Biel International Chess Festival

Final Standings - Challengers

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Biel Chess 2025 - Pairings

GMT Challengers - Classical Pairings

Round 1 – 2025/07/15

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Dardha, Daniel	0 - 1	GM Navara, David
2	GM Hakobyan, Aram	1 - 0	GM Ma, Qun
3	GM Jumabayev, Rinat	0 - 1	GM Theodorou, Nikolas

Round 2 – 2025/07/16

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Navara, David	0 - 1	GM Theodorou, Nikolas
2	GM Ma, Qun	½ - ½	GM Jumabayev, Rinat
3	GM Dardha, Daniel	½ - ½	GM Hakobyan, Aram

Round 3 – 2025/07/17

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Hakobyan, Aram	½ - ½	GM Navara, David
2	GM Jumabayev, Rinat	1 - 0	GM Dardha, Daniel
3	GM Theodorou, Nikolas	0 - 1	GM Ma, Qun

Round 4 – 2025/07/18

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Navara, David	½ - ½	GM Ma, Qun
2	GM Dardha, Daniel	½ - ½	GM Theodorou, Nikolas
3	GM Hakobyan, Aram	1 - 0	GM Jumabayev, Rinat

Round 5 – 2025/07/19

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Jumabayev, Rinat	1 - 0	GM Navara, David
2	GM Theodorou, Nikolas	1 - 0	GM Hakobyan, Aram
3	GM Ma, Qun	½ - ½	GM Dardha, Daniel

Round 6 on 2025/07/22 at 14:00

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Theodorou, Nikolas(12.5)	1-0	GM Navara, David (8.5)
2	GM Jumabayev, Rinat(8.5)	½ - ½	GM Hakobyan, Aram(10)

Round 7 on 2025/07/23 at 14:00

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Navara, David(15.5)	½ - ½	GM Hakobyan, Aram(25.5)
2	GM Theodorou, Nikolas(30.5)	½ - ½	GM Jumabayev, Rinat(17)

Round 8 on 2025/07/24 at 14:00

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Navara, David(17)	½ - ½	GM Jumabayev, Rinat(18.5)
2	GM Hakobyan, Aram(27)	½ - ½	GM Theodorou, Nikolas(32)

GMT Challengers - Rapid Pairings

Round 1 – 2025/07/13

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Navara, David	½ - ½	GM Dardha, Daniel
2	GM Ma, Qun	½ - ½	GM Hakobyan, Aram
3	GM Theodorou, Nikolas	1 - 0	GM Jumabayev, Rinat

Round 2 – 2025/07/13

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Theodorou, Nikolas	1 - 0	GM Navara, David
2	GM Jumabayev, Rinat	½ - ½	GM Ma, Qun
3	GM Hakobyan, Aram	1 - 0	GM Dardha, Daniel

Round 3 – 2025/07/13

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Navara, David	0 - 1	GM Hakobyan, Aram
2	GM Dardha, Daniel	1 - 0	GM Jumabayev, Rinat
3	GM Ma, Qun	½ - ½	GM Theodorou, Nikolas

Round 4 – 2025/07/13

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Ma, Qun	½ - ½	GM Navara, David
2	GM Theodorou, Nikolas	1 - 0	GM Dardha, Daniel
3	GM Jumabayev, Rinat	½ - ½	GM Hakobyan, Aram

Round 5 – 2025/07/13

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Navara, David	0 - 1	GM Jumabayev, Rinat
2	GM Hakobyan, Aram	1 - 0	GM Theodorou, Nikolas
3	GM Dardha, Daniel	1 - 0	GM Ma, Qun

GMT Challengers - Blitz Pairings

Round 1 – 2025/07/20

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Dardha, Daniel	½ - ½	GM Navara, David
2	GM Hakobyan, Aram	½ - ½	GM Ma, Qun
3	GM Jumabayev, Rinat	0-1	GM Theodorou, Nikolas

Round 2 – 2025/07/20

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Navara, David	1 - 0	GM Theodorou, Nikolas
2	GM Ma, Qun	1 - 0	GM Jumabayev, Rinat
3	GM Dardha, Daniel	1 - 0	GM Hakobyan, Aram

Round 3 – 2025/07/20

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Hakobyan, Aram	1-0	GM Navara, David
2	GM Jumabayev, Rinat	½ - ½	GM Dardha, Daniel
3	GM Theodorou, Nikolas	½ - ½	GM Ma, Qun

Round 4 – 2025/07/20

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Navara, David	1-0	GM Ma, Qun
2	GM Theodorou, Nikolas	1-0	GM Jumabayev, Rinat
3	GM Hakobyan, Aram	1-0	GM Dardha, Daniel

Round 5 – 2025/07/20

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Navara, David	1-0	GM Jumabayev, Rinat
2	GM Hakobyan, Aram	0-1	GM Theodorou, Nikolas
3	GM Dardha, Daniel	0-1	GM Ma, Qun

Round 6 – 2025/07/20

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Navara, David	1-0	GM Dardha, Daniel
2	GM Ma, Qun	0-1	GM Hakobyan, Aram
3	GM Theodorou, Nikolas	½ - ½	GM Jumabayev, Rinat

Round 7 – 2025/07/20

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Theodorou, Nikolas	1-0	GM Navara, David
2	GM Jumabayev, Rinat	0-1	GM Ma, Qun
3	GM Hakobyan, Aram	1-0	GM Dardha, Daniel

Round 8 – 2025/07/20

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Navara, David	0-1	GM Hakobyan, Aram
2	GM Dardha, Daniel	1-0	GM Jumabayev, Rinat
3	GM Ma, Qun	0-1	GM Theodorou, Nikolas

Round 9 – 2025/07/20

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Ma, Qun	1-0	GM Navara, David
2	GM Theodorou, Nikolas	0-1	GM Dardha, Daniel
3	GM Jumabayev, Rinat	0-1	GM Hakobyan, Aram

Round 10 – 2025/07/20

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	GM Navara, David	½ - ½	GM Jumabayev, Rinat
2	GM Hakobyan, Aram	0-1	GM Theodorou, Nikolas
3	Dardha, Daniel	0-1	GM Ma, Qun

GMT Challengers - Chess960 Pairings

Round 1 on 2025/07/12 at 14:00

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	Dardha, Daniel	½ - ½	Ma, Qun
2	Navara, David	½ - ½	Theodorou, Nikolas
3	Hakobyan, Aram	½ - ½	Jumbayev, Rinat

Round 2 on 2025/07/12 at 14:50

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	Dardha, Daniel	½ - ½	Navara, David
2	Theodorou, Nikolas	0 - 1	Hakobyan, Aram
3	Ma, Qun	1 - 0	Jumbayev, Rinat

Round 3 on 2025/07/12 at 15:40

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	Hakobyan, Aram	½ - ½	Dardha, Daniel
2	Navara, David	1 - 0	Ma, Qun
3	Jumbayev, Rinat	1 - 0	Theodorou, Nikolas

Round 4 on 2025/07/12 at 16:30

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	Dardha, Daniel	0 - 1	Jumbayev, Rinat
2	Navara, David	0 - 1	Hakobyan, Aram
3	Ma, Qun	1 - 0	Theodorou, Nikolas

Round 5 on 2025/07/12 at 17:20

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	Theodorou, Nikolas	0 - 1	Dardha, Daniel
2	Jumbayev, Rinat	1 - 0	Navara, David
3	Hakobyan, Aram	½ - ½	Ma, Qun

Round 6 on 2025/07/12 at 18:30

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	Dardha, Daniel	0 - 1	Murzin, Volodar
2	Navara, David	0 - 1	Fedoseev, Vladimir
3	Hakobyan, Aram	0 - 1	Svane, Frederik
4	Jumbayev, Rinat	½ - ½	Wojtaszek, Radoslaw
5	Theodorou, Nikolas	1 - 0	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.
6	Ma, Qun	0 - 1	Salem, A.R. Saleh

Round 7 on 2025/07/12 at 19:20

Bo.	White	Result	Black
1	Salem, A.R. Saleh	0 - 1	Dardha, Daniel
2	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.	0 - 1	Navara, David
3	Murzin, Volodar	½ - ½	Hakobyan, Aram
4	Svane, Frederik	½ - ½	Jumbayev, Rinat
5	Fedoseev, Vladimir	½ - ½	Theodorou, Nikolas
6	Wojtaszek, Radoslaw	½ - ½	Ma, Qun

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Final Standings - Challengers

GMT Challengers - Classical Pairings

GMT Challengers - Rapid Pairings

GMT Challengers - Blitz Pairings

GMT Challengers - Chess960 Pairings