Arjun Erigaisi is back in the World Top 10 after beating Nils Grandelius at TePe Sigeman 2026
In the 3rd round of the TePe Sigeman & Co 2026, there were two decisive results. Arjun Erigaisi scored his first win of the tournament against Nils Grandelius, moving into a joint lead with 4 others. In other decisive games, Turkish Phenom Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus scored a win over Chinese Zhu Jiner. The top-rated clash between Magnus Carlsen and Nodirbek Abdusattorov ends in a draw. In another game, Andy Woodward drew against Jorden van Foreest. With the win over Nils Grandelius, Arjun Erigaisi is now back in the World Top 10. Arjun is now World No. 9 with a live rating of 2755.4, and in the 4th round, Arjun is paired up against Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Round 4 will start today at 3 PM CET/7:30 PM IST. Photo: Peter Doggers/ tepesigemanchess
Back in the World's Top 10
Arjun Erigaisi had a tough time in the last classical tournament at Tata Steel Masters 2026, where he lost 30 rating points and won just 1 game in 13 rounds. But now he is back in form again and started the event with 2 draws against Magnus Carlsen and Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, and won his 3rd game against Nils Grandelius to get back into the World top 10.
Check out the games!
Arjun Erigaisi vs Nils Grandelius (1-0)
The game started with an Open Sicilian, and Grandelius surprised Arjun by choosing the Dragon Variation. Arjun responded with the aggressive Yugoslav Attack, aiming for opposite-side castling and a direct assault on the black king. He followed the same line Vaishali used in the FIDE Candidates, seeking an early advantage.
It was a complex battle in the endgame where Nils was low on time and could not find the correct defensive ideas to hold the position, and Arjun scored a nice win.
Zhu Jiner vs Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (0-1)
Zhu Jiner decided to play a quite passive line with the white pieces, but then she went for an all-out attack that backfired badly as her king remained in the center for so long, and Yagiz managed to find nice counterplay to win the game.
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Round 3 Results
White | Result | Black |
|---|---|---|
Zhu Jiner | 0-1 | Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş |
Andy Woodward | ½-½ | Jorden van Foreest |
Magnus Carlsen | ½-½ | Nodirbek Abdusattorov |
Arjun Erigaisi | 1-0 | Nils Grandelius |
Standings after Round 3
Players | Rating +/- | Points |
|---|---|---|
GM Carlsen, Magnus, Norway | 2840+1 | 2 |
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek, Uzbekistan | 2780+1 | 2 |
GM Erigaisi Arjun, India | 2751+4 | 2 |
GM Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanTürkiye | 2708+4 | 2 |
GM Woodward, Andy, United States | 2635+9 | 2 |
GM Van Foreest, Jorden, Netherlands | 2735−4 | 1.5 |
GM Zhu, Jiner, China | 2546−2 | 0.5 |
GM Grandelius, Nils, Sweden | 2662−12 | 0 |
Pairing Round 4
Live Stream: Round 3
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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