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51st Biel Chess Festival 2018 (Games and Results)
51st Biel Chess Festival 2018
Mark Crowther - Wednesday 1st August 2018
MVL vs Carlsen in Biel Round 2. Photo © | https://www.bielchessfestival.ch
The 51st Biel Chess Festival took place Sun 22nd July (Round 1) to Wed 1st Aug 2018. World Champion Magnus Carlsen heads a strong field of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Peter Svidler, David Navara and Nico Georgiadis. 6 players 10 rounds. Shakhriyar Mamedayarov took clear first place defeating World Champion Magnus Carlsen in round 9 to clinch it. Carlsen won his first couple of rounds but then had to wait until the final round for his third win against Georgiadis who blundered in a better position.
51st Biel Chess Festival 2018 (Biel SUI)
Sun 22nd Jul 2018 - Wed 1st Aug 2018 -
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| 1. | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | g | AZE | 2801 | * | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 2921 |
| 2. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2842 | ½ | 0 | * | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6 | 2792 |
| 3. | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2779 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 2768 |
| 4. | Svidler, Peter | g | RUS | 2753 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 2773 |
| 5. | Navara, David | g | CZE | 2741 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | * | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2668 |
| 6. | Georgiadis, Nico | g | SUI | 2526 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | * | 1½ | 2487 |
| Round 1 (July 22, 2018) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Georgiadis, Nico | 1-0 | 28 | A15 | English counter King's Fianchetto | |
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Navara, David | 1-0 | 64 | D30 | Queen's Gambit (without Nc3) | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 39 | C84 | Ruy Lopez Centre Attack | |
| Round 2 (July 23, 2018) | ||||||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 79 | B07 | Pirc Defence | |
| Svidler, Peter | - Georgiadis, Nico | 1-0 | 56 | B51 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Navara, David | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ | 44 | C80 | Ruy Lopez Open | |
| Round 3 (July 24, 2018) | ||||||
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 1-0 | 32 | A04 | Dutch System | |
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 26 | B94 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5 | |
| Georgiadis, Nico | - Navara, David | 0-1 | 39 | E62 | King's Indian 6...Nc6 | |
| Round 4 (July 25, 2018) | ||||||
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 41 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | |
| Navara, David | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 28 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
| Georgiadis, Nico | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 58 | C17 | French Winawer | |
| Round 5 (July 26, 2018) | ||||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ | 67 | C77 | Ruy Lopez Anderssen | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Georgiadis, Nico | 1-0 | 36 | A18 | English Opening | |
| Svidler, Peter | - Navara, David | ½-½ | 40 | A28 | English Four Knights | |
| Round 6 (July 27, 2018) | ||||||
| Svidler, Peter | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 0-1 | 31 | A34 | English Symmetrical | |
| Navara, David | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 45 | D41 | Semi-Tarrasch Defence | |
| Georgiadis, Nico | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 0-1 | 39 | B92 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2 | |
| Round 7 (July 29, 2018) | ||||||
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Navara, David | 1-0 | 68 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit | |
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 49 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Georgiadis, Nico | - Svidler, Peter | 0-1 | 28 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Round 8 (July 30, 2018) | ||||||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ | 42 | C82 | Ruy Lopez Open Italian Variation | |
| Svidler, Peter | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 36 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Navara, David | - Georgiadis, Nico | ½-½ | 51 | E52 | Nimzo Indian | |
| Round 9 (July 31, 2018) | ||||||
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Carlsen, Magnus | 1-0 | 57 | E65 | King's Indian Fianchetto | |
| Navara, David | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 40 | A33 | English Symmetrical | |
| Georgiadis, Nico | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 42 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | |
| Round 10 (August 1, 2018) | ||||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Georgiadis, Nico | 1-0 | 47 | B20 | Sicilian Wing Gambit | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Navara, David | 1-0 | 39 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Svidler, Peter | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ | 38 | A18 | English Opening | |
51st Biel Master Open (9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1))
| 51st Biel Master Open Biel SUI Sun 22nd Jul 2018 - Wed 1st Aug 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 |
| 1 | 19 | Vaibhav Suri | IND | 2556 | 7.0 | 48.0 | 416.0 |
| 2 | 18 | Wagner Dennis | GER | 2558 | 6.5 | 49.0 | 422.5 |
| 3 | 1 | Eljanov Pavel | UKR | 2706 | 6.5 | 48.0 | 424.5 |
| 4 | 21 | Kuljasevic Davorin | CRO | 2545 | 6.5 | 47.0 | 423.0 |
| 5 | 3 | Salem A.R. Saleh | UAE | 2642 | 6.5 | 47.0 | 419.5 |
| 6 | 29 | Bilguun Sumiya | MGL | 2490 | 6.5 | 46.0 | 410.0 |
| 7 | 9 | Donchenko Alexander | GER | 2601 | 6.5 | 45.0 | 424.5 |
| 8 | 24 | Lalith Babu M R | IND | 2529 | 6.5 | 45.0 | 411.0 |
| 9 | 23 | Abdusattorov Nodirbek | UZB | 2534 | 6.5 | 43.5 | 421.0 |
| 10 | 12 | Baklan Vladimir | UKR | 2595 | 6.0 | 45.5 | 411.0 |
| 11 | 36 | Prithu Gupta | IND | 2436 | 6.0 | 45.5 | 409.5 |
| 12 | 48 | Arjun Kalyan | IND | 2370 | 6.0 | 45.5 | 401.5 |
| 13 | 15 | Kovchan Alexander | UKR | 2572 | 6.0 | 44.5 | 421.5 |
| 14 | 17 | Moussard Jules | FRA | 2559 | 6.0 | 44.0 | 401.5 |
| 15 | 7 | Karthikeyan Murali | IND | 2609 | 6.0 | 42.0 | 401.0 |
| 16 | 6 | Antipov Mikhail Al. | RUS | 2626 | 6.0 | 41.5 | 410.5 |
| 17 | 8 | Bartel Mateusz | POL | 2604 | 6.0 | 41.5 | 394.5 |
| 18 | 5 | Romanov Evgeny | RUS | 2636 | 6.0 | 41.0 | 403.0 |
| 19 | 16 | Michalik Peter | CZE | 2562 | 6.0 | 39.5 | 378.5 |
| 20 | 2 | Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo | VEN | 2652 | 5.5 | 46.0 | 416.0 |
| 21 | 45 | Tania Sachdev | IND | 2393 | 5.5 | 44.5 | 402.0 |
| 22 | 20 | Lampert Jonas | GER | 2546 | 5.5 | 44.0 | 398.5 |
| 23 | 28 | Erigaisi Arjun | IND | 2499 | 5.5 | 44.0 | 392.0 |
| 24 | 4 | Gordievsky Dmitry | RUS | 2638 | 5.5 | 43.0 | 388.5 |
| 25 | 13 | Dragun Kamil | POL | 2594 | 5.5 | 42.5 | 404.0 |
| 26 | 33 | Kaczmarczyk Dennis | GER | 2444 | 5.5 | 42.0 | 397.0 |
| 27 | 38 | Gähwiler Gabriel | SUI | 2419 | 5.5 | 42.0 | 383.5 |
| 28 | 25 | Zoler Dan | ISR | 2528 | 5.5 | 41.5 | 386.0 |
| 29 | 40 | Radovanovic Mihajlo | SRB | 2402 | 5.5 | 40.0 | 376.5 |
| 30 | 10 | Indjic Aleksandar | SRB | 2599 | 5.5 | 39.5 | 386.0 |
| 31 | 14 | Krejci Jan | CZE | 2578 | 5.5 | 38.0 | 376.0 |
| 32 | 22 | Aryan Chopra | IND | 2536 | 5.0 | 45.5 | 415.0 |
| 33 | 26 | Flom Gabriel | FRA | 2515 | 5.0 | 45.0 | 400.0 |
| 34 | 11 | Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. | IND | 2597 | 5.0 | 44.0 | 403.5 |
| 35 | 30 | Stojanovic Mihajlo | SRB | 2486 | 5.0 | 44.0 | 388.0 |
| 36 | 32 | Iniyan P | IND | 2451 | 5.0 | 43.5 | 382.0 |
| 37 | 35 | Ikeda Junta | AUS | 2437 | 5.0 | 42.5 | 372.0 |
| 38 | 112 | Rohith Krishna S | IND | 2015 | 5.0 | 41.5 | 391.0 |
| 39 | 39 | Meins Gerlef | GER | 2409 | 5.0 | 41.0 | 366.5 |
| 40 | 83 | Chinguun Sumiya | MGL | 2162 | 5.0 | 40.0 | 383.0 |
| 41 | 50 | Ravi Teja S. | IND | 2360 | 5.0 | 39.5 | 361.0 |
| 42 | 52 | Omar Noaman | UAE | 2353 | 5.0 | 39.0 | 380.0 |
| 43 | 44 | Kaasen Tor Fredrik | NOR | 2396 | 5.0 | 39.0 | 373.0 |
| 44 | 31 | Bellaiche Anthony | FRA | 2459 | 5.0 | 38.5 | 352.5 |
| 45 | 80 | Poliakov Artem | RUS | 2175 | 5.0 | 38.0 | 366.0 |
| 46 | 42 | Pfreundt Jakob | GER | 2399 | 5.0 | 38.0 | 359.0 |
| 47 | 59 | Mamedjarova Turkan | AZE | 2309 | 5.0 | 36.5 | 380.5 |
| 48 | 57 | Gantner Matthias | SUI | 2323 | 5.0 | 36.5 | 373.0 |
| 49 | 51 | Soham Das | IND | 2359 | 5.0 | 35.0 | 375.0 |
| 50 | 27 | AL-Sayed Mohammed | QAT | 2511 | 5.0 | 35.0 | 357.5 |
| 117 players | |||||||
