Biel Chess Festival 2025 - Challengers Final
Round-RobinStandard
Location
🇨🇭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
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
🇬🇷Greece×1
🇦🇲Armenia×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
Top 3
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- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 4 · 3 roundsGM Nikolas Theodorou led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R1–R3 · LEAD HELD
GM Nikolas Theodorou held the sole lead from R1 through R3 without losing it.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Nikolas Theodorou drew with GM Rinat Jumabayev (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇷GMTheodorou, Nikolas | 2625 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2.0 | 2.50 | 4.0 | +4.3 | 2735 |
| 2 | 🇰🇿GMJumabayev, Rinat | 2546 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1.5 | 2.25 | 4.5 | +3.7 | 2636 |
| 3 | 🇦🇲GMHakobyan, Aram | 2621 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1.5 | 2.25 | 4.5 | -0.3 | 2611 |
| 4 | 🇨🇿GMNavara, David | 2662 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1.0 | 1.50 | 5.0 | -7.7 | 2472 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Theodorou, NikolasGMGRE+4.32.0 pts · #1
- 2Jumabayev, RinatGMKAZ+3.71.5 pts · #2
- 3Hakobyan, AramGMARM-0.31.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Navara, DavidGMCZE-7.71.0 pts · #4
- 2Hakobyan, AramGMARM-0.31.5 pts · #3
- 3Jumabayev, RinatGMKAZ3.71.5 pts · #2