59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Triathlon | GenChall Blitz

Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
19.07.2026 17:00 - 12.08.2026 06:10
Players Kosteniuk, Rameshbabu, Yip, Xiao, Finek, Materia
Time Control 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move
Format 6-player double round-robin
FIDE TC Unknown
Time Zone Europe/Zurich
Official Website www.bielchessfestival.ch

1
GM Xiao, Tong(QD)
2465 CHN
0:05
-
*
-
0:07
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra
2392 SUI
2
IM Finek, Vaclav
2504 CZE
0:21
Victory
1-0
Defeat
0:03
IM Yip, Carissa
2369 USA
3
GM Vaishali, Rameshbabu
2364 IND
0:04
Defeat
0-1
Victory
0:48
IM Materia, Marco
2509 FRA

1
IM Yip, Carissa
2369 USA
0:12
-
*
-
0:17
GM Vaishali, Rameshbabu
2364 IND
2
IM Materia, Marco
2509 FRA
1:03
-
*
-
0:04
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra
2392 SUI
3
IM Finek, Vaclav
2504 CZE
-
*
-
GM Xiao, Tong(QD)
2465 CHN
4
IM Finek, Vaclav
2504 CZE
0:05
Draw
½-½
Draw
0:09
GM Xiao, Tong(QD)
2465 CHN
5
IM Yip, Carissa
2369 USA
-
*
-
GM Vaishali, Rameshbabu
2364 IND
6
IM Materia, Marco
2509 FRA
-
*
-
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra
2392 SUI

1
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra
2392 SUI
0:11
Draw
½-½
Draw
0:10
GM Xiao, Tong(QD)
2465 CHN
2
IM Yip, Carissa
2369 USA
0:12
-
*
-
0:11
IM Finek, Vaclav
2504 CZE
3
IM Materia, Marco
2509 FRA
0:39
Victory
1-0
Defeat
0:27
GM Vaishali, Rameshbabu
2364 IND

1
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra
2392 SUI
0:09
-
*
-
0:19
IM Materia, Marco
2509 FRA
2
GM Vaishali, Rameshbabu
2364 IND
0:06
Victory
1-0
Defeat
0:11
IM Yip, Carissa
2369 USA
3
GM Xiao, Tong(QD)
2465 CHN
0:05
-
*
-
0:08
IM Finek, Vaclav
2504 CZE

1
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra
2392 SUI
0:19
Victory
1-0
Defeat
0:08
IM Finek, Vaclav
2504 CZE
2
GM Xiao, Tong(QD)
2465 CHN
0:06
Victory
1-0
Defeat
0:04
GM Vaishali, Rameshbabu
2364 IND
3
IM Materia, Marco
2509 FRA
0:39
Victory
1-0
Defeat
0:16
IM Yip, Carissa
2369 USA

1
IM Yip, Carissa
2369 USA
1:28
-
*
-
2:07
GM Xiao, Tong(QD)
2465 CHN
2
GM Vaishali, Rameshbabu
2364 IND
1:20
-
*
-
1:54
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra
2392 SUI
3
IM Finek, Vaclav
2504 CZE
1:45
-
*
-
2:22
IM Materia, Marco
2509 FRA
# Player Rating Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1
IM Materia, Marco FRA
2509 3 1 — — — — 1 — — 1 —
2
GM Xiao, Tong(QD) CHN
2465 2 — ½ — — — ½ — — 1 —
3
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra SUI
2392 1.5 — — — — — ½ — — 1 —
4
IM Finek, Vaclav CZE
2504 1.5 1 ½ — — — — — — 0 —
5
GM Vaishali, Rameshbabu IND
2364 1 0 — — — — 0 1 — 0 —
6
IM Yip, Carissa USA
2369 0 0 — — — — — 0 — 0 —
Date Round Name Status
19.07.2026 17:00
Round 1
Finished
19.07.2026 17:15
Round 2
Finished
19.07.2026 17:30
Round 3
Finished
19.07.2026 17:45
Round 4
Finished
19.07.2026 18:20
Round 5
Finished
19.07.2026 18:50
Round 6
Finished
19.07.2026 19:10
Round 7
Finished
19.07.2026 19:30
Round 8
Finished
19.07.2026 19:50
Round 9
Finished
19.07.2026 20:16
Round 10
Pending