TePe Sigeman & Co chess tournament
The TePe Sigeman & Co chess tournament is an annual chess tournament in Malmö, Sweden organised by Limhamns SK, a local Malmö chess club. The tournament was known as the Sigeman & Co chess tournament from its inauguration in 1993 until 2014, being named after local lawyer Johan Sigeman and his law firm, who sponsored the event during these years. After the 2014 tournament, the organizer retired and the law firm lost its financiers. After two years of inactivity the arrival of a new sponsor, dental products manufacturer TePe, restarted the tournament in 2017, now renamed to its current name. The tournament has been held annually since then (with the exception of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
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TePe Sigeman & Co chess tournament
The TePe Sigeman & Co chess tournament is an annual chess tournament in Malmö, Sweden organised by Limhamns SK, a local Malmö chess club. The tournament was known as the Sigeman & Co chess tournament from its inauguration in 1993 until 2014, being named after local lawyer Johan Sigeman and his law firm, who sponsored the event during these years. After the 2014 tournament, the organizer retired and the law firm lost its financiers. After two years of inactivity the arrival of a new sponsor, dental products manufacturer TePe, restarted the tournament in 2017, now renamed to its current name. The tournament has been held annually since then (with the exception of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
In the year 2000, Judith Polgar won ahead of Jan Timman.
The 30th edition of this tournament was held from 20 May - 26 May 2025 at Elite Plaza Hotel, Malmö. It was won by Javokhir Sindarov.
2024
TePe Sigeman & Co chess tournament
The 2024 event took place at Elite Plaza Hotel in Malmö. The time control was 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. There was a three way tie at the top which was broken at first by a round robin, in which Svidler was beaten by Nodirbek and Arjun. Later Arjun and Nodirbek would compete in two more matches after which Nodirbek came out as the winner. All of the tiebreaks were in the blitz format.
2025
TePe Sigeman & Co chess tournament
The 2025 event took place at Elite Plaza Hotel in Malmö. The time control was 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. Javokhir Sindarov won the tournament with 4.5/7.