The 2022 Biel Rapid Chess Tournament took place yesterday at the Main stage of the Concert Hall, Biel Congress Center within the Biel International Chess Festival 2022. The event attracted 78 entries who competed over 9 swiss rounds, with time control: 15 minutes + 5 seconds of increment.
GM Maxime Lagarde and GM Eduardo Iturrizaga tied for the first place scoring 7.5/9 points, each. Tiebreak criteria favored the French grandmaster who, only a few days after lifting a trophy in Sautron, triumphed in the 2022 Biel Rapid tournament. GM Yu Yangyi and GM Shant Sargsyan scored 7 points each to tie for the third place, with Yu Yangyi claiming bronze thanks to better tiebreaks. The total prize fund of the event was 4.750 CHF, with 1.200 CHF reserved for the Winner of the event. (Scroll down for final rankings)
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Biel Rapid Chess Tournament 2022 – Final rankings
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | |
| 1 | GM | Lagarde Maxime | FRA | 2653 | 7,5 | 50,5 | 378,0 |
| 2 | GM | Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo | ESP | 2632 | 7,5 | 48,5 | 362,5 |
| 3 | GM | Yu Yangyi | CHN | 2738 | 7,0 | 49,0 | 380,0 |
| 4 | GM | Sargsyan Shant | ARM | 2477 | 7,0 | 49,0 | 353,5 |
| 5 | GM | Raja Harshit | IND | 2164 | 6,5 | 47,0 | 367,5 |
| 6 | GM | Iniyan P | IND | 2295 | 6,5 | 44,5 | 366,0 |
| 7 | IM | Gurel Ediz | TUR | 1842 | 6,5 | 44,5 | 340,0 |
| 8 | GM | Visakh N R | IND | 2391 | 6,5 | 44,0 | 332,5 |
| 9 | GM | Puranik Abhimanyu | IND | 2550 | 6,0 | 46,0 | 350,5 |
| 10 | GM | Muradli Mahammad | AZE | 2432 | 6,0 | 46,0 | 342,5 |
| 11 | IM | Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh | IND | 2240 | 6,0 | 44,0 | 348,0 |
| 12 | CM | Prraneeth Vuppala | IND | 1628 | 6,0 | 43,0 | 342,5 |
| 13 | GM | Petrov Martin | BUL | 2393 | 6,0 | 43,0 | 330,5 |
| 14 | GM | Martirosyan Haik M. | ARM | 2478 | 6,0 | 42,5 | 328,5 |
| 15 | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | IND | 2556 | 5,5 | 47,5 | 346,0 |
| 16 | GM | Tregubov Pavel V. | FID | 2593 | 5,5 | 46,0 | 341,5 |
| 17 | GM | Gallagher Joseph G. | SUI | 2425 | 5,5 | 45,0 | 329,0 |
| 18 | GM | Gagare Shardul | IND | 2449 | 5,5 | 44,0 | 348,5 |
| 19 | GM | Iordachescu Viorel | MDA | 2552 | 5,5 | 43,5 | 338,0 |
| 20 | IM | Pranav Anand | IND | 1767 | 5,5 | 43,0 | 337,0 |
| 21 | GM | Azarov Sergei | BLR | 2580 | 5,5 | 42,5 | 338,5 |
| 22 | GM | Milov Leonid | GER | 2484 | 5,5 | 42,5 | 337,5 |
| 23 | FM | Herrera Reyes Jose Antonio | ESP | 2333 | 5,5 | 40,0 | 338,5 |
| 24 | IM | Katz Alexander | USA | 2388 | 5,5 | 40,0 | 334,5 |
| 25 | FM | Schnepp Gunnar | AUT | 2297 | 5,5 | 39,0 | 324,0 |
| 26 | IM | Unuk Laura | SLO | 2180 | 5,5 | 38,0 | 331,5 |
| 27 | IM | Krishna C R G | IND | 2335 | 5,0 | 43,0 | 339,0 |
| 28 | IM | Haimovich Tal | ISR | 2340 | 5,0 | 42,0 | 337,0 |
| 29 | Toktomushev Teimur | UKR | 1968 | 5,0 | 40,5 | 337,5 | |
| 30 | Palladin Timur | RUS | 1965 | 5,0 | 37,5 | 320,0 | |
| 31 | Tureshbayev Anuar | FRA | 1567 | 5,0 | 36,0 | 289,0 | |
| 32 | Carey Michael | USA | 1816 | 5,0 | 33,0 | 305,0 | |
| 33 | Ragios Konstantinos | GRE | 1880 | 5,0 | 33,0 | 294,0 | |
| 34 | GM | Motylev Alexander | FID | 2721 | 4,5 | 48,5 | 351,5 |
| 35 | Abdulrahman Mohammad Al Taher | UAE | 1779 | 4,5 | 39,5 | 309,0 | |
| 36 | FM | Mahitosh Dey | IND | 1260 | 4,5 | 39,5 | 305,0 |
| 37 | Schweizer Simon | JPN | 2145 | 4,5 | 39,0 | 324,0 | |
| 38 | WFM | Aydin Gulenay | TUR | 2103 | 4,5 | 39,0 | 322,5 |
| 39 | Meduri Aakaash | USA | 2000 | 4,5 | 39,0 | 308,0 | |
| 40 | Ciarletta Ulysse | FRA | 1711 | 4,5 | 38,0 | 305,0 | |
| 41 | CM | Mamedov Edgar | KAZ | 1838 | 4,5 | 37,5 | 309,5 |
| 42 | Wanner Stefan | SUI | 1947 | 4,5 | 36,5 | 315,5 | |
| 43 | Zayed Sultan Al Taher | UAE | 1537 | 4,5 | 33,0 | 289,0 | |
| 44 | Hamad Bader | UAE | 1607 | 4,5 | 31,5 | 304,0 | |
| 45 | WIM | Sahithi Varshini M | IND | 1392 | 4,0 | 41,0 | 326,0 |
| 46 | Jampen Florian | SUI | 0 | 4,0 | 39,0 | 296,0 | |
| 47 | Hari Charan Sai Kalluri | IND | 1351 | 4,0 | 38,0 | 300,0 | |
| 48 | Python Noe | SUI | 1446 | 4,0 | 37,0 | 295,5 | |
| 49 | Manukonda Arun | IND | 2000 | 4,0 | 35,5 | 301,0 | |
| 50 | von Burg Carl Alexander | SUI | 0 | 4,0 | 34,5 | 263,0 | |
| 51 | Radt Volker | SUI | 2033 | 4,0 | 33,0 | 298,5 | |
| 52 | Chaudhury Anmay Kumar | USA | 0 | 4,0 | 33,0 | 287,0 | |
| 53 | Cagnoni Mariano | SUI | 1320 | 4,0 | 32,5 | 277,5 | |
| 54 | Abdulrahim Salem | UAE | 1620 | 4,0 | 32,0 | 295,0 | |
| 55 | Getaz Raymond | SUI | 1740 | 4,0 | 26,5 | 265,0 | |
| 56 | Pheng Wissam | FRA | 1785 | 3,5 | 38,5 | 307,5 | |
| 57 | Pernutz Hans-Gerhard | GER | 2049 | 3,5 | 38,0 | 310,0 | |
| 58 | Hanisch Sebastian Dr. | GER | 2024 | 3,5 | 34,0 | 290,5 | |
| 59 | Tkhoruk Roman | UKR | 1214 | 3,5 | 33,5 | 284,5 | |
| 60 | Settegrana Miro | SUI | 0 | 3,5 | 25,0 | 246,5 | |
| 61 | IM | Panjwani Raja | CAN | 2394 | 3,0 | 36,5 | 297,5 |
| 62 | King Alexander | SUI | 0 | 3,0 | 35,5 | 280,5 | |
| 63 | Rau Stefan | SUI | 1559 | 3,0 | 34,0 | 287,0 | |
| 64 | Musaelyan Arshavir | SUI | 1985 | 3,0 | 34,0 | 255,5 | |
| 65 | Galerne Rene | SUI | 1719 | 3,0 | 33,0 | 298,5 | |
| 66 | Keymer Cecilia | GER | 1518 | 3,0 | 32,0 | 281,5 | |
| 67 | Galerne Nicolas | SUI | 1435 | 3,0 | 31,5 | 275,0 | |
| 68 | Keusch Patrice | SUI | 0 | 3,0 | 29,5 | 270,0 | |
| 69 | El-Hoiydi Marius | SUI | 0 | 3,0 | 27,5 | 243,0 | |
| 70 | Zarriess Benjamin | GER | 1653 | 3,0 | 25,0 | 259,5 | |
| 71 | Cawthen Fred | ENG | 1703 | 3,0 | 24,5 | 246,0 | |
| 72 | Markus David | SLO | 1351 | 2,5 | 34,0 | 285,0 | |
| 73 | Mansoor Abdulmajeed | UAE | 1246 | 2,5 | 31,5 | 257,5 | |
| 74 | Trubini Timon | SUI | 1318 | 2,0 | 31,0 | 268,0 | |
| 75 | Jencic Nikola | SUI | 0 | 2,0 | 31,0 | 260,5 | |
| 76 | Santschy Julien | SUI | 0 | 2,0 | 28,0 | 247,5 | |
| 77 | El-Hoiydi Felix | SUI | 0 | 2,0 | 25,0 | 246,5 | |
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