7/23/2022 – Thanks to a draw against direct rival Andrey Esipenko, Le Quang Liem grabbed the Grandmaster Triathlon title at the Biel Chess Festival. Le came from winning three games in a row in the classical section, and got a well-deserved first place as he was also the top scorer in the rapid section. Yongzhe Zhuang from Switzerland won the Ladies’ Quadriathlon, while Mahammad Muradli from Azerbaijan was the surprise winner in the Masters Open Tournament. | Photos: Biel Chess Festival

7/22/2022 – Both the Grandmaster Triathlon and the Women’s Quadriathlon in Biel will feature direct encounters between the first and second placed participants in final-round battles for the respective titles. Le Quang Liem has a 3-point lead over Andrey Esipenko (a win is worth 4 points) in the GM Triatholn, while Iris Ciarletta has a 1-point lead over Zhuang Yongzhe in the ladies’ Quadriathlon. | The final round kicks off four hours earlier than usual, at 10.00 CEST. | Photos: Biel Chess Festival

7/20/2022 – With their victories today, Lê Quang Liêm and Andrey Esipenko climbed to first and second places in the Biel Grandmaster Triathlon. Esipenko defeated former leader Gukesh, while Lê prevailed against Keymer. There was also a change of leader in the Ladies’ Quadriathlon, with France’s Margaux Moracchini taking the lead for the first time. | Photos: Biel Chess Festival

7/17/2022 – With a win over former sole leader Le Quang Liem, Dommaraju Gukesh took the lead in the Grandmaster Triathlon at the Biel Chess Festival — and at 16 years, 1 month and 17 days he became the third-youngest player in history to cross the magic threshold of 2700 Elo points! | Photos: Biel Chess Festival

7/13/2022 – On Monday, Vincent Keymer won the Accentus Chess960 tournament in Biel, on Tuesday Le Quang Liem won the Rapid GM tournament. He finished with 5.5/7 or 11/14 as players received 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Keymer finished second to last with 2.5/7 or 5/14. | Photos: Biel Chess Festival

7/12/2022 – In the Accentus Chess960 tournament at the start of the 55th Biel Chess Festival Vincent Keymer and Nodirbek Abdusattorov both finished with 5.0/7 and tied first. However, as Keymer won more games with Black, he won the tournament on tiebreak. | Photos: Schachfestival Biel.