Vincent Keymer wins ACCENTUS Chess960 tournament in Biel

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The ACCENTUS Chess960 (ACC) took place today at the Main stage of the Concert Hall, Biel Congress Center within the Biel International Chess Festival 2022. The event was played in 7 round-robin rounds, with the starting position of pieces determined before the start of each round. The time control for the games was: 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.

GM Vincent Keymer and GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov tied for the top scoring 5 points, each. The German grandmaster was crowned the Winner as he won two games with Black pieces, while Abdusattorov had one victory as Black. GM Liem Le Quang clinched bronze with 4.5 points. The total prize fund of the event was 4.500 CHF, with 2.000 CHF reserved for the Winner of the event, 1.500 CHF for the silver medalist, and 1.000 CHF for the bronze medalists. (Scroll down for final rankings)

Read more: Biel International Chess Festival opened for the 55th time / Biel International Chess Festival participants & detailed information

Vincent Keymer wins #BielChess ACCENTUS Chess960 tournament!
?Vincent Keymer (GER)
?Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB)
?Le Quang Liem (VIE)https://t.co/nZZBs9crra
(Keymer having won 2 games with black, vs. Abdusattorov 1 serves as tie-breaker) pic.twitter.com/B0GhaMhdvg

— Biel Chess Festival (@BielFestival) July 11, 2022

Simultaneously with the ACCENTUS Chess960, the Swiss Rapid Fischer Random Championship (960) took place in the same venue with 33 participants. The event was played in 7 swiss rounds, with time control: 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move. GM Surya Ganguly won the tournament with convincing 6.5 points, while GM Sethuraman and WGM Vera Nebolsina tied for the second place scoring 5.5 points. (Scroll down for final rankings)

Final rankings – ACCENTUS Chess960 (ACC) Biel International Chess Festival 2022:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	GM	Keymer Vincent	GER	2552	5	0.5	15.3	4
2	GM	Abdusattorov Nodirbek	UZB	2670	5	0.5	15.3	4
3	GM	Le Quang Liem	VIE	2626	4.5	0	11.8	4
4	GM	Salem A.R. Saleh	UAE	2655	4	0	9.5	4
5	GM	Kamsky Gata	USA	2717	3.5	1	10.3	2
6	GM	Gukesh D	IND	2223	3.5	0	13.3	3
7	GM	Naiditsch Arkadij	AZE	2600	1.5	0	5.25	1
8	GM	Yu Yangyi	CHN	2738	1	0	1.5	1

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Final rankings – Swiss Rapid Fischer Random Championship (960):

Rk.		Name	Rtg	FED	Pts.	TB1	TB2
1	GM	Ganguly Surya	2608	IND	6,5	29,5	196,0
2	GM	Sethuraman S.P	2613	IND	5,5	33,5	193,0
3	WGM	Nebolsina Vera	2237	FRA	5,5	28,0	200,5
4	GM	Kosteniuk Alexandra	2521	FID	5,0	33,5	205,5
5	IM	Shaikh Mohammad Nubairshah	2445	IND	5,0	28,0	190,5
6		Schnepp Gunnar	2262	AUT	5,0	27,0	183,5
7		Ragios Konstantinos	1924	GRE	5,0	26,0	176,0
8		Manukonda Arun	2021	IND	4,5	30,0	198,5
9		Wanner Stefan	1975	SUI	4,5	21,5	171,0
10		Herrera Reyes Jose Antonio	2345	ESP	4,0	31,5	186,5
11		Angst Robin	2192	SUI	4,0	27,0	179,5
12		Sai Kalluri Hari Charan	2041	IND	4,0	25,0	176,0
13		Radt Volker	2033	SUI	4,0	23,5	167,5
14		Abdulrahman Mohammad Al Taher	1779	UAE	4,0	21,5	172,5
15		Zayed Sultan Al Taher	1537	UAE	4,0	20,5	165,0
16		Birchmeier Martin	1885	SUI	3,5	28,0	177,5
17		Paholok Igor	1728	SUI	3,5	22,0	175,5
18		Chaudhury Anmay Kumar	0	USA	3,5	20,0	165,5
19		Meduri Aakaash	2000	USA	3,0	28,5	178,0
20		Tureshbayev Anuar	1616	FRA	3,0	25,0	174,0
21		Jampen Florian	0	SUI	3,0	25,0	140,0
22		Keymer Cecilia	1652	GER	3,0	24,5	174,5
23	IM	Huss Andreas	2325	SUI	3,0	24,5	148,0
24		Hamad Bader	1607	UAE	3,0	22,5	165,0
25		Chobaut Nicolas	1919	FRA	3,0	21,5	156,5
26		Mansoor Abdulmajeed	1246	UAE	3,0	20,0	141,5
27		Abdulrahim Salem	1620	UAE	2,5	24,5	151,0
28		Hanisch Sebastian	2044	GER	2,5	18,0	133,5
29		Romer Lukas	0	SUI	2,0	23,0	144,0
30		Markus David	1122	SLO	2,0	20,5	139,0
31		Musaelyan Arshavir	1899	SUI	2,0	19,5	157,5
32		Meshach Felix	1429	SUI	2,0	19,0	136,5
33		Mueller Urs	0	SUI	1,0	18,0	132,0

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Photos from Official Website of Biel Chess Festival