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• Weekly Discussion & Tournament Thread Index - April 27, 2026 [Mod Applications Welcome]

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• Event: 2026 TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament

  Official Website

  Follow the games here: Chess.com | Lichess

  The 2026 TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament (31st annual edition) will take place from May 1 to 7 at the Elite Plaza Hotel in Malmö, Sweden. The tournament is played in a classical round-robin format with eight players competing over seven rounds.

  Participants

  #	Title	Name	FED	Rating
  1	GM	Magnus Carlsen	🇳🇴 NOR

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• Chess influencer and grandmaster Nemo posts a video of a man swearing and flipping her off because he lost a chess game to her at a convention

  submitted by /u/Murky-Jackfruit-1627 [link] [comments]

• Playing Chess 2026 edition

  submitted by /u/Ok_Extension_4865 [link] [comments]

• Nodirbek Abdusattorov holds Magnus Carlsen to a draw in round 3 of TePe Sigeman 2026

  Game link: https://www.chess.com/events/2026-tepe-sigeman/03/Carlsen_Magnus-Abdusattorov_Nodirbek submitted by /u/Knight-check44 [link] [comments]

• Arjun Erigaisi beats Nils Grandelius in a Dragon Sicilian and moves to 2/3

  Nils remains winless in the tournament submitted by /u/OrionOnion_ [link] [comments]