GMs Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus and Arjun Erigaisi picked up their first wins of the 2026 TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament to reach a five-way tie for the lead with GMs Magnus Carlsen, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and Andy Woodward. Erdogmus is up to 2711.9 and world number-29 after outplaying GM Zhu Jiner, while Arjun climbed back into the top 10 by winning a race against GM Nils Grandelius. Tense battles ultimately fizzled out in Carlsen-Abdusattorov and Woodward vs. GM Jorden van Foreest.
The fourth round is on Monday, May 4, starting at 9 a.m. ET / 15:00 CEST / 6:30 p.m. IST.
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A much quicker day at the office saw two wins and two balanced but hard-fought draws in round three.
Round 3 Results
That means we now have a five-way tie for the lead, while Grandelius and Zhu continue to struggle at the bottom of the table.
Standings after Round 3
Our Game of the Day is Arjun’s win, which GM Rafael Leitao will analyze below.
Abdusattorov vs. Arjun is the one clash of the leaders in round four as we cross the halfway mark of the tournament, but every game will be crucial for first place.
Round 4 Pairings
How to watch?
The Tepe Sigeman Chess Tournament takes place May 1-7, 2026, at the Elite Plaza Hotel in Malmo, Sweden. The players compete in an eight-player single round-robin. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, with 30 more minutes for the rest of the game and a 30-second increment per move from move one.
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