Biel Chess Festival 2025 - Masters Final
Round-RobinStandard
Location
🇨ðŸ‡Biel, Switzerland
Dates
22 Jul 2025 → 24 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 120 minutes for first 40 moves and 30 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 40
System
Round-robin · 3 rounds
Titled players · 4
GM×4
Federations · 4 represented
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇸🇮Slovenia×1
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 4 · 3 roundsCo-leaders
4
2
2
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Volodar Murzin drew with GM Chithambaram VR. Aravindh (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMMurzin, Volodar | 2671 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 2.0 | 2.75 | 4.0 | +6.0 | 2822 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳GMAravindh, Chithambaram VR. | 2724 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 2.0 | 2.25 | 4.0 | +3.2 | 2804 |
| 3 | 🇸🇮GMFedoseev, Vladimir | 2739 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 4.5 | -2.6 | 2674 |
| 4 | 🇦🇪GMSalem, A.R. Saleh | 2627 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5 | 1.00 | 5.5 | -6.6 | 2438 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Murzin, VolodarGMFID+6.02.0 pts · #1
- 2Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.GMIND+3.22.0 pts · #2
- 3Fedoseev, VladimirGMSLO-2.61.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Salem, A.R. SalehGMUAE-6.60.5 pts · #4
- 2Fedoseev, VladimirGMSLO-2.61.5 pts · #3
- 3Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.GMIND3.22.0 pts · #2