The American grandmaster Hans Niemann won the 27th edition of the TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament scoring unbeaten 5/7 points. After winning the Capablanca Memorial Elite group with a round to spare, Niemann today triumphed the second tournament in a row.
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Hans Niemann was a whole point ahead of the 19-year-old Indian star Arjun Erigaisi, defending Champion of the TePe Sigeman Nils Grandelius and seven-times British Champion Michael Adams, who tied for the second place scoring 4/7 points.
The 27th TePe Sigeman&Co took place from 3-9 May at the Malmo Live conference centre in Malmo, Sweden. Eight players competed in a seven round robin tournament. Replay the games here
Final rankings – 27th TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2022:
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | |
| 1 | GM | Niemann Hans Moke | USA | 2656 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | GM | Erigaisi Arjun | IND | 2675 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | GM | Grandelius Nils | SWE | 2635 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| GM | Adams Michael | ENG | 2698 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | GM | Navara David | CZE | 2682 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | GM | Van Foreest Jorden | NED | 2715 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | UAE | 2690 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | GM | Shirov Alexei | ESP | 2695 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Photo by: Lars OA Hedlund
