Biel: Le back in the race

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7/20/2023 – Le Quang Liem was the only player to score a victory in the second round of classical games at the Grandmaster Triathlon in Biel. Meanwhile, sole leader David Navara successfully defended an outstanding endgame with rook and pawn against six pawns in his game against Arjun Erigaisi. Le is now sharing second place with Vincent Keymer. | Photos: Official website
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The defending champion scores

At the Biel Grandmaster Triathlon, Le Quang Liem was the only player to score a victory in the second round of classical games, as all the remaining games ended drawn. Thanks to a convincing victory over Bassem Amin, Le is back in the race for the tournament title. He is now 2½ points behind leader David Navara, who battled hard for a draw against Arjun Erigaisi.

Navara was under pressure on Wednesday. Arjun, playing white, managed to get a favourable position initially, but then could not prevent Navara’s a-pawn from advancing down the board. The ensuing endgame of rook and pawn against six (!) pawns resulted in a draw.

Arjun vs. Navara
A remarkable material imbalance

Bogdan-Daniel Deac, also playing white, only managed a draw against Vincent Keymer in a well-balanced game. The same result was seen in the 44-move game between Jules Moussard and Yu Yangyi.

David Navara

David Navara

Grandmaster Triathlon - Standings

All games: Classical | Rapid | Blitz

Rank Name Games Classical Rapid Blitz Total
1 David Navara 9 5½ 10 15½
2 Vincent Keymer 9 3 10 13
3 Le Quang Liem 9 8 5 13
4 Yu Yangyi 9 3 9 12
5 Jules Moussard 9 3 6 9
6 Arjun Erigaisi 9 3 5 8
7 Bassem Amin 9 0 8 8
8 Bogdan-Daniel Deac 9 1½ 3 4½

All games - Classical

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1.Nf3 2 d5 1:00 2.d4 6       Nf6 12 3.c4 5 e6 15 4.Nc3 1 Bb4 1:19 5.Qb3 6:02 c5 37 6.dxc5 29 Nc6 18
And now ...d4 would win. D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4). 7.Bg5 1:14 Qa5! 1:35 Hoping for ...d4. The main line 7...Qa5 scores better than 7...dxc4. Don't take 7...Bxc5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.0-0-0± 8.Bxf6 40 dxc4 13 The position is equal. 9.Qxc4 4 gxf6 12 10.Rc1 31 Qxc5 21 11.Qb3 10:16
11.Qf4 seems wilder. Ke7 12.g3 e5 13.Qe4 11...Na5N 12:09 Predecessor: 11...Qb6 12.e3 Bd7 13.a3 Ba5 14.Qc2 Rc8 15.Be2 Bxc3+ 16.bxc3 Qc5 17.Qb2 Qb6 ½-½ Shirov,A (2696)-Hou,Y (2609) FIDE World Cup 2013 (1.1) 12.Qc2 50 Bd7 33 13.a3 2:02 Bxc3+ 9 14.Qxc3 5 Qxc3+ 11 15.Rxc3 4 Ke7 18 Threatening ...Rhc8. 16.b4 6:27 Nc6 53 17.e3 4:46 Rac8 33:25 17...a5!? 18.b5 Ne5= 18.Kd2 31:06 Rhd8 19.Be2 22:31 Be8+ 0 20.Rd3 0 Ne5 2:51 21.Nxe5 0 fxe5 18 22.Rxd8 0 Rxd8+= 1       Endgame KRB-KRB 23.Kc3 0 Bc6 2:52 24.f3 0 f5 1:09 25.g3 0 Rg8 6:46 26.Rg1 3:51 h5 6:48       27.Kd2 7:29 h4 6:07 28.Ke1 8:37 Bd5 1:30 29.g4 23 Kf6 2:26 30.Kd2 46 b6 2:48 31.Ke1 4:38 Rd8 5:23 32.Rf1 1:11 Bc6 1:01 33.e4 1:44 33.gxf5= exf5 34.f4 33...fxe4 3:36 aiming for ...e3. Black is more active. 34.fxe4+ 2
34...Kg7 1:36 Black should play 34...Kg6! 35.Bc4 Bxe4 36.Bxe6 Kg5 35.Rf3 8 Kg6! 7:03 Of course not 35...Bxe4 36.Re3 Bg6 37.Rxe5= 36.Rc3 1:27 Black converts the advantage convincingly. 36.Bd3 36...Bxe4 10 37.Rc7 8 37.Re3 Rd4 38.Rc3 37...a5-+ 1:08 38.bxa5 57 bxa5 1 39.Ra7 19 Rd5 7:33 39...Bd5-+ ...Rc8 is the strong threat. 40.Rxa5 Rb8 40.Bc4 0 40.Ra6 40...Rc5 0 41.Bxe6 57 Kf6 8:38 42.Bg8 12:05 Rc2 13:36 43.Rxa5? 1:10 43.h3 Rh2 44.Rxa5 43...Rxh2 17 Strongly threatening ...h3. 44.Bd5 1:47 Bd3 3:06 ...h3 would be deadly. 45.Bf3 2 h3 5:14 White must now prevent ...e4. 46.g5+ 43 Kxg5 53 ( -> ...Kf4) 47.Rxe5+ 20 Kf4 9 Black mates. 48.Rd5 1 Bc4 2:09 49.Rd4+ 19 Kxf3 7 50.Rxc4 2 Ra2 30 Weighted Error Value: White=0.55/Black=0.09 (flawless) 0–1
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Deac,B2693Le,Q27280–12023D3856th Biel GMT Classical 20231.1
Keymer,V2690Moussard,J2654½–½2023A1356th Biel GMT Classical 20231.2
Yu,Y2735Erigaisi Arjun2710½–½2023C5456th Biel GMT Classical 20231.3
Navara,D2689Amin,B26941–02023C9556th Biel GMT Classical 20231.4
Le,Q2728Amin,B26941–02023D7856th Biel GMT Classical 20232.1
Erigaisi Arjun2710Navara,D2689½–½2023B9456th Biel GMT Classical 20232.2
Moussard,J2654Yu,Y2735½–½2023B5156th Biel GMT Classical 20232.3
Deac,B2693Keymer,V2690½–½2023A2256th Biel GMT Classical 20232.4
Keymer,V2690Le,Q27281–02023D7356th Biel GMT Classical 20233.1
Yu,Y2735Deac,B2693½–½2023E5656th Biel GMT Classical 20233.2
Navara,D2689Moussard,J2654½–½2023D3056th Biel GMT Classical 20233.3
Amin,B2694Erigaisi Arjun27101–02023C0056th Biel GMT Classical 20233.4
Le,Q2728Erigaisi Arjun27101–02023D3556th Biel GMT Classical 20234.1
Moussard,J2654Amin,B2694½–½2023C9556th Biel GMT Classical 20234.2
Deac,B2693Navara,D2689½–½2023A2256th Biel GMT Classical 20234.3
Keymer,V2690Yu,Y27351–02023E0656th Biel GMT Classical 20234.4
Yu,Y2735Le,Q27280–12023D3556th Biel GMT Classical 20235.1
Navara,D2689Keymer,V2690½–½2023C8856th Biel GMT Classical 20235.2
Amin,B2694Deac,B2693½–½2023E0456th Biel GMT Classical 20235.3
Erigaisi Arjun2710Moussard,J2654½–½2023D3556th Biel GMT Classical 20235.4
Le,Q2728Moussard,J2654½–½2023E1556th Biel GMT Classical 20236.1
Deac,B2693Erigaisi Arjun2710½–½2023A0856th Biel GMT Classical 20236.2
Keymer,V2690Amin,B26941–02023B0756th Biel GMT Classical 20236.3
Yu,Y2735Navara,D2689½–½2023C4856th Biel GMT Classical 20236.4
Navara,D2689Le,Q2728½–½2023A1356th Biel GMT Classical 20237.1
Amin,B2694Yu,Y2735½–½2023C2756th Biel GMT Classical 20237.2
Erigaisi Arjun2710Keymer,V26901–02023C8856th Biel GMT Classical 20237.3
Moussard,J2654Deac,B2693½–½2023C6556th Biel GMT Classical 20237.4

Master Open: Two out of four favourites stumble

In the Master Tournament MTO it was Bu Xiangzhi’s turn to only manage a draw against a weaker opponent. The Chinese GM is the rating favourite in the event.

So after three rounds, out of the four players above 2600 Elo, only India’s Aryan Chopra has scored three wins in a row. Also still immaculate with 3/3 points are GM Liu Yan from China and IM Samant Aditya S from India.

Aryan vs. Huang

Despite the material balance, this setup is completely winning for Aryan Chopra (white). Besides having the more active king and two connected passers on the quenside, his kingside pawns are conveniently placed on dark squares.

Aryan Chopra

Aryan Chopra

Standings - Round 3

Rk. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Aryan, Chopra 3 4
2 Liu, Yan 3 4
3 Samant, Aditya S 3 3
4 Harikrishnan, A Ra 2,5 4,5
5 Chasin, Nico 2,5 4,5
6 Quesada Perez, Luis Ernesto 2,5 4,5
Pranav, Anand 2,5 4,5
8 Bu, Xiangzhi 2,5 4
9 Sukandar, Irine Kharisma 2,5 4
10 Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son 2,5 3,5
11 Deuer, Marius 2,5 3,5
12 Yuffa, Daniil 2,5 3
13 Saraci, Nderim 2,5 3
Muthaiah, Al 2,5 3
Materia, Marco 2,5 3

...99 players

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1.c4 0 Nf6 0 2.Nc3 0 e5 0 3.g3 0 d5 0 4.cxd5 0 Nxd5 0 5.Bg2 0 Nb6 0 6.Nf3 0 Nc6 0 7.0-0 0 Be7 0 8.Rb1 0 a5 0 9.d3 0 Be6 10 10.Be3 0 Nd5 1:47 11.Nxd5 0 Bxd5 33 12.Qa4 0 0-0 1:01 13.Rbc1 0 Re8 29:13 14.a3 0 Bf8 3:12 15.Rc3 0 Nb4 16:24 16.Bg5 10:02 f6 2:32 17.e4 2:22 Be6 2:07 18.Be3 1:00 Na2 44 19.Rc2 28:58 Qxd3 38 20.Rd2 8:14 Qb3 2:57 21.Qxb3 28 Bxb3 2 22.Rd7 3:22 b5 11:26 23.Bh3 7:37 b4 7:27 24.Nd2 1:20 bxa3 37 25.Nxb3 3:16 axb2 12 26.Rb1 19 a4 45 27.Rxb2 50 axb3 9 28.Rxc7 6:21 Rab8 1:43 29.Bf1 3:06 Kh8 6 30.Bc4 11:46 Nc3 6 31.Rxb3 7 Rxb3 5 32.Bxb3 5 Nxe4 3 33.h4 28 Nd6 57 34.h5 52 Nf5 1:04 35.Bc2 54 Nxe3 56 36.fxe3 2 Bd6 1:41 37.Rc6 13 Bf8 8 38.Be4 23 Rd8 32 39.Kf2 10 f5 2:28 40.Bxf5 9 Rd6 4 41.Rxd6 33:41 ½–½
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Bu,X2676Chasin,N2455½–½2023A2956th Biel Festival MTO 20233.1
Aryan Chopra2626Huang,R24451–02023B4556th Biel Festival MTO 20233.2
Materia,M2436Quesada Perez,L2553½–½2023D8756th Biel Festival MTO 20233.3
Liu,Y2542Licznerski,L24301–02023A2056th Biel Festival MTO 20233.4
Harikrishnan.A.Ra2406Pranav Anand2510½–½2023E1156th Biel Festival MTO 20233.5
Samant Aditya S2510Toktomushev,T22061–02023B4156th Biel Festival MTO 20233.6
Albornoz Cabrera,C2591Sukandar,I2358½–½2023C9256th Biel Festival MTO 20233.7
Jinan Jomon2409Nguyen,N26450–12023A1156th Biel Festival MTO 20233.8
Huang,Q2422Yuffa,D26030–12023A3756th Biel Festival MTO 20233.9
Shlyakhtenko,R2401Erdos,V2571½–½2023D9056th Biel Festival MTO 20233.10
Dotzer,L2369Rodrigue-Lemieux,S2495½–½2023C7956th Biel Festival MTO 20233.11
Deuer,M2374Bharath Subramaniyam H24881–02023E4456th Biel Festival MTO 20233.12
Besou,H2348Samadov,R2482½–½2023E9056th Biel Festival MTO 20233.13
Wang,C2477Wessman,R2410½–½2023B1156th Biel Festival MTO 20233.14
Malli,S2094Saraci,N24720–12023C5056th Biel Festival MTO 20233.15
Rathanvel,V2463Haimovich,T2374½–½2023C7256th Biel Festival MTO 20233.16
Muthaiah AL2445Aarav Dengla23431–02023D3156th Biel Festival MTO 20233.17
Meshkovs,N2565Nie,X22881–02023A1256th Biel Festival MTO 20233.18
Peng,X2489Abdulrahman Mohammad,A22581–02023A1456th Biel Festival MTO 20233.19
Sanchez Alvarez,R2444Joly,J22491–02023E5356th Biel Festival MTO 20233.20
Vasquez Toledo,C2233Weishaeutel,M24421–02023C2456th Biel Festival MTO 20233.21
Frey,F2230Rohith Krishna S24291–02023C9056th Biel Festival MTO 20233.22
Costello,A2224Vantika Agrawal24280–12023B5156th Biel Festival MTO 20233.23
Zhang,L2194Morawietz,D23960–12023B2056th Biel Festival MTO 20233.24
Ajay Krishna,S2390Urh,Z22311–02023D0256th Biel Festival MTO 20233.25
Foerster-Yialamas,L2157Seul,G2376½–½2023B1256th Biel Festival MTO 20233.26
Jain Kashish Manoj2375Kamber,B22141–02023B4856th Biel Festival MTO 20233.27
Papaux,S2064Pham,L23690–12023D1556th Biel Festival MTO 20233.28
Matsumura,C2081Huston,G23410–12023B6256th Biel Festival MTO 20233.29
Sutter,O2313Wang,C21611–02023E0656th Biel Festival MTO 20233.30
Schnepp,G2278Collin,M21321–02023A0956th Biel Festival MTO 20233.31
Prieb,R2060Karthik Rajaa2276½–½2023E1256th Biel Festival MTO 20233.32
Asllani,D2272Rotunno,F20051–02023E3556th Biel Festival MTO 20233.33
Lohia,S2247Ehsani,Y2106½–½2023C1856th Biel Festival MTO 20233.34
Adocchio,G2165Rosen,E23440–12023D3556th Biel Festival MTO 20233.35
Monteverde,J2074Kocharin,T22251–02023E3556th Biel Festival MTO 20233.36
Ribiere,D2213Vincenti,L21170–12023B2056th Biel Festival MTO 20233.37
Eidelman,G2204Erne,R20771–02023A0656th Biel Festival MTO 20233.38
Matta,V2111Ouellet,M2201½–½2023A0056th Biel Festival MTO 20233.39
Perkampus,L2197Coles,R20700–12023D3656th Biel Festival MTO 20233.40
Pernutz,H2054Coles,R2167½–½2023C0956th Biel Festival MTO 20233.41
Gomez Barrera,J2256Jaivardhan Raj20091–02023B4756th Biel Festival MTO 20233.42
Gemelli,R2122Ermitsch,M2232½–½2023D4756th Biel Festival MTO 20233.43
Adam,R2117Ozcan,K21961–02023D1256th Biel Festival MTO 20233.44
Ammar,S2154Akshit Kumar J21050–12023D1056th Biel Festival MTO 20233.45
Ludwig,P2147Lorscheid,G20990–12023D1156th Biel Festival MTO 20233.46
Schnell,S2029Jaksland,T2136½–½2023E5156th Biel Festival MTO 20233.47
Misiano,F2133Stijve,N20881–02023B4356th Biel Festival MTO 20233.48
Giacomini,H2126Hornung,H20470–12023E6156th Biel Festival MTO 20233.49

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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 two rounds below.

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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 Here I found a nice forced mating sequence: 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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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Aryan,C2626Abdulrahman Mohammad,A22581–02023B32Biel MTO1
Koestinger,P2023Malli,S18350–12023D10Biel HTO1.5
Meshach,F1680Wipf,A14251–02023B01Biel ATO1
Meise,V1657Gafner,L15410–12023C54Biel ATO1.5
Malli Shiivesh Sunil-Mikayel Zargarov-1–02023A25Biel HTO2
Harikrishnan A Ra2406Meshkovs Nikita25651–02023A46Biel MTO2.6

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