Biel Chess Festival

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The Biel International Chess Festival is an annual chess tournament that takes place in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. It consists of two events, the Grandmaster Tournament, held with the round-robin system, and the Master Open Tournament (MTO), held with the Swiss system. The Grandmaster Tournament has taken place since 1977. [1] [2] The city of Biel hosted three Interzonal Tournaments, in 1976, 1985 and 1993.

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Winners

#YearGrandmaster TournamentMaster Open Tournament
11968Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Edwin Bhend  (Switzerland)
21969Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan Timman  (Netherlands)
31970Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Predrag Ostojic  (Yugoslavia)
41971Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Stanimir Nikolic  (Yugoslavia)
51972Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Milan Vukic  (Yugoslavia)
61973Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Milan Vukic  (Yugoslavia)
Flag of Hungary.svg  János Flesch  (Hungary)
71974Flag of Romania.svg  Bela Soos  (Romania)
81975Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Mišo Cebalo  (Yugoslavia)
Flag of England.svg  John Pigott  (England)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  David Parr  (Australia)
91976Flag of Denmark.svg  Bent Larsen  (Denmark) (Interzonal)Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Dragutin Sahovic  (Yugoslavia)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Radovan Govedarica  (Yugoslavia)
101977Flag of England.svg  Tony Miles  (England)Flag of Argentina.svg  Miguel Quinteros  (Argentina)
111978Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Charles Partos  (Switzerland)
121979Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Viktor Korchnoi  (Switzerland)Flag of Israel.svg  Yehuda Gruenfeld  (Israel)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jean Hébert  (Canada)
131980Flag of Israel.svg  Yehuda Gruenfeld  (Israel)Flag of the United States.svg  Israel Zilber  (United States)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Josip Rukavina  (Yugoslavia)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Beat Züger  (Switzerland)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Peter Scheeren  (Netherlands)
141981Flag of Germany.svg  Eric Lobron  (West Germany)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Vlastimil Hort  (Czechoslovakia)
Flag of Israel.svg  Nathan Birnboim  (Israel)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Laszlo Karsa  (Hungary)
Flag of the United States.svg  Ron Henley  (United States)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Eduard Meduna  (Czechoslovakia)
151982Flag of England.svg  John Nunn  (England)
Flag of Romania.svg  Florin Gheorghiu  (Romania)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Ivan Nemet  (Yugoslavia)
161983Flag of England.svg  Tony Miles  (England)
Flag of England.svg  John Nunn  (England)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Jaan Eslon  (Sweden)
171984Flag of Germany.svg  Vlastimil Hort  (West Germany)
Flag of Germany.svg  Robert Hübner  (West Germany)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Carlos Garcia-Palermo  (Argentina)
181985Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Rafael Vaganian  (Soviet Union) (Interzonal)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ian Rogers  (Australia)
Flag of Israel.svg  Alon Greenfeld  (Israel)
191986Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lev Polugaevsky  (Soviet Union)
Flag of Germany.svg  Eric Lobron  (West Germany)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Daniel Cámpora  (Argentina)
201987Flag of the United States.svg  Boris Gulko  (United States)Flag of Israel.svg  Lev Gutman  (Israel)
211988Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Ivan Sokolov  (Yugoslavia)
Flag of the United States.svg  Boris Gulko  (United States)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Gennadi Kuzmin  (Soviet Union)
221989Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vassily Ivanchuk  (Soviet Union)Flag of Germany.svg  Matthias Wahls  (West Germany)
231990Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anatoly Karpov  (Soviet Union)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Gavrikov  (Soviet Union)
241991Flag of Latvia.svg  Alexei Shirov  (Latvia)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Zurab Sturua  (Soviet Union)
251992Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Anatoly Karpov  (Russia)Flag of Latvia.svg  Alexander Shabalov  (Latvia)
261993Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Boris Gelfand  (Belarus) (Interzonal)Flag of Israel.svg  Vadim Milov  (Israel)
271994Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Viktor Gavrikov  (Switzerland)Flag of Indonesia.svg  Utut Adianto  (Indonesia)
281995Flag of Russia.svg  Alexey Dreev  (Russia)Flag of Germany.svg  Igor Glek  (Germany)
291996Flag of Russia.svg  Anatoly Karpov  (Russia)Flag of Georgia.svg  Zurab Sturua  (Georgia)
301997Flag of India.svg  Viswanathan Anand  (India)Flag of Russia.svg  Ildar Ibragimov  (Russia)
311998Flag of Croatia.svg  Mladen Palac  (Croatia)Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Milos Pavlovic  (Yugoslavia)
321999Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jeroen Piket  (Netherlands)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Vadim Milov  (Switzerland)
332000Flag of Russia.svg  Peter Svidler  (Russia)Flag of Israel.svg  Boris Avrukh  (Israel)
342001Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Viktor Korchnoi  (Switzerland)Flag of Israel.svg  Boris Avrukh  (Israel)
352002Flag of Israel.svg  Ilya Smirin  (Israel)Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Milos Pavlovic  (Yugoslavia)
362003Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Morozevich  (Russia)Flag of Russia.svg  Mikhail Ulibin  (Russia)
372004Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Morozevich  (Russia)Flag of France.svg  Christian Bauer  (France)
382005Flag of Israel.svg  Boris Gelfand  (Israel)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Andrei Volokitin  (Ukraine)
Flag of Russia.svg  Mikhail Kobalia  (Russia)
392006Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Morozevich  (Russia)Flag of Poland.svg  Bartosz Soćko  (Poland)
402007Flag of Norway.svg  Magnus Carlsen  (Norway)Flag of Russia.svg  Mikhail Ulibin  (Russia)
412008Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeny Alekseev  (Russia)Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Belov  (Russia)
422009Flag of France.svg  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave  (France)Flag of Russia.svg  Boris Grachev  (Russia)
432010Flag of Italy.svg  Fabiano Caruana  (Italy)Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Riazantsev  (Russia)
442011Flag of Norway.svg  Magnus Carlsen  (Norway)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ni Hua  (China)
452012Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Hao  (China)Flag of Russia.svg  Igor Kurnosov  (Russia)
462013Flag of France.svg  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave  (France)Flag of India.svg  Pentala Harikrishna  (India)
472014Flag of France.svg  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave  (France)Flag of India.svg  Baskaran Adhiban  (India)
482015Flag of France.svg  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave  (France)Flag of Israel.svg  Emil Sutovsky  (Israel)
492016 [a] Flag of France.svg  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave  (France)Flag of the United States.svg  Samuel Shankland  (United States)
502017Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Hou Yifan  (China)Flag of Poland.svg  Mateusz Bartel  (Poland)
512018Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov  (Azerbaijan)Flag of India.svg  Suri Vaibhav  (India)
522019Flag of India.svg  Vidit Gujrathi  (India)Flag of Iran.svg  Amin Tabatabaei  (IRI)
532020Flag of Poland.svg  Radosław Wojtaszek  (Poland)Flag of France.svg  Christian Bauer  (France)
542021Flag of the United States.svg  Gata Kamsky  (United States)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Salem Saleh  (United Arab Emirates)
552022Flag of Vietnam.svg  Lê Quang Liêm  (Vietnam)Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Mahammad Muradli  (Azerbaijan)
562023Flag of Vietnam.svg  Lê Quang Liêm  (Vietnam)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Bu Xiangzhi  (China)
572024Flag of Vietnam.svg  Lê Quang Liêm  (Vietnam)Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Rinat Jumabayev  (Kazakhstan)
582025Flag of Slovenia.svg  Vladimir Fedoseev  (Slovenia)Flag of India.svg  Karthikeyan Murali  (India)

Event results

2023

The 2023 event invited 8 players to play a triathlon of time control formats: single round-robin in 15+5 rapid time controls, single round-robin in classical time controls with colors reversed from Rapid, and double round-robin in 3+2 blitz time controls. Points are given each game according to time controls: 4-1½-0 for classical, 2-1-0 for rapid, and 1-½-0 for blitz. [3] This event was included for the 2023 FIDE Circuit, but only the classical section results were used for circuit points calculation.

2023 Biel Masters Triathlon, 14-25 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
PlayerRapidBlitzClassicalTotal
1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Lê Quang Liêm  (Vietnam)51932½
2Flag of Germany.svg  Vincent Keymer  (Germany)10516½31½
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  David Navara  (Czech Republic)101330½
4Flag of India.svg  Arjun Erigaisi  (India)510½1025½
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yu Yangyi  (China)924
6Flag of France.svg  Jules Moussard  (France)6710½23½
7Flag of Egypt.svg  Bassem Amin  (Egypt)820
8Flag of Romania.svg  Bogdan-Daniel Deac  (Romania)3918½
2023 Biel Masters Triathlon – Rapid, 16 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [4]
Player Rating 12345678Points
T-1Flag of Germany.svg  Vincent Keymer  (Germany)2617Does not appear211221110
T-1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  David Navara  (Czech Republic)26890Does not appear12122210
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yu Yangyi  (China)273411Does not appear122029
4Flag of Egypt.svg  Bassem Amin  (Egypt)2588101Does not appear12218
5Flag of France.svg  Jules Moussard  (France)26050101Does not appear0226
T-6Flag of India.svg  Arjun Erigaisi  (India)271400002Does not appear215
T-6Flag of Vietnam.svg  Lê Quang Liêm  (Vietnam)2661102000Does not appear25
8Flag of Romania.svg  Bogdan-Daniel Deac  (Romania)26341001010Does not appear3
2023 Biel Masters Triathlon – Classical, 18–26 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [5]
Player Rating 12345678Points Circuit
1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Lê Quang Liêm  (Vietnam)2728Does not appear044441919.91
2Flag of Germany.svg  Vincent Keymer  (Germany)26904Does not appear04416½15.93
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  David Navara  (Czech Republic)2689Does not appear41313.94
4Flag of France.svg  Jules Moussard  (France)2654Does not appear10½11.95
5Flag of India.svg  Arjun Erigaisi  (India)271004Does not appear010
6Flag of Romania.svg  Bogdan-Daniel Deac  (Romania)26930Does not appear9
7Flag of Egypt.svg  Bassem Amin  (Egypt)26940004Does not appear
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yu Yangyi  (China)273500Does not appear
2023 Biel Masters Triathlon – Blitz, 22 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [6]
Player Rating 12345678Points
1Flag of India.svg  Arjun Erigaisi  (India)2710Does not appear1 11 ½½ 11 0½ 1½ 1½ 110½
2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Lê Quang Liêm  (Vietnam)26430 0Does not appear1 01 ½1 01 ½½ 11 1
T-3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  David Navara  (Czech Republic)26750 ½0 1Does not appear1 0½ 10 10 ½1 1
T-3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yu Yangyi  (China)2770½ 00 ½0 1Does not appear½ ½1 ½1 ½1 ½
5Flag of France.svg  Jules Moussard  (France)26260 10 1½ 0½ ½Does not appear½ 0½ ½1 17
6Flag of Romania.svg  Bogdan-Daniel Deac  (Romania)2644½ 00 ½1 00 ½½ 1Does not appear1 01 ½
7Flag of Germany.svg  Vincent Keymer  (Germany)2669½ 0½ 01 ½0 ½½ ½0 1Does not appear0 05
8Flag of Egypt.svg  Bassem Amin  (Egypt)2670½ 00 00 00 ½0 00 ½1 1Does not appear
Master Tournament Open
2023 Biel Masters Tournament, 17–27 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [7]
Player Rating PointsTB1TB2 Circuit
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Bu Xiangzhi  (China)26768/106050310.38
2Flag of India.svg  Aryan Chopra  (India)26267½/1058½5048.30
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Yan  (China)25427/1057½4905.38
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Peng Xiongjian  (China)24897/1056½4894.86
5Flag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn  (Vietnam)26457/1056½4884.34
6Flag of the United States.svg  Nico Chasin  (United States)24557/1055½4843.83
7Flag of India.svg V.S. Rathanvel (India)24637/1054½4693.31
8Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Read Samadov (Azerbaijan)24827/1053½477½2.79
9Flag of the United States.svg Robert Shlyakhtenko (United States)24017/10484561.75
10Flag of Germany.svg Georg Seul (Germany)23767/1046½4491.75
Total entries: 98 players

2024

The 2024 event had 2 invitational sections, Masters and Challengers, with 6 players each. Each section played the same triathlon format from the previous event with the same point distribution, except that after all three phases are played, top 3 in total points, along with 4th place if they are within 12 points from first place, will continue play with a second classical round-robin. [8]

2024 Biel Masters Triathlon, 14-25 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
PlayerRapidClassical 1BlitzClassical 2Total
1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Lê Quang Liêm  (Vietnam)512½731
2Flag of Armenia.svg  Haik M. Martirosyan  (Armenia)725½
3Flag of India.svg  R Praggnanandhaa  (India)57724½
4Flag of the United States.svg  Abhimanyu Mishra  (United States)412½322
5Flag of Germany.svg  Vincent Keymer  (Germany)5215½
6Flag of the United States.svg  Sam Shankland  (United States)4312½
2024 Biel Masters Triathlon – Rapid, 14 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [9]
Player Rating 123456Points
1Flag of Armenia.svg  Haik M. Martirosyan  (Armenia)2599Does not appear211127
T-2Flag of Germany.svg  Vincent Keymer  (Germany)26450Does not appear02215
T-2Flag of India.svg  R Praggnanandhaa  (India)270912Does not appear1105
T-2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Lê Quang Liêm  (Vietnam)2659101Does not appear125
T-5Flag of the United States.svg  Abhimanyu Mishra  (United States)26041011Does not appear14
T-5Flag of the United States.svg  Sam Shankland  (United States)262201201Does not appear4
2024 Biel Masters Triathlon – Classical, 16–20 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [10]
Player Rating 123456Points
T-1Flag of the United States.svg  Abhimanyu Mishra  (United States)2604Does not appear4412½
T-1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Lê Quang Liêm  (Vietnam)2731Does not appear4412½
3Flag of Germany.svg  Vincent Keymer  (Germany)27210Does not appear4
4Flag of Armenia.svg  Haik M. Martirosyan  (Armenia)2661Does not appear
5Flag of India.svg  R Praggnanandhaa  (India)275700Does not appear47
6Flag of the United States.svg  Sam Shankland  (United States)2683000Does not appear3
2024 Biel Masters Triathlon – Blitz, 21 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [11]
Player Rating 123456Points
1Flag of India.svg  R Praggnanandhaa  (India)2680Does not appear1 ½½ 01 01 11 17
T-2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Lê Quang Liêm  (Vietnam)27000 ½Does not appear½ ½1 ½½ 11 1
T-2Flag of Armenia.svg  Haik M. Martirosyan  (Armenia)2716½ 1½ ½Does not appear0 11 ½1 ½
4Flag of the United States.svg  Sam Shankland  (United States)26480 10 ½1 0Does not appear½ ½1 1
5Flag of the United States.svg  Abhimanyu Mishra  (United States)24490 0½ 00 ½½ ½Does not appear½ 0
6Flag of Germany.svg  Vincent Keymer  (Germany)26070 00 00 ½0 0½ 1Does not appear2
2024 Biel Masters Triathlon – Final, 23–25 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [12]
Player Rating 1234Points
1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Lê Quang Liêm  (Vietnam)2731Does not appear47
2Flag of India.svg  R Praggnanandhaa  (India)27570Does not appear4
3Flag of Armenia.svg  Haik M. Martirosyan  (Armenia)2661Does not appear
4Flag of the United States.svg  Abhimanyu Mishra  (United States)26040Does not appear3
2024 Biel Challengers Triathlon, 14-25 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
PlayerRapidClassical 1BlitzClassical 2Total
1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Salem Saleh  (United Arab Emirates)615935½
2Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Donchenko  (Germany)711528½
3Flag of India.svg  R Vaishali  (India)515022½
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Jonas Buhl Bjerre  (Denmark)5317½
5Flag of France.svg  Marc'Andria Maurizzi  (France)4312½
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ihor Samunenkov  (Ukraine)35
2024 Biel Challengers Triathlon – Rapid, 14 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [13]
Player Rating 123456Points
1Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Donchenko  (Germany)2574Does not appear202217
2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Salem Saleh  (United Arab Emirates)26590Does not appear22026
T-3Flag of Denmark.svg  Jonas Buhl Bjerre  (Denmark)252320Does not appear1025
T-3Flag of India.svg  R Vaishali  (India)2359001Does not appear225
5Flag of France.svg  Marc'Andria Maurizzi  (France)24450220Does not appear04
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ihor Samunenkov  (Ukraine)242810002Does not appear3
2024 Biel Challengers Triathlon – Classical, 16–20 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [14]
Player Rating 123456Points
T-1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Salem Saleh  (United Arab Emirates)2638Does not appear44415
T-1Flag of India.svg  R Vaishali  (India)2488Does not appear44415
3Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Donchenko  (Germany)26440Does not appear4411
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Jonas Buhl Bjerre  (Denmark)265300Does not appear44
5Flag of France.svg  Marc'Andria Maurizzi  (France)2620000Does not appear3
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ihor Samunenkov  (Ukraine)25350000Does not appear
2024 Biel Challengers Triathlon – Blitz, 21 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [15]
Player Rating 123456Points
1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Salem Saleh  (United Arab Emirates)2654Does not appear1 11 ½1 ½1 11 19
2Flag of France.svg  Marc'Andria Maurizzi  (France)24430 0Does not appear1 ½1 01 11 0
T-3Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Donchenko  (Germany)25690 ½0 ½Does not appear1 ½0 11 ½5
T-3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ihor Samunenkov  (Ukraine)24710 ½0 10 ½Does not appear0 11 15
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Jonas Buhl Bjerre  (Denmark)25190 00 01 01 0Does not appear0 13
6Flag of India.svg  R Vaishali  (India)23660 00 10 ½0 01 0Does not appear
2024 Biel Challengers Triathlon – Final, 23–25 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [16]
Player Rating 123Points
T-1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Salem Saleh  (United Arab Emirates)2638Does not appear4
T-1Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Donchenko  (Germany)2633Does not appear4
3Flag of India.svg  R Vaishali  (India)248800Does not appear0
Master Tournament Open
2024 Biel Masters Tournament, 15–25 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [17]
Player Rating PointsSB Circuit
1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Rinat Jumabayev  (Kazakhstan)25657½/10478.32
2Flag of India.svg  Leon Luke Mendonca  (India)26157½/10457.38
3Flag of India.svg Ayush Sharma (India)23427½/1044¾6.91
4Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Mukhiddin Madaminov  (Uzbekistan)25127½/1044¼6.45
5Flag of India.svg  Krishnan Sasikiran  (India)25817/1042½3.44
6Flag of India.svg  Aryan Chopra  (India)26327/10422.97
7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xue Haowen  (China)24527/1041½2.50
8Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aldiyar Ansat (Kazakhstan)24587/10402.03
9FIDE flag icon.png  Arseniy Nesterov  (FIDE)26027/1039½1.09
10Flag of Mongolia.svg  Sugaryn Gan-Erdene  (Mongolia)24077/1038½1.09
Total entries: 128 players

2025

The 2025 event had 2 invitational sections, Masters and Challengers, with 6 players each. Each section played the same triathlon format from the previous event with the same point distribution. After all three phases are played, top 3 in total points, along with 4th place if they are within 12 points from first place, will continue play with a second classical round-robin. In case of a tie, the ranking in the ACCENTUS Chess960 decides upon the final ranking of the Triathlon and the corresponding prizes. [18]


2025 Biel Masters Triathlon, 13-24 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
PlayerRapidClassical 1BlitzClassical 2TotalACC-960 [b]
1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Vladimir Fedoseev  (Slovenia)728½4
2Flag of India.svg  Aravindh Chithambaram  (India)76728½
3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Salem Saleh  (United Arab Emirates)215624½4
4FIDE flag icon.png  Volodar Murzin  (FIDE)54724½
5Flag of Poland.svg  Radoslaw Wojtaszek  (Poland)66416
6Flag of Germany.svg  Frederik Svane  (Germany)310
2025 Biel Masters Triathlon – Rapid, 13 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [19]
Player Rating 123456Points
T-1Flag of India.svg  Aravindh Chithambaram  (India)2576Does not appear111227
T-1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Vladimir Fedoseev  (Slovenia)27401Does not appear02227
3Flag of Poland.svg  Radoslaw Wojtaszek  (Poland)265712Does not appear1026
4FIDE flag icon.png  Volodar Murzin  (FIDE)2644101Does not appear215
5Flag of Germany.svg  Frederik Svane  (Germany)24870020Does not appear13
6Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Salem Saleh  (United Arab Emirates)263700011Does not appear2
2025 Biel Masters Triathlon – Classical, 15–19 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [20]
Player Rating 123456Points
1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Salem Saleh  (United Arab Emirates)2627Does not appear44415
T-2Flag of India.svg  Aravindh Chithambaram  (India)27240Does not appear4
T-2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Vladimir Fedoseev  (Slovenia)27390Does not appear4
4FIDE flag icon.png  Volodar Murzin  (FIDE)2671Does not appear
5Flag of Poland.svg  Radoslaw Wojtaszek  (Poland)26510Does not appear6
6Flag of Germany.svg  Frederik Svane  (Germany)265900Does not appear
2025 Biel Masters Triathlon – Blitz, 20 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [21]
Player Rating 123456Points
1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Vladimir Fedoseev  (Slovenia)2746Does not appear1 00 11 1½ 11 1
T-2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Salem Saleh  (United Arab Emirates)26440 1Does not appear1 10 11 00 16
T-2Flag of India.svg  Aravindh Chithambaram  (India)26111 00 0Does not appear½ 11 1½ 16
T-4FIDE flag icon.png  Volodar Murzin  (FIDE)26690 01 0½ 0Does not appear½ 11 04
T-4Flag of Poland.svg  Radoslaw Wojtaszek  (Poland)2610½ 00 10 0½ 0Does not appear1 14
6Flag of Germany.svg  Frederik Svane  (Germany)25530 01 0½ 00 10 0Does not appear
2025 Biel Masters Triathlon – Final, 22–24 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [22]
Player Rating 1234Points
T-1Flag of India.svg  Aravindh Chithambaram  (India)2724Does not appear47
T-1FIDE flag icon.png  Volodar Murzin  (FIDE)2671Does not appear47
3Flag of Slovenia.svg  Vladimir Fedoseev  (Slovenia)27390Does not appear4
4Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Salem Saleh  (United Arab Emirates)262700Does not appear
2025 Biel Challengers Triathlon, 13-24 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
PlayerRapidClassical 1BlitzClassical 2Total
1Flag of Greece.svg  Nikolas Theodorou  (Greece)812½6733½
2Flag of Armenia.svg  Aram Hakobyan  (Armenia)710728½
3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Rinat Jumabayev  (Kazakhstan)4320
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  David Navara  (Czechia)25318½
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma Qun  (China)56415
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Daniel Dardha  (Belgium)4513½
2025 Biel Challengers Triathlon – Rapid, 13 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [23]
Player Rating 123456Points
1Flag of Greece.svg  Nikolas Theodorou  (Greece)2559Does not appear112228
2Flag of Armenia.svg  Aram Hakobyan  (Armenia)25351Does not appear11227
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma Qun  (China)261711Does not appear1115
T-4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Rinat Jumabayev  (Kazakhstan)2546011Does not appear024
T-4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Daniel Dardha  (Belgium)25800012Does not appear14
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  David Navara  (Czechia)262100101Does not appear2
2025 Biel Challengers Triathlon – Classical, 15–19 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [24]
Player Rating 123456Points
1Flag of Greece.svg  Nikolas Theodorou  (Greece)2625Does not appear4412½
2Flag of Armenia.svg  Aram Hakobyan  (Armenia)2621Does not appear410
T-3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Rinat Jumabayev  (Kazakhstan)25460Does not appear4
T-3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  David Navara  (Czechia)26620Does not appear4
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma Qun  (China)26150Does not appear6
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Daniel Dardha  (Belgium)262700Does not appear
2025 Biel Challengers Triathlon – Blitz, 20 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [25]
Player Rating 123456Points
1Flag of Armenia.svg  Aram Hakobyan  (Armenia)2557Does not appear1 00 11 1½ 11 ½7
2Flag of Greece.svg  Nikolas Theodorou  (Greece)25490 1Does not appear0 10 1½ 11 ½6
T-3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Daniel Dardha  (Belgium)25921 01 0Does not appear½ 01 0½ 15
T-3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  David Navara  (Czechia)26460 01 0½ 1Does not appear1 10 ½5
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma Qun  (China)2614½ 0½ 00 10 0Does not appear1 14
6Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Rinat Jumabayev  (Kazakhstan)25200 ½0 ½½ 01 ½0 0Does not appear3
2025 Biel Challengers Triathlon – Final, 22–24 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [26]
Player Rating 1234Points
1Flag of Greece.svg  Nikolas Theodorou  (Greece)2625Does not appear47
T-2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Rinat Jumabayev  (Kazakhstan)2546Does not appear
T-2Flag of Armenia.svg  Aram Hakobyan  (Armenia)2621Does not appear
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  David Navara  (Czechia)26620Does not appear3
Master Tournament Open
2025 Biel Masters Tournament, 14–24 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland [27]
Player Rating PointsSB Circuit
1Flag of India.svg  Murali Karthikeyan  (India)26508/1051.507.10
2Flag of India.svg  Pranav Anand  (India)25667½/1048.504.52
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Mustafa Yilmaz  (Turkey)25867½/1048.254.19
4Flag of India.svg  Karthik Venkataraman  (India)25407½/1046.503.87
5Flag of India.svg  Pranesh M  (India)25927½/1044.253.55
6Flag of Malaysia.svg Poh Yu Tian (Malaysia)24587½/1042.503.23
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Benjamin Bok  (Netherlands)25937/1042.001.51
8Flag of Vietnam.svg Khuong Duy Dau (Vietnam)24567/1040.001.18
9Flag of Vietnam.svg Gia Huy Banh (Vietnam)24457/1036.750.54
10Flag of Germany.svg Christian Gloeckler (Germany)24396½/1039.25
Total entries: 112 players

Notes

  1. In 2016 a match between Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Peter Svidler took place instead of the traditional round-robin Grandmaster Tournament.
  2. In case of a tie, the ranking in the ACCENTUS Chess960 decides upon the final ranking of the Triathlon and the corresponding prizes.

References

  1. International Chess Festival Biel – Previous winners
  2. Torneo Biel
  3. "Regulations". Archived from the original on 2023-12-11.
  4. "Grand Master Triathlon (GMT) - Rapid Biel International Chess Festival 2023".
  5. "Grand Master Triathlon (GMT) - Classical Biel International Chess Festival 2023".
  6. "Grand Master Triathlon (GMT) - Blitz Biel International Chess Festival 2023".
  7. "Master Tournament (MTO) Biel International Chess Festival".
  8. "Regulations" . Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  9. "Biel Chess Festival 2024 - Masters Rapid". 14 July 2024.
  10. "Biel Chess Festival 2024 - Masters Qualifier". 20 July 2024.
  11. "Biel Chess Festival 2024 - Masters Blitz". 21 July 2024.
  12. "Biel Chess Festival 2024 - Masters Final". 25 July 2024.
  13. "Biel Chess Festival 2024 - Masters Rapid". 14 July 2024.
  14. "Biel Chess Festival 2024 - Challengers Qualifier". 20 July 2024.
  15. "Biel Chess Festival 2024 - Challengers Blitz". 21 July 2024.
  16. "Biel Chess Festival 2024 - Challengers Final". 25 July 2024.
  17. "Biel Chess Festival 2024 - Master tournament".
  18. "Regulations" . Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  19. "Biel Chess Festival 2025 - Masters Rapid". 17 July 2025. ^
  20. "Biel Chess Festival 2025 - Masters Classical". 17 July 2025.
  21. "Biel Chess Festival 2025 - Masters Blitz". 17 July 2025.
  22. "Biel Chess Festival 2025 - Masters Final". 17 July 2025.
  23. "Biel Chess Festival 2025 - Challengers Rapid". 17 July 2025.
  24. "Biel Chess Festival 2025 - Challengers Classical". 17 July 2025.
  25. "Biel Chess Festival 2025 - Challengers Blitz". 17 July 2025.
  26. "Biel Chess Festival 2025 - Challengers Final". 17 July 2025.
  27. "Biel Chess Festival 2025 - Master tournament".