Biel: Harikrishna shines against Keymer

by Sebastian Siebrecht
7/25/2020 – The fourth round of classical chess in Biel saw Vincent Keymer losig against Indian star Pentala Harikrishna. In the overall standings of the ‘Grandmaster Triathlon’, Polish GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek has taken the lead after a win against Arkadij Naiditsch; Keymer is third, behind Harikrishna. Sebastian Siebrecht reports. | Photos: Simon Bohnenblust
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Wojtaszek in the lead

Three top-class games were played in the fourth round of the GM Tournament in Biel.

Indian star Pentala Harikrishna sacrificed a knight for three connected central pawns against the Slav Defence put forth by German young hope Vincent Keymer.

Keymer subsequently played vigorously, but was unable to deal with the impressive phalanx of pawns, and with time running out he overlooked a tactical finesse — he had to give back the piece, and then gave in to the pressure exerted by White.

 
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1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bb3 b4 9.Ne2 Be7 10.0-0 D47: Semi-Slav: Meran System. Bb7 11.Nf4 c5 12.Ng5
The position is equal. 12...0-0N Predecessor: 12...Qb6 13.Re1 0-0 14.e4 cxd4 15.e5 Nd5 16.Nh5 g6 17.Ng3 f5 18.exf6 Rxf6 1-0 (37) Annakov,B (2420)-Nevostrujev,V (2425) Moscow 1995 13.Ngxe6 fxe6 14.Nxe6
Double Attack 14...Qc8 15.Nxc5+ Kh8 16.Nxb7 Qxb7 17.f3 a5 18.e4 White has compensation. Nb6 19.Qe2! a4 20.Bc2 Rfc8
21.Bd3! a3 22.b3 Qd7 23.Be3 Rc3 24.Rad1 Rd8 25.Kh1 Qe8 26.Bg1 Bf8 27.Qe1 Nbd7 28.Bb1 Nh5 28...Qh5± was worth a try. 29.e5+- Qe6 29...g6 30.f4 Nb6 30.Qh4 Qh6 31.g4 31.Qxd8? gets mated. Ng3# 31...Nf4? 31...Nhf6 32.Qxh6 gxh6 33.exf6 Nxf6 32.Qxd8 White is clearly winning. Qh3 33.Rf2 Rxf3 34.Qa8 Rxf2 35.Bxf2 Qxg4 36.Rg1 Qh5 37.Re1 Black did not feel at home in the position after the opening. Accuracy: White = 78%, Black = 68%. 1–0
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Harikrishna,P2719Keymer,V25581–0202053rd Biel Classical 20204.4

Pentala Harikrishna, Vincent Keymer

Pentala Harikrishna v Vincent Keymer

Local hero Noël Studer celebrated his first victory with a convincing win over David Antón’s Grünfeld Defence. After long preparations in the opening, the Swiss champion was able to put pressure on his opponent on the kingside and open up the position decisively against the black king. After 32 moves, the Spaniard found no way to continue and resigned.

Noël Studer

Noël Studer

The game between Michael Adams and Romain Édouard showed a calmer variation in the French Defence. A lot of material was exchanged and after 40 moves there was an even rook endgame on the board and the opponents agreed a draw.

With a very strong performance, Radoslaw Wojtaszek fought his way back to the top of the standings table. His opponent Arkadij Naidiitsch tried to surprise him in the opening. The proven Najdorf expert, however, proved to be on top of the action and was able to consolidate safely first and then gained the initiative step by step. With the d5-breakthrough in the centre, the Polish GM took over completely and was finally able to dominate the light squares on his opponent’s camp.

Thus Radoslaw Wojtaszek is the new leader of the event, ahead of Pentala Harikrishna and Vincent Keymer.

Today, the third discipline of the triathlon is taking place. The grandmasters are playing 14 games of blitz in a double round-robin.

Biel Chess Festival 2020

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Biel Chess Festival 2020

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Standings after 4 rounds of Classical - GM Tournament

Rank Name Classical Rapid Blitz Total
1 GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek 8½ 12 0 20½
2 GM Pentala Harikrishna 8½ 10 0 18½
3 GM Vincent Keymer  8 10 0 18
4 GM Michael Adams 8½ 8 0 16½
5 GM Arkadij Naiditsch 5½ 5 0 10½
6 GM Noël Studer 7 3 0 10
7 GM David Antón Guijarro 5½ 4 0 9½
8 GM Romain Édouard 4½ 4 0 8½

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nxc3 7.bxc3 Bc5 8.0-0 0-0 9.d3 Bb6 C47: Scotch Four Knights and Four Knights with 4 g3. 10.a4 Re8 11.Nd2 Be6
The position is equal. 12.Rb1N Predecessor: 12.Qh5 g6 13.Qh6 Bc5 14.Rb1 Bf8 15.Qe3 Ne7 16.Ne4 Nd5 17.Qf3 f5 18.Ng5 Nxc3 19.Nxe6 Rxe6 1-0 (39) Acs,P (2548)-Balog,I (2403) Hungary 2008 12...Qd7 13.Nb3 Bg4 14.Qe1 e4 15.d4 15.dxe4= Be6 16.Qd1 15...Re6 16.Be3 Rae8 17.Qd2       Hoping for d5. White has good play. Qd5?
17...Rd8!= 18.c4!+-       Qh5 18...Qxc4 19.a5 19.c5 Ne7 20.cxb6 Nf5? 20...axb6 21.c4 Nf5 21.bxc7 Bf3 22.Nc5? 22.d5 Rf6 23.Nd4 22...Bxg2 23.Nxe6 23.Kxg2 Nh4+ 24.gxh4 Rg6+ 25.Bg5 Qf3+ 26.Kg1 Qg4+ 27.Kh1 Qf3+ 28.Kg1 Qg4+ 29.Kh1 Qf3+ 30.Kg1= 23...fxe6 24.Bg5? Stronger than 24.Kxg2 Nh4+ 25.gxh4 Qf3+ 26.Kg1 Qg4+ 27.Kh1 Qf3+ 28.Kg1 Qg4+ 29.Kh1 Qf3+ 30.Kg1= White should try 24.Qc3+- Rc8
25.Qb3!       25.Kxg2 Nh4+ 26.gxh4 Qf3+ 27.Kg1 Qg4+       Double Attack 28.Kh1 Qf3+ 29.Kg1 Qg4+       Double Attack 30.Kh1 Qf3+ 31.Kg1= 24...Bf3!= 25.h4 And now Qc3 would win. Qg4! ( -> ...Qh3) 26.Kh2 e3! 27.Qc3 But not 27.Bxe3 Bg2 27...exf2??       27...Rc8!= 28.Rb5 28.Bxe3? Nxh4 29.Bg5 Qxg5-+ 28...Be2       Double Attack 28.Bf4+- Bc6 intending ...Nxh4. 29.d5 exd5 30.Rxf2 d4 30...Qg6 31.Re1 Rc8 31.Qc4+ Kh8
32.Qxc6!       Promotion bxc6
33.Rb8!       Nd6 34.Bxd6 Accuracy: White = 86%, Black = 51%. 1–0
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Naiditsch,A2626Studer,N25801–02020C4753rd Biel Classical 20201.1
Harikrishna,P2719Adams,M2701½–½2020C8453rd Biel Classical 20201.2
Keymer,V2558Anton Guijarro,D27031–02020E5253rd Biel Classical 20201.3
Wojtaszek,R2719Edouard,R2649½–½2020D4153rd Biel Classical 20201.4
Studer,N2580Edouard,R2649½–½2020D4153rd Biel Classical 20202.1
Anton Guijarro,D2703Wojtaszek,R2719½–½2020B5353rd Biel Classical 20202.2
Adams,M2701Keymer,V25581–02020B9053rd Biel Classical 20202.3
Naiditsch,A2626Harikrishna,P2719½–½2020B4853rd Biel Classical 20202.4
Harikrishna,P2719Studer,N2580½–½2020E5253rd Biel Classical 20203.1
Keymer,V2558Naiditsch,A26261–02020E6253rd Biel Classical 20203.2
Wojtaszek,R2719Adams,M2701½–½2020D3753rd Biel Classical 20203.3
Edouard,R2649Anton Guijarro,D27030–12020E3253rd Biel Classical 20203.4
Studer,N2580Anton Guijarro,D27031–02020D8753rd Biel Classical 20204.1
Adams,M2701Edouard,R2649½–½2020C0653rd Biel Classical 20204.2
Naiditsch,A2626Wojtaszek,R27190–12020B5153rd Biel Classical 20204.3
Harikrishna,P2719Keymer,V25581–02020D4753rd Biel Classical 20204.4
Keymer,V2558Studer,N25801–02020E2053rd Biel Classical 20205.1
Wojtaszek,R2719Harikrishna,P27190–12020D1253rd Biel Classical 20205.2
Edouard,R2649Naiditsch,A2626½–½2020E2153rd Biel Classical 20205.3
Anton Guijarro,D2703Adams,M27011–02020A1353rd Biel Classical 20205.4
Studer,N2580Adams,M27010–12020D3753rd Biel Classical 20206.1
Naiditsch,A2626Anton Guijarro,D27031–02020B3053rd Biel Classical 20206.2
Harikrishna,P2719Edouard,R26491–02020B5353rd Biel Classical 20206.3
Keymer,V2558Wojtaszek,R2719½–½2020A1753rd Biel Classical 20206.4
Wojtaszek,R2719Studer,N25801–02020E1153rd Biel Classical 20207.1
Edouard,R2649Keymer,V25581–02020B5153rd Biel Classical 20207.2
Anton Guijarro,D2703Harikrishna,P27190–12020D4553rd Biel Classical 20207.3
Adams,M2701Naiditsch,A26261–02020C5553rd Biel Classical 20207.4

Bauer leads the Open

In the Special Corona Tournament, big favourite Christian Bauer is the only player that has kept a perfect score after five rounds. On Friday, he played the longest game of the round and finally managed to score the full point against Christophe Rohrer.

Nils Decker from Berlin, an untitled player, is still causing furor as he is currently sharing second place on 4½/5.

Nils Decker

Nils Decker

Standings after round 5 - Open

Rk. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Bauer Christian 5,0 15,5
2 Meins Gerlef 4,5 15,5
3 Decker Nils 4,5 13,0
4 Rohrer Christophe 4,0 15,0
5 Buchenau Frank 4,0 14,5
6 Gschnitzer Adrian 4,0 14,0
7 Contin Daniel 4,0 14,0
8 Jovanovic Sladjan 4,0 14,0
9 Kamber Bruno 4,0 13,5
10 Mathieu Phileas 4,0 13,5
11 Youssoupov Moisse 4,0 12,5
12 Cahen Alexis 4,0 12,5
13 Fecker Noah 4,0 12,5
14 Bellahcene Bilel 4,0 12,0
15 Saya Ethan 4,0 11,5
16 Jepsen Thomas Tange 4,0 11,0
17 Briand Amaury 4,0 10,0
18 Karsay Pascal 3,5 15,5
19 Emmenecker Pierre-Antoine 3,5 14,0
20 Baenziger Fabian 3,5 14,0
21 Krivenko Dion 3,5 13,5
22 Borner Daniel 3,5 13,5
23 Adrian Claude 3,5 13,5
24 Siebrecht Sebastian 3,5 13,0
25 Schulz Michael 3,5 13,0
26 Carre Sylvain 3,5 12,5
27 Jakhari Ansh 3,5 12,5
28 Perreard Nicolas 3,5 12,0
29 Ermitsch Magnus 3,5 11,5
30 Lorscheid Gerhard 3,5 11,5
31 Adrian Leopold 3,5 11,0

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1.f4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.d3 d5 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 c5 7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 b6 9.Nh4 Bb7 10.e4 dxe4 11.dxe4 Qxd1 12.Rxd1 e5 13.Nc4 Rad8 14.Re1 Rfe8 15.f5 b5 16.Nd2 c4 17.Nf1 Nd7 18.Be3 Bf8 19.h3 Nc5 20.Nh2 Nb8 21.Ng4 Nbd7 22.Rad1 Nd3 23.Rf1 gxf5 24.Nxf5 f6 25.b4 Re6 26.Ngh6+ Bxh6 27.Nxh6+ Kg7 28.h4 Nf8 29.Ng4 Kf7 30.Nxf6 Kg7 31.Bg5 Rb8 32.Bh3 Ra6 33.Nh5+ Kg6 34.Bf5+ Kxh5 35.g4# 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Bauer,C2623Schimmer,M17761–02020Corona Open1.1
Bachofner,S1767Bellahcene,B25020–12020Corona Open1.2
Siebrecht,S2429Moerwald,M17601–02020Corona Open1.3
Smeets,K1755Meins,G24150–12020Corona Open1.4
Gschnitzer,A2404Kipper,S17491–02020Corona Open1.5
Svendsen,H1735Baenziger,F24030–12020Corona Open1.6
Freiburghaus,S1717Fecker,N23460–12020Corona Open1.8
Youssoupov,M2333Rempe,M17171–02020Corona Open1.9
Kamber,B2290Stucki,M17041–02020Corona Open1.11
Budinski,N1699Buchenau,F22780–12020Corona Open1.12
Contin,D2251Fiechter,P16971–02020Corona Open1.13
Lachausse,B2246Adrian,C16920–12020Corona Open1.14
Lorscheid,G2241Stoffregen,G16911–02020Corona Open1.15
Norden,M1690Rohrer,C22350–12020Corona Open1.16
Pahud,C2225Paholok,I16761–02020Corona Open1.17
Jaccard,L1666Mathieu,P22140–12020Corona Open1.18
Saya,E2199Loeffler,H16491–02020Corona Open1.19
Franssen,R1632Jovanovic,S21760–12020Corona Open1.20
Emmenecker,P2172Geiser,M16281–02020Corona Open1.21
Fluekiger,K1602Borner,D21540–12020Corona Open1.22
Schulz,M2132Keymer,C15631–02020Corona Open1.23
Muehlemann,W2125Cahen,A15550–12020Corona Open1.24
Jepsen,T2116Schnell,S15501–02020Corona Open1.25
Lang,J1543Perestjuk,M21160–12020Corona Open1.26
Carre,S2106Pabst,M15431–02020Corona Open1.27
Rempe,J1539Emmenecker,P21720–12020Corona Open1.28
Adrian,L2061Meier,H15301–02020Corona Open1.29
Shatil,O1530Pham,K20480–12020Corona Open1.30
Decker,N2047Swosdyk,P15301–02020Corona Open1.31
Mollard,P1522Krivenko,D20460–12020Corona Open1.32
Krivenko,D2046Bauer,C26230–12020Corona Open2.1
Bellahcene,B2502Ohler,J2024½–½2020Corona Open2.2
Bonferroni,T1964Siebrecht,S24290–12020Corona Open2.3
Meins,G2415Ermitsch,M20001–02020Corona Open2.4
Perreard,N1956Gschnitzer,A24040–12020Corona Open2.5
Baenziger,F2403Steibel,J19891–02020Corona Open2.6
Fecker,N2346Moriniaux,C1963½–½2020Corona Open2.7
Famel,E1934Youssoupov,M2333½–½2020Corona Open2.8
Karsay,P2304Briand,A19291–02020Corona Open2.9
Prieb,R1918Kamber,B22900–12020Corona Open2.10
Buchenau,F2278Thomas,J19141–02020Corona Open2.11
Jakhari,A1908Contin,D22510–12020Corona Open2.12
Adrian,C2246Fecker,J18981–02020Corona Open2.13
Lips,A1878Lorscheid,G2241½–½2020Corona Open2.14
Rohrer,C2235Brandt,D18721–02020Corona Open2.15
Battistella,V1861Pahud,C2225½–½2020Corona Open2.16
Mathieu,P2214Roth,D18631–02020Corona Open2.17
Pellicoro,N1856Saya,E2199½–½2020Corona Open2.18
Jovanovic,S2176Stoecklin,C18571–02020Corona Open2.19
Dammann,J1850Emmenecker,P21720–12020Corona Open2.20
Borner,D2154Spanton,T18551–02020Corona Open2.21
Rosebrock,T2132Schulz,M18390–12020Corona Open2.22
Cahen,A2125Courjal,P18481–02020Corona Open2.23
Moerwald,M1791Jepsen,T2116½–½2020Corona Open2.24
Perestjuk,M2116Wenger,A18311–02020Corona Open2.25
Bruessow,J1779Carre,S21060–12020Corona Open2.26
Emmenecker,P2100Shatil,O15300–12020Corona Open2.27
Birrer,A1731Adrian,L20610–12020Corona Open2.28
Pham,K2048Rempe,J18011–02020Corona Open2.29
Wojenko,A-Decker,N20470–12020Corona Open2.30
Bauer,C2623Mathieu,P22141–02020Corona Open3.1
Siebrecht,S2429Jovanovic,S21760–12020Corona Open3.2
Emmenecker,P2172Meins,G24150–12020Corona Open3.3
Gschnitzer,A2404Borner,D2154½–½2020Corona Open3.4
Schulz,M2132Baenziger,F2403½–½2020Corona Open3.5
Carre,S2106Karsay,P23040–12020Corona Open3.6
Kamber,B2290Cahen,A21251–02020Corona Open3.7
Adrian,L2061Buchenau,F22780–12020Corona Open3.8
Contin,D2251Perestjuk,M21161–02020Corona Open3.9
Decker,N2047Adrian,C22461–02020Corona Open3.10
Shatil,S1826Rohrer,C22350–12020Corona Open3.11
Bellahcene,B2502Pham,K20481–02020Corona Open3.12
Jud,M1948Fecker,N23460–12020Corona Open3.13
Youssoupov,M2333Lips,A18781–02020Corona Open3.14
Lorscheid,G2241Famel,E19341–02020Corona Open3.15
Pahud,C2225Roth,J18721–02020Corona Open3.16
Saya,E2199Battistella,V18611–02020Corona Open3.17
Jepsen,T2116Pellicoro,N1856½–½2020Corona Open3.18
Ohler,J2024Ernst,H1830½–½2020Corona Open3.19
Zecirovic,G1813Harringer,M2008½–½2020Corona Open3.20
Moriniaux,C1963Moerwald,M17911–02020Corona Open3.21
Freiburghaus,S1717Emmenecker,P21000–12020Corona Open3.22
Budinski,N1699Krivenko,D20460–12020Corona Open3.23
Ermitsch,M2000Birrer,A17311–02020Corona Open3.24
Lachausse,B1692Germann,M19950–12020Corona Open3.25
Steibel,J1989Stucki,M17041–02020Corona Open3.26
Norden,M1690Bonferroni,T1964½–½2020Corona Open3.27
Franssen,R1632Perreard,N19560–12020Corona Open3.28
Briand,A1929Paholok,I16761–02020Corona Open3.29
Fluekiger,K1602Prieb,R19180–12020Corona Open3.30
Buchenau,F2278Bauer,C26230–12020Corona Open4.1
Meins,G2415Contin,D22511–02020Corona Open4.2
Karsay,P2304Decker,N20470–12020Corona Open4.3
Rohrer,C2235Kamber,B22901–02020Corona Open4.4
Jovanovic,S2176Gschnitzer,A2404½–½2020Corona Open4.5
Pahud,C2225Bellahcene,B2502½–½2020Corona Open4.6
Baenziger,F2403Saya,E2199½–½2020Corona Open4.7
Fecker,N2346Schulz,M21321–02020Corona Open4.8
Borner,D2154Youssoupov,M23330–12020Corona Open4.9
Moriniaux,C1963Lorscheid,G2241½–½2020Corona Open4.10
Pellicoro,N1856Siebrecht,S24290–12020Corona Open4.11
Adrian,C2246Brandt,D18721–02020Corona Open4.12
Mathieu,P2214Fecker,J18981–02020Corona Open4.13
Ernst,H1830Emmenecker,P21720–12020Corona Open4.14
Cahen,A2125Roth,D18631–02020Corona Open4.15
Dammann,J1850Jepsen,T21160–12020Corona Open4.16
Perestjuk,M2116Stoecklin,C18571–02020Corona Open4.17
Schimmer,M1776Carre,S21060–12020Corona Open4.18
Emmenecker,P2100Courjal,P18480–12020Corona Open4.19
Bruessow,J1779Adrian,L2061½–½2020Corona Open4.20
Pham,K2048Wenger,A18311–02020Corona Open4.21
Krivenko,D2046Shatil,S18261–02020Corona Open4.22
Bachofner,S1767Ohler,J20240–12020Corona Open4.23
Harringer,M2008Rempe,J18011–02020Corona Open4.24
Geiser,M1628Ermitsch,M20000–12020Corona Open4.25
Germann,M1995Zecirovic,G18131–02020Corona Open4.26
Shatil,O1530Steibel,J1989½–½2020Corona Open4.27
Perreard,N1956Smeets,K17551–02020Corona Open4.28
Courjal,J1388Briand,A19290–12020Corona Open4.29
Prieb,R1918Khoury,T14650–12020Corona Open4.30

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Sebastian Siebrecht, born in 1973, has been playing chess since the age of 11 and received the grandmaster title in 2008. Besides his chess career, he founded an events agency and worked as a commentator, presenter, speaker, analyst and journalist. Furthermore, he was involved in primary school chess projects. In 2015 he was recognized as "Trainer of the Year" by the German Chess Federation.

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