12-year-old Roman Tkhoruk (SUI) claimed victory in the ATO with 8.5/9, winning 7 games and drawing twice—undefeated!
Simon Künzli (SUI) and Ding Shirui (CHN) completed the podium.
The tournament featured 109 players from 16 countries.
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Main Arbiter
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IA Ana Srebrnič
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Dates
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July 15–24, 2025
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Venue
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Concert Hall, Biel Congress Center.
Smoking is strictly prohibited within the whole building.
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Tournament type
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9 rounds, Swiss system.
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Time control
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90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.
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Schedule
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July 15–19, 2 pm: rounds 1–5
July 20: Rest day
July 21–24, 2 pm: rounds 6–9
July 24, 15' after the end of the last game: Prize-giving (except for the first three players*)
July 25, 10.30 am: Prize-giving for the first three players
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Prizes
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CHF 1'200, 1'000, 800, 600, 500, 400, 300, 200.
Non-cash prize for the best U16.
Total prize fund: CHF 5'000 + non cash prize. |
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Prizes are valid with 100 participants or more. With fewer participants, they are reduced pro rata.
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Prizes will be awarded according to the final ranking ("Hort System" won’t be applied).
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| Prizes are non-cumulative. | |
| Each day, the best game of the round is rewarded with a non-cash prize. | |
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In order to receive their prizes, the top three finishers are required to stand on the podium during the prize-giving.
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Ranking
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1. Points scored
2. Direct encounter
3. Sonneborn-Berger 4. Buchholz Cut 1 (worst score excluded)
5. Elo average of opponents (FIDE standard)
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Eligibility
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Players without standard FIDE rating (but registered by a national federation) or with FIDE standard rating not higher than 2000 Elo in all three rating lists of May, June and July 2025.
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Players who like to participate, but don’t have a FIDE ID yet, should contact the corresponding officer of their federation or the tournament arbiter by e-mail, in order to receive the FIDE ID needed for the online registration in time.
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The admission of a player is decided solely by the organization. This decision is final.
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Registration
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CHF 180 or € 180 (born 2009+: CHF 100 or € 100), by bank transfer until July 09, 2025, based on the invoice received by e-mail after the online registration. After this date, cash payments are made on site with a surcharge of CHF 20. Deadline: July 15, 12:15 pm.
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Team
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Team registration of three players will be on site no later than Thursday, July 17, 2 pm. At least three teams must be entered for the competition to take place.
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No extra charge in participating at this competition.
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The team ranking is calculated as the sum of the achieved scores of the three members of the team. In case of a tie, the team with the lowest Elo average wins. Prize in kind for the best team.
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Check-in
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All participants with "paid" status on the website should confirm their presence at the registration desk until 12:30 pm at the latest on Tuesday, July 15.
Players who don't confirm their participation on time will not be paired in the 1st round. Only players with confirmed status (marked in green) on the players list will be paired for the 1st round:
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Laws of chess
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Any player arriving at the board more than 30 minutes after the start the round will lose by forfeit, except in cases of force majeure.
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It is forbidden to enter the playing area with any electronic device such as a mobile phone or a smart watch.
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All players must comply with strict anti-cheating measures in accordance with the FIDE rules.
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Pairings and results
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The starting list is based on the July 2025 FIDE standard rating list.
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The pairings for the first round will be published at 1:45 pm. For all subsequent rounds, the pairings will be published online until one hour after the end of the previous round. Pairings of Round 6 will be published at 8 pm in the evening after the rest day.
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| Players may request a maximum of one bye (½ point) until 5th round included. Request for a bye must be made on the previous day until 5 minutes after the end of the round by sending an e-mail to the arbiter. | |
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Players have to deliver the original copy of the scoresheet and register the result at the arbiter's desk. Otherwise the result of the game will be recorded as 0-0.
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In case of disagreement with the arbiter's decision, you can appeal verbally against it with the chief arbiter. This needs to be done immediately.
The decision of the chief arbiter is final.
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The tournament will be submitted for the Swiss, German and FIDE standard rating list.
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Declaration of consent
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With your participation you give permission for the usage of photos/videos - in which you appear - in any publication.
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