A great day for Navara
David Navara confirmed the good impression he made during the rapid portion of the GM Triathlon at the Biel Chess Festival, as he became the sole leader in the standings after his win in the first round of classical chess. He defeated Bassem Amin, while Vincent Keymer, who entered the round as co-leader, had to settle for a draw against Jules Moussard in the duel of Western Europeans.
By far the toughest battle was the one facing Yu Yangyi and Arjun Erigaisi — seeded first and third in the event — as the Asian representatives struggled for almost seven hours. Yu was initially able to use the benefit of playing white and gained an advantage. But Arjun showed perseverance and, thanks to mistakes by Yu, was ultimately able to restore the balance. The game ended in a 78-move draw.
In this two-part course the emphasis will be on typical pawn-structures.In the fourth game of the day, last year’s winner, Le Queang Liem, defeated Romanian rising star Bogdan-Daniel Deac.
Vincent Keymer
Grandmaster Triathlon - Standings
All games: Classical | Rapid | Blitz
| Rank |
Name |
Games |
Classical |
Rapid |
Blitz |
Total |
| 1 |
David Navara |
8 |
4 |
10 |
|
14 |
| 2 |
Vincent Keymer |
8 |
1½ |
10 |
|
11½ |
| 3 |
Yu Yangyi |
8 |
1½ |
9 |
|
10½ |
| 4 |
Le Quang Liem |
8 |
4 |
5 |
|
9 |
| 5 |
Bassem Amin |
8 |
0 |
8 |
|
8 |
| 6 |
Jules Moussard |
8 |
1½ |
6 |
|
7½ |
| 7 |
Arjun Erigaisi |
8 |
1½ |
5 |
|
6½ |
| 8 |
Bogdan-Daniel Deac |
8 |
0 |
3 |
|
3 |
All games - Classical
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Master Open: Two out of four favourites stumble
In the open tournaments, the second rounds were played on Tuesday. In the Master Tournament (MTO), the results indicate that this will be anything but a walk in the park for the top seeded players: two of the four players rated 2600 or above drew their games, both despite having played with the white pieces.
The Indian chess grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi with an ELO of over 2700 (June 2023) is one of the best 20 players in the world. For the first time, the sympathetic top player presents himself in a video course. Let a world-class player show you tactical motiVietnamese GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son was unable to win against Chinese WGM Huang Qian, while Daniil Yuffa could not beat Jomon Jinan, an untitled player from India.
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son
Standings - Round 2
| 1 |
1 |
GM |
Bu, Xiangzhi |
CHN |
2676 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
GM |
Aryan, Chopra |
IND |
2626 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
8 |
GM |
Quesada Perez, Luis Ernesto |
CUB |
2553 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
9 |
GM |
Liu, Yan |
CHN |
2542 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
10 |
GM |
Pranav, Anand |
IND |
2510 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
11 |
IM |
Samant, Aditya S |
IND |
2510 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
20 |
IM |
Chasin, Nico |
USA |
2455 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
22 |
|
Huang, Renjie |
CHN |
2445 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
26 |
IM |
Licznerski, Lukasz |
POL |
2430 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
32 |
IM |
Harikrishnan, A Ra |
IND |
2406 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
42 |
IM |
Sukandar, Irine Kharisma |
INA |
2358 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| 12 |
64 |
FM |
Toktomushev, Teimur |
UKR |
2206 |
2 |
1 |
1,5 |
| 13 |
25 |
IM |
Materia, Marco |
FRA |
2436 |
2 |
0,5 |
2 |
| 14 |
2 |
GM |
Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son |
VIE |
2645 |
1,5 |
1,5 |
1,5 |
|
4 |
GM |
Yuffa, Daniil |
ESP |
2603 |
1,5 |
1,5 |
1,5 |
...99 players
All available games - Round 2
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The Beauty Awards
When so many games are played daily, it is inevitable that a few particularly outstanding encounters take place. To highlight these games, the organisers of the Biel Chess Festival have created the Beauty Award.
Every evening after the rounds are over, the most attractive game from the MTO, HTO and ATO can be voted for on the festival’s social media channels. The winners have the opportunity to present their game on the live stream the following day and receive a small gift.
The winners are showcased on the official website. You can replay the winners from the first round below.
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 d6 8.Be2 Bg7 9.Be3 0-0 10.Qd3 a5 11.0-0 a4 12.f4 Qa5 13.Bd4 Bd7 14.e5 Bf5 15.Qe3 Nd7 16.Nd5 Qd8 17.Rad1 Be6 18.exd6 exd6 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Qd4+ Kg8 21.Nc3 Qa5 22.Ne4 Rfd8 23.Nxd6 Nb6 24.f5 gxf5 25.Rf3 Rd7 26.c5 Rad8 27.Rg3+ Kf8 28.Qg7+ Ke7 29.Qg5+ Kf8 30.Qh6+! Ke7 31.Nxf5+! Bxf5 32.Re3+ 32.Re3+ Be6 33.Rxe6+! fxe6 34.Qg7+ Ke8 35.Bh5+ Rf7 36.Qxf7# 1–0
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| Aryan,C | 2626 | Abdulrahman Mohammad,A | 2258 | 1–0 | 2023 | B32 | | 1 |
| Koestinger,P | 2023 | Malli,S | 1835 | 0–1 | 2023 | D10 | | 1.5 |
| Meshach,F | 1680 | Wipf,A | 1425 | 1–0 | 2023 | B01 | | 1 |
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