The 49th International Chess Festival Biel is taking place from Saturday, July 23 until Wednesday, August 3 2016. The exact schedule and further information are now published on the official website. Here are the main links:
The first game with classical time-control in the match between Peter Svidler and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ended in a draw. Daniel King is in Biel and followed and commented (which he will do daily from 17.00 CEST onward) games and events live from the playing venue in Biel, occasionally supported by guests such as tournament director grandmaster Yannick Pelletier.
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Peter Svidler
Parallel to the "Masters Challenge" four young talents take the stage of the congress hall in Biel and play the "Junior Challenge". As in the "Masters" the results of the rapid and the games with classical time-control will be added - classical games counting twice as much as the rapid games.
Yesterday Benjamin Bok won against Nico Georgiadis and Francesco Rambaldi defeated Noel Studer.
Nico Georgiadis
Benjamin Bok
Noel Studer
Francesco Rambaldi
The Master Open
Nikita Vitiugov (right) is Elo-favorite
Vitiugov
Sam Shankland
Cecile Haussernot
Romain Edouard
The Amateur Open
Photos and video: Pascal Simon
Tournament page of the Chessfestival Biel...
“Power Play” show with Daniel King
What is the key to a successful attack on the king? How can I improve the harmony of my pieces? The Power Play show continues in the vein of Daniel King’s DVD series – except that the games are from current events. It is geared toward improving your chess knowledge in a fun and entertaining way.
“Endgame Magic Show” with Karsten Müller
The endgames expert from Hamburg regularly welcomes guests to the ChessBase studios, including Peter Heine-Nielsen, Mihail Marin, Alexei Shirov, Sergei Tiviakov and others! Come along and explore the ever fascinating world of endgames!
“Simon says” with Simon Williams
English GM Simon Williams invites you to actively participate in his show to further your own chess understanding when looking at games of all types: "I want interaction on the show, so I encourage your thoughts and ideas!". Tune in for an educational dialog on chess.
