TePeSigeman starts tomorrow - Magnus playing classical chess breaking news

[Hans Jung]

https://en.chessbase.com/post/tepe-sigeman-2026-preview Very interesting field. Erdogmus, world's youngest ever 2700, and many others.

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Zhu Jiner willing to put it on the line against some of the most competitive males on the planet!

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Abdusattarov and Erigaisi adding spice!

[Hans Jung]

Van Foreest and Woodward also! What an interesting, diverse, and fighting field!.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 1. Zhu Jiner vs Abdusattarov looked equal until move 22. Than on move 23 Zhu played Nd4. Tactics alert especially against Abdusattarov. Not complex but as a result she dropped two pawns. Game over. Abdusattarov wins.

Andy Woodward played brilliantly in a bishop of opposite colour endgame sacrificing his bishop for three connected passed pawns! and an unstoppable peasant tour de force!

Carlsen Erigaisi draw.

Van Foreest Erodgmus draw. Kudos to Erdogmus.

[Hans Jung]

After one round Andy Woodward tied with Abdusattarov for the lead with a perfect one!

[Hans Jung]

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=3145508 Rd 1 Woodward vs Grandelius

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https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=3145120 Zhu vs Abdusattarov

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https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026...nament-round-1

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https://en.chessbase.com/post/tepe-sigeman-2026-2

[Hans Jung]

Rd 2 The leaders Abdusattarov and Woodward play. Grandelius vs Magnus.

Erdogmus vs Erigaisi

[Hans Jung]

Rd 2 Magnus wins.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 2 But the excitement lis in the Abdusattarov - Woodward encounter. Abdusattarov keeps pressing but Woodward matches him with good defence and counterattack. You have to admire him. What a plucky player. Its move 57 and the computer likes Abdusattarov's attacking chances at + 4 but Woodward keeps finding ways to resist.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 2. The other two games are in the endgame. Erdogmus vs Erigaisi there are queens still on so lots of counterattacking chances for both sides but computer evals are around equal in a complex position. Van Foreest is a pawn up in a pure rook and pawn endgame and looks like he is about to break thru although Zhu has the white king cut off on the eighth rank.

Both games end in draws.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 2 Woodward has survived to the endgame!! I almost threw my back out in a dance for joy ala Levy Rozman after Woodward's 61...Qf4+!!!

Way to go Andy!!!