Biel: Three with chances

by Sebastian Siebrecht
7/29/2020 – After yesterday's round, three players still have chances of overall victory in the Grandmaster Triathlon in Biel. In the Open it looks like a French one-two. Watch the final round live! Sebastian Siebrecht reports.
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A trio for tournament victory

In the last round, three players can still hope for the overall victory.

Polish GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek leads by a hair's breadth ahead of the Indian Pentala Harikrishna and the Englishman Michael Adams. In the penultimate round Vincent Keymer played solidly against the leader Radoslaw Wojtaszek and achieved an eventful draw.

Pentala Harikrishna beat the Frenchman Romain Edouard in an impressive manner in a strong game.

Michael Adams showed himself well-prepared against the Swiss Noël Studer, Mickey played a novelty on the 17th move and took the initiative with the black pieces. With a strong kingside attack he left White no chance.

 
Studer-Adams

39...Nf1+ 40.Kg1 Qe1 41.Qe4 Ne3+ 42.Kh2 Ng4+ 0–1

The Spaniard David Anton Gujiarro played to win with black against Arkadij Naiditsch and gained two strong central pawns. However, he allowed a counter-attack when time was short and the white pieces penetrated onto the seventh row. Black could not prevent a decisive loss of material and had to admit defeat.

Everything in view

Overall standings - GM Tournament

Rank Name Classical Rapid Blitz Total
1 GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek 10 12 11 33
2 GM Pentala Harikrishna 16½ 10 6 32½
3 GM Michael Adams 12½ 8 11 31½
4 GM Vincent Keymer  13½ 10 4½ 28
5 GM Arkadij Naiditsch 11 5 6½ 22½
6 GM David Antón Guijarro 9½ 4 8½ 22
7 GM Noël Studer 7 3 5 15
8 GM Romain Édouard 6 4 3½ 13½

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Bauer and Mathieu impress in the Open

In the main Corona tournament, leader Christian Bauer won again, and now stands at a fantastic 7½/8. Second is 15-year-old Phileas Mathieu from Lyon, who is now on an incredible 7/8 after winning the longest game of the day against your correspondent, who once again risked too much. This game will give the young Frenchman the Fide Master title. The children's and youth development programme "Fascination of Chess" sends its best wishes.

The fascination of chess

In third and fourth place are two Germans, Gerlef Meins and Frank Buchenau.

Standings after round 8

Rg. Name Pkt.  Wtg1 
1 Bauer Christian 7,5 42,5
2 Mathieu Phileas 7,0 37,0
3 Meins Gerlef 6,5 39,0
4 Buchenau Frank 6,5 38,5
5 Bellahcene Bilel 6,5 37,0
6 Gschnitzer Adrian 6,0 39,5
7 Rohrer Christophe 6,0 37,5
8 Pham Khoi 6,0 36,0
9 Youssoupov Moisse 6,0 36,0
10 Kamber Bruno 5,5 37,0
11 Baenziger Fabian 5,5 37,0
12 Fecker Noah 5,5 36,5
13 Emmenecker Pierre-Antoine 5,5 36,5
14 Contin Daniel 5,5 35,5
15 Siebrecht Sebastian 5,5 35,0

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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Bauer,C2623Schimmer,M17761–02020A03Corona Open1.1
Bachofner,S1767Bellahcene,B25020–12020A02Corona Open1.2
Siebrecht,S2429Moerwald,M17601–02020D06Corona Open1.3
Smeets,K1755Meins,G24150–12020B67Corona Open1.4
Gschnitzer,A2404Kipper,S17491–02020B43Corona Open1.5
Svendsen,H1735Baenziger,F24030–12020A16Corona Open1.6
Freiburghaus,S1717Fecker,N23460–12020A48Corona Open1.8
Youssoupov,M2333Rempe,M17171–02020D02Corona Open1.9
Kamber,B2290Stucki,M17041–02020B38Corona Open1.11
Budinski,N1699Buchenau,F22780–12020C01Corona Open1.12
Contin,D2251Fiechter,P16971–02020B54Corona Open1.13
Lachausse,B2246Adrian,C16920–12020C15Corona Open1.14
Lorscheid,G2241Stoffregen,G16911–02020D10Corona Open1.15
Norden,M1690Rohrer,C22350–12020D38Corona Open1.16
Pahud,C2225Paholok,I16761–02020C01Corona Open1.17
Jaccard,L1666Mathieu,P22140–12020B22Corona Open1.18
Saya,E2199Loeffler,H16491–02020B53Corona Open1.19
Franssen,R1632Jovanovic,S21760–12020E74Corona Open1.20
Emmenecker,P2172Geiser,M16281–02020D05Corona Open1.21
Fluekiger,K1602Borner,D21540–12020B06Corona Open1.22
Schulz,M2132Keymer,C15631–02020D00Corona Open1.23
Muehlemann,W2125Cahen,A15550–12020A37Corona Open1.24
Jepsen,T2116Schnell,S15501–02020D37Corona Open1.25
Lang,J1543Perestjuk,M21160–12020D31Corona Open1.26
Carre,S2106Pabst,M15431–02020D02Corona Open1.27
Rempe,J1539Emmenecker,P21720–12020A48Corona Open1.28
Adrian,L2061Meier,H15301–02020E67Corona Open1.29
Shatil,O1530Pham,K20480–12020B84Corona Open1.30
Decker,N2047Swosdyk,P15301–02020A45Corona Open1.31
Mollard,P1522Krivenko,D20460–12020D00Corona Open1.32
Krivenko,D2046Bauer,C26230–12020B06Corona Open2.1
Bellahcene,B2502Ohler,J2024½–½2020B12Corona Open2.2
Bonferroni,T1964Siebrecht,S24290–12020B06Corona Open2.3
Meins,G2415Ermitsch,M20001–02020E05Corona Open2.4
Perreard,N1956Gschnitzer,A24040–12020A57Corona Open2.5
Baenziger,F2403Steibel,J19891–02020D78Corona Open2.6
Fecker,N2346Moriniaux,C1963½–½2020B76Corona Open2.7
Famel,E1934Youssoupov,M2333½–½2020D94Corona Open2.8
Karsay,P2304Briand,A19291–02020D02Corona Open2.9
Prieb,R1918Kamber,B22900–12020E70Corona Open2.10
Buchenau,F2278Thomas,J19141–02020B20Corona Open2.11
Jakhari,A1908Contin,D22510–12020C07Corona Open2.12
Adrian,C2246Fecker,J18981–02020A34Corona Open2.13
Lips,A1878Lorscheid,G2241½–½2020B15Corona Open2.14
Rohrer,C2235Brandt,D18721–02020A34Corona Open2.15
Battistella,V1861Pahud,C2225½–½2020A46Corona Open2.16
Mathieu,P2214Roth,D18631–02020C00Corona Open2.17
Pellicoro,N1856Saya,E2199½–½2020C10Corona Open2.18
Jovanovic,S2176Stoecklin,C18571–02020D00Corona Open2.19
Dammann,J1850Emmenecker,P21720–12020C92Corona Open2.20
Borner,D2154Spanton,T18551–02020B27Corona Open2.21
Rosebrock,T2132Schulz,M18390–12020B15Corona Open2.22
Cahen,A2125Courjal,P18481–02020C00Corona Open2.23
Moerwald,M1791Jepsen,T2116½–½2020B13Corona Open2.24
Perestjuk,M2116Wenger,A18311–02020B03Corona Open2.25
Bruessow,J1779Carre,S21060–12020A00Corona Open2.26
Emmenecker,P2100Shatil,O15300–12020C14Corona Open2.27
Birrer,A1731Adrian,L20610–12020C16Corona Open2.28
Pham,K2048Rempe,J18011–02020E20Corona Open2.29
Wojenko,A-Decker,N20470–12020A41Corona Open2.30
Bauer,C2623Mathieu,P22141–02020A43Corona Open3.1
Siebrecht,S2429Jovanovic,S21760–12020A10Corona Open3.2
Emmenecker,P2172Meins,G24150–12020B31Corona Open3.3
Gschnitzer,A2404Borner,D2154½–½2020B35Corona Open3.4
Schulz,M2132Baenziger,F2403½–½2020B13Corona Open3.5
Carre,S2106Karsay,P23040–12020A36Corona Open3.6
Kamber,B2290Cahen,A21251–02020B28Corona Open3.7
Adrian,L2061Buchenau,F22780–12020E18Corona Open3.8
Contin,D2251Perestjuk,M21161–02020A34Corona Open3.9
Decker,N2047Adrian,C22461–02020C01Corona Open3.10
Shatil,S1826Rohrer,C22350–12020E52Corona Open3.11
Bellahcene,B2502Pham,K20481–02020E90Corona Open3.12
Jud,M1948Fecker,N23460–12020B19Corona Open3.13
Youssoupov,M2333Lips,A18781–02020A36Corona Open3.14
Lorscheid,G2241Famel,E19341–02020D37Corona Open3.15
Pahud,C2225Roth,J18721–02020B80Corona Open3.16
Saya,E2199Battistella,V18611–02020C55Corona Open3.17
Jepsen,T2116Pellicoro,N1856½–½2020A57Corona Open3.18
Ohler,J2024Ernst,H1830½–½2020D02Corona Open3.19
Zecirovic,G1813Harringer,M2008½–½2020C54Corona Open3.20
Moriniaux,C1963Moerwald,M17911–02020D38Corona Open3.21
Freiburghaus,S1717Emmenecker,P21000–12020A48Corona Open3.22
Budinski,N1699Krivenko,D20460–12020B71Corona Open3.23
Ermitsch,M2000Birrer,A17311–02020B01Corona Open3.24
Lachausse,B1692Germann,M19950–12020B21Corona Open3.25
Steibel,J1989Stucki,M17041–02020B71Corona Open3.26
Norden,M1690Bonferroni,T1964½–½2020A50Corona Open3.27
Franssen,R1632Perreard,N19560–12020E07Corona Open3.28
Briand,A1929Paholok,I16761–02020C11Corona Open3.29
Fluekiger,K1602Prieb,R19180–12020B40Corona Open3.30
Buchenau,F2278Bauer,C26230–12020B48Corona Open4.1
Meins,G2415Contin,D22511–02020E15Corona Open4.2
Karsay,P2304Decker,N20470–12020A22Corona Open4.3
Rohrer,C2235Kamber,B22901–02020B06Corona Open4.4
Jovanovic,S2176Gschnitzer,A2404½–½2020B13Corona Open4.5
Pahud,C2225Bellahcene,B2502½–½2020B91Corona Open4.6
Baenziger,F2403Saya,E2199½–½2020E17Corona Open4.7
Fecker,N2346Schulz,M21321–02020B15Corona Open4.8
Borner,D2154Youssoupov,M23330–12020B01Corona Open4.9
Moriniaux,C1963Lorscheid,G2241½–½2020E61Corona Open4.10
Pellicoro,N1856Siebrecht,S24290–12020B06Corona Open4.11
Adrian,C2246Brandt,D18721–02020E69Corona Open4.12
Mathieu,P2214Fecker,J18981–02020B50Corona Open4.13
Ernst,H1830Emmenecker,P21720–12020D34Corona Open4.14
Cahen,A2125Roth,D18631–02020A46Corona Open4.15
Dammann,J1850Jepsen,T21160–12020B12Corona Open4.16
Perestjuk,M2116Stoecklin,C18571–02020B12Corona Open4.17
Schimmer,M1776Carre,S21060–12020B01Corona Open4.18
Emmenecker,P2100Courjal,P18480–12020E76Corona Open4.19
Bruessow,J1779Adrian,L2061½–½2020C16Corona Open4.20
Pham,K2048Wenger,A18311–02020B04Corona Open4.21
Krivenko,D2046Shatil,S18261–02020B12Corona Open4.22
Bachofner,S1767Ohler,J20240–12020A03Corona Open4.23
Harringer,M2008Rempe,J18011–02020C90Corona Open4.24
Geiser,M1628Ermitsch,M20000–12020B44Corona Open4.25
Germann,M1995Zecirovic,G18131–02020B33Corona Open4.26
Shatil,O1530Steibel,J1989½–½2020B70Corona Open4.27
Perreard,N1956Smeets,K17551–02020D31Corona Open4.28
Courjal,J1388Briand,A19290–12020C44Corona Open4.29
Prieb,R1918Khoury,T14650–12020D30Corona Open4.30
Bauer,C2623Rohrer,C22351–02020E05Corona-Open, Biel5.1
Decker,N2047Meins,G2415½–½2020B90Corona-Open, Biel5.2
Youssoupov,M2333Jovanovic,S2176½–½2020A36Corona-Open, Biel5.3
Siebrecht,S2429Fecker,N2346½–½2020D90Corona-Open, Biel5.4
Bellahcene,B2502Perestjuk,M21161–02020E04Corona-Open, Biel5.5
Gschnitzer,A2404Pham,K20481–02020B96Corona-Open, Biel5.6
Carre,S2106Bänziger,F2403½–½2020D76Corona-Open, Biel5.7
Krivenko,D2046Karsay,P2304½–½2020B40Corona-Open, Biel5.8
Kamber,B2290Harringer,M20081–02020C44Corona-Open, Biel5.9
Ohler,J2024Buchenau,F22780–12020E06Corona-Open, Biel5.10
Contin,D2251Germann,M19951–02020C01Corona-Open, Biel5.11
Ermitsch,M2000Adrian,C2246½–½2020C01Corona-Open, Biel5.12
Lorscheid,G2241Perreard,N1956½–½2020D35Corona-Open, Biel5.13
Briand,A1929Pahud,C22251–02020B06Corona-Open, Biel5.14
Courjal,P1848Mathieu,P22140–12020B26Corona-Open, Biel5.15
Saya,E2199Moriniaux,C19631–02020B26Corona-Open, Biel5.16
Emmenecker,P2173Jakhari,A1908½–½2020D05Corona-Open, Biel5.17
Khoury,T1465Cahen,A21250–12020B01Corona-Open, Biel5.18
Jepsen,T2116Thommen,T13061–02020D37Corona-Open, Biel5.19
Zafeiridis,A1504Borner,D21540–12020B34Corona-Open, Biel5.20
Schulz,M2132Battistella,V18611–02020D00Corona-Open, Biel5.21
Adrian,L2061Moerwald,M19711–02020E06Corona-Open, Biel5.22
Steibel,J1989Bruessow,J1779½–½2020B20Corona-Open, Biel5.23
Norden,M1690Roth,J1872½–½2020E07Corona-Open, Biel5.24
Thomas,J1914Shatil,O15301–02020B33Corona-Open, Biel5.25
Smeets,K1755Emmenecker,P21000–12020C65Corona-Open, Biel5.26
Fecker,J1898Moerwald,M17601–02020D00Corona-Open, Biel5.27
Brandt,D1872Kipper,S1749½–½2020A38Corona-Open, Biel5.28
Roth,D1863Freiburghaus,S1717½–½2020B44Corona-Open, Biel5.29
Stoecklin,C1857Lachausse,B1692½–½2020B44Corona-Open, Biel5.30
Meins,G2415Bauer,C2623½–½2020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.1
Decker,N2047Bellahcene,B25020–12020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.2
Rohrer,C2235Gschnitzer,A24040–12020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.3
Fecker,N2346Saya,E2199½–½2020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.4
Mathieu,P2214Youssoupov,M23331–02020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.5
Jovanovic,S2176Kamber,B22900–12020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.6
Buchenau,F2278Jepsen,T21161–02020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.7
Cahen,A2125Contin,D2251½–½2020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.8
Baenziger,F2403Briand,A19291–02020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.9
Carre,S2106Siebrecht,S24290–12020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.10
Karsay,P2304Adrian,L20611–02020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.11
Adrian,C2246Krivenko,D20461–02020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.12
Perreard,N1956Emmenecker,P21720–12020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.13
Borner,D2154Ermitsch,M20000–12020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.14
Jakhari,A1908Schulz,M21320–12020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.15
Dammann,J1850Pahud,C22251–02020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.16
Perestjuk,M2116Courjal,P18481–02020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.17
Emmenecker,P2100Wenger,A18311–02020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.18
Pham,K2048Shatil,S18261–02020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.19
Rosebrock,T1839Ohler,J20240–12020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.20
Harringer,M2008Norden,M16900–12020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.21
Germann,M1995Rempe,J18010–12020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.22
Ernst,H1830Steibel,J19890–12020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.23
Moriniaux,C1963Zecirovic,G18131–02020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.24
Bruessow,J1779Thomas,J19140–12020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.25
Schimmer,M1776Fecker,J18980–12020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.26
Thommen,T1306Spanton,T18550–12020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.27
Famel,E1934Khoury,T14651–02020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.28
Bonferroni,T1964Svendsen,H17351–02020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.29
Freiburghaus,S1717Lips,A18781–02020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.30
Lachausse,B1692Brandt,D18722020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.31
Battistella,V1861Budinski,N16992020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.32
Pellicoro,N1856Muehlemann,W15552020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.33
Shatil,O1530Stoecklin,C18572020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.34
Moerwald,M1791Franssen,R16322020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.35
Bachofner,S1767Zafeiridis,A15042020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.36
Kipper,S1749Tschendel,R-2020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.37
Keymer,C1563Jud,M19482020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.38
Schnell,S1550Moerwald,M17602020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.39
Pabst,M1543Smeets,K17552020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.40
Swosdyk,P1530Birrer,A17312020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.41
Rempe,M1717Lang,J15432020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.42
Stucki,M1704Vandurme,P14732020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.43
Stoffregen,G1691Andrikopoulos,J14002020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.44
Paholok,I1676Kern,J13022020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.45
Courjal,J1388Jaccard,L16662020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.46
Geiser,M1628Heron,A11312020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.47
Malli,S1390Fluekiger,K16022020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.48
Hesse,R1341Schaerer,R17842020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.49
Fiechter,P1697Famel,D13662020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.50
Pabst,M1311Loeffler,H16492020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.51
Meier,H1530Wojenko,A-2020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.52
Heron,S-Mollard,P15222020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.53
Gafner,L-Bretscher,R14572020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.54
Guyer,M-Gugler,G14042020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.55
Doerig,M1507Briand,E10382020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.56
Scherler,J1323Albicker,L15002020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.57
Spirig,I1227Eickert,J14912020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.58
Kuhn,O-Langenegger,S13702020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.59
Lehmann,P1364Fecker,S13372020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.60
Schmid,J1142Egli,A13552020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.61
Lamorelle,A-Rempe,L12122020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.62
Akarsh,V-Mailler,M-2020A00Corona Amateur Tournament (C-HTO)6.63

Players and officials

A short conversation with main arbiter Laurent Freyd:

SS: Laurent, please introduce yourself briefly to our readers.

LF: I live in Strasbourg, I am 43 years old and currently chairman of the Fide arbiters commission.

In addition to Biel, I also manage the major international tournaments in Gibraltar, Portu Mannu, Bergamo and Cap'Agde. Furthermore, I am very active in the French Federation and since 2017 I am also responsible for the management of the Youth Championships.

SS: How is the tournament going, what are the restrictions because of the Corona regulations?

LF: We have worked out an extensive protection concept and the players are very cooperative and stick to the regulations. Besides the plexiglass protection walls for rapid and classical chess, we had extra protection masks made for the Blitz (thanks to Ingrid Steffen). The tournament runs very smoothly and the players abide with the conditions.

SS: Are further tournaments under these protective conditions planned?

LF: The Italian tournaments have been cancelled due to Corona, Cap'Agde will take place, but as a pure online tournament only for the invited elite players.

SS: What other view can you offer us?

LF: In Fide we are currently reforming the whole arbiter system to raise the quality to a good level. So far there are big differences between the member countries. This is the task that will occupy us in the coming months and we will work out solutions.

SS: Many thanks for the insights!

Translation from German: Nick Murphy

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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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