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Biel Masters Open Tournament 2013

The Swiss city of Biel is not only hosting the main Breisacher Memorial; a very strong open is running simultaneously with strong players such as Boris Grachev, Pentala Harikrishna and Bu Xiangzhi.

July 22nd – August 2nd 2013; 2-8 p.m. (August 2nd: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.). Rest day on July 28th. 11 round Swiss system.

Prizes: CHF 7’000, 5’000, 4’000, 3’000, 2’500, 2’000, 1’500, 1’200, 2×1’000, 3×700, 3×500, 4×300, 5×200, best ladies: CHF 600, 400, 300, best senior (1953-), best junior (1995+), best child (1997+), best player without title: each CHF 500, best players with Elo <2200 and <2100: CHF 500, 400, 300, 200, 100, best Swiss players (with CH-passport): CHF 1’000, 700, 500, 300, 200.

Total prize fund: CHF 43’000.

Admission: players with FIDE-rating (list May, June or July 2013) or national rating (e.g. Swiss ELO list 2/2013 or 3/2013) ELO 2000 and more.

Boris Grachev

GM Boris Grachev

Participants:

1 GM Grachev,Boris 2683
2 GM Harikrishna,Pentala 2680
3 GM Bu,Xiangzhi 2664
4 GM Kurnosov,Igor 2657
5 GM Gharamian,Tigran 2655
6 GM Smeets,Jan 2643
7 GM Saric,Ivan 2639
8 GM Ganguly,Surya Shekha 2628
9 GM Sandipan,Chanda 2623
10 GM Bartel,Mateusz 2619
11 GM Solak,Dragan 2598
12 GM Saric,Ante 2565
13 GM Cvitan,Ognjen 2562
14 GM Zhao,Xue 2553
15 GM Adianto,Utut 2548
16 GM Salem,A R. Saleh 2531
17 GM Malakhatko,Vadim 2529
18 GM Megaranto,Susanto 2524
19 IM Hausrath,Daniel 2516
20 GM Sebenik,Matej 2511
21 GM Wirig,Anthony 2496
22 IM Antipov,Mikhail 2490
23 WGM Huang,Qian 2487
24 IM Donchenko,Alexander 2477
25 IM Meins,Gerlef 2474
26 GM Cherniaev,Alexander 2447
27 GM Cebalo,Miso 2438
28 IM Khaetsky,Roman 2424
29 GM Raetsky,Alexander 2412
30 IM Farid,Firman Syah 2396
31 FM Schiendorfer,Emanuel 2392
32   Lampert,Jonas 2373
33 WGM Sukandar,Irene Khari 2365
34 IM Braun,Christian 2360
35 FM Burnier,David 2347
36 FM Gloor,Roger 2340
37 FM Schoorl,Rob 2340
38 FM Lang,Torsten 2338
39 FM Patuzzo,Fabrizio 2332
40 FM Studer,Noel 2324
41 FM Botta,Gabriele 2319
42 IM Zozulia,Anna 2316
43 FM Minko,Vladimir 2312
44 IM Banas,Jan 2310
45   Schaerer,Julian 2294
46 WIM Medina,Warda Aulia 2286
47 WIM Sihite,Chelsie Monic 2285
48 FM Kamber,Bruno 2283
49 CM Muhammad,Lufti Ali 2279
50 FM Bartel,Michal 2276
51   Hasenohr,Benedict 2276
52   Gaehwiler,Gabriel 2267
53   Ludwig,Peter 2265
54 FM Zuse,Klaus-Peter 2263
55   Sean,Winshand Cuhen 2259
56 FM Nuri,Kambez 2244
57 FM Rasch,Holger 2220
58   Rindlisbacher,Jan 2219
59 FM Bozinovic,Bogdan 2218
60   Silber,Gerhard 2217
61 WIM Padurariu,Ioana-Smar 2208
62 WIM Hakimifard,Ghazal 2196
63   Eidinger,Helmut 2188
64   Schiendorfer,Florian 2180
65   Masruri,Rahman 2174
66   Lienhard,Alex 2151
67 WFM Dewi,Aa Citra 2138
68 WFM Haussernot,Cecile 2135
69   Heer,Stephan 2105
70   Heinis,Vincent 2100
71   Liepins,Oliver 2087
72   Bischoff,Peter 2082
73   Arbinger,Roland Dr. 2075
74   Gorse,Gerard 2073
75   Cochet,Jean-Daniel 2067
76   Valet,Richard 2060
77   Pomini,Aurelien 2051
78   Paust,Wolf-Dieter,Dr 2049
79   Oud,Niek 2043
80   Speck,Hans 2016
81   Kuenzli,Thomas 1995
82   Marro,Christian 1995
83   Khanabiev,Alexey 1986
84   Post,Nikolai 1937
85   Saikrishnan,Sai 1912
       

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