20/07/2025 – El 58.º Festival de Ajedrez de Biel, que se celebra del 12 al 25 de julio, ofrece una celebración mundial del ajedrez con 16 torneos que abarcan partidas clásicas, rápidas y blitz. Los torneos principales son los Triatlones, con una sección Masters y otra de Challengers, cada una de las cuales incluye a seis ambiciosos competidores de primer nivel. | Sigue las partidas en directo desde las 14.00 hora de Madrid (9.00 Buenos Aires, 6.00 Ciudad de México)
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Your personal chess trainer. Your toughest opponent. Your strongest ally. FRITZ 20 is more than just a chess engine – it is a training revolution for ambitious players and professionals. Whether you are taking your first steps into the world of serious chess training, or already playing at tournament level, FRITZ 20 will help you train more efficiently, intelligently and individually than ever before.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
In this insightful video course, Grandmaster David Navara shares practical advice on when to calculate deeply in a position — and just as importantly, when not to. In this insightful video course, Grandmaster David Navara shares practical advice on when to calculate deeply in a position — and just as importantly, when not to.
Free sample video: Introduction
Free sample video: Invisible moves
Continuando con la innovación del año pasado, el festival presenta dos torneos invitacionales: el Masters y el Challengers, cada uno con seis jugadores. Fiel al formato único de Biel, que ya inspira eventos en todo el mundo, el triatlón de ajedrez combina tres controles de tiempo —clásicas, rápidas y blitz— en el cual el ganador determinado por puntos acumulados.
En caso de empate, un torneo de apertura de Ajedrez Freestyle (también conocido como Chess960), con el apoyo de la Fundación Accentus, servirá como desempate.
Formato
Fase de clasificación:
Clásicas: todos contra todos (primera vuelta)
Rápidas: todos contra todos (colores invertidos respecto a la partida clásica)
Blitz: todos contra todos a doble vuelta
Fase final: encuentro de vuelta con control de tiempo clásico entre los cuatro primeros jugadores (solo los tres primeros si el cuarto está a más de 12 puntos del primero) al final de la fase de clasificación. Los jugadores conservan los puntos obtenidos durante la fase de clasificación.
Sistema de puntuación
Clásicas: 4 puntos por victoria; 1½ por tablas; 0 puntos por derrota.
Rápidas: 2 puntos por victoria; 1 punto por tablas; 0 puntos por derrota.
Blitz: 1 punto por victoria; ½ punto por tablas; 0 puntos por derrota.
Throughout the video course, Sasikran shows various examples from his career to explain sacrifices for initiative, an attack, a better pawn structure and much more. The perfect sacrifice is every chess player‘s dream. You give your opponent material, but in return you receive overwhelming piece activity, which together with creative ideas, can lead to an unforgettable game. However, sacrificing can also turn into a nightmare if the compensation is not enough, or the combination does not work. That is why the Indian top player and eleven-time(!) Olympic participant Krishnan Sasikiran has made it his mission to show sacrificing in all its aspects.
Free video sample: Introduction
Free video sample: Sacrificing a Pawn for Initiative
In this video course, experts including Dorian Rogozenco, Mihail Marin, Karsten Müller and Oliver Reeh, examine the games of Boris Spassky. Let them show you which openings Spassky chose to play, where his strength in middlegames were and much more.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
Opening videos: Sipke Ernst brings the Ulvestad Variation up to date + Part II of ‘Mikhalchishin's Miniatures’. Special: Jan Werle shows highlights from the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in the video. ‘Lucky bag’ with 40 analyses by Ganguly, Illingworth et al.
In this video course, Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov explores the fascinating world of King’s Indian and Pirc structures with colours reversed, often arising from the French or Sicilian.
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