Biel: Le wins again, grabs the lead

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7/25/2023 – Defending champion Le Quang Liem took the lead at the Grandmaster Triathlon in after convincingly beating top seed Yu Yangyi with the black pieces. Le was the top scorer in classical chess last year, and is again impressing in that discipline this time around. The Vietnamese grandmaster has won four out of five classical games so far, two of them with the black pieces. | Photos: Official website

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Le wins 4 out of 5 classical games

Defending champion Le Quang Liem took the lead at the Grandmaster Triathlon in after convincingly beating top seed Yu Yangyi with the black pieces. The remaining three games all ended in draws. Former co-leaders David Navara and Vincent Keymer thus slipped to shared second place, two points behind the Vietnamese frontrunner (in the classical portion of the tournament, wins are worth 4 points, while draws grant 1½ points to each of the contenders). 

Le was the top scorer in classical chess last year, and is again impressing in that discipline this time around. The Vietnamese grandmaster has won four out of five classical games so far, two of them with the black pieces. Only against Keymer did Le suffer a loss in classical chess so far.

Keymer, as well as Navara, the co-leaders going into Monday’s round, signed a draw in their direct duel. Both are still undefeated in the classical section of the Triathlon. Keymer might be upset after the draw, as he failed to take advantage of a blunder by Navara on move 30.

The players in the second half of the table all failed to make any progress. Arjun Erigaisi versus Jules Moussard and Bassem Amin versus Bogdan-Daniel Deac finished drawn.

David Navara, Vincent Keymer

David Navara and Vincent Keymer drew in 52 moves

Grandmaster Triathlon - Standings

All games: Classical | Rapid | Blitz

Rank Name Games Classical Rapid Blitz Total
1 Le Quang Liem 26 16 5 29½
2 David Navara 26 10 10 27½
3 Vincent Keymer 26 12½ 10 5 27½
4 Yu Yangyi 26 9 21
5 Jules Moussard 26 6 7 20½
6 Arjun Erigaisi 26 5 10½ 20
7 Bassem Amin 26 7 8 18½
8 Bogdan-Daniel Deac 26 6 3 15½

All games - Classical

Master Open: Bu scores crucial win

The duel between the two top seeds in the Master Tournament (MTO) saw rating favourite Bu Xiangzhi beating Ngyuen Ngoc Truong Son with the white pieces. Bu showed very precise play to take down his dangerous opponent from Vietnam. The leader has collected 6 points and stands a half point ahead of Liu Yan and Samant Aditya. The latter will face Bu in Tuesday’s eighth round.

The best Swiss representative so far in the Open is Oliver Sutter, who stands in 38th place with a 4/7 score.

Liu Yan, Vantika Agrawal

Liu Yan playing white against Vantika Agrawal

Standings - Round 7

Rk. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Bu, Xiangzhi 6 27,5
2 Liu, Yan 5,5 27,5
3 Samant, Aditya S 5,5 25,5
4 Aryan, Chopra 5 29,5
5 Deuer, Marius 5 27,5
6 Chasin, Nico 5 27,5
7 Pranav, Anand 5 27
8 Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel 5 25
9 Quesada Perez, Luis Ernesto 5 24,5
10 Peng, Xiongjian 5 24
11 Saraci, Nderim 5 24
12 Rathanvel, V S 5 23,5
13 Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son 4,5 28,5
14 Harikrishnan, A Ra 4,5 27,5
15 Rodrigue-Lemieux, Shawn 4,5 27

...99 players

All available games - Round 7

Replay games from all rounds at Live.ChessBase.com

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 six rounds below.

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