Aravindh with a draw against Murzin in the GMT-Masters
With his victory today against Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Vladimir Fedoseev is once again waving from the top of the Biel Grandmaster Triathlon. In a game that was evenly balanced for a long time, Fedoseev managed to wrest a pawn from the Pole in the endgame and thus bring home the victory. With this victory, Fedoseev has caught up with Aravindh on points and is now back in first place in the table thanks to his better result in the ACCENTUS Chess960 tournament, which in this case serves as a tie-breaker.
Aravindh, for his part, drew his game, in which he and Volodar Murzin were in each other's sights but conceded nothing. This result helps Murzin more than the Indian. Thanks to the third draw in a row, Murzin was able to overtake today's loser Wojtaszek and is now third in the standings of the Biel Masters. Finally, Saleh Salem defeated Frederik Svane in the third game of today. As yesterday, the German was unfortunate and made the wrong decision at a crucial moment, which Salem did not let slip.
GMT-Masters: Interim Ranking
| Rank | Name | Games | Classical | Rapid | Blitz | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM ARAVINDH Chithambaram | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| 2 | GM Vladimir FEDOSEEV | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| 3 | GM Volodar MURZIN | 8 | 4½ | 5 | 9½ | |
| 4 | GM Radoslaw WOJTASZEK | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 5 | GM Saleh SALEM | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| 6 | GM Frederik SVANE | 8 | 1½ | 3 | 4½ |
GMT-Challengers: Spectacular turnaround by Jumabayev
Today's only game with a decisive outcome in the GMT-Challengers was a tough one. In the endgame of the duel between the bottom of the table, it looked as if Daniel Dardha had the trump cards in his hand: much more time on the clock, a more active king, a pawn up and pawns further advanced. However, Dardha was too impetuous and his opponent Rinat Jumabayev not only managed to stop his opponent, but also to gain an advantage, finally forcing Dardha to resign the game. For Jumabayev, last year's winner of the open Biel Master Tournament MTO, who is clearly considered the outsider in the Challengers, this victory means a jump to third place in the table. The other two games were much more.balanced: the two leaders, Nikolas Theodorou and Aram Hakobyan, were both allowed to play with white today and both drew against Ma Qun and David Navara.
GMT-Challengers: Interim Ranking
| Rank | Name | Games | Classical | Rapid | Blitz | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Nikolas THEODOROU | 8 | 9 ½ | 8 | 17 ½ | |
| 2 | GM Aram HAKOBYAN | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| 3 | GM Rinat JUMABAYEV | 8 | 5 ½ | 4 | 9 ½ | |
| 4 | GM Ma Qun | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 5 | GM David NAVARA | 8 | 5 ½ | 2 | 7 ½ | |
| 6 | GM Daniel DARDHA | 8 | 1 ½ | 4 | 5 ½ |
Pranav Anand Leads the Master Tournament MTO
It took four rounds for the Masters Tournament at the Biel Chess Festival to have a sole leader for the first time: GM Pranav Anand remains the only one to have won all his games. In his game today, he beat GM Benjamin Bok, the winner of the one-day rapid tournament at the beginning of the festival. The Dutchman, seeded number 2 in the tournament, thus slips down to 25th place. Pranav Anand is followed by seven players with 3 ½ points, including other tournament favourites such as GM Karthikeyan Murali and GM Mustafa Yilmaz.
Interim Ranking MTO: Interim Ranking MTO Link
Third Round of the ATO
In the Amateur Tournament ATO for players ranked below 2000 Elo, seven of the 109 players are still unscathed after three rounds and lead the field with 3 points each.
Interim Ranking ATO: Interim Ranking ATO Link
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Round 4 of the Freestyle Tournament FSC
With the fourth round, the freestyle tournament in Chess960 has passed the halfway point. GM Alexander Raetsky and WGM Evgeniya Doluhanova are still in the lead with 3 ½ points each — tomorrow the two will face each other at the board.
Interim Ranking FSC: Interim Ranking FSC Link
Outlook
In round four of the GMT-Masters on Friday, the top three in the tournament all play with the black pieces: a chance for the lower-ranked players to take a step forward? Svane will meet Murzin, Wojtaszek Aravindh, and Salem Fedoseev. In the GMT-Challengers, last-placed Dardha meets first-placed Theodorou. Today's winner Jumabayev has to play Hakobyan with black and Navara meets Ma Qun.
Announcement
The VINETUM Youth Tournament of the Biel Chess Festival will take place on Saturday. This one-day tournament over seven rounds of rapid chess is open to all pupils born in 2007 or later, regardless of their level. Registrations can be made on the festival website up to and including 18 July and is free of charge.
Beauty Award MTO, ATO
Every day, the best games from MTO and ATO are voted for on social media.
Winner MTO RD3: Carl Alexander von Burg (1878) vs. Simon Jakob (2157) 1 – 0
Winner ATO RD2: Vote is delayed.
Pictures of the Biel International Chess Festival are available under the following link: Pictures of the Biel Chess Festival
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