Sigeman & Co: Niemann on the Verge of a Major Triumph
Monday, May 9, 2022 at 2:37AM
Dennis Monokroussos in Hans Niemann

A tournament that flew under my radar until earlier today was the annual Sigeman & Co tournament in Malmo, Sweden. The eight-player field features only one current 2700 (Jorden Van Foreest), but almost the entire rest of the field includes players who were over 2700 (four of whom entered the tournament within 10 points of that milestone).

And yet...going into today's final round, the leader is the only player who hasn't come close to a 2700 rating (although if he wins today he won't be that far away from it): 18-year-old American talent Hans Moke Niemann. He has scored an undefeated +3, with wins over Arjun Erigaisi, Saleh Salem, and Alexei Shirov. He is a point ahead of Erigaisi and Nils Grandelius, so if he can survive against Van Foreest he will clinch clear first.

Article originally appeared on The Chess Mind (http://www.thechessmind.net/).
See website for complete article licensing information.