Visakh top Indian performer in MTO, Manmay Chopra wins the ATO
GM Visakh N R delivered a stellar performance to finish at fourth place, scoring an unbeaten 6.5/9. GM Sethuraman S P and GM Leon Luke Mendonca also scored the same. They were placed fifth and sixth according to tie-breaks. GM Aryan Chopra is the only other Indian to make a top 10 finish at ninth place scoring 6/9. Gukesh won 5000 CHF (approx. ₹413698), Visakh 3000, Sethuraman 2500, Leon 2000, Aryan 1000 and Manmay 1200 as their prize. The 55th edition of the iconic Biel Chess Festival in memory of Peter Burri - who worked for the festival for 40 years, came to a close on 24th July 2022.
A total of 114 players including 26 GMs, 23 IMs and 3 WIMs took part from 31 countries across the world. The nine-round Swiss League tournament was organized by Biel-Bienne Chess at Biel Congress House, Biel, Switzerland from 13th to 22nd July. The time control is 90 minutes/40 moves with 30 seconds increment + 30 minutes.
Replay GMT Round 7 games
Round 7 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 4 | 2684 | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | 1 - 0 | GM | Gukesh D | 2684 | 8 |
| 2 | 5 | 2664 | GM | Naiditsch Arkadij | 1 - 0 | GM | Keymer Vincent | 2686 | 3 |
| 3 | 6 | 2682 | GM | Esipenko Andrey | ½ - ½ | GM | Le Quang Liem | 2722 | 2 |
| 4 | 7 | 2655 | GM | Kamsky Gata | 1 - 0 | GM | Abdusattorov Nodirbek | 2688 | 1 |
GMT Final standings
Replay MTO Round 9 games
Round 9 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 2 | GM | Alekseenko Kirill | 2708 | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6½ | GM | Muradli Mahammad | 2523 | 21 |
| 2 | 17 | GM | Mendonca Leon Luke | 2567 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | GM | Sargsyan Shant | 2661 | 5 |
| 3 | 9 | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | 2623 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | GM | Visakh N R | 2503 | 23 |
| 4 | 26 | GM | Raja Harshit | 2477 | 5½ | 0 - 1 | 5½ | GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | 2686 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | GM | Martirosyan Haik M. | 2672 | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 5½ | GM | Puranik Abhimanyu | 2612 | 11 |
| 6 | 16 | GM | Erdos Viktor | 2586 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Motylev Alexander | 2632 | 7 |
| 7 | 28 | GM | Pavlovic Milos | 2461 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo | 2619 | 10 |
| 8 | 27 | IM | Pranav Anand | 2463 | 5½ | 0 - 1 | 5 | GM | Yu Yangyi | 2720 | 1 |
| 9 | 8 | GM | Lagarde Maxime | 2631 | 5 | 0 - 1 | 5 | CM | Prraneeth Vuppala | 2457 | 29 |
| 10 | 12 | GM | Banusz Tamas | 2611 | 5 | 1 - 0 | 5 | IM | Licznerski Lukasz | 2451 | 30 |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | |
| 1 | 21 | GM | Muradli Mahammad | AZE | 2523 | 7,0 | 45,5 | 341,0 |
| 2 | 2 | GM | Alekseenko Kirill | FID | 2708 | 7,0 | 45,0 | 350,0 |
| 3 | 5 | GM | Sargsyan Shant | ARM | 2661 | 6,5 | 47,5 | 354,5 |
| 4 | 23 | GM | Visakh N R | IND | 2503 | 6,5 | 47,0 | 355,5 |
| 5 | 9 | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | IND | 2623 | 6,5 | 47,0 | 351,5 |
| 6 | 17 | GM | Mendonca Leon Luke | IND | 2567 | 6,5 | 45,5 | 348,0 |
| 7 | 3 | GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | FID | 2686 | 6,5 | 44,5 | 346,5 |
| 8 | 4 | GM | Martirosyan Haik M. | ARM | 2672 | 6,5 | 43,0 | 346,0 |
| 9 | 13 | GM | Aryan Chopra | IND | 2610 | 6,0 | 48,5 | 354,0 |
| 10 | 7 | GM | Motylev Alexander | FID | 2632 | 6,0 | 48,0 | 349,0 |
Replay ATO Round 1-9 games
Final standings in ATO
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | |
| 1 | 11 | Manmay Chopra | IND | 1934 | 8,0 | 48,5 | 372,0 | |
| 2 | 12 | Harisurya Bharadwaj Gundepudi | IND | 1924 | 8,0 | 47,5 | 372,0 | |
| 3 | 2 | Al Helaoy Majed | SYR | 2015 | 7,0 | 50,5 | 363,0 | |
| 4 | 6 | Smeets Kobe | NED | 1963 | 7,0 | 45,5 | 356,5 | |
| 5 | 21 | Mirski Michal | POL | 1868 | 7,0 | 44,0 | 356,0 | |
| 6 | 68 | Abdulrahim Salem | UAE | 1662 | 7,0 | 43,5 | 347,0 | |
| 7 | 58 | Sala Matteo | FRA | 1708 | 6,5 | 51,0 | 375,0 | |
| 8 | 1 | Hari Charan Sai Kalluri | IND | 2041 | 6,5 | 51,0 | 364,5 | |
| 9 | 7 | Stijve Niels | SUI | 1958 | 6,5 | 48,5 | 361,0 | |
| 10 | 14 | Wiesmann Dominique | SUI | 1914 | 6,5 | 47,0 | 366,0 |
