Biel: Sightseeing in La Neuveville and blindfold chess on a boat!

by Arne Kaehler
7/16/2024 – The participants of the Masters and the Challengers at the Biel Chess Festival were invited to an excursion on the first rest day: a boat trip to picturesque La Neuveville. Saleh Salem and Hail Martyrosian enjoyed the ride by playing a game of blindfold chess, which featured a remarkable tactical finish. Arne Kähler is enjoying himself in Siwtzerland and recording the events on video!

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Switzerland is certainly one of the most beautiful countries in Europe with a charming landscape, high mountains and picturesque lakes. The players of the invitational tournaments at the Biel Chess Festival are traditionally invited to an excursion on the rest day, either on the water or in the mountains.

This time they travelled by boat to the other end of Lake Biel, to La Neuveville.

Of course, players can never stop thinking about chess, not even on a trip like this. Saleh Salem and Haik Martirosyan played a game of blindfold chess on the excursion - one that ended with a beautiful combination!

Arne Kähler captured the events with his camera.

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Topics: Biel Chess Festival 2024, Haik Martirosyan, Saleh Salem
Arne Kaehler, a creative mind who is passionate about board games in general, was born in Hamburg and learned to play chess at a young age. By teaching chess to youth teams and creating chess-related videos on YouTube, Arne was able to expand this passion and has even created an online course for anyone who wants to learn how to play chess. Arne writes for the English and German news sites, but focuses mainly on content for the ChessBase media channels.
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