Biel Chess Festival 2025 - Masters Blitz
6 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held on 20 Jul 2025 in Biel, Switzerland. 6 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2639, and top seed was Vladimir Fedoseev (🇸🇮 SLO, GM, 2746).
Vladimir Fedoseev (🇸🇮 SLO, GM, 2746) won with 7.5/10, ahead of A.R. Saleh Salem (6.0) and Chithambaram VR. Aravindh (6.0). Fedoseev took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Chithambaram VR. Aravindh (GM, 2611) beat Vladimir Fedoseev (GM, 2746), a +135-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsGM Vladimir Fedoseev led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Vladimir Fedoseev takes the sole lead (3.5/5).
GM Vladimir Fedoseev opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: GM A.R. Saleh Salem); the title is out of reach before R10.
GM Vladimir Fedoseev 1.0–1.0 against GM A.R. Saleh Salem (R4 1-0, R9 0-1) — decisive in 2/2.
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇸🇮GMFedoseev, Vladimir | 2746 | * | 01 | 01 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 7.5 | 31.00 | 45.0 | +8.0 | 2810 |
| 2 | 🇦🇪GMSalem, A.R. Saleh | 2644 | 01 | * | 11 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 6.0 | 30.00 | 48.0 | +9.6 | 2710 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳GMAravindh, Chithambaram VR. | 2611 | 01 | 00 | * | ½1 | 11 | 1½ | 6.0 | 25.25 | 48.0 | +14.4 | 2716 |
| 4 | GMMurzin, Volodar | 2669 | 00 | 01 | 0½ | * | ½1 | 01 | 4.0 | 17.50 | 52.0 | -15.4 | 2560 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱GMWojtaszek, Radoslaw | 2610 | 0½ | 01 | 00 | 0½ | * | 11 | 4.0 | 16.75 | 52.0 | -5.4 | 2572 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪GMSvane, Frederik | 2553 | 00 | 01 | ½0 | 01 | 00 | * | 2.5 | 13.00 | 55.0 | -11.2 | 2463 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.GMIND+14.46.0 pts · #3
- 2Salem, A.R. SalehGMUAE+9.66.0 pts · #2
- 3Fedoseev, VladimirGMSLO+8.07.5 pts · #1
- 1Murzin, VolodarGMFID-15.44.0 pts · #4
- 2Svane, FrederikGMGER-11.22.5 pts · #6
- 3Wojtaszek, RadoslawGMPOL-5.44.0 pts · #5
- R1+135 Elo gap
- R9+116 Elo gap
- R9+102 Elo gap