The Grandmaster Triathlon GMT blitz tournament marked the return of legend Gata Kamsky: After finishing last in the rapid event, the American took first place in blitz with 8.5 of 14 possible points. Salem, Keymer, and Abdusattorov also had a great tournament, sharing second place with 8/14. The leader, Gukesh, finished with 7.5/14, overall a good result as he maintained a two point lead in the tournament. The Indian remains in the lead with 24 points, still ahead of Lê Quang (22) and Esipenko (21.5). The three players are followed by Salem (20.5). That said, nothing is decided yet in this tournament, there are still 16 possible points that each player can win.
GMT: Interim Ranking
|
Rank |
Name |
Federation |
Games |
Classic |
Rapid |
Blitz |
TOTAL |
|
1 |
GM Dommaraju GUKESH |
IND |
24 |
9½ |
7 |
7½ |
24 |
|
2 |
GM Quang Liêm LÊ |
VIE |
24 |
4 |
11 |
7 |
22 |
|
3 |
GM Andrey ESIPENKO |
FIDE |
24 |
4½ |
10 |
7 |
21½ |
|
4 |
GM Saleh SALEM |
UAE |
24 |
5½ |
7 |
8 |
20½ |
|
5 |
GM Nodirbek ABDUSATTOROV |
UZB |
24 |
1½ |
9 |
8 |
18½ |
|
6 |
GM Vincent KEYMER |
GER |
24 |
4½ |
5 |
8 |
17½ |
|
7 |
GM Gata KAMSKY |
USA |
24 |
5½ |
1 |
8½ |
15 |
|
8 |
GM Arkadij NAIDITSCH |
AZE |
24 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
15 |
DAQ: Iris Ciarletta dominates the blitz tournament!
Iris Ciarletta dominated the blitz event of the ladies' quadriathlon with a stunning 12 of 14 possible points, ahead of Moracchini (9/14) and Sumarriva (8/14). The leader, Zhuang Yongzhe, scored only 6.5 points and overall-second, Juliette Cornileau, only 5.5 points. The gap at the top of the tournament thus is closing: Zhuang keeps the lead with 29.5 points, followed by Ciarletta at 28 and finally Cornileau who is up to 26.5 points. In this tournament too, nothing is decided, but one will have to beat the leader to have a chance to overtake her!
DAQ: Interim Ranking
|
Rank |
Name |
Federation |
Classic |
Chess960 |
Rapid |
Blitz |
TOTAL |
|
1 |
Zhuang Yongzhe |
SUI |
9.5 |
3.5 |
10 |
6.5 |
29.5 |
|
2 |
Iris Ciarletta |
FRA |
1.5 |
5.5 |
9 |
12 |
28 |
|
3 |
Juliette Cornileau |
FRA |
5.5 |
5.5 |
10 |
5.5 |
26.5 |
|
4 |
Margaux Moracchini* |
FRA |
8 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
23 |
|
5 |
Gohar Tamrazyan* |
SUI |
5.5 |
2.5 |
8 |
5.5 |
21.5 |
|
6 |
Laura Sumarriva Paulin |
FRA |
3 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
21 |
|
7 |
Yulia Avilova |
SUI |
3 |
4 |
5 |
7.5 |
19.5 |
|
8 |
Cecilia Keymer |
GER |
3 |
3 |
2** |
2 |
10 |
* one game less
** scored by Veronika Kostina
Open Blitz Tournament: Martirosyan with an almost perfect day!
While the MTO and ATO had a rest day, a one day open blitz tournament with 106 participants took place in Biel. While a whole group of Indians, just like in the MTO, were present around the first tables, they could do nothing against the incredible performance of Haik M. Martirosyan (favourite of the tournament with 2706 Elo blitz) who won the tournament with an amazing 12.5/13! As far as we now, an unprecendented resulat at a Biel blitz tournament! The podium is completed by two Indian players, both Grandmasters, but very underrated in fast pace: GM Raja Harshit (2338!) and GM Bharath Subramaniyam (2242!) who achieve 10/13 and 9,5/13. They left behind a pleiad of players much better ranked, including some with more than 2600 Elo!
Ranking: https://chess-results.com/tnr636486.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=13
Chess for the little ones at the VINETUM Youth Tournament
In the second week of the Biel Chess Festival, the focus is increasingly on young people. The VINETUM Youth Tournament, which was open to all interested chess enthusiasts under the age of 18, kicked off the festival today. Over seven rounds, 59 participants chose the winners in the categories U10, U13 and U18:
Podium U10: 1st Roman Tkhoruk (UKR), 2nd Haiko Schmid (SUI, Payerne), 3rd Tommaso Cavadini (SUI, Chess Academy).
Podium U13: 1st Nikash Vemparala (USA), 2nd Colin Federer (SUI, Chess Academy), 3rd David Markus (SLO)
Podium U18: 1st Raphael Erne (SUI, Neuchâtel CE), 2nd Maximilian Wehrle (GER, DSSP), 3rd Cédric Hirzel (SUI, Winterthur SG)
Outlook: Rest day and start of the Swiss Junior Championships
Tomorrow, Monday, the GMT and DAQ participants have a rest day on the agenda - with an excursion to St. Peter's Island on Lake Biel.
The finals of the Swiss Youth Championships in the four categories U16, U14, U12 and U10 will begin at the Congress Centre. As in previous years, the country's 16 best young talents will compete over four days in each category at the Biel Chess Festival and crown the Swiss champions.
In the Master Tournament MTO and the Amateur Tournament ATO, the fifth round will be played on Monday.
Pictures of the Biel International Chess Festival are available under the following link:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/143150736@N02/collections/72157720866132786/