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The GM tournament this year is in memory of Olivier Breisacher, who for more than 15 years looked after the organisation, reporting and external communications around the grandmasters tournament in Biel. The tournament is a ten-round double round robin, played from July 22nd to August 1st, with games starting at 2 p.m. local time.
31.07.2013 14:00: Round 9 | ||||
Richard Rapport | - | Etienne Bacrot | ½-½ | (42) |
Ding Liren | - | Ian Nepomniachtchi | ½-½ | (64) |
Alexander Moiseenko | - | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 1-0 | (41) |
These video summaries represent a pioneer effort by GM Daniel King and Pascal Simon to give us a feel for what has happened in each round of the Biel GM tournament. They require just three minutes of your time and should not be missed. We thank our team for providing them just hours after the rounds end.
Biel 2013 Round 9 Play of the Day: Alexander Moiseenko vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
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Alexander Moiseenko in contention for the title ...
... with an impressive win over Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Ding Liren in the sole lead according to the Biel scoring system
Etienne Bacrot in second place also in contention for the title
Minus four – is Richard Rapport too young
for such a strong event?
Maybe we should wait until he is eighteen?!
Photos by Pascal Simon for ChessBase
Note that in Biel the games are scored three points for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. According to this "soccer" system, which is official in this tournament, the standings are:
Here are the standing according to the traditional 2-1-0 scoring system:
Possible Tiebreaks
01.08.2013 14:00: Final round pairings | ||||
Etienne Bacrot | - | Alexander Moiseenko | ||
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | - | Ding Liren | ||
Ian Nepomniachtchi | - | Richard Rapport |
Note that if Maxime Vachier-Lagrave beats Ding Liren and Bacrot draws Moiseenko, there will be tiebreaks with four players on Friday!
Biel 2013 Round 9: Alexander Moiseenko - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
22.07.2013 14:00: Round 1 | ||||
Ian Nepomniachtchi | - | Etienne Bacrot | ½-½ | (46) |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | - | Richard Rapport | ½-½ | (22) |
Alexander Moiseenko | - | Ding Liren | ½-½ | (41) |
23.07.2013 14:00: Round 2 |
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Etienne Bacrot | - | Ding Liren | 1-0 | (43) |
Richard Rapport | - | Alexander Moiseenko | 0-1 | (38) |
Ian Nepomniachtchi | - | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 0-1 | (63) |
24.07.2013 14:00: Round 3 |
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | - | Etienne Bacrot | ½-½ | (40) |
Alexander Moiseenko | - | Ian Nepomniachtchi | ½-½ | (27) |
Ding Liren | - | Richard Rapport | ½-½ | (40) |
25.07.2013 14:00: Round 4 |
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Alexander Moiseenko | - | Etienne Bacrot | ½-½ | (35) |
Ding Liren | - | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 1-0 | (28) |
Richard Rapport | - | Ian Nepomniachtchi | ½-½ | (35) |
26.07.2013 14:00: Round 5 |
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Etienne Bacrot | - | Richard Rapport | 1-0 | (35) |
Ian Nepomniachtchi | - | Ding Liren | ½-½ | (66) |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | - | Alexander Moiseenko | ½-½ | (40) |
27.07.2013 14:00: Round 6 |
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Etienne Bacrot | - | Ian Nepomniachtchi | ½-½ | (38) |
Richard Rapport | - | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | ½-½ | (40) |
Ding Liren | - | Alexander Moiseenko | 1-0 | (40) |
28.07.2013: Rest Day! |
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29.07.2013 14:00: Round 7 |
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Ding Liren | - | Etienne Bacrot | ½-½ | (57) |
Alexander Moiseenko | - | Richard Rapport | 1-0 | (75) |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | - | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 1-0 | (66) |
30.07.2013 14:00: Round 8 |
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Etienne Bacrot | - | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | ½-½ | (66) |
Ian Nepomniachtchi | - | Alexander Moiseenko | 1-0 | (76) |
Richard Rapport | - | Ding Liren | 0-1 | (59) |
31.07.2013 14:00: Round 9 |
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Richard Rapport | - | Etienne Bacrot | ½-½ | (42) |
Ding Liren | - | Ian Nepomniachtchi | ½-½ | (64) |
Alexander Moiseenko | - | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 1-0 | (41) |
01.08.2013 14:00: Round 10 |
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Etienne Bacrot | - | Alexander Moiseenko | ||
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | - | Ding Liren | ||
Ian Nepomniachtchi | - | Richard Rapport |
LinksThe games will be broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client there and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase 12 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs. |