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After the 1st day of Chess960, the real action began at Biel. On the 2nd day, the action kicks off with the highly anticipated Triathlon. It featured Rapid games in both the Masters and the Generations Challenge. Levon Aronian dominated the field with 9 points. Levon drew his 1st game against Suleymanli and won 4 consecutive games to gain a clear 3-point lead. In the Generations Challenge, Finek Vaclav ended the day on top with 8 points. @BielFestival

It's beautiful to see the camaradarie between the Chinese players at the Biel Chess Festival. When GM Bu Xiangzhi comes to collect his 2nd place prize for the Rapid tournamemt, IM Lu Miaoyi comes to take his photo - and when Lu Miaoyi wins the Best U-16 player award, Bu Xiangzhi is there with a camera! And when 2082-rated youngster Xu Chang finishes 9th with an incredible score of 7/9 points, Bu Xiangzhi is there as well. Its like one big family! #chess #chessbaseindia #bielchess #china

Dina Belenkaya (@DinaBelenkaya) speaks about Daniel Naroditsky and his legacy on the eve of the Daniel Naroditsky Memorial. Dina was someone who knew Danya closely and he was the reason why she moved to Charlotte a few years ago! Dina shares these moments about Danya and also tells us about the amazing anecdote where Danya and Alireza played online during FIDE Candidates 2022. Video: ChessBase India #Chess #ChessBaseIndia #dinabelenkaya

" I like when there are no openings!" - 17-year-old French IM Marco Materia, Champion of @BielFestival Challengers Chess960 Rapid. #chess #chessbaseindia #bielchess

Grandmaster Pavel Tregubov defeated GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly in a must-win game in the final round of the @BielFestival International Chess Festival Chess960 Rapid to win the tournament! Check out the final moments of the game, and a detailed interview with Pavel after the tournament.

Magnus Carlsen and his love for Football🔥

A player’s phone suddenly rang during Ganguly vs. Gloeckler at the Biel Chess Festival. The brief distraction was only the beginning of a wild Chess960 battle. Full video: youtu.be/xJ6nhBVUehI #BielChess #Chess960 #Chess

@ChessbaseIndia @carissayipchess @BielFestival @LiemChess is the trainer for the @USChess Women's Olympiad team. Has the student already become the master? @carissayipchess 🤓

Matthias Bluebaum wins @BielFestival Masters Accentus Chess960, Marco Materia wins Challengers group, Pavel Tregubov clinches Chess960 Open All about Day 1 of Biel International Chess Festival 2026: chessbase.in/news/59th-biel…

IM @carissayipchess is one of the many star students of GM Le Quang Liem. They faced each other at the @BielFestival Chess960 tournament, and Carissa scored a fantastic win over Liem! Check out the final moments of this amazing game. #chess #chessbaseindia #bielchess

@BielFestival We made a typo on our previous post, mistakenly writing "her" instead of him in the end. Here's 15-year-old FM Levi Kalani from Mexico in action in Round 1 of the @BielFestival MTO Rapid tournament! His FIDE classical Rating is now 2125.

After a long battle against GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly 🇮🇳 in a tough position, FM Levi Kalani Alexander 🇲🇽 claimed a draw for threefold repetition - and it was indeed a draw! Check out the final moments of the game and Levi celebrating with her mother on what was possibly the biggest result of her career so far. #chess #chessbaseindia #bielchess

The 59th Biel Chess Festival has begun. 🇨🇭♟️ Day 1 impressions from Biel/Bienne — first moves, first faces, first atmosphere. 🎥 Full video: youtu.be/dobk4L_gMJA #bielchess #chess

GM @LevAronian has a message for all three @FIDE_chess Presidential Candidates. @WadimRosenstein @advorkovich #Janbuettner

In a sudden and unexpected turn of events, the 2026 Paris Masters Championship 2026 Championship has been officially cancelled. The tournament, which was highly anticipated by players across Europe and beyond, had to be called off following an emergency decree issued by the French government and local police authorities. Here is everything you need to know about the situation, the legal mandate behind it, and what happens next for the registered players. Photo: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier chessbase.in/news/paris-lle…

In what was one of the most tense finishes of the day, the World's strongest 14-year-old Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus had a tough loss against young Azeri GM Aydin Suleymanli. Watch the final moments of this tense game at the Accentus Chess960 tournament in @BielFestival!

French IM Marco Materia was the one who was at the top after 5 rounds of @BielFestival Accentus Chess960 for the Generations Challenge group. In what was a very nice addition by the Biel International Chess Festival organizers, the Challengers group players now got to pick their opponents for the last 2 rounds - 2 players each from the Masters group, one with White and one with Black! Watch this small name-picking ceremony in this video. #chess #chessbaseindia #bielchess

At the Naroditsky Memorial more than 3000 people contributed to the fund. But there were also 2 companies in the world of chess - @NewInChess and @HouseOfStaunton who contributed in very creative ways. @PeterGiannatos tells us how they supported this initiative. Get Danya's special Box of Books: newinchess.com/naroditsky-mem…

World Championship Challenger @chessvaishali on her upcoming World Championship Match against Ju Wenjun. Watch her full interview: youtu.be/0WBXC--3z5U