Biel R08: two wins, Ding catches Bacrot

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7/31/2013 – "If you want to study endgames you should look at some of the games from this event," says commentator Danny King. In the French duel Bacrot vs Vachier-Lagrave the former hung on by the skin of his teeth, while Moiseenko went down to Nepomniachtchi – both in difficult rook and pawn endings. The most remarkable game, Rapport vs Ding Liren, is extensively commented by King and Ding.

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GM Tournament in memoriam Olivier Breisacher

The GM tournament this year is in memory of Olivier Breisacher, who for more than 15 years looked after the organisation, reporting and external communications around the grandmasters tournament in Biel. The tournament is a ten-round double round robin, played from July 22nd to August 1st, with games starting at 2 p.m. local time.

Round eight report

30.07.2013 14:00: Round 8
Etienne Bacrot - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ½-½ (66)
Ian Nepomniachtchi - Alexander Moiseenko 1-0 (76)
Richard Rapport - Ding Liren 0-1 (59)

Summary of round eight by GM Daniel King

These video summaries represent a pioneer effort by GM Daniel King and Pascal Simon to give us a feel for what has happened in each round of the Biel GM tournament. They require just three minutes of your time and should not be missed. We thank our team for providing them just hours after the rounds end.

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Biel 2013 Round 8 Play of the Day: Richard Rapport vs Ding Liren

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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.b3 d6 6.e5 dxe5 7.Nxe5 Qd5 8.Nf3 Qe4+ 9.Kf1 Qf5 10.Na3 Ba6+ 11.d3 Bd6 12.h3 Ne7 13.Qe1 e5 14.Nd2 0-0 15.Nac4 Bxc4 16.Nxc4 Qe6 17.Bb2 f6 18.Qe4 Nd5 19.Re1 Rae8 20.Qf3 Bc7 21.h4 Nb6 22.Nd2 f5 23.h5 h6 24.Rh4 Qd7 25.Qd1 Bd8 26.Rh3 Bf6 27.Ba3 Qd6 28.Kg1 e4 29.Nf1 Bd4 30.c3 Bxc3 31.dxe4 Qe5 32.Re2 fxe4 33.Nd2 Rd8 34.Qc1 Bd4 35.Nxe4 Rxf2 36.Rxf2 Qxe4 37.Bxc5 Bxf2+ 38.Bxf2 Qe2 39.Qe3 Rd1+ 40.Kh2 Rd2 41.Qxe2 Rxe2 42.Bd4 Rxa2 43.Rg3 Ra5 44.Rxg7+ Kf8 45.g4 Rd5 46.Bc3 Rd3 47.Ba1 Rd2+ 48.Kg3 Ra2 49.Bf6 Nd5 50.Rg6 Nxf6 51.Rxf6+ Kg7 52.Rg6+ Kh7 53.Rxc6 a5 54.Rc7+ Kg8 55.Kf4 a4 56.b4 Rb2 57.Rb7 a3 58.Kf5 Rg2 59.Ra7 a2 60.b5 Kf8 61.Kf6 Kg8 62.Kf5 Kf8 63.Ke6 Rb2 64.Kf6 Ke8 65.Kg6 Rg2 66.Kxh6 Rxg4 67.Rxa2 Rb4 68.Re2+ Kf7 69.Re5 Kf6 70.Rc5 Rb1 71.Kh7 Rb2 72.h6 Rd2 73.Rc6+ Kf7 74.b6 Rd8 75.b7 Rb8 76.Rb6 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Nepomniachtchi,I2717Moiseenko,A26991–02013B30Breisacher Memorial8.1
Bacrot,E2714Vachier-Lagrave,M2719½–½2013D86Breisacher Memorial8.2
Rapport,R2693Ding,L27140–12013E70Breisacher Memorial8.3

"This time I really did not deserve to draw," said Etienne Bacrot after the game

Youngster Richard Rapport lost another game, this time against ...

... Chinese GM Ding Liren, just three years his senior

Ian Nepomniachtchi won his first game in Biel, beating Alexander Moiseenko

Photos by Pascal Simon for ChessBase

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Video analysis with the players

Biel 2013 Round 8: Richard Rapport-Ding Liren


Schedule and results

22.07.2013 14:00: Round 1
Ian Nepomniachtchi - Etienne Bacrot ½-½ (46)
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - Richard Rapport ½-½ (22)
Alexander Moiseenko - Ding Liren ½-½ (41)

23.07.2013 14:00: Round 2
Etienne Bacrot - Ding Liren 1-0 (43)
Richard Rapport - Alexander Moiseenko 0-1 (38)
Ian Nepomniachtchi - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 0-1 (63)

24.07.2013 14:00: Round 3
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - Etienne Bacrot ½-½ (40)
Alexander Moiseenko - Ian Nepomniachtchi ½-½ (27)
Ding Liren - Richard Rapport ½-½ (40)

25.07.2013 14:00: Round 4
Alexander Moiseenko - Etienne Bacrot ½-½ (35)
Ding Liren - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1-0 (28)
Richard Rapport - Ian Nepomniachtchi ½-½ (35)

26.07.2013 14:00: Round 5
Etienne Bacrot - Richard Rapport 1-0 (35)
Ian Nepomniachtchi - Ding Liren ½-½ (66)
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - Alexander Moiseenko ½-½ (40)

27.07.2013 14:00: Round 6
Etienne Bacrot - Ian Nepomniachtchi ½-½ (38)
Richard Rapport - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ½-½ (40)
Ding Liren - Alexander Moiseenko 1-0 (40)

28.07.2013: Rest Day!

29.07.2013 14:00: Round 7
Ding Liren - Etienne Bacrot ½-½ (57)
Alexander Moiseenko - Richard Rapport 1-0 (75)
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - Ian Nepomniachtchi 1-0 (66)

30.07.2013 14:00: Round 8
Etienne Bacrot - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ½-½ (66)
Ian Nepomniachtchi - Alexander Moiseenko 1-0 (76)
Richard Rapport - Ding Liren 0-1 (59)

31.07.2013 14:00: Round 9
Richard Rapport - Etienne Bacrot
Ding Liren - Ian Nepomniachtchi
Alexander Moiseenko - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

01.08.2013 14:00: Round 10
Etienne Bacrot - Alexander Moiseenko
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - Ding Liren
Ian Nepomniachtchi - Richard Rapport

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