Biel Chess Festival: Games and standings

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7/22/2022 – Le Quang Liem drew Andrey Esipenko in the final round to clinch first place in the Grandmaster Triathlon. Esipenko and Gukesh reached the podium. | The Triathlon included classical, rapid and blitz chess. | Photos: Biel Chess Festival
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Grandmaster Triathlon

Despite all the turbulence, there is a constant in the Biel summer: the Biel International Chess Festival is opening its doors for the 55th time in an uninterrupted series. Over two weeks, hundreds of chess enthusiasts from all over the world compete in the Swiss town.

In the main event, eight top-100 players meet in the grandmaster tournament, including the three current best U18 players in the world.

In the Grandmaster Triathlon, the eight participants play classical, rapid and blitz chess. Le Quang Liem was the top scorer in the rapid section, while Gata Kamsky prevailed in Sunday’s blitz tournament.

  • Classical - 100 minutes for the first 40 moves + 50 minutes for the next 20 moves + 15 minutes for the rest of the game + 30-second increments per move (win: 4 points, draw: 1½ points)
  • Rapid - 15 minutes + 5-second increments per move (win: 2 points, draw: 1 point)
  • Blitz - 3 minutes + 2-second increments per move (win: 1 points, draw: ½ point)

All games - Classical

 

Find all the games at Live.ChessBase.com: Classical | Rapid | Blitz

Overall standings

Rank Name Games Classical Rapid Blitz Total
1 GM Le Quang Liem 28 17½ 11 7 35½
2 GM Andrey Esipenko 28 15½ 10 7 32½
3 GM Dommaraju Gukesh 28 15 7 7½ 29½
4 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 28 9½ 9 8 26½
5 GM Saleh Salem 28 11 7 8 26
6 GM Gata Kamsky 28 14 1 8½ 23½
7 GM Arkadij Naiditsch 28 12½ 6 2 20½
8 GM Vincent Keymer 28 6 5 8 19

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