Magnus Carlsen beats Nils Grandelius at TePe Sigeman & Co 2026
Magnus Carlsen scored his first win of the 31st TePe Sigeman & Co 2026 in the second round after beating Sweden's No.1 Nils Grandelius with black pieces. There was only one decisive result, and the other 3 games ended in a draw. It was a long fight between Arjun Erigaisi and Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, which ended in peace, and the players agreed to draw. Nodirbek Abdusattorov was clearly winning against Andy Woodward and missed some crucial chances, and somehow Andy held him for a draw. Jorden van Foreest also missed his winning chances against Zhu Jiner. Round 3 will start today at 3 PM CET/7:30 PM IST. Photo: Peter Doggers/ tepesigemanchess
Magnus scores, Abdusattorov and Jorden misses
Magnus scored an important win against Nils, where he outplayed his opponent with black pieces. The other 3 game ended in a draw, but all of them featured huge fights and very well could've been decisive.
Nodirbek Abdusattorov was completely winning against Andy Woodward, but slipped in a crucial moment, and Andy found a nice defensive resource and went on to hold a draw. Jorden van Foreest also couldn't make the most of his close-to-winning advantage, and Zhu Jiner defended staunchly to hold the draw.
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Nils Grandelius vs Magnus Carlsen (0-1)
It was the 4th Classical encounter between Magnus and Nils, the score was in favour of Magnus by 2.5-0.5. In this game, Magnus decided to play Benoni with black pieces and managed to outplay Nils. Check out the critical moment of the game.
Nils played 26.Qh5 and gave up the pawn on a2, Nils' idea was to exploit the king, but it didn't work in his favour, and the a7 pawn eventually led to resignation.
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus vs Arjun Erigaisi (0.5-0.5)
It was the 3rd Classical Clash between the two players, and the previous score was 1-1. In the most recent game at the Tata Steel Masters 2026, Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus defeated Arjun Erigaisi. It was a complex encounter where both players had small chances. It was the longest game of the round, and the players had a long and intense post-game analysis session.
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Round 2 Results
White | Result | Black |
|---|---|---|
Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş | ½-½ | Arjun Erigaisi |
Nils Grandelius | 0-1 | Magnus Carlsen |
Nodirbek Abdusattorov | ½-½ | Andy Woodward |
Jorden van Foreest | ½-½ | Jiner Zhu |
Standings after Round 2
Players | Rating +/- | Points |
|---|---|---|
GM Carlsen, Magnus, Norway | 2840+1 | 1.5 |
GM Abdusattorov Nodirbek, Uzbekistan | 2780== | 1.5 |
GM Woodward Andy, United States | 2635+7 | 1.5 |
GM Erigaisi Arjun, India | 2751+1 | 1 |
GM Van Foreest Jorden, Netherlands | 2735−3 | 1 |
GM Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan, Türkiye | 2708+1 | 1 |
GM Zhu Jiner, China | 2546== | 0.5 |
GM Grandelius Nils Sweden | 2662−8 | 0 |
Pairing Round 3
Live Stream: Round 2
Previous Winners
Winner | Year |
|---|---|
Javokhir Sindarov | 2025 |
Nodirbek Abdusattorov | 2024 |
Peter Svidler | 2023 |
Hans Niemann | 2022 |
Jorden van Foreest | 2021 |
Gawain Maroroa Jones | 2019 |
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).
Schedule
1st May - 6th May - 3 p.m. CET (7:30 p.m. IST)
7th May - 12 p.m. CET (4:30 p.m. IST)
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