Biel: Wojtaszek dominates the Rapid

Keymer in the spotlight

In view of the many blitz and rapid tournaments in recent months, it is certainly not necessary to show every spectacular blunder, but the final phase of the game between Michael Adams and Pentala Harikrishna in the first round was quite interesting — even if things came to a head when Adams made a big mistake:

Michael Adams won three and lost two on Sunday

Vincent Keymer started his great winning streak — which left him atop the standings table after winning three in a row at the outset — by beating David Anton. The Spaniard initially ruined his own position, before Keymer secured the full point with a long series of strong, precise moves:

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Vincent Keymer kicked off the day with three straight wins

After a draw against Pentala Harikrishna in round 4, Keymer won again in round 5 against local hero Noël Studer. One could almost feel a little sorry for the ambitious Swiss grandmaster, as he actually had a good position with a passed pawn on the b-file. But the convincing way in which Keymer, with his majority in the centre, simply rolled over White’s position in the end was certainly admirable:

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Noël Studer

Vincent Keymer’s amazing run came to an end in round 6 when Radoslaw Wojtaszek took the lead in the standings with a commanding win. The Polish grandmaster also won his seventh game of the day — against Studer — to finish the rapid section of the Biel Triathlon in clear first place.

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The playing hall 

There will be no Grandmaster-Triathlon action on Monday, while the first round of classical chess is set to take place on Tuesday. For the organizers, however, the biggest challenge begins on Monday, as the start of the 150-player Special Corona Amateur Tournament means there will be a significant increase in the number of people at the Congress Centre.

Final standings - Rapid

Each point gained in the rapid will be worth twice as much in the overall standings

All games - Rapid

Links

• Official website
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