With the closing ceremony and the prizegiving the 52nd International Chess Festival of Biel ended yesterday. The winners of the three main tournaments are GM Santosh Vidit (India) in the Grand Master Tournament, GM M.aminTabatabaei (Iran) in the Master Tournament and Achim Schneuwly (Switzerland) in the Main Tournament. Thanks from our side for everyone who was part of it. We wish you all a wonderful Swiss National Day!
16-year-old Alireza Firouzja 🇮🇷 officially joined the elite 2700+ club. He climbed to 2702 in August FIDE rating list after gaining 17 points in the Turkish league.
He is now #38 in the world and #3 in the Junior (under 20) list after Wei Yi and Jeffery Xiong.
#fiderating
He is now #38 in the world and #3 in the Junior (under 20) list after Wei Yi and Jeffery Xiong.
#fiderating
Vachier-Lagrave wins Paris GCT, Anand surges to second place
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Vachier-Lagrave wins Paris GCT, Anand surges to second place
The Paris leg of the Grand Chess Tour had a final day full of ups and downs, as Maxime Vachier-Lagrave kept the lead all throughout despite a topsy-turvy performance. No player had a long-enough winning streak to overcome the Frenchman, with Ian Nepomniachtchi…
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Vishy Anand finished second in #ParisRapidBlitz, earning $25,000 and 10 GCT points for his efforts. His next stop will be the Sinquefield Cup!
Vishy Anand finished second in #ParisRapidBlitz, earning $25,000 and 10 GCT points for his efforts. His next stop will be the Sinquefield Cup!