Photo: David Llada
GM Vidit Gujrathi tied for first place along with GM Nils Grandelius (Sweden) at Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament. He scored 3.5/ 5 points
The six-player Round Robin tournament that took place from 4-8 May 2018 at the Hipp Theater in Malmo, Sweden featured India’s GM Vidit Gujrathi, GM Alexander Morozevich, GM Nils Grandelius, GM Benjamin Gledura, GM Aryan Tari and IM Linus Johansson. Players received 100 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 50 minutes for 20 moves, then 15 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment starting from move one.
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Results
| Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Linus Johansson | 2457 | * | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 |
| 2. | Aryan Tari | 2603 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3 |
| 3. | Nils Grandelius | 2652 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3½ |
| 4. | Benjamin Gledura | 2616 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 2 |
| 5. | Vidit Gujrathi | 2707 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3½ |
| 6. | Alexander Morozevich | 2665 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 2 |

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