GMT R4: Arjun Erigaisi loses two in-a-row
Arjun Erigaisi has not been able to get start at this iconic event. With FIDE World Cup 2023 looming large, he needs to regroup quickly and get himself back on track. This is the best event he could ask for before the important event.
IM Vantika Agrawal scored a hat-trick of wins to move to 4/5
MTO Round 5: Xiongjian - Vantika: 0-1
Xiongjian Peng (CHN, 2489) might be untitled. However, his rating clearly indicates his strength.
Position after 30.Qa3?
30.Qa3? does not help White to gain the c5-pawn. It actually turns things in his opponent, IM Vantika Agrawal's (2428) favor. 30...Bh3 31.Bh1 Qg4+ 32.Kf2 b6 and Black eventually went on to win the game with precise play.
IM Aditya Samant held GM Pranav Anand to a draw after battling for 99 moves
IM Harikrishnan A Ra had a quick draw against GM Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen (VIE)
GM Aryan Chopra bounced back with a victory over IM Lukasz Licznerski (POL)
IM Muthaiah Al - GM Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez (CUB): 0.5-0.5
GMT Round 4: GM Vincent Keymer (GER) won his second game in-a-row in the Classical event
GMT Round 4 in progress
Replay 56th Biel International Chess Festival 2023 GMT Classical Round 4 Live commentary by GM Arturs Neiksans (LAT) and Angelika Valkova (UKR) Part 1 | Video: Biel Chess Festival
Replay 56th Biel International Chess Festival 2023 GMT Classical Round 4 Live commentary by GM Arturs Neiksans (LAT) and Angelika Valkova (UKR) Part 2 | Video: Biel Chess Festival
GMT Scoring
Rapid: Win = 2 points, Draw = 1 point and Loss = 0
Classical: Win = 4 points, Draw = 1.5 points and Loss = 0
Replay GMT Round 4 games
Replay MTO Round 5 games
GMT Round 4 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||
| 1 | 8 | 2728 | GM | Le, Quang Liem | 1 - 0 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | 2710 | 6 | |
| 2 | 7 | 2654 | GM | Moussard, Jules | ½ - ½ | GM | Amin, Bassem | 2694 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2693 | GM | Deac, Bogdan-Daniel | ½ - ½ | GM | Navara, David | 2689 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2690 | GM | Keymer, Vincent | 1 - 0 | GM | Yu, Yangyi | 2735 | 3 |
Current GMT standings
GM Vincent Keymer (GER) has taken sole lead 21/30 | Source: Official site
Round 5 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||
| 1 | 3 | 2735 | GM | Yu, Yangyi | GM | Le, Quang Liem | 2728 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 2689 | GM | Navara, David | GM | Keymer, Vincent | 2690 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2694 | GM | Amin, Bassem | GM | Deac, Bogdan-Daniel | 2693 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2710 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | GM | Moussard, Jules | 2654 | 7 | ||
MTO Round 5 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||
| 1 | 1 | GM | Bu, Xiangzhi | 2676 | 3½ | 1 - 0 | 4 | GM | Liu, Yan | 2542 | 9 | PGN |
| 2 | 11 | IM | Samant, Aditya S | 2510 | 3½ | ½ - ½ | 3½ | GM | Pranav, Anand | 2510 | 10 | PGN |
| 3 | 39 | FM | Deuer, Marius | 2374 | 3½ | ½ - ½ | 3 | GM | Yuffa, Daniil | 2603 | 4 | PGN |
| 4 | 32 | IM | Harikrishnan, A Ra | 2406 | 3 | ½ - ½ | 3 | GM | Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son | 2645 | 2 | PGN |
| 5 | 3 | GM | Aryan, Chopra | 2626 | 3 | 1 - 0 | 3 | IM | Licznerski, Lukasz | 2430 | 26 | PGN |
| 6 | 5 | GM | Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel | 2591 | 3 | ½ - ½ | 3 | Huang, Renjie | 2445 | 22 | PGN | |
| 7 | 21 | IM | Muthaiah, Al | 2445 | 3 | ½ - ½ | 3 | GM | Quesada Perez, Luis Ernesto | 2553 | 8 | PGN |
| 8 | 35 | IM | Ajay Krishna, S | 2390 | 3 | 0 - 1 | 3 | IM | Rodrigue-Lemieux, Shawn | 2495 | 12 | PGN |
| 9 | 13 | Peng, Xiongjian | 2489 | 3 | 0 - 1 | 3 | WGM | Vantika, Agrawal | 2428 | 28 | PGN | |
| 10 | 17 | IM | Wang, Chen | 2477 | 3 | 1 - 0 | 3 | FM | Jain, Kashish Manoj | 2375 | 37 | PGN |
Standings after Round 5
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | |
| 1 | 1 | GM | Bu, Xiangzhi | CHN | 2676 | 4,5 | 12,5 | 52,5 |
| 2 | 3 | GM | Aryan, Chopra | IND | 2626 | 4 | 14,5 | 50 |
| 3 | 10 | GM | Pranav, Anand | IND | 2510 | 4 | 14 | 51,5 |
| 4 | 9 | GM | Liu, Yan | CHN | 2542 | 4 | 13,5 | 52,5 |
| 5 | 39 | FM | Deuer, Marius | GER | 2374 | 4 | 13,5 | 52 |
| 6 | 12 | IM | Rodrigue-Lemieux, Shawn | CAN | 2495 | 4 | 13 | 51,5 |
| 7 | 11 | IM | Samant, Aditya S | IND | 2510 | 4 | 12 | 52,5 |
| 8 | 17 | IM | Wang, Chen | CHN | 2477 | 4 | 11,5 | 52 |
| 9 | 28 | WGM | Vantika, Agrawal | IND | 2428 | 4 | 11,5 | 51,5 |
| 10 | 32 | IM | Harikrishnan, A Ra | IND | 2406 | 3,5 | 14 | 53 |
Round 6 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 3 | GM | Aryan, Chopra | 2626 | 4 | 4½ | GM | Bu, Xiangzhi | 2676 | 1 | |
| 2 | 12 | IM | Rodrigue-Lemieux, Shawn | 2495 | 4 | 4 | GM | Liu, Yan | 2542 | 9 | |
| 3 | 10 | GM | Pranav, Anand | 2510 | 4 | 4 | FM | Deuer, Marius | 2374 | 39 | |
| 4 | 28 | WGM | Vantika, Agrawal | 2428 | 4 | 4 | IM | Samant, Aditya S | 2510 | 11 | |
| 5 | 5 | GM | Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel | 2591 | 3½ | 4 | IM | Wang, Chen | 2477 | 17 | |
| 6 | 2 | GM | Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son | 2645 | 3½ | 3½ | IM | Muthaiah, Al | 2445 | 21 | |
| 7 | 4 | GM | Yuffa, Daniil | 2603 | 3½ | 3½ | IM | Materia, Marco | 2436 | 25 | |
| 8 | 8 | GM | Quesada Perez, Luis Ernesto | 2553 | 3½ | 3½ | Jinan, Jomon | 2409 | 31 | ||
| 9 | 20 | IM | Chasin, Nico | 2455 | 3½ | 3½ | IM | Samadov, Read | 2482 | 16 | |
| 10 | 22 | Huang, Renjie | 2445 | 3½ | 3½ | IM | Rathanvel, V S | 2463 | 19 |
