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Biel 2014
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The 47th edition of Biel International Chess Festival is held between 12th and 25th July 2014 in Biel, Switzerland.
Among the multiple past winners are Anatoly Karpov (3 wins between 1990 and 1996), Alexander Morozevich (3 wins in 2003, 2004 and 2006), Magnus Carlsen (2 wins in 2007 and 2011), Viktor Kortchnoi (2 wins in 1979 and 2011), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2 wins in 2009 and 2013), Boris Gelfand (1993 and 2005).
Schedule
The event includes various tournaments listed below.
Grandmaster Tournament
July 16th - 25th 2014; 2 p.m. (July 25th: 11 a.m.). Rest day on July 20th.
9 round Swiss system.
Cadence: 40/90 min, then 30 min + increment of 30 sec per move.
Players
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, FRA, 24 years, Elo 2766, FIDE #10
Anish Giri, NED, 20 years, Elo 2750, FIDE #14, Junior #1
Radoslaw Wojtaszek, POL, 27 years, Elo 2733, FIDE #22
Pentala Harikrishna, IND, 28 years, Elo 2726, FIDE #27
Alexander Motylev, RUS, 35 years, Elo 2698, FIDE #48, European champion
Yifan Hou, CHN, 20 years, Elo 2629, FIDE Women #2, World champion
The tournament has an average of 2717 Elo points (category 19) and will be held according to the Double Round Robin System.
Pairings
14.07.2014 14:00: Round 1
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - Pentala Harikrishna
Alexander Motylev - Radoslaw Wojtaszek
Yifan Hou - Anish Giri
15.07.2014 14:00: Round 2
Pentala Harikrishna - Anish Giri
Radoslaw Wojtaszek - Yifan Hou
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - Alexander Motylev
16.07.2014 14:00: Round 3
Alexander Motylev - Pentala Harikrishna
Yifan Hou - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Anish Giri - Radoslaw Wojtaszek
17.07.2014 14:00: Round 4
Yifan Hou - Pentala Harikrishna
Anish Giri - Alexander Motylev
Radoslaw Wojtaszek - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
18.07.2014 14:00: Round 5
Pentala Harikrishna - Radoslaw Wojtaszek
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - Anish Giri
Alexander Motylev - Yifan Hou
19.07.2014 14:00: Round 6
Pentala Harikrishna - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Radoslaw Wojtaszek - Alexander Motylev
Anish Giri - Yifan Hou
20.07.2014: Rest Day!
21.07.2014 14:00: Round 7
Anish Giri - Pentala Harikrishna
Yifan Hou - Radoslaw Wojtaszek
Alexander Motylev - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
22.07.2014 14:00: Round 8
Pentala Harikrishna - Alexander Motylev
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - Yifan Hou
Radoslaw Wojtaszek - Anish Giri
23.07.2014 14:00: Round 9
Radoslaw Wojtaszek - Pentala Harikrishna
Anish Giri - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Yifan Hou - Alexander Motylev
24.07.2014 14:00: Round 10
Pentala Harikrishna - Yifan Hou
Alexander Motylev - Anish Giri
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - Radoslaw Wojtaszek
Master Tournament (Swiss championship U18 included)
July 14th - 25th 2014; 2 p.m. (July 25th: 11 a.m.). Rest day on July 20th.
11 round Swiss system.
Cadence: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.
Players
| 1. | GM | Viktor Erdos | HUN | 2648 |
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| 2. | GM | Mateusz Bartel | POL | 2644 |
| 3. | GM | Dragan Solak | TUR | 2639 |
| 4. | GM | Samuel Shankland | USA | 2632 |
| 5. | GM | Aleksandr Rakhmanov | RUS | 2626 |
| 6. | GM | Surya Ganguly | IND | 2619 |
| 7. | GM | Dariusz Swiercz | POL | 2617 |
| 8. | GM | Baskaran Adhiban | IND | 2610 |
| 9. | GM | Tamas Banusz | HUN | 2595 |
| 10. | GM | Benjamin Bok | NED | 2586 |
| 11. | GM | Michael Roiz | ISR | 2572 |
| 12. | GM | Aleksandar Kovacevic | SRB | 2564 |
| 13. | GM | Victor Mikhalevski | ISR | 2539 |
| 14. | GM | Nijat Abasov | AZE | 2536 |
| 15. | GM | Ognjen Cvitan | CRO | 2535 |
| 16. | GM | Matej Sebenik | SLO | 2516 |
| 17. | GM | Mackenzie Molner | USA | 2504 |
| 18. | IM | Alexander Donchenko | GER | 2499 |
| 19. | GM | Joseph Gallagher | SUI | 2484 |
| 20. | GM | Vladislav Vorotnikov | RUS | 2480 |
List
Swiss Chess960 Championship
Mode of playing: Chess960
July 12th 2014, 1.00 p.m.
7 round Swiss system.
15' + 5" per move and per player.
Playing schedule: 1.00 - 7.00 p.m.
Simultaneous
July 12th 2014: 1.00 p.m.
Simultan against Women's World Champion Hou Yifan (CHN, Elo 2629).
Chess-Tennis Tournament
July 13th 2014, 9 a.m., Tenniscenter Scheuren.
Teams with 2 players.
Swiss Rapid Chess Championship
July 13th 2014, 9.30 a.m.
9 round Swiss system.
Cadence: 15' + 5'' per move and per player.
Playing schedule:
1st - 3rd round: 9.30 a.m. - 12.15 p.m. ,
4th - 9th round: 1.30 - 6.45 p.m.
Swiss Blitz Chess Championship
July 20th 2014, 2 p.m.
13 round Swiss system.
Cadence: 3' + 2'' per move and per player.
Playing schedule:
1st - 5th round: 2 p.m. - 3.30 p.m.,
6th - 10th round: 3.45 p.m.-5.15 p.m.,
11th - 13th round: 5.30 p.m.-6.15 p.m.
Youth Tournament
Sunday, July 20th 2014, 10 a.m.
Three categories:
U18 (born 1996-2000)
U13 (born 2001-2003)
U10 (born 2004 or later)
7 round Swiss System, 15 minutes
Previous winners - Grandmasters
2013 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)
2012 Wang Hao (CHN)
2011 Magnus Carlsen (NOR)
2010 Fabiano Caruana (ITA)
2009 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)
2008 Evgeny Alekseev (RUS)
2007 Magnus Carlsen (NOR)
List
Previous winners - Masters
2013 Pentala Harikrishna (IND)
2012 Igor Kurnosov (RUS)
2011 Ni Hua (CHN)
2010 Alexander Riazantsev (RUS)
2009 Boris Grachev (RUS)
2008 Vladimir Belov (RUS)
2007 Mikhail Ulibin (RUS)
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Watch LIVE Biel International Chess Festival 2014 with computer analysis:
Biel 2014
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2012 |
2011 |
2010
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