46th Biel International Chess Festival
The regulations for the 46th Biel International Chess Festival have been published. The registration for the tournaments is now open.
How to register?You are kindly encouraged to subscribe online for the tournaments (Master Tournament, Main Tournament, Rapid, Blitz etc.).
Please find here all the regulations of the open tournaments (Regulations). |
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New member of the organization committee: GM Yannick Pelletier
The International Chess Festival Biel is happy to introduce Yannick Pelletier, the person in charge of the GM-Tournament. He takes over this function, following the tragic death of Olivier Breisacher. As an experienced Grandmaster, he will attempt to carry on with high-class Grandmaster tournaments in Biel. We wish him a good start and the best of luck in his new duty.
46th Biel International Chess Festival: 20.07. - 02.08.2013
Rino Castagna †
We are deeply saddened by the death of our friend and former co-organizer of the International Chess Festival Biel. He passed away on January 25th, at the age of 76, after a long illness.
Rino assisted the Biel International Chess Festival for 30 years until 1998. During this time, he was responsible for the finances and in the early days, he also worked as a tournament director. His great commitment contributed to shaping the chess festival in all these years. We thank him and will keep him in respectful memory.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, hoping they will find strength and comfort in these moments of sorrow.
Your chess friends
Olivier Breisacher
It is with deep regret and profound sadness that we inform you of the passing of our friend and co-organizer of the Biel International Chess Festival. By an accident at the age of 44 years, he has left us far too soon.
Through his tireless engagement, his journalistic expertice and profound knowledge of chess as well as his great fellowshop with the chess community at large, Olivier had helped to establish the Biel International Chess Festival as a beacon in the international chess world.
We lose a dear, esteemed and valued Friend.
We will indeed miss him.
We extend to his family our most sincere and heartfelt condolences and wish them much strength and confidence in this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Your chess companions
The funeral will take place on Tuesday August 14, 2012 at 2:00 PM at the cemetry, Friedhof Madretsch in Biel.