TWIC is 30. First issue 17th September 1994.
45th Biel Chess Festival 2012 (Games and Results)
45th Biel Chess Festival 2012
Mark Crowther - Thursday 2nd August 2012
Bacrot had a big advantage at one stage against Carlsen in the final round but it went away in time trouble and Carlsen may have missed some chances later to win the event. Photo ©: | http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/en/home/
The Biel Chess Festival took place from 23rd July to 2nd August 2023. Wang Hao took clear first place with 19 points a point clear of Magnus Carlsen (3 points for a win and 1 for a draw). Wang had a fantastic tournament with 6 wins and just 1 draw and a huge increase in rating. Carlsen also gained rating points and would have won the event with 7/10 on the old scoring system. I guess he won't see it as much of a failure. Hikaru Nakamura and Anish Giri finished on 16 points and gained too. The event was somewhere between bad and catastrophic for Bacrot and Bologan. However it is Morozevich's withdrawal after losses in the first two rounds that may have the most effect. You have to worry for his future in chess. Magnus Carlsen had returned to defend the title he won last year.
Alexander Morozevich withdraws from Biel Chess tournament due to health issues (Morozevich)
Alexander Morozevich has withdrawn from the Biel Chess tournament. There was an initial announcement that his round 3 game was postponed but then on the official Facebook Feed Stefan Tock said "Official: Due to medical issues Alexander Morozevich has retired from the GM Tournament" and said there would be more news later. The other two games were delayed but eventually started, no doubt there was discussion as to whether a replacement should be allowed. Later it was announced that Victor Bologan would replace him. The first two games will count of wins for Giri and Bacrot and will not be replayed, Bologan will play Carlsen on Sunday. There are three points for a win. Morozevich started with two very disappointing losses and is known to react very badly to reverses for instance at the Tal Memorial one loss brought about near total collapse. However a doctor confirmed to the organisers his inability to go on. See the full text from the organsers below.
45th Biel Chess Festival 2012 (Morozevich)
Mark Crowther (Wed Jul 25 15:51:00 2012)
Alexander Morozevich at the Opening Ceremony. Photo © | http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/en/home/
45th Biel Chess Festival 2012 (Carlsen Invitation)
Magnus Carlsen comes back to Biel
Mark Crowther | Fri Jul 6 15:26:00 2012
45th Biel International Chess Festival 2012 (Biel SUI)
Sat 21st Jul 2012 - Fri 3rd Aug 2012 -
Official Site - Results - Live
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| 45th Biel GM Biel SUI Sat 21st Jul 2012 - Fri 3rd Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 10 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | FED | Rtg | Gms | Pts |
| 1 | Wang Hao | CHN | 2739 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2837 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | Anish Giri | NED | 2696 | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2778 | 10 | 16 |
| 5 | Etienne Bacrot | FRA | 2713 | 10 | 7 |
| 6 | Victor Bologan | MDA | 2732 | 8 | 4 |
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45th Biel Masters (11 Rds Swiss Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1))
| 45th Biel Masters Biel SUI Sat 21st Jul 2012 - Fri 3rd Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 11 Standings: |
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| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Gms | + | - | = | Pts | TB1 | TB2 |
| 1 | 6 | Kurnosov, Igor | GM | RUS | 2663 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 8.0 | 71.5 | 680.5 |
| 2 | 1 | Movsesian, Sergei | GM | ARM | 2698 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 8.0 | 71.0 | 680.5 |
| 3 | 8 | Edouard, Romain | GM | FRA | 2646 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 8.0 | 68.5 | 666.0 |
| 4 | 20 | Wen, Yang | GM | CHN | 2569 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7.5 | 73.0 | 686.0 |
| 5 | 3 | Harikrishna, Pentala | GM | IND | 2684 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7.5 | 70.5 | 670.5 |
| 6 | 9 | Meier, Georg | GM | GER | 2644 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7.5 | 70.5 | 665.0 |
| 7 | 12 | Melkumyan, Hrant | GM | ARM | 2639 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7.5 | 70.0 | 678.0 |
| 8 | 2 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxi | GM | FRA | 2686 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7.5 | 69.0 | 677.5 |
| 9 | 13 | Saric, Ivan | GM | CRO | 2638 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7.5 | 69.0 | 659.0 |
| 10 | 15 | Roiz, Michael | GM | ISR | 2615 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7.5 | 69.0 | 654.5 |
| 11 | 24 | Golod, Vitali | GM | ISR | 2547 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7.5 | 68.5 | 667.5 |
| 12 | 18 | Shankland, Samuel | GM | USA | 2579 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7.5 | 67.0 | 664.5 |
| 13 | 7 | Postny, Evgeny | GM | ISR | 2653 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7.0 | 71.5 | 671.5 |
| 14 | 11 | Turov, Maxim | GM | RUS | 2642 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7.0 | 71.5 | 666.5 |
| 15 | 5 | Grachev, Boris | GM | RUS | 2674 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7.0 | 69.0 | 658.0 |
| 16 | 28 | Kraemer, Martin | IM | GER | 2506 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7.0 | 67.0 | 642.5 |
| 17 | 14 | Khairullin, Ildar | GM | RUS | 2631 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7.0 | 66.5 | 659.0 |
| 18 | 10 | Rodshtein, Maxim | GM | ISR | 2642 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7.0 | 66.5 | 638.0 |
| 19 | 17 | Pelletier, Yannick | GM | SUI | 2599 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7.0 | 65.5 | 654.5 |
| 20 | 21 | Le Roux, Jean-Pierre | GM | FRA | 2559 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7.0 | 64.5 | 628.0 |
| 21 | 26 | Pavlovic, Milos | GM | SRB | 2530 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7.0 | 63.0 | 641.0 |
| 22 | 32 | Czebe, Attila | GM | HUN | 2478 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7.0 | 62.5 | 641.5 |
| 23 | 22 | Adhiban, Baskaran | GM | IND | 2553 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7.0 | 62.0 | 628.0 |
| 24 | 35 | Vorotnikov, Vladislav | GM | RUS | 2446 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6.5 | 67.5 | 640.5 |
| 25 | 4 | Bauer, Christian | GM | FRA | 2681 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6.5 | 66.5 | 647.5 |
| 26 | 59 | Gloor, Roger | SUI | 2251 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6.5 | 66.0 | 641.5 | |
| 27 | 36 | Vishnu Prasanna, Vasa | IM | IND | 2435 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6.5 | 64.0 | 643.5 |
| 28 | 23 | Sengupta, Deep | GM | IND | 2548 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6.5 | 63.5 | 634.5 |
| 29 | 40 | Boruchovsky, Avital | FM | ISR | 2416 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6.5 | 62.0 | 613.5 |
| 30 | 19 | Maze, Sebastien | GM | FRA | 2573 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6.5 | 61.5 | 639.0 |
| 31 | 47 | Konguvel, Ponnuswamy | IM | IND | 2319 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6.5 | 59.5 | 609.0 |
| 32 | 33 | Meins, Gerlef | IM | GER | 2475 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6.0 | 66.5 | 622.0 |
| 33 | 16 | Avrukh, Boris | GM | ISR | 2605 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6.0 | 65.0 | 650.0 |
| 34 | 27 | Bok, Benjamin | IM | NED | 2512 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6.0 | 65.0 | 640.0 |
| 35 | 37 | Prasanna Raghuram Ra | IM | IND | 2428 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6.0 | 61.5 | 611.5 |
| 36 | 30 | Das, Arghyadip | IM | IND | 2485 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6.0 | 60.0 | 599.5 |
| 37 | 53 | Lampert, Jonas | GER | 2279 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6.0 | 59.5 | 589.5 | |
| 38 | 41 | Nakar, Eylon | FM | ISR | 2416 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6.0 | 59.0 | 571.5 |
| 39 | 34 | Raetsky, Alexander | GM | RUS | 2449 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6.0 | 58.5 | 598.5 |
| 40 | 42 | Genzling, Alain | IM | FRA | 2408 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6.0 | 58.5 | 587.5 |
| 41 | 71 | Hasenohr, Benedict | SUI | 2141 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6.0 | 57.0 | 597.5 | |
| 42 | 52 | Petrov, Nikita | RUS | 2282 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6.0 | 56.5 | 593.0 | |
| 43 | 49 | Gara, Anita | IM | HUN | 2312 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6.0 | 56.5 | 579.0 |
| 44 | 31 | Cherniaev, Alexander | GM | BLR | 2484 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6.0 | 56.5 | 560.0 |
| 45 | 58 | Kelecevic, Nedeljko | IM | SUI | 2251 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6.0 | 56.0 | 591.0 |
| 46 | 63 | Curien, Nicolas | SUI | 2216 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6.0 | 55.0 | 576.0 | |
| 47 | 55 | Bhend, Edwin | IM | SUI | 2270 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6.0 | 52.5 | 566.0 |
| 48 | 56 | Bozinovic, Bogdan | FM | CRO | 2261 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6.0 | 52.0 | 556.5 |
| 49 | 45 | Schiendorfer, Emanuel | FM | SUI | 2355 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5.5 | 63.0 | 615.0 |
| 50 | 25 | Ulibin, Mikhail | GM | RUS | 2531 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5.5 | 62.5 | 610.0 |
| 51 | 29 | Hungaski, Robert | IM | USA | 2488 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5.5 | 61.0 | 587.5 |
| 52 | 48 | Burnier, David | FM | SUI | 2315 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5.5 | 58.5 | 583.0 |
| 53 | 51 | Kamber, Bruno | FM | SUI | 2296 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5.5 | 58.5 | 566.5 |
| 54 | 39 | Cebalo, Miso | GM | CRO | 2416 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5.5 | 58.0 | 586.5 |
| 55 | 112 | Pomini, Aurelien | SUI | 1930 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5.5 | 57.0 | 560.0 | |
| 56 | 70 | Schiendorfer, Florian | SUI | 2147 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5.5 | 56.0 | 572.5 | |
| 57 | 38 | Donchenko, Alexander | FM | GER | 2417 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5.5 | 55.5 | 578.5 |
| 58 | 54 | van Overdam, Julian | NED | 2277 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5.5 | 55.5 | 557.5 | |
| 59 | 76 | Lauterbach, Ingrid | WIM | ENG | 2125 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5.5 | 54.5 | 567.0 |
| 60 | 57 | Brethes, Francois | FRA | 2254 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5.5 | 54.5 | 554.5 | |
| 61 | 50 | Weidemann, Christian | GER | 2299 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5.5 | 53.0 | 568.0 | |
| 62 | 78 | Skouvaklis, Alexis | SUI | 2122 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5.5 | 53.0 | 544.5 | |
| 63 | 73 | Schmid, Pablo | SUI | 2133 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5.5 | 52.0 | 547.5 | |
| 64 | 83 | Pahud, Cedric | SUI | 2103 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5.5 | 51.0 | 534.5 | |
| 65 | 92 | Schenker, Roberto | SUI | 2087 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5.5 | 50.5 | 552.0 | |
| 66 | 43 | Pruess, David | IM | USA | 2375 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5.0 | 61.0 | 591.0 |
| 67 | 61 | Nass, Emile | FRA | 2235 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5.0 | 58.0 | 575.5 | |
| 68 | 44 | Lang, Torsten | FM | GER | 2374 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5.0 | 56.5 | 584.0 |
| 69 | 46 | Weindl, Alfred | IM | GER | 2329 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5.0 | 56.5 | 578.5 |
| 70 | 60 | Preissmann, Emmanuel | FM | SUI | 2239 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5.0 | 53.5 | 553.5 |
| 71 | 62 | Duport, Nicolas | SUI | 2218 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5.0 | 51.0 | 558.5 | |
| 72 | 88 | Vrhovnik, Damir | CRO | 2090 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5.0 | 50.0 | 542.5 | |
| 73 | 79 | Weeramantry, Sunil | FM | SRI | 2118 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5.0 | 49.0 | 546.5 |
| 74 | 90 | Andraschko, Felix | GER | 2087 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5.0 | 48.0 | 547.0 | |
| 75 | 108 | Valet, Richard | GER | 2027 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5.0 | 43.5 | 497.5 | |
| 76 | 104 | Oud, Niek | NED | 2036 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5.0 | 42.5 | 481.5 | |
| 77 | 85 | van Overdam, Jan | NED | 2101 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 58.0 | 558.5 | |
| 78 | 66 | Karrer, Damian | SUI | 2166 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 56.5 | 573.0 | |
| 79 | 86 | Collareta, Giovanni | ITA | 2092 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4.5 | 56.0 | 558.5 | |
| 80 | 81 | Arounopoulos, Stephan | GER | 2113 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4.5 | 54.5 | 539.5 | |
| 81 | 107 | Marty, Brice | FRA | 2027 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 52.0 | 525.5 | |
| 82 | 87 | Grosdemange, David | FRA | 2091 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4.5 | 51.0 | 528.5 | |
| 83 | 99 | Paul, Mathias | GER | 2058 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4.5 | 50.5 | 528.5 | |
| 84 | 89 | Liepins, Oliver | LAT | 2088 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4.5 | 50.0 | 520.0 | |
| 85 | 82 | Forestier, Carole | FRA | 2107 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4.5 | 49.0 | 532.0 | |
| 86 | 100 | Baskin, Robert | GER | 2055 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 48.5 | 520.0 | |
| 87 | 69 | Perman, Sergey | SUI | 2150 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 48.0 | 516.0 | |
| 88 | 96 | Arbinger, Roland | GER | 2067 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 47.5 | 529.0 | |
| 89 | 84 | Mueller, Daniel | GER | 2102 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 46.5 | 515.5 | |
| 90 | 111 | Schaffner, David | SUI | 1980 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 46.5 | 506.0 | |
| 91 | 97 | Richard, Emma | FRA | 2066 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 46.0 | 503.0 | |
| 92 | 94 | Cochet, Jean-Daniel | SUI | 2072 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4.5 | 44.5 | 501.5 | |
| 93 | 64 | Drechsler, Christoph | SUI | 2214 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4.0 | 54.5 | 554.0 | |
| 94 | 91 | Zarri, Florian | SUI | 2087 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4.0 | 52.5 | 530.0 | |
| 95 | 101 | Ditzler, Juerg | SUI | 2042 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4.0 | 52.0 | 540.0 | |
| 96 | 74 | Astengo, Corrado | ITA | 2133 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4.0 | 51.0 | 538.0 | |
| 97 | 80 | Bacrot, Nathalie | FRA | 2114 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4.0 | 51.0 | 512.5 | |
| 98 | 67 | Deur Saric, Zrinka | WFM | CRO | 2165 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4.0 | 49.5 | 523.0 |
| 99 | 103 | Markovitz, Neil | AUS | 2038 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4.0 | 47.0 | 493.0 | |
| 100 | 95 | Buerki, Roland | SUI | 2072 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4.0 | 46.5 | 508.5 | |
| 101 | 98 | Kuert, Christoph | SUI | 2063 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4.0 | 46.5 | 507.5 | |
| 102 | 65 | Schmidt, Ralf | GER | 2174 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3.5 | 50.5 | 515.0 | |
| 103 | 72 | Kleibaumhueter, Klaus | GER | 2140 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3.5 | 44.0 | 480.0 | |
| 104 | 105 | Speck, Hans | SUI | 2034 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3.5 | 41.5 | 474.0 | |
| 105 | 110 | Arndt, Uwe | GER | 2007 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.0 | 55.0 | 283.5 | |
| 106 | 106 | Cox, Jan | BEL | 2030 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3.0 | 44.5 | 485.5 | |
| 107 | 75 | Brendel, Bergit | WFM | GER | 2131 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3.0 | 44.0 | 496.5 |
| 108 | 102 | Horber, Jean-Marc | SUI | 2039 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3.0 | 44.0 | 470.0 | |
| 109 | 93 | Javet, Blaise | SUI | 2073 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3.0 | 41.0 | 485.0 | |
| 110 | 77 | Eidinger, Helmut | SUI | 2125 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2.5 | 52.5 | 372.5 | |
| 111 | 109 | Stucki, Kaspar | SUI | 2023 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2.5 | 47.5 | 483.0 | |
| 112 | 68 | Straub, Peter | GER | 2162 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.5 | 40.5 | 317.0 | |
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Biel Exhib Blitz (8 players 3 Rds KO Indiv TC: 5m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz Games
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| Biel Exhib Blitz Biel SUI Sat 21st Jul 2012 - Fri 3rd Aug 2012
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| Rk | Name | FED | Rtg | Gms | Pts |
| 1 | Wang Hao | CHN | 2739 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2778 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | Anish Giri | NED | 2696 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2837 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Etienne Bacrot | FRA | 2713 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Victor Bologan | MDA | 2732 | 2 | 0 |
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45th Biel Main Open (9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1))
