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GM David Navara leading in Biel |
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Saturday, 25 July 2015 04:48 |
The 48th Biel/ Bienne International Chess Festival is taking place from July 18-31, 2015, in Biel/ Bienne, a town in Switzerland.
The highlight of the event is the 19th Category GM tournament with an average of 2720 Elo.
David Navara started with a loss against the top seed Michael Adams but then three consecutive victories put him ahead of the rest of the field.
The second leg of the double round robin event is starting today. The pairings are below.
Round 5 results:
Pavel Eljanov - Richard Rapport ½ - ½ (44)
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - David Navara ½ - ½ (36)
Radoslaw Wojtaszek - Michael Adams ½ - ½ (46)
Round 5 standings:
1. David Navara 2724 CZE - 3.5
2. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 2731 FRA - 3
3. Radoslaw Wojtaszek 2733 POL - 2.5
4-6. Pavel Eljanov 2723 UKR, Michael Adams 2740 ENG and Richard Rapport 2671 HUN - 2
Round 6 pairings:
Pavel Eljanov - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Richard Rapport - Radoslaw Wojtaszek
David Navara - Michael Adams
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