Biel International Chess Festival - Last chance to join!

by Arne Kaehler
6/25/2024 – The famous Biel International Chess Festival will take place again, from the 12.07. – 26.07.2024. It is still enough time to spontaneously plan to participate, book travel tickets + hotel, and invest a little time to brush up your openings. Whatever you enjoy the most in chess, the Biel festival has you covered: from Blitz, to Rapid, to several Classical events, up to a Simultaneous match against Abhimanyu Mishra, a 960 event, and even more formats for younger players, and Physicians only! | Photo: Pixabay
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Biel International Chess Festival - Last chance to join!

The Biel International Chess Festival offers plenty of different formats to participate in, while you can enjoy the beauty of this tiny, magical area.

In 7 to 8 hours, you can walk around the whole Lake Biel if you are up for a challenge. | Photo: Pixabay

Alternatively, you can take a swim, too! Magnus Carlsen loves to take a dip before playing ... | Photo: Pixabay

What, and when, will you choose to play?

No worries, we got you covered. Svitlana Demchenko and I created some short videos to introduce all the different formats available because it can be overwhelming:

Master and Amateur Tournament (MTO & ATO)

Week's Tournament (WT1)

Week's Rapid Tournament (WT2)

Swiss Rapid Fischer Random Championship (960)

Rapid and Blitz Tournament (RAP & BTZ)

VINETUM Youth Tournament (JTO)

Physicians Tournament Spitalzentrum (DTO)

Simul Tournament (SIM)

Svitlana's Smart Moves - Biel episodes

To get into the right mood, Svitlana and Arne made two episodes about the Biel Chess Festival. Both will participate in various tournament formats, and cover the event with interviews, articles, and more.

Svitlana's Smart Moves - Best tactics from Biel

Svitlana's Smart Moves - The Biel Chess Festival brilliancy

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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Bg5 Bb4+ 5.Nc3 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 0-0 8.Rc1 dxc4 9.Bxc4 c5 10.dxc5 Nd7 10...Rd8 11.Qb3 Bxc5= 11...Bxc3+ 12.Qxc3 11.0-0 11.c6!? Ne5 11...Nxc5 12.Nb5 a6 13.Nbd4 13.Nc7 Rb8 13...b5!? 13...Ba5 13...Nd7 14.Be2!? e5 15.Nc2 15.a3= exd4 16.Nxd4 16.axb4 Ne6 17.Nxd4= 16...Rd8 17.axb4 Ne6 18.Bf3 Rb8= 15.Nxe5!?= Qxe5 16.a3 Bxa3 17.bxa3= 15.Nb3?-+ Rd8 16.Qc2 Bf5-+ 15...Rd8 15...Ba5? 16.Qd5 16.Nxb4 Rxd1 17.Rfxd1 a5 17...Ne6? 18.Nd5 Qd8 19.Nc7+- 17...Nd7= 18.Nd5 18.Rxc5 axb4 19.Nxe5 Be6∞ 18...Qd6 19.Nxe5 Bb7 20.Bf3 Rc8 21.Ng4 Qf8 22.h4 Nd7 23.Rxc8 Bxc8 24.a3 h5 25.Nh2 g6 25...Ne5 26.Bxh5? Nc4 26.Be2 Ne5 27.Bxb5 Bb7 28.Nc3 Qe7 29.Rd4 Qe6 30.Nf1 Qb3! 31.Rd2 Nc4 32.Rd7! Nxb2 33.Rxb7 Qxc3 34.Be8 Kf8 35.Bxf7 Qc6! 35...Qxa3 36.Bxg6 36.Rxb2 Kxf7 37.Rd2! Qa4 37...a4 38.Rd4 Qc2 39.Rb4 38.Rd3 Qxh4 39.Rd7+ Kg8 40.Rd4 Qe7 41.a4= Qa3 42.g3 Qa1 43.Kg2 g5 44.Nd2 g4! 45.Ne4 Qc1 46.Nf6+ Kf7 47.Nxh5 Qc6+ 48.Kg1 Qc1+ 49.Kh2 Kg6= 50.Nf4+ Kf6 51.Ng2 Kg5 51...Qc8 52.Rf4+ Ke5 53.Nh4 Qc2= 52.Rf4! Qd1 53.Nh4 Qc2 54.Nf5 Qd3± 54...Qd1= 55.e4! Qd7 56.e5 Qh7+ 57.Kg1 Qg6 58.Nd6! Qe6 58...Qb1+ 59.Kh2 Qh7+ 60.Kg2 59.Rf5+ Qxf5 60.Nxf5 Kxf5 61.f4 gxf3 62.Kf2 Kxe5 63.Kxf3 Kf5 64.Ke3 The endgame is lost because: 64.Ke3 Kg4 65.Kd4 Kxg3 66.Kc5 Kf4 67.Kb5 Ke5 68.Kxa5 Kd6 69.Kb6 Kd7 70.Kb7 1–0
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Carlsen,M2842Navara,D27411–02018D3851st Biel GM 20181.1

Anything else to know?

With Leon Mendonca, Surya Ganguly, Harsha Bharathakoti, and Svitlana Demchenko, we won some great chess experts to create four 60 Minutes Courses, especially forged for tournament players.

Most of the courses will actually be recorded at the Biel Chess Festival directly.

In this video course we’ll have a look at the Queen’s Indian after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6. We’ll explore the ins and outs of the possible White setups against this rock-solid opening.

In this video course, GM Surya Ganguly joins IM Sagar Shah and drawing from his colossal experience, shares some uncommon endgame wisdom. The material mostly features positions with rook against rook and a pawn, and starts by covering the fundamentals.

Besides in-depth theory and exciting tactical exercises in the Scotch Game, this video course also includes a bonus section on the Scotch Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Bc4), a lively variation often leading to very dynamic positions.

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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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