"With the first move made by Nicholas Hammarberg, the president of Malmo Chess Club, the TePe Sigeman & Co. Tournament 2023 officially begins!'
Right after the announcement was made, a couple of flash shots were made, with the sound of the camera shutter echoing throughout the venue. Sheva just watched the festive atmosphere at table one exasperatedly before he put his focus on his own game, especially since Peter Svidler had already made the first move here.
It was finally the game day, and they were playing in the Elite Plaza Hotel, probably the tallest building in the city. It was also at the heart of Malmo, just showing how big the tournament was here. However, after playing back at home with so many fans surrounding the venue, it was strange to see that the first day was this empty.
'Yeah, besides the Indian and Nils Gradelius, none of us are really that popular players in this country, huh?' Sheva thought to himself.
