Biel Chess Festival Explained

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.

Winners

Year Grandmaster Tournament Master Open Tournament
1 1968
2 1969
3 1970
4 1971
5 1972
6 1973
7 1974
8 1975

9 1976 (Interzonal)
10 1977
11 1978
12 1979
13 1980


14 1981



15 1982
16 1983
17 1984
18 1985 (Interzonal)
19 1986
20 1987
21 1988
22 1989
23 1990
24 1991
25 1992
26 1993 (Interzonal)
27 1994
28 1995
29 1996
30 1997
31 1998
32 1999
33 2000
34 2001
35 2002
36 2003
37 2004
38 2005
39 2006
40 2007
41 2008
42 2009
43 2010
44 2011
45 2012
46 2013
47 2014
48 2015
49 2016
50 2017
51 2018
52 2019
53 2020
54 2021
55 2022
562023
572024

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.

2024 Biel Masters Triathlon, 14-25 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Classical !! Total
1 5 8½ 19 32½
2 10 5 16½31½
3 10 7½ 1330½
4 5 10½ 1025½
5 9 7½ 7½24
6 6 7 10½23½
7 8 3½ 8½20
8 3 6½ 918½
2023 Biel Masters Triathlon – Rapid, 16 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland[4] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! Points
T-1 2617 2 1 1 2 2 1 110
T-1 26890 1 2 1 2 2 210
3 27341 1 1 2 2 0 29
4 25881 0 1 1 2 2 18
5 26050 1 0 1 0 2 26
T-6 27140 0 0 0 2 2 15
T-6 26611 0 2 0 0 0 25
8 26341 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
2023 Biel Masters Triathlon – Classical, 18–26 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland[5] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! Points !! Circuit
1 27280 1½ 1½ 4 4 4 419 19.91
2 26904 1½ 1½ 1½ 0 4 416½ 15.93
3 26891½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 413 13.94
4 26541½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½10½ 11.95
5 27100 4 1½ 1½ 1½ 0 1½10–
6 26930 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½9–
7 26940 0 0 1½ 4 1½ 1½8½–
8 27350 0 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 7½–
2023 Biel Masters Triathlon – Blitz, 22 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland[6] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! Points
1 27101 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 110½
2 26430 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 18½
T-3 26750 ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ 1 17½
T-3 2770½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½7½
5 26260 1 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 17
6 2644½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 ½6½
7 2669½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 05
8 2670½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 3½
Master Tournament Open
2023 Biel Masters Tournament, 17–27 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland[7]
Player Points Circuit
1 26768/1060 503 10.38
2 26267½/1058½ 504 8.30
3 25427/1057½ 490 5.38
4 24897/1056½ 489 4.86
5 26457/1056½ 488 4.34
6 24557/1055½ 484 3.83
7 24637/1054½ 469 3.31
8 24827/1053½ 477½ 2.79
9 24017/1048 456 1.75
10 23767/1046½ 449 1.75
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! !! Player !! Rapid !! Classical 1 !! Blitz !! Classical 2 !! Total
1 5 12½ 6½ 7 31
2 7 7½ 6½ 4½ 25½
3 5 7 7 5½ 24½
4 4 12½ 2½ 3 22
5 5 8½ 2 15½
6 4 3 5½ 12½
2024 Biel Masters Triathlon – Rapid, 14 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland[9] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! Points
1 2599 2 1 1 1 27
T-2 2645 0 0 2 2 15
T-2 2709 1 2 1 1 05
T-2 2659 1 0 1 1 25
T-5 2604 1 0 1 1 14
T-5 2622 0 1 2 0 1 4
2024 Biel Masters Triathlon – Classical, 16–20 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland[10] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! Points
T-1 2604 1½ 1½ 1½ 4 412½
T-1 2731 1½ 4 1½ 1½ 412½
3 2721 1½ 0 1½ 4 1½8½
4 2661 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½7½
5 2757 0 1½ 0 1½ 47
6 2683 0 0 1½ 1½ 0 3
2024 Biel Masters Triathlon – Blitz, 21 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland[11] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! Points
1 2680 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 1 17
T-2 27000 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 16½
T-2 2716½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½6½
4 26480 1 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 15½
5 24490 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 02½
6 26070 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 2
2024 Biel Masters Triathlon – Final, 23–25 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland[12] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! Points
1 2731 4 1½ 1½ 7
2 2757 0 1½ 45½
3 26611½ 1½ 1½4½
4 2604 1½ 0 1½ 3
2024 Biel Challengers Triathlon, 14-25 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland! !! Player !! Rapid !! Classical 1 !! Blitz !! Classical 2 !! Total
1 6 15 9 5½35½
2 7 11 5 5½28½
3 5 15 2½ 022½
4 5 9½ 3 17½
5 4 3 5½ 12½
6 3 1½ 5 9½
2024 Biel Challengers Triathlon – Rapid, 14 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland[13] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! Points
1 25742 0 2 2 17
2 26590 2 2 0 26
T-3 25232 0 1 0 25
T-3 23590 0 1 2 25
5 24450 2 2 0 04
6 24281 0 0 0 2 3
2024 Biel Challengers Triathlon – Classical, 16–20 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland[14] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! Points
T-1 26381½ 1½ 4 4 415
T-1 24881½ 4 4 1½ 415
3 26441½ 0 1½ 4 411
4 26530 0 1½ 4 49½
5 26200 1½ 0 0 1½3
6 25350 0 0 0 1½ 1½
2024 Biel Challengers Triathlon – Blitz, 21 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland[15] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! Points
1 26541 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 19
2 24430 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 05½
T-3 25690 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½5
T-3 24710 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 1 15
5 25190 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13
6 23660 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 2½
2024 Biel Challengers Triathlon – Final, 23–25 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland[16] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! Points
T-1 26381½ 45½
T-1 26331½ 45½
3 24880 0 0
Master Tournament Open
2024 Biel Masters Tournament, 15–25 July, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland[17]
Player Points Circuit
1 25657½/1047 8.32
2 26157½/1045 7.38
3 23427½/1044¾ 6.91
4 25127½/1044¼ 6.45
5 25817/1042½ 3.44
6 26327/1042 2.97
7 24527/1041½ 2.50
8 24587/1040 2.03
9 26027/1039½ 1.09
10 24077/1038½ 1.09
Total entries: 128 players

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.bielchessfestival.ch/History/Past-Winners.html International Chess Festival Biel – Previous winners
  2. http://www.ajedrezdeataque.com/05%20Palmares/Torneos/Europa/Biel.htm Torneo Biel
  3. Web site: Regulations . 2023-12-11.
  4. Web site: Grand Master Triathlon (GMT) - Rapid Biel International Chess Festival 2023 .
  5. Web site: Grand Master Triathlon (GMT) - Classical Biel International Chess Festival 2023 .
  6. Web site: Grand Master Triathlon (GMT) - Blitz Biel International Chess Festival 2023 .
  7. Web site: Master Tournament (MTO) Biel International Chess Festival .
  8. Web site: Regulations . 26 July 2024.
  9. Web site: Biel Chess Festival 2024 - Masters Rapid . 14 July 2024.
  10. Web site: Biel Chess Festival 2024 - Masters Qualifier . 20 July 2024.
  11. Web site: Biel Chess Festival 2024 - Masters Blitz . 21 July 2024.
  12. Web site: Biel Chess Festival 2024 - Masters Final . 25 July 2024.
  13. Web site: Biel Chess Festival 2024 - Masters Rapid . 14 July 2024.
  14. Web site: Biel Chess Festival 2024 - Challengers Qualifier . 20 July 2024.
  15. Web site: Biel Chess Festival 2024 - Challengers Blitz . 21 July 2024.
  16. Web site: Biel Chess Festival 2024 - Challengers Final . 25 July 2024.
  17. Web site: Biel Chess Festival 2024 - Master tournament .

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