GMT Chess960: Wojtaszek wins Masters, Rinat Challengers
GM Aravindh Chithambaram had a tough start in the GMT Masters. He scored only 2.5/7 and finished last. However, this Accentus Chess960 event only serves as a tie-breaker in case two players finish with the same point at the end of Grandmaster Triathlon. Thus, Aravindh can put this event behind him and focus on the upcoming GMT, starting with Rapid today.
Biel Swiss Rapid 960
Champion - GM Mustafa Yilmaz (TUR) 7/7 | Photo: Biel Chess Festival
Runner-up - IM Banh Gia Huy (VIE) 6/7 | Photo: Biel Chess Festival
Biel Swiss Rapid 960 Top 3 (L to R): 2nd IM Banh Gia Huy (VIE) 6/7, 1st GM Mustafa Yilmaz (TUR) 7/7 and 3rd GM Karthikeyan Murali 5.5/7 | Photo: Biel Chess Festival
Swiss Champion in Rapid 960 - FM Kaspar Kappeler (SUI) 5/7 | Photo: Biel Chess Festival
GMT Masters Chess960 winner - GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek (POL) 4.5/7 | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour
Interview with GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek (POL) | Video: Biel Chess Festival
GMT Challengers Chess960 winner - GM Rinat Jumabayev (KAZ) 4.5/7 | Photo: Biel Chess Festival
All participants of Biel Chess Festival 2025 Grandmaster Triathlon Masters and Challengers | Photo: Biel Chess Festival
Replay live stream
Watch Biel Chess Festival Chess960 GMT Rapid live commentary by GM Arturs Neiksans (LAT) and Angelika Valkova (UKR) | Video: Biel Chess Festival
Replay Biel GMT Masters 960 games
Replay Biel GMT Challengers 960 games
Final standings in GMT Masters Chess960
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | GM | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | POL | 2657 | 4,5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | GM | Salem, A.R. Saleh | UAE | 2637 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | 6 | GM | Fedoseev, Vladimir | SLO | 2740 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | GM | Murzin, Volodar | FID | 2644 | 3,5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 4 | GM | Svane, Frederik | GER | 2487 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 1 | GM | Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr. | IND | 2576 | 2,5 | 0 | 1 |
Final standings in GMT Challengers Chess960
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | GM | Jumabayev, Rinat | KAZ | 2546 | 4,5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 3 | GM | Hakobyan, Aram | ARM | 2535 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | GM | Dardha, Daniel | BEL | 2580 | 3,5 | 0,5 | 2 | |
| 4 | 6 | GM | Ma, Qun | CHN | 2617 | 3,5 | 0,5 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2 | GM | Navara, David | CZE | 2621 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 5 | GM | Theodorou, Nikolas | GRE | 2559 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
A total of 54 players including 2 GMs, 4 IMs and a WGM took part from 12 countries across the world in Swiss Rapid Fischer Random Championship. The one-day seven round rapid tournament was organized by Biel-Bienne Chess at Concert Hall, Biel Congress Center in Biel, Switzerland on 12th July 2025. The time control of the event was 15 minutes + 5 minutes.
Final standings in Swiss Rapid Fischer Random
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | Yilmaz, Mustafa | TUR | 2547 | 7 | 0 | 29,50 | 29,5 |
| 2 | 7 | IM | Banh, Gia Huy | VIE | 2261 | 6 | 0 | 25,00 | 32 |
| 3 | 2 | GM | Karthikeyan, Murali | IND | 2522 | 5,5 | 1 | 25,25 | 34,5 |
| 4 | 20 | He, Junchen | CHN | 2007 | 5,5 | 2 | 19,75 | 27,5 | |
| 5 | 3 | IM | Netzer, Jean | FRA | 2404 | 5 | 0 | 22,50 | 33 |
| 6 | 4 | FM | Gloeckler, Christian | GER | 2353 | 5 | 0 | 22,00 | 35 |
| 7 | 9 | FM | Rasch, Holger | GER | 2243 | 5 | 0 | 18,50 | 29 |
| 8 | 12 | FM | Kappeler, Kaspar | SUI | 2178 | 5 | 0 | 17,50 | 27 |
| 9 | 17 | CM | Sadeghi, Hassan Roger | SUI | 2068 | 5 | 0 | 17,50 | 26,5 |
| 10 | 5 | IM | Degtiarev, Evgeny | GER | 2331 | 4,5 | 0 | 19,25 | 31,5 |
