Main Tournament (ATO)

    Image Podium ATO- (from the left) Gilda Thode (2nd SUI), Achim Schneuwly (1st SUI), Niels Stijve (3rd SUI)
    Podium ATO- (from the left) Gilda Thode (2nd SUI), Achim Schneuwly (1st SUI), Niels Stijve (3rd SUI)
    by Simon Bohnenblust / Biel Chess Festival

    Ranking

    Rk. SNo   Name FED Elo  Rtg1   Rtg2   Rtg3 
    1 2   Schneuwly Achim SUI 1984 8,5 49,0 369,0
    2 17   Thode Gilda SUI 1931 7,0 42,5 357,5
    3 50   Stijve Niels SUI 1817 7,0 40,0 342,0
    4 3   Esper Christian SUI 1979 6,5 48,0 357,0
    5 7   Meinecke Florian GER 1968 6,5 46,0 350,0
    6 6   Pao Lucas Ping SUI 1969 6,5 45,5 353,5
    7 38   Siddharth Gopakumar IND 1847 6,5 44,5 347,0
    8 13   Jud Marc SUI 1940 6,5 44,5 346,5
    9 5   Deubelbeiss René SUI 1972 6,5 44,5 341,5
    10 23   Lada Ireneusz POL 1914 6,5 44,5 339,5
    11 22   Meyer Prosper SUI 1916 6,5 44,0 352,0
    12 91   Lehmann Daniel SUI 1685 6,5 44,0 339,0
    13 20   Marty Fridolin SUI 1921 6,5 43,5 346,0
    14 51   Lips Adrian SUI 1817 6,5 42,5 342,0
    15 43   Ly Nguyen SUI 1831 6,5 42,0 344,0
    16 44   Altok Mesut GER 1825 6,0 48,5 363,0
    17 4   Sudan Georges SUI 1978 6,0 47,0 350,0
    18 33   Kalbermatter Philipp SUI 1869 6,0 47,0 348,5
    19 12   Valencak Stanislav SUI 1942 6,0 47,0 340,0
    20 130   Skobe Jan SLO 1509 6,0 45,5 347,0
    21 1   Novalic Miralem SUI 2010 6,0 45,5 346,0
    22 119   Anirudh Daga IND 1574 6,0 44,0 336,5
    23 32   Stoecklin Carlo SUI 1870 6,0 42,5 335,5
    24 128   Keymer Cecilia GER 1519 6,0 41,5 328,0
    25 16   Burkhalter Alfred SUI 1933 6,0 40,0 320,0
    26 46   Prieb Robert GER 1824 5,5 50,0 345,0
    27 104   Hari Charan Sai Kalluri IND 1634 5,5 47,0 338,5
    28 66   Jenny Philipp SUI 1752 5,5 46,5 339,5
    29 40   Fondain Georges FRA 1839 5,5 44,5 335,5
    30 75   Wenger Arejou SUI 1730 5,5 43,5 344,5
    31 31   Weyer Hans-Jürgen GER 1879 5,5 43,0 342,5
    32 41   Odermatt Klaus SUI 1837 5,5 42,0 334,0
    33 82   Richard Jean-Paul SUI 1707 5,5 42,0 330,5
    34 114   Svergina Sofya RUS 1593 5,5 41,5 337,5
    35 49   Jaggy Matteo SUI 1819 5,5 41,5 335,0
    36 39   Stadler Rudolf SUI 1842 5,5 41,5 324,0
      70   Lesniak Julien SUI 1743 5,5 41,5 324,0
    38 21   Tilmann Marc SUI 1917 5,5 40,0 330,5
    39 55   Gigon Claude SUI 1797 5,5 40,0 326,5
    40 9   Svensson Erik SWE 1963 5,5 40,0 322,0
    41 83   Mukhles Aschraf SUI 1700 5,5 40,0 320,0
    42 27   Rache Ralf GER 1894 5,5 40,0 311,5
    43 37   Wynarczyk Raymond ENG 1852 5,5 39,5 342,0
    44 76   Garcia Garcia Juan Gabriel ESP 1725 5,5 37,5 323,5
    45 63   Bisig Richard SUI 1769 5,5 37,5 310,0
    46 25   Manukonda Arun IND 1899 5,5 36,5 315,0
    47 105   Mattmann Peter SUI 1632 5,5 34,0 306,5
    48 125   Muthu P IND 1523 5,0 48,5 345,0
    49 36   Cordes Lothar GER 1852 5,0 46,5 353,0
    50 11   Gerber Renaud SUI 1952 5,0 45,0 334,0
    51 78   Collin Moritz Valentin SUI 1716 5,0 43,0 335,0
    52 113   Wuethrich Stefan SUI 1598 5,0 42,5 315,5
    53 60   Bachofner Stephan SUI 1770 5,0 42,0 332,5
    54 88   Schmid Albert SUI 1693 5,0 42,0 320,5
    55 112   Dimey-Gabert Quentin FRA 1599 5,0 40,0 332,0
    56 56   Hofer Friedrich SUI 1797 5,0 39,5 332,5
    57 77   Lachausse Bruno SUI 1719 5,0 39,5 318,0
    58 97   Suwendo Poedjo SUI 1659 5,0 39,5 302,0
    59 90   Dharani Srinivas Korapati Babu IND 1690 5,0 39,0 322,0
    60 134   Budinski Noah SUI 1492 5,0 38,5 301,0
    61 35   Kleinhenz Hans-Georg GER 1852 5,0 38,0 320,0
    62 29   Gleizon Philippe FRA 1888 5,0 38,0 318,0
    63 59   Stoffregen Guenter SUI 1778 5,0 38,0 310,5
    64 42   Svensson Lars-Ake SWE 1834 5,0 37,5 321,0
    65 96   Del Val Moise SUI 1661 5,0 37,5 304,0
    66 95   Trachsel Peter SUI 1663 5,0 36,5 320,0
    67 73   Stoecklin Ernst Pablo SUI 1733 5,0 36,5 311,0
    68 15   Gogniat Michel SUI 1936 5,0 36,0 315,5
    69 69   Petit Jean-Gabriel SUI 1746 5,0 35,5 307,0
    70 52   Brandt Daniel SUI 1806 5,0 35,0 288,5
    71 64   Svendsen Hannelore SUI 1768 5,0 33,5 307,0
    72 19   Brait Wolfgang SUI 1923 4,5 44,5 337,5
    73 85   Freiburghaus Simon SUI 1695 4,5 43,5 324,5
    74 151   Colak Furkan TUR 1353 4,5 42,0 310,5
    75 54   Ehle Eric SUI 1800 4,5 41,0 336,0
    76 122   Haldimann Matthew SUI 1550 4,5 41,0 309,5
    77 123   Jordan Felix IRL 1529 4,5 40,5 313,5
    78 89   Schmocker Jan SUI 1692 4,5 40,0 304,0
    79 65   Bornand Herbert SUI 1752 4,5 40,0 302,0
    80 58   Schaerer Rolf SUI 1786 4,5 39,5 330,5
    81 126   Jaggy Enzo SUI 1522 4,5 39,5 296,0
    82 68   Jorns Benedikt SUI 1747 4,5 39,0 322,5
    83 24   Ernst Heinz SUI 1899 4,5 39,0 322,0
    84 28   Eschle Hubert GER 1889 4,5 38,5 308,5
    85 124   Thurnheer Peter SUI 1523 4,5 38,0 304,5
    86 79   Lanz Martin SUI 1713 4,5 37,0 311,0
    87 80   Spielmann Beat SUI 1713 4,5 37,0 302,5
    88 61   Knoepfle Andreas GER 1770 4,5 37,0 301,0
    89 84   Erb Bernhard SUI 1700 4,5 36,5 319,0
    90 72   Ehrsam Andreas SUI 1736 4,5 36,0 312,0
    91 102   Guarisco Renzo SUI 1638 4,5 36,0 300,0
    92 71   Naepflin Reinhold SUI 1740 4,5 35,5 303,0
    93 57   Spaeti Kurt SUI 1797 4,5 35,5 298,0
    94 98   Grabe Eckart GER 1656 4,5 32,5 280,5
    95 145   Eickert Jeffrey GER 1400 4,5 32,0 281,5
    96 30   Meier Franz SUI 1880 4,0 44,5 326,5
    97 48   Haag Rolf SUI 1821 4,0 44,5 325,5
    98 107   Anbardanishvili Giorgi SUI 1617 4,0 41,0 310,0
    99 47   Pantillon Patrick André SUI 1824 4,0 40,5 301,0
    100 67   Benninger Beat SUI 1749 4,0 39,5 303,5
    101 94   Loeffler Helmut SUI 1668 4,0 38,5 319,0
    102 99   Franssen Roland SUI 1655 4,0 38,0 305,0
    103 93   Roth Daniel SUI 1678 4,0 37,5 305,0
    104 81   Meise Volker GER 1709 4,0 36,5 304,5
    105 103   Willimann Philipp SUI 1634 4,0 36,5 282,5
    106 53   Kipper Siegfried GER 1806 4,0 36,0 305,5
    107 62   Rudolf Arthur SUI 1769 4,0 35,5 309,0
    108 109   Luedi Paul SUI 1608 4,0 35,5 293,5
    109 133   Mohr Moritz SUI 1498 4,0 35,5 292,5
    110 100   Tuor Gallus SUI 1648 4,0 35,5 282,0
    111 106   Somville Jean-Jacques SUI 1632 4,0 34,5 302,5
    112 92   Rohde Bernhard SUI 1681 4,0 34,5 297,5
    113 132   Davidou Delphine FRA 1501 4,0 34,5 295,0
    114 110   Muehlemann Walter SUI 1603 4,0 33,0 286,5
    115 135   Neeser Rolf SUI 1492 4,0 32,0 295,0
    116 117   Mollard Pascal SUI 1582 4,0 31,0 278,5
    117 150   Grueter-Schmid Helen SUI 1353 4,0 29,0 287,5
    118 153   Mohr Jan SUI 1299 3,5 40,0 296,0
    119 26   Isdepski Marcus GER 1895 3,5 38,0 306,0
    120 34   Schwarz Claudio SUI 1868 3,5 37,0 305,0
    121 111   Schmid Pascaline SUI 1599 3,5 37,0 295,5
    122 129   Pabst Manuel SUI 1510 3,5 37,0 291,0
    123 115   Frei Gustav SUI 1592 3,5 37,0 277,0
    124 101   Geiser Marcellus SUI 1641 3,5 36,5 301,5
    125 120   Swosdyk Peter, Dr. GER 1570 3,5 36,0 292,0
    126 136   Huber Ruth SUI 1482 3,5 36,0 289,5
    127 141   Bangerter Ena SUI 1420 3,5 34,0 277,5
    128 168   Pedrioli Igor SUI 0 3,5 33,5 294,0
    129 118   Funk Kurt SUI 1582 3,5 33,5 290,0
    130 158   Stehelin Philippe SUI 1216 3,5 32,5 280,0
    131 86   Schweizer Ulrich SUI 1694 3,5 32,0 289,0
    132 149   Egli Arnold SUI 1369 3,5 31,5 271,0
    133 18   Corbat Philippe SUI 1546 3,5 31,0 282,5
    134 116   Chatton Jean-Bernard SUI 1589 3,5 30,5 278,0
    135 154   Pabst Max SUI 1287 3,5 29,0 280,0
    136 163   Lekak Guyenot Quentin FRA 1101 3,5 29,0 268,5
    137 156   Lesman Karol NED 1285 3,5 28,0 265,5
    138 45   Bertolozzi Francesco ITA 1825 3,0 37,5 184,5
    139 131   Albicker Laurenz SUI 1504 3,0 37,0 291,0
    140 74   Udipi Kala Kishan SUI 1732 3,0 37,0 201,5
    141 121   Schreiber Winfried GER 1554 3,0 34,5 283,5
    142 143   Kern Jesper SUI 1413 3,0 33,5 283,5
    143 144   Andrikopoulos Jean-Daniel SUI 1401 3,0 33,0 273,0
    144 161   Spirig Iri SUI 1156 3,0 32,5 282,0
    145 162   Reymann Nathan FRA 1149 3,0 32,0 274,0
    146 167   Langenegger Simon Noah SUI 0 3,0 31,0 273,0
    147 142   Del Val Josefa SUI 1417 3,0 29,5 280,0
    148 140   Geiser René SUI 1420 3,0 29,0 268,0
    149 108   Meier Herbert SUI 1612 3,0 28,5 279,0
    150 148   Lehmann Peter SUI 1380 3,0 28,0 260,5
    151 127   Lincke Paul SUI 1521 3,0 24,5 262,5
    152 139   Fedal Salem SUI 1444 3,0 24,0 237,0
    153 166   Colak Ridvan TUR 0 3,0 23,0 234,0
    154 14   Schmidig Jean-Claude SUI 1938 2,5 39,0 225,5
    155 146   Grela Franciszek POL 1392 2,5 33,5 289,0
    156 159   Bangerter Daria SUI 1199 2,5 33,5 273,5
    157 152   Zuellig Flavian SUI 1337 2,5 31,5 255,0
    158 138   Bretscher Robert SUI 1467 2,5 29,0 261,0
    159 165   Voiriot Gaston FRA 1010 2,5 29,0 255,5
    160 10   Polanyi Peter SUI 1955 2,0 37,0 157,0
    161 137   Joseph Hans SUI 1482 2,0 36,5 277,0
    162 155   Tansini Clairmonde P. SUI 1287 2,0 28,5 260,5
    163 157   Hlavacek Loisel Quentin FRA 1230 2,0 28,0 257,0
    164 164   Vallet Hadrien FRA 1080 2,0 23,5 245,0
    165 8   Brauchli Joerg SUI 1965 1,0 31,0 102,5
    166 169   Ueberegger Heinrich SUI 0 1,0 29,5 144,0
    167 147   Gertsch Heinz SUI 1384 1,0 29,0 270,5
    168 160   Bentzen Thomas SUI 1164 0,5 28,5 247,5
    169 87   Castagna Renzo SUI 1694 0,0 26,5 60,0


    Main Tournament (ATO)


     
    Main Arbiter IA Jonas Studer
    Dates July 22 - 31, 2019
    Place
    Concert Hall, Biel Congress Center.
    Smoking strictly prohibited within the whole building.
    Tournament type Swiss system - 9 rounds
    Rate of play 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.
    Schedule
    July 22-26, 2019: rd 1-4; 2 p.m.
    July 27: Rest Day
    July 28-30: rd 5-8; 2 p.m.
    July 31: rd 9; 11 a.m.
    Prizes
    CHF CHF 1'200, 1'000, 800, 600, 500, 2x400, 3x300, 5x200, 5x100. Best women players, best seniors (1959-), best juniors (1999+): CHF 200, 100, best children (2003+): CHF 150, 50. Best players rated <1800 and <1700: CHF 400, 300, 200, 2x100.
    Total prize fund: CHF 10'600.
    Prizes are valid from 100 participants. With fewer participants, they are reduced pro rata.
    Prizes will be shared upon the final ranking (“Hort System” won’t be used).
    Special prizes are only granted to players scoring 4½ points or more. This restriction isn't valid for Elo category prizes.
    For rating band prizes, FIDE rating is considered first. July 2019 rating shall prevail.
    Ranking Final standings will be established according to number of points scored, truncated Buchholz and truncated Sum of Buchholz. The worst score in each case will be disregarded.
    Eligibility
    Players without FIDE rating or with FIDE rating below or equal  2050 in all three rating lists:  May, June and July 2019.
    layer without FIDE ID have to have to appear in front of the main arbiter before the first, who will proceed at the registration.
    The admission of a player is the exclusive decision of the organization. This decision is final.
    Registration
    CHF 160 (1999+: CHF 100), by bank transfer until July 17, 2019, based on the invoice received by e-mail during the online registration, After this date cash payment on site with a surcharge of CHF 20. Deadline: July 22, 12:30 noon.
    Check-in
    All participants with the status "confirmed" on the playerlist of our website are expected to confirm their presence at the check-in desk, before 1.15 p.m. on July 22, 2019. This will ensure their integration in the first round pairings.
    Participants with the status "unconfirmed" or who doesn't appear on the list have to come to the office desk until 12:30 noon.
    Laws of chess Art. 6.7.1 Any player arriving at the board more than 30 minutes after the start of the round will be defaulted, except in extreme situations.
    Art. 11.3.2.1 It is forbidden to enter the playing area with electronic devices.
    The tournament is rated for the Swiss, German and FIDE ratings. Possibility of obtaining a FIDE rating.
    Pairings and results For pairing calculation, FIDE rating is considered first. July 2019 rating shall prevail.
    Round 1 pairings will be published at 1.45 p.m. For the subsequent rounds, they will be online 1 hour after the end of the previous round.
    Players have to give the original copy of the scoresheet and write down the result at the results desk. Otherwise the result of the game will be 0-0.
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    22
    Jul

    14:00 ATO Round 1

    23
    Jul

    14:00 ATO Round 2

    24
    Jul

    14:00 ATO Round 3

    25
    Jul

    14:00 ATO Round 4

    26
    Jul

    14:00 ATO Round 5

    27
    Jul

    ATO Rest Day

    28
    Jul

    14:00 ATO Round 6

    29
    Jul

    14:00 ATO Round 7

    30
    Jul

    14:00 ATO Round 8

    31
    Jul

    11:00 ATO Round 9

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