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Biel Chess Festival 2025 - MTO

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112 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 14 Jul 2025 to 24 Jul 2025 in Biel, Switzerland. 50 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2543, and top seed was Murali Karthikeyan (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2650).

Murali Karthikeyan (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2650) won with 8.0/10, ahead of Pranav Anand (7.5) and Mustafa Yilmaz (7.5). Karthikeyan shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 10: Jun-Wei Chen (1906) beat Ethan Song (FM, 2288), a +382-point gap.

Location
🇨🇭Biel, Switzerland
Dates
14 Jul 2025 → 24 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 100 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 10 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇳GMMurali Karthikeyan2650
Avg top 10
2,543
Participants
112
Titled players · 50
GM×9
IM×9
FM×19
CM×8
WGM×1
WIM×1
WFM×3
Federations · 8 represented
🇨🇭Switzerland×32
🇩🇪Germany×15
🇮🇳India×13
🇨🇳China×9
🇺🇸United States of America×9
🇮🇹Italy×4
🇫🇷France×3
🇦🇺Australia×3
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 10 rounds

GM Murali Karthikeyan led from R10; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
43
17
3
1
3
6
2
2
4
1
2.557.510R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10Karthikeyan takes lead
R10 · LEADER CHANGE24 Jul

GM Murali Karthikeyan takes the sole lead (8.0/10).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Murali Karthikeyan drew with GM Karthik Venkataraman (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Murali Karthikeyan 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Pranav Anand 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMMurali Karthikeyan*
½
½
½
2GMKarthik Venkataraman
½
*
1
3GMPranav Anand
½
0
*
4IMYu Tian Poh
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Karthikeyan, MuraliGM2650IND+67B+34N+16B=5N+13B=2N+11B=3N=4B+7N8.062.066.551.502704+7.6
2Pranav AnandGM2566IND+60B+28N+18B+7N=3B=1B+10N4N=13B+16N7.562.067.048.502633+10.2
3Yilmaz, MustafaGM2586TUR+53N+12B=14N+23B=2N+25B=8N=1B=5N+10B7.561.566.548.252585+2.1
4Karthik VenkataramanGM2540IND+59N+38B=32N+31B=10N=14B+23N+2B=1N=6B7.558.563.546.502572+6.4
5Poh, Yu TianIM2458MAS+103N+58B+55N=1B11N=12B+25N+47B=3B+13N7.556.058.541.002549+12.7
6Pranesh MGM2592IND=70B+44N+47B=24N+50B=11B+15N=8B+12N=4N7.555.059.543.752539-3.0
7Bok, BenjaminGM2593NED+68N+25B=10N2B+40N=31B+14N+18B+8N1B7.059.063.542.002518-5.6
8Dau Khuong DuyIM2456VIE+95B=31N+54B=17N+26B+37N=3B=6N7B+24N7.056.560.039.502488+6.2
9Banh Gia HuyIM2445VIE46N=19N+79B=68B+59N=45B+48N+34B=20N+29B7.049.053.036.752302-13.3
10Gloeckler, ChristianIM2439GER+72B+26N=7B+36N=4B+17N2B=37N+22B3N6.559.564.039.002476+6.8
11Sasikiran, KrishnanGM2531IND+107B+41N=17B+32N+5B=6N1N12B+42N=21B6.558.560.535.752452-6.9
12Soo, Kai JieFM2240AUS+99B3N+57B+66N+24B=5N=13B+11N6B=14B6.557.560.535.252454+54.6
13Panchanathan, Magesh ChandranGM2454IND+80N+40B=36N+43B1N+33B=12N+31B=2N5B6.556.560.535.252407-3.5
14Arfan, Aditya BagusIM2385INA+57B+48N=3B=65N+42B=4N7B=17N+28B=12N6.556.060.537.252419+5.5
15Baenziger, FabianIM2450SUI=44B+70N+30B=37N=48B+22N6B+23B=29N=20B6.554.058.537.002379-6.9
16Adewumi, TanitoluwaIM2397USA+51N+33B1N+58B25N=43B+36N+38B+37N2B6.553.558.534.502388-0.2
17Chen, Yuan2286CHN+49N+46B=11N=8B+65N10B=42N=14B=18N+33B6.553.558.035.752388+27.8
18Latorre, VincentFM2326CAN+52N+81B2N=33B=43N+35B+54N7N=17B+31B6.552.556.533.502368+11.2
19Chen, Jun-Wei1906TPE=43N=9B=68N=69B=84N+27B+33N20B+38N+32B6.550.054.035.002327+127.0
20Sanket ChakravartyIM2301IND+74B=35N65B=67N=46B+57N+82B+19N=9B=15N6.549.053.034.252255-3.8
21Lacan Rus, DavidFM2369FRA+89B=27N=42B26N+95B+65B31N+54B+47N=11N6.547.050.530.252320-5.2
22Gruenfeld, YehudaGM2367ISR=91N66B+90N+103B+27N15B+43N+26B10N+34B6.547.049.530.252295-6.3
23Kueppers, TimoFM2292GER+71N=69B+35B3N+36B+48N4B15N=26B+42B6.053.057.530.752338+12.0
24Otsuka, ShouFM2362JPN+87B=65N+27B=6B12N=26N+56B=42B+35N8B6.053.056.531.502309-11.8
25Wuebker, Paul-LucaCM2250GER+101B7N+46B+51N+16B3N5B=72N=75B+36N6.053.056.029.502311+15.6
26Shvedova, AlexandraWIM2204ITA+105N10B+71N+21B8N=24B+73B22N=23N+44B6.052.554.528.502295+50.8
27Yash Abhijit Patil2186IND+73B=21B24N+82N22B19N=89B+76N+79B+75N6.047.050.526.502173-1.5
28Chen, Zhi2246CHN+94N2B51N+74B=80N=52B+87N+45B14N+43B6.046.049.526.002205-15.2
29Federer, ColinFM2303SUI=66N+91B43N45B+99N+80B+81N+49B=15B9N6.044.547.525.002208-19.8
30Vemparala, NikashCM2187USA=88N+100B15N+85B31N=39B52N+87B+66N+49B6.043.046.024.502114-29.5
31Mostertman, MilanFM2212NED+98N=8B+75B4N+30B=7N+21B13N=32B18N5.557.060.029.752348+33.8
32Song, EthanFM2288CAN+63B+82N=4B11B=35N42N+60B+44B=31N19N5.551.555.528.252214-17.2
33Schimnatkowski, Lukas2202GER+83B16N+49B=18N+104B13N19B+46N+50B17N5.551.554.024.752237+11.0
34Deshpande, AniruddhaFM2263IND+64B1B+80N=53B45N+46N+67B9N+72B22N5.550.554.525.502230-9.0
35Doraszelski, Alexander2154GER+77B=20B23N+75N=32B18N+76B+55N24B=40N5.550.054.527.252232+21.8
36Aditya Varun GampaFM2187IND+109B+104N=13B10B23N+75N16B+63N+41B25B5.549.050.021.752269+22.4
37Doluhanova, EvgeniyaWGM2256UKR=79N+45B+69N=15B+81N8B+44N=10B16BF5.549.049.027.002313+15.6
38Saminskij, Jan2230SUI+86B4N=76B=44N+51B=56N+79B16N19B+72N5.548.552.524.752159-35.2
39Gao, Kai1906CHN65B+74N+56B50N=67B=30N=41B=58N=53N+68B5.545.049.527.002196+72.0
40Ho, CarterCM2208USA+96B13N=82B+76N7B79N=57B+89N+51N=35B5.545.048.523.752176-18.0
41Chen, Muxi2224CHN+111N11B=52N=88B87N+91B=39N+80B36N+45B5.542.042.019.502105-51.5
42Georgescu, LenaFM2185SUI=61N+85B=21N+55B14N+32B=17B=24N11B23N5.053.557.526.502257+19.4
43Erne, Raphael2164SUI=19B+93N+29B13N=18B=16N22B=79N+82B28N5.052.556.025.252197+7.8
44Yang, RayFM2081AUS=15N6B+62N=38B+106N+55B37B32N+58B26N5.051.553.523.002263+44.0
45Zhang, Haoxuan1979CHN=50B37N+70B+29N+34B=9N47B28N+67B41N5.050.054.526.502244+113.8
46Hu, Yu(HLJ)2079CHN+9B17N25N+98B=20N34B+84N33B+83N=50B5.050.053.023.752208+32.2
47Vincenti, LeonardoFM2265ITA+78N+92B6N81B+68N+53B+45N5N21BF5.048.048.022.502235-11.4
48Sushanth KamabathulaCM2188IND+62N14B+98N+106B=15N23B9B=82N=52N=78B5.047.549.520.002182-3.6
49Talwalkar, VedantFM2014USA17B+112N33N+60B=69N+84B+50B29N=55B30N5.047.547.518.752213+90.7
50Gut, Lionel2239SUI=45N+79B=66N+39B6N=81B49N+52B33N=46N5.047.051.023.752099-72.0
51Haugner, Jan2066GER16B+83N+28B25B38N+93N55B+77N40B+79N5.047.050.522.002136+17.0
52Kwiatkowski, Jakub2034SUI18B+97N=41B104N+90B=28N+30B50N=48B=56N5.046.048.523.752171+67.6
53Bai, Xue2124CHN3B+101N+108B=34N=54B47N=63B=73N=39B=61N5.046.047.519.752085-11.6
54Sowray, Peter JFM2211ENG=100N+88B8N+92B=53N+87B18B21N=59B=57N5.045.548.519.502125-20.6
55Schlegel, IgorFM2275SUI+102B+108N5B42N+72B44N+51N35B=49N=59B5.045.547.019.002103-42.0
56Gut, Raphael2147SUI=85N=61B39N+71B+88N=38B24N=66B=62N=52B5.045.048.522.502021-64.4
57Kanana, Ziad2062SUI14N+105B12N=61N+77B20B=40N=88B+108N=54B5.045.046.517.502085+8.6
58Rappazzo, JohannesFM2213SUI+110B5N+87B16N=66B82N+88N=39B44N+73B5.044.545.017.002072-34.6
59Maria, Lia-AlexandraWFM2120ROU4B=99N=93B+94N9B=61N=78N+105B=54N=55N5.044.046.018.502120-6.0
60Panda, Barnabas2123HUN2N=94B=86N49N+98B+83B32N=71B+88N=62B5.042.545.519.002052-41.6
61Aryan Goyal1906IND=42B=56N81N=57B=91N=59B80N+95B+65N=53B5.041.044.522.252119+97.2
62Kumbharathi, Vedansh1931USA48B=89N44B+102N82B+101N+70B=67N=56B=60N5.039.542.519.502088+74.2
63Mueller, Konstantin2017GER32N90B+105N84B+108N+68B=53N36B=80N+81B5.038.039.516.502087+36.4
64Pisan, Kai1995USA34N68B=73N83B=96N=108B+85N=84B+92N+80B5.037.539.018.252013+7.2
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66Guretchii, Kirill2029MDA=29B+22N=50B12B=58N67N+69B=56N30B=76N4.549.053.523.752168+68.8
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68Hirzel, Cedric2141SUI7B+64N=19B=9N47B63N+90B+100N=73B39N4.549.052.020.502043-54.8
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73Jelicic, Hugo1908SUI27N87N=64B+110B+103N+69B26N=53B=68N58N4.542.042.514.752074+80.4
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79Anetov, AmirzhanCM1993KAZ=37B50N9N+97B+85N+40B38N=43B27N51B4.048.552.018.252080+33.8
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100Heyl, Thomas1938GER=54B30N=107B72N=71N=102BF68B=87N=85B3.037.039.011.001949+1.6
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106Poeck, OleFM2304GER82B+102N+95B48N44B76NFFFF2.028.028.06.501950-54.0
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108Schultze, Joerg-Martin, Dr.1865GERF55B53N87N63B=64N+109NF57B65B1.536.536.53.501823-9.2
109Trubini, Timon1922SUI36N76B78N=96B97N=98N108BF101B93N1.032.532.53.251630-112.4
110Hank, Holger1947GER58N103B72B73NF74N=86B94N90B99N0.535.035.02.001569-64.8
111Avaria, Diego1958SUI41B95N77BFFFFFFF0.013.513.50.001267-44.0
112Jakob, Simon2157SUI92N49B85NFFFFFFF0.012.512.50.001131-46.8

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