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Biel (2001) The 34th annual Biel International Chess Festival was a category XVII event held in Biel, Switzerland from July 22nd to August 3rd, 2001. Six grandmasters were invited to take part in the double round robin tournament. The participants were (in order of ELO): Boris Gelfand (2714), Peter Svidler (2695), Joel Lautier (2675), Alexander Grischuk (2669), Viktor Korchnoi (2617), and Yannick Pelletier (2531). Veteran Grandmaster Korchnoi showed the newest generation of chess whippersnappers that he still had the old magic with this win of 6/10 over the field. The final standings and crosstable are as follows: 1 Korchnoi ** ½½ 1½ 01 10 1½ 6 2 Svidler ½½ ** ½½ 0½ 1½ 1½ 5½ 3 Gelfand 0½ ½½ ** 1½ ½½ ½½ 5 =4 Pelletier 10 1½ 0½ ** ½½ ½0 4½ =4 Lautier 01 0½ ½½ ½½ ** ½½ 4½ =4 Grischuk 0½ 0½ ½½ ½1 ½½ ** 4½  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 30  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Pelletier vs Lautier   ½-½ 51 2001 Biel A17 English 2. Svidler vs Grischuk 1-0 33 2001 Biel C78 Ruy Lopez 3. Gelfand vs Korchnoi 0-1 50 2001 Biel D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 4. Korchnoi vs Grischuk 1-0 49 2001 Biel D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 5. Lautier vs Svidler 0-1 40 2001 Biel D92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4 6. Gelfand vs Pelletier   1-0 55 2001 Biel D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 7. Svidler vs Gelfand   ½-½ 21 2001 Biel C42 Petrov Defense 8. Grischuk vs Lautier   ½-½ 26 2001 Biel C53 Giuoco Piano 9. Pelletier vs Korchnoi 1-0 32 2001 Biel A14 English 10. Grischuk vs Pelletier ½-½ 61 2001 Biel C02 French, Advance 11. Svidler vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 20 2001 Biel C11 French 12. Lautier vs Gelfand   ½-½ 20 2001 Biel E15 Queen's Indian 13. Gelfand vs Grischuk   ½-½ 29 2001 Biel D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 14. Pelletier vs Svidler 1-0 27 2001 Biel D85 Grunfeld 15. Korchnoi vs Lautier 1-0 58 2001 Biel D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 16. Korchnoi vs Gelfand   ½-½ 22 2001 Biel E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 17. Lautier vs Pelletier   ½-½ 36 2001 Biel D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 18. Grischuk vs Svidler   ½-½ 44 2001 Biel B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. Grischuk vs Korchnoi ½-½ 31 2001 Biel C02 French, Advance 20. Svidler vs Lautier   ½-½ 25 2001 Biel B30 Sicilian 21. Pelletier vs Gelfand ½-½ 42 2001 Biel E12 Queen's Indian 22. Gelfand vs Svidler   ½-½ 28 2001 Biel A15 English 23. Lautier vs Grischuk ½-½ 28 2001 Biel D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 24. Korchnoi vs Pelletier 1-0 47 2001 Biel D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 25. Grischuk vs Gelfand   ½-½ 25 2001 Biel C42 Petrov Defense  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 30    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Feb-03-17    offramp: Clear first for the GM who brought the average rating down and average age up. At the age of 70 one can forget calculation and play simply by Fingerspitzengefühl. Jul-24-20    redribbon3700: Insane that Korchnoi won this tourney at age 70 vs such good competition. NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited. Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers. Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times. See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator. NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific tournament only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café. Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors. All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration. Spot an error? Please suggest your correction and help us eliminate database mistakes! Home | About | Login | Logout | F.A.Q. | Profile | Preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | New Kibitzing | Chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | Notable Games | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Store | Privacy Notice | Contact Us Copyright 2001-2025, Chessgames Services LLC