As for the opens with classical time control, we are returning to two one-and-a-half week tournaments – MTO and ATO – with greater freedom for the most talented amateurs to play against semi-professionals and professionals. In fact, the Elo limit for the MTO has been lowered to 1900. Players between 1900 and 2000 Elo thus have the choice between the Master Tournament (MTO) and the Amateur Tournament (ATO).
In the last week of the festival, two morning tournaments will take place: the WT1 for players up to 1799 Elo and the WT2 for players from 1800 Elo. Those who reach ATO+WT1 or ATO vs. MTO+WT2 only pay half the entry fee for the Week’s Tournament, which is also interesting for those who are returning from Flims or only have five days for chess during the summer vacation but want to play with the world's elite in the same room at least once in their lives.
Indeed, the Grandmaster tournament, which we presented in our press release of March 08, is even stronger than last year, with an Elo average of over 2700! In addition, the tournament has been given a little brother, the Challengers Tournament.
So combine the pleasant with the useful and measure your chess strength against the best in the world! The foreigners’ registration fee can be paid in CHF or € at the 1=1 exchange rate.
For more information:
Tatjana Kraska Horvath, Backoffice/Front Desk, office@bielchessfestival.ch, +41 32 589 68 68
Florian Zarri answers questions about the policies, arbiter@bielchessfestival.ch
Paul Kohler, Tournament Director, paul.kohler@bielchessfestival.ch
Peter Bohnenblust, President of the Organizational Committee: +41 76 405 80 87
Schedule of the International Chess Festival Biel/Bienne 2024:
