling position.

Position after 55.Nf6+

The master tactician found the beautiful 55.Nf6+! after which there is no way to escape for Black.

Salem defeated Jorden with his signature sharp finish | Photo: Lars OA Hedlund/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2022

Hans Niemann (USA) - Nils Grandelius (SWE): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Lars OA Hedlund/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2022

Round 6 in progress | Photo: Lars OA Hedlund/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2022

Beautiful vista outside of Malmo Live | Photo: Lars OA Hedlund/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2022

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).

Replay Round 6 games

Round 6 results

Bo.No.Rtg NameResultName RtgNo.
182695
GMShirov Alexei0 - 1GMNavara David
26827
212675
GMErigaisi Arjun½ - ½GMAdams Michael
26986
322690
GMSalem A.R. Saleh1 - 0GMVan Foreest Jorden
27155
432656
GMNiemann Hans Moke½ - ½GMGrandelius Nils
26354

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Round 7 pairings

Bo.No.Rtg NameResultName RtgNo.
142635
GMGrandelius NilsGMShirov Alexei
26958
252715
GMVan Foreest JordenGMNiemann Hans Moke
26563
362698
GMAdams MichaelGMSalem A.R. Saleh
26902
472682
GMNavara DavidGMErigaisi Arjun
26751

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Schedule

3rd - 8th May - 3 p.m. CET (6:30 p.m. IST), 7th May - 2 p.m. CET (5:30 p.m. IST).

9th May - 12 p.m. CET (3:30 p.m. IST)

Links

Official site

Tournament details