Liem Quang Le wins 55th Biel GMT, Gukesh third

by Shahid Ahmed - 25/07/2022

D Gukesh lost his final round game against the UAE no.1 Salem Saleh. Liem Quang Le drew with Andrey Esipenko to win 55th Biel Chess Festival GMT (Grandmaster Triathlon) 35.5/56. Esipenko finished second 32.5/37 and Gukesh third 29.5/37. The fourth-youngest to cross 2700 certainly delivered an impressive performance. He might look visibly upset on the podium, however he has etched his name in history by becoming the youngest Indian to cross, 2700 in the live ratings. IM Prraneeth Vuppala earned his second GM-norn. He needs one more GM-norm and cross the rating barrier to become India's next GM. 14-year-old Manmay Chopra won the ATO (Amateur Tournament). Harisurya Bharadwaj Gundepudi also scored 8/9, he was placed second on tie-breaks. Photo: Simon Bohnenblust/Biel Chess Festival

Visakh top Indian performer in MTO, Manmay Chopra wins the ATO

GM Visakh N R delivered a stellar performance to finish at fourth place, scoring an unbeaten 6.5/9. GM Sethuraman S P and GM Leon Luke Mendonca also scored the same. They were placed fifth and sixth according to tie-breaks. GM Aryan Chopra is the only other Indian to make a top 10 finish at ninth place scoring 6/9. Gukesh won 5000 CHF (approx. ₹413698), Visakh 3000, Sethuraman 2500, Leon 2000, Aryan 1000 and Manmay 1200 as their prize. The 55th edition of the iconic Biel Chess Festival in memory of Peter Burri - who worked for the festival for 40 years, came to a close on 24th July 2022.

L to R: IA Laurent Freyd, 2nd Andrey Esipenko, 1st Liem Quang Le, 3rd D Gukesh,and Peter Bohnenblust | Photo: Biel Chess Festival

GM D Gukesh receiving his prize from Peter Bohnenblust | Photo: Biel Chess Festival

The norm-makers - WFM Aydin Gulenay (WIM-norm), IM Prraneeth Vuppala (GM-norm) and IM Pranav Anand (GM-norm) | Photo: Simon Bohnenblust/Biel Chess Festival

ATO Top 3 (L to R): 1st Manmay Chopra and 3rd Majed Al Helaoy | Photo: Biel Chess Festival

Manmay Chopra in action at 55th Biel Chess Festival ATO | Photo: Biel Chess Festival

Replay 55th Biel Chess Festival GMT Round 7 Live commentary by GM Arturs Neiksans and Angelika Valkova | Video: Biel Chess Festival

A total of 114 players including 26 GMs, 23 IMs and 3 WIMs took part from 31 countries across the world. The nine-round Swiss League tournament was organized by Biel-Bienne Chess at Biel Congress House, Biel, Switzerland from 13th to 22nd July. The time control is 90 minutes/40 moves with 30 seconds increment + 30 minutes.

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Round 7 results

Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.
1	4	2684	GM	Salem A.R. Saleh	1 - 0	GM	Gukesh D	2684	8
2	5	2664	GM	Naiditsch Arkadij	1 - 0	GM	Keymer Vincent	2686	3
3	6	2682	GM	Esipenko Andrey	½ - ½	GM	Le Quang Liem	2722	2
4	7	2655	GM	Kamsky Gata	1 - 0	GM	Abdusattorov Nodirbek	2688	1

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GMT Final standings

Top three finished with a gap of three points each | Photo: Biel Chess Festival

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Round 9 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
1	2	GM	Alekseenko Kirill	2708	6½	½ - ½	6½	GM	Muradli Mahammad	2523	21
2	17	GM	Mendonca Leon Luke	2567	6	½ - ½	6	GM	Sargsyan Shant	2661	5
3	9	GM	Sethuraman S.P.	2623	6	½ - ½	6	GM	Visakh N R	2503	23
4	26	GM	Raja Harshit	2477	5½	0 - 1	5½	GM	Fedoseev Vladimir	2686	3
5	4	GM	Martirosyan Haik M.	2672	5½	1 - 0	5½	GM	Puranik Abhimanyu	2612	11
6	16	GM	Erdos Viktor	2586	5½	½ - ½	5½	GM	Motylev Alexander	2632	7
7	28	GM	Pavlovic Milos	2461	5½	½ - ½	5½	GM	Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo	2619	10
8	27	IM	Pranav Anand	2463	5½	0 - 1	5	GM	Yu Yangyi	2720	1
9	8	GM	Lagarde Maxime	2631	5	0 - 1	5	CM	Prraneeth Vuppala	2457	29
10	12	GM	Banusz Tamas	2611	5	1 - 0	5	IM	Licznerski Lukasz	2451	30

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Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2
1	21	GM	Muradli Mahammad	AZE	2523	7,0	45,5	341,0
2	2	GM	Alekseenko Kirill	FID	2708	7,0	45,0	350,0
3	5	GM	Sargsyan Shant	ARM	2661	6,5	47,5	354,5
4	23	GM	Visakh N R	IND	2503	6,5	47,0	355,5
5	9	GM	Sethuraman S.P.	IND	2623	6,5	47,0	351,5
6	17	GM	Mendonca Leon Luke	IND	2567	6,5	45,5	348,0
7	3	GM	Fedoseev Vladimir	FID	2686	6,5	44,5	346,5
8	4	GM	Martirosyan Haik M.	ARM	2672	6,5	43,0	346,0
9	13	GM	Aryan Chopra	IND	2610	6,0	48,5	354,0
10	7	GM	Motylev Alexander	FID	2632	6,0	48,0	349,0

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Final standings in ATO

Rk.	SNo	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2
1	11	Manmay Chopra	IND	1934	8,0	48,5	372,0
2	12	Harisurya Bharadwaj Gundepudi	IND	1924	8,0	47,5	372,0
3	2	Al Helaoy Majed	SYR	2015	7,0	50,5	363,0
4	6	Smeets Kobe	NED	1963	7,0	45,5	356,5
5	21	Mirski Michal	POL	1868	7,0	44,0	356,0
6	68	Abdulrahim Salem	UAE	1662	7,0	43,5	347,0
7	58	Sala Matteo	FRA	1708	6,5	51,0	375,0
8	1	Hari Charan Sai Kalluri	IND	2041	6,5	51,0	364,5
9	7	Stijve Niels	SUI	1958	6,5	48,5	361,0
10	14	Wiesmann Dominique	SUI	1914	6,5	47,0	366,0

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