The Biel Grandmaster Tournament is being held from July 19th to 29th 2004.
The very strong field is led by last year's winner Alexander Morozevich (2743)
and includes FIDE ex world champion Ruslan Ponomariov (2722). The other players
are French champion Etienne Bacrot (2712), India's number two player Krishnan
Sasikiran (2666), England's Luke McShane (2643) and Yannick Pelletier of Switzerland
(2597). The tournament reaches Category 18

Ruslan Ponomariov vs Yannick Pelletier in round three
After three rounds the Morozevich is in the lead with 2.5 points, followed
by Ponomariov with 2.0. The two play each other today. Equal third are Sasikiran,
Pelletier and Bacrot with 1.5 points each; while an off-form Luke McShane has
yet to score.
Accentus Ladies Tournament
Parallel to the men's event there is a Ladies Tournament taking place, with
six strong players.

The participants: Iweta Radziewicz (POL 2431), Monika Seps (SUI 2097),
Elisabeth Pähtz (GER 2396), Tatiana Kosintseva (RUS 2462), Kateryna Lahno
(UKR 2472) and Eva Repkova (SVK 2411).
Standings after three rounds: 1-2 Radziewicz, Pähtz, Repkova: 2 points
each; 4-5. Lahno, Kosintseva 1.5 each; 6 Monika Seps: 0. The games can be viewed
in on the official
home page (including live coverage).
Picture Gallery

The city of Biel (or Bienne) is famous for its watch manufacturers

The Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen (justice fountain) at the Burgplatz

The Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen surrounded by typical Swiss houses

A real, honest-to-goodness watchmaker in Biel

Last year's winner Alexander Morozevich
Reports from Biel 2003
'I
decided to end my professional career'
09.08.2003
Alexander Morozevich has a 2679 rating and is currently number 23 in the
world. This enigmatic and innovative player has decided to give up serious
professional chess. The reason: there are no real prospects left in the
chess world. "That’s why I study chess no more than four or five hours
a week." Alex explains it all in this
interview given after a stunning victory in Biel.
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Morozevich
leads in Biel
30.07.2003
Alexander Morozevich, Super-GM from Moscow, is in the lead at the Super-GM
tournament at the 36th International Chess Festival in Biel (Switzerland).
He is closely followed by the young French player Etienne Bacrot and Israeli
Ilia Smirin. We bring you games, results and an illustrated
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Ridiculous,
cheeky, brilliant
30.07.2002
The Swiss national team had already lost the battle, and it was up to Werner
Hug to make the final result look a little more graceful. The former world
junior champion went to work with circumspection and soon had a commanding
advantage. Then came the shock: a "ridiculous, cheeky and brilliant"
move (Hug), which took the Swiss veteran to the brink of defeat. You can
replay the game here.
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'Blitzky'
succumbs to Shredder
29.07.2002
The Swiss national team is not doing so well. In the third
game against our program Shredder
the Internet chess specialist Florian Jenni (22, Elo 2525, handle: "Blitzky")
played a few inaccurate moves and was defeated. The final game (against
1971 world junior champion Werner Hug) can be viewed at 20:15h (19:15 London,
18:15 GMT, 12:15 p.m. NY) on the Playchess
server, with live commentary by GM Miso Cebalo.
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Shredder
digs into the Swiss National team
28.07.2002
Our program Shredder
has scored 1.5 points out of two games so far against the Swiss national
team. The second encounter against Yannick Pelletier was a close call for
the computer. The games start at 20:15 European time and are carried live
on the Playchess server.
Read all about this match and on the Biel Chess Festival in our illustrated
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Shredder
vs the Swiss National Team
26.07.2002
Starting from Friday, July 26, our programm Shredder
is playing an interesting match as part of the Chess Festival in Biel.
Shredder, operated by its author Stefan Meyer-Kahlen, is taking on the
Swiss national team. The games will start at 20:15 European time and be
carried live on the Playchess
server, with live analysis after the games are over.
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Kortchnoï
frappe d'entrée
23.07.2002
Korchnoi starts with a bang. The 71-year-old veteran is once again show
his opponents that he is not yet finished with chess – not by a long
shot. With a win and a draw he leads the field at the Biel Chess Festival,
which is being covered live (from 14:00 MET) on the Playchess
server. In the evening at 20:00 MET the best games of the day are discussed
there by GM Miso Cebalo. More
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