Rapid
In this insightful video course, Grandmaster David Navara shares practical advice on when to calculate deeply in a position â and just as importantly, when not to.
Free sample video: Introduction
Free sample video: Invisible moves
Continuing last year’s innovation, the festival features two invitational tournaments: the Masters and Challengers, each with six players. True to Biel’s unique format, now inspiring events worldwide, the chess triathlon combines three time controls – classical, rapid and blitz -with the winner determined by cumulative points.
In case of a tie, a Freestyle Chess (a.k.a. Chess960) opening tournament, supported by the Accentus Foundation, serves as the tiebreaker.
Format
Qualification phase:
- Classical: round robin (first leg)
- Rapid: round robin (reversed colours relative to classical game)
- Blitz: double round robin
Final phase: return match in classical time control with the first four players (only the first three if the 4th is more than 12 points behind the first) at the end of qualification phase. Players conserve points acquired during the qualification phase.
Pointing system
- Classical: 4 points for a win; 1œ point for a draw; 0 point for a loss.
- Rapid: 2 points for a win; 1 point for a draw; 0 point for a loss.
- Blitz: 1 point for a win; œ point for a draw; 0 point for a loss.
Live games and commentary
Masters
Challengers
Commentary by GM Arturs Neiksans and Angelika Valkova
Schedule
