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

Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
14.07.2026 17:00 - 18.07.2026 17:00
Players Kosteniuk, Rameshbabu, Yip, Xiao, Finek, Materia
Time Control 120min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 41
Format 6-player round-robin
FIDE TC Unknown
Time Zone Europe/Zurich
Official Website www.bielchessfestival.ch

1
IM Yip, Carissa
2458 USA
7:22
-
*
-
6:47
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra
2508 SUI
2
IM Materia, Marco
2508 FRA
-
*
-
IM Finek, Vaclav
2593 CZE
3
GM Xiao, Tong(QD)
2599 CHN
-
*
-
GM Vaishali, Rameshbabu
2496 IND
4
IM Materia, Marco
2508 FRA
34:46
Draw
½-½
Draw
51:24
IM Finek, Vaclav
2593 CZE
5
IM Yip, Carissa
2458 USA
-
*
-
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra
2508 SUI
6
GM Xiao, Tong(QD)
2599 CHN
19:42
Draw
½-½
Draw
2:47
GM Vaishali, Rameshbabu
2496 IND

1
IM Materia, Marco
2508 FRA
25:51
Draw
½-½
Draw
30:44
GM Xiao, Tong(QD)
2599 CHN
2
GM Vaishali, Rameshbabu
2496 IND
21:46
Defeat
0-1
Victory
32:59
IM Yip, Carissa
2458 USA
3
IM Finek, Vaclav
2593 CZE
9:07
-
*
-
21:50
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra
2508 SUI

1
IM Yip, Carissa
2458 USA
3:08
-
*
-
6:42
IM Materia, Marco
2508 FRA
2
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra
2508 SUI
31:38
Draw
½-½
Draw
1:39
GM Vaishali, Rameshbabu
2496 IND
3
GM Xiao, Tong(QD)
2599 CHN
35:31
Draw
½-½
Draw
37:00
IM Finek, Vaclav
2593 CZE

1
IM Finek, Vaclav
2593 CZE
8:19
Victory
1-0
Defeat
0:30
GM Vaishali, Rameshbabu
2496 IND
2
GM Xiao, Tong(QD)
2599 CHN
19:56
Draw
½-½
Draw
21:16
IM Yip, Carissa
2458 USA
3
IM Materia, Marco
2508 FRA
1:36
-
*
-
2:35
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra
2508 SUI

1
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra
2508 SUI
17:53
Defeat
0-1
Victory
20:26
GM Xiao, Tong(QD)
2599 CHN
2
GM Vaishali, Rameshbabu
2496 IND
41:29
Draw
½-½
Draw
29:38
IM Materia, Marco
2508 FRA
3
IM Yip, Carissa
2458 USA
9:36
-
*
-
22:58
IM Finek, Vaclav
2593 CZE
# Player Rating Score 1 2 3 4 5
1
GM Xiao, Tong(QD) CHN
2599 3 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1
2
IM Finek, Vaclav CZE
2593 2 ½ — ½ 1 —
3
IM Yip, Carissa USA
2458 1.5 — 1 — ½ —
4
IM Materia, Marco FRA
2508 1.5 ½ ½ — — ½
5
GM Vaishali, Rameshbabu IND
2496 1.5 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½
6
GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra SUI
2508 0.5 — — ½ — 0
Date Round Name Status
14.07.2026 17:00
Round 1
Finished
15.07.2026 17:00
Round 2
Finished
16.07.2026 17:00
Round 3
Finished
17.07.2026 17:00
Round 4
Finished
18.07.2026 17:00
Round 5
Pending