The TePe Sigeman & Co chess tournament is an annual chess tournament in Malmö, Sweden organised by , 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, Judit Polgár won ahead of Jan Timman. 2003 was the first edition attracting a 2700+ rated player, Vassily Ivanchuk, who also won. That year, the tournament took place both in Malmö and neighboring Copenhagen, Denmark. In 2004, the Sigeman & Co was the first tournament a 13-year old Magnus Carlsen played as a Grandmaster; finishing third. He returned 22 years later to win the 2026 edition.

The 30th edition of this tournament was held from 20 to 26 May 2025 at Elite Plaza Hotel, Malmö. It was won by Javokhir Sindarov.

Winners

{| class="sortable wikitable" ! # !! Year !! Winner ! |- |1 |1993

|2 |1994

|3 |1995

|4 |1996

|5 |1997

|6 |1998

|7 |1999

|8 |2000

|9 |2001

|10 |2002

|11 |2003

|12 |2004

|13 |2005

|14 |2006

|15 |2007

|16 |2008

|17 |2009

|18 |2010

|19 |2011

|20 |2012

|21 |2013

|22 |2014

|23 |2017

|24 |2018

|25 |2019

|26 |2021

|27 |2022

|28 |2023

|29 |2024

|30 |2025

|31 |2026

2024 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. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ TePe Sigeman & Co tournament, April 27 – 3 May 2024, Malmö, Sweden ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! Points

| 1 || align=left| || 2766|| || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1|| 1 || 4.5 |- | 2 || align=left| || 2756|| ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 4.5 |- | 3 || align=left| || 2689|| ½ || ½|| ||1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4.5 |- | 4 || align=left||| 2651|| 1 || ½ || 0 || || 0 || ½|| 1 || 1 ||4

| 5 || align=left| || 2559|| ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || || 1 || ½ || ½ ||3.5 |- | 6 || align=left| || 2726|| 0 ||½ ||½ || ½ || 0|| || 1 || 1|| 3.5 |- | 7 || align=left| || 2664|| 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || || ½|| 2

| 8 || align=left| || 2605|| 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0||½ || ||1.5 |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Tiebreaker 1 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! Points |- | 1 || align=left| || 2766 || || ½ || 1 || 1.5 |- | 1 || align=left| || 2756 || ½ || || 1 || 1.5 |- | 3 || align=left| || 2689 || 0 || 0 || || 0

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Tiebreaker 2 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! Total |- | 1 || align=left| || 2766 | style="background:white; color:black" |½ | style="background:black; color:white" |1 | 1.5 |- | 2 || align=left| || 2756 | style="background:black; color:white" |½ | style="background:white; color:black" |0 | 0.5

2025 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. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ TePe Sigeman & Co tournament, 20–26 May 2025, Malmö, Sweden, Category XVI (2647) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! Points |- |-style="background:#ccffcc" | 1 || align=left| || 2706|| || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 4.5 |- | 2 || align=left| || 2618|| ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 4 |- | 3 || align=left||| 2637 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4 |- | 4 || align=left||| 2692|| ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 3.5

| 5 || align=left| || 2722|| ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 1 || 0 || 1 || 3.5 |- | 6 || align=left| || 2621|| 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || || ½ || ½ || 3 |- | 7 || align=left| || 2536|| 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || || 1 || 3

| 8 || align=left| || 2644 || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || || 2.5

2026 The 2026 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. The seven round robin rounds ended in a tie for first between Arjun Erigaisi and Magnus Carlsen. The tiebreaking process began with two games at a time control of 3 minutes with a 2-second increment per move. Carlsen won the first game but lost the next, resulting in a sudden death game to decide the championship, where White starts with 30 seconds less (2 minutes 30 seconds).https://www.tepesigemanchess.com/tiebreak-regulations/ Carlsen, playing Black, defeated Erigaisi to win the tournament. + TePe Sigeman & Co tournament, 1–7 May 2026, Malmö, Sweden, Category XIX (2707.1)PlayerRating12345678Points T–12751 ½½½1½1152840½ 1½01115 T–32708½0 ½½½1142780½½½ ½½1½45273501½½ ½½½3½62635½0½½½ 013725460000½1 ½282662000½½0½ 1½ + Tiebreaker NameRating12SDTotal1 28401 01 22 27510 10 1

Points by round This table shows the total number of wins minus the total number of losses each player had after each round. The symbol '=' indicates the player had won and lost the same number of games after that round. Green backgrounds indicate the player(s) with the highest score after each round. Red backgrounds indicate players who could no longer win the tournament after each round. RankPlayerRounds1234567 T–1== +1 +1 +2 +3 +3= +1 +1= +1 +2 +3 T–3== +1 +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +15=== +1===6 +1 +1 +1 = = –1 –17 –1 –1 –2 –1 –2 –3 –38 –1 –2 –3 –4 –4 –4 –4

Results by round Round 1 – 1 May 2026Jorden van ForeestYagiz Kaan ErdogmusZhu JinerNodirbek AbdusattorovAndy WoodwardNils GrandeliusMagnus CarlsenArjun Erigaisi Round 2 – 2 May 2026Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusArjun ErigaisiNils GrandeliusMagnus CarlsenNodirbek AbdusattorovAndy WoodwardJorden van ForeestZhu Jiner Round 3 – 3 May 2026Zhu JinerYagiz Kaan ErdogmusAndy WoodwardJorden van ForeestMagnus CarlsenNodirbek AbdusattorovArjun ErigaisiNils Grandelius Round 4 – 4 May 2026Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusNils GrandeliusNodirbek AbdusattorovArjun ErigaisiJorden van ForeestMagnus CarlsenZhu JinerAndy Woodward Round 5 – 5 May 2026Andy WoodwardYagiz Kaan ErdogmusMagnus CarlsenZhu JinerArjun ErigaisiJorden van ForeestNils GrandeliusNodirbek Abdusattorov Round 6 – 6 May 2026Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusNodirbek AbdusattorovJorden van ForeestNils GrandeliusZhu JinerArjun ErigaisiAndy WoodwardMagnus Carlsen Round 7 – 7 May 2026Magnus CarlsenYagiz Kaan ErdogmusArjun ErigaisiAndy WoodwardNils GrandeliusZhu JinerNodirbek AbdusattorovJorden van Foreest

See also List of strong chess tournaments

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