The Biel International Chess Festival is an annual chess tournament that takes place in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. It consists of two events, the Grandmaster Tournament, held with the round-robin system, and the Master Open Tournament (MTO), held with the Swiss system. The Grandmaster Tournament has taken place since 1977. [1] [2] The city of Biel hosted three Interzonal Tournaments, in 1976, 1985 and 1993.
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1 | 1968 | ![]() | |
2 | 1969 | ![]() | |
3 | 1970 | ![]() | |
4 | 1971 | ![]() | |
5 | 1972 | ![]() | |
6 | 1973 | ![]() ![]() | |
7 | 1974 | ![]() | |
8 | 1975 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
9 | 1976 | ![]() |
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10 | 1977 | ![]() |
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11 | 1978 | ![]() | |
12 | 1979 | ![]() |
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13 | 1980 | ![]() |
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14 | 1981 | ![]() ![]() |
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15 | 1982 | ![]() ![]() |
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16 | 1983 | ![]() ![]() |
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17 | 1984 | ![]() ![]() |
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18 | 1985 | ![]() |
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19 | 1986 | ![]() ![]() |
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20 | 1987 | ![]() |
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21 | 1988 | ![]() ![]() |
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22 | 1989 | ![]() |
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23 | 1990 | ![]() |
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24 | 1991 | ![]() |
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25 | 1992 | ![]() |
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26 | 1993 | ![]() |
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27 | 1994 | ![]() |
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28 | 1995 | ![]() |
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29 | 1996 | ![]() |
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30 | 1997 | ![]() |
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31 | 1998 | ![]() |
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32 | 1999 | ![]() |
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33 | 2000 | ![]() |
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34 | 2001 | ![]() |
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35 | 2002 | ![]() |
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36 | 2003 | ![]() |
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37 | 2004 | ![]() |
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38 | 2005 | ![]() ![]() |
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39 | 2006 | ![]() |
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40 | 2007 | ![]() |
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41 | 2008 | ![]() |
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42 | 2009 | ![]() |
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43 | 2010 | ![]() |
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44 | 2011 | ![]() |
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45 | 2012 | ![]() |
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46 | 2013 | ![]() |
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47 | 2014 | ![]() |
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48 | 2015 | ![]() |
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49 | 2016 [3] | ![]() |
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50 | 2017 | ![]() |
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51 | 2018 | ![]() |
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52 | 2019 | ![]() |
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53 | 2020 | ![]() |
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54 | 2021 | ![]() |
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55 | 2022 | ![]() |
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56 | 2023 | ![]() |
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The Biel International Chess Festival is an annual chess tournament that takes place in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. It consists of two events, the Grandmaster Tournament, held with the round-robin system, and the Master Open Tournament (MTO), held with the Swiss system. The Grandmaster Tournament has taken place since 1977. [1] [2] The city of Biel hosted three Interzonal Tournaments, in 1976, 1985 and 1993.
# | Year | Grandmaster Tournament | Master Open Tournament |
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1 | 1968 | ![]() | |
2 | 1969 | ![]() | |
3 | 1970 | ![]() | |
4 | 1971 | ![]() | |
5 | 1972 | ![]() | |
6 | 1973 | ![]() ![]() | |
7 | 1974 | ![]() | |
8 | 1975 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
9 | 1976 | ![]() |
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10 | 1977 | ![]() |
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11 | 1978 | ![]() | |
12 | 1979 | ![]() |
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13 | 1980 | ![]() |
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14 | 1981 | ![]() ![]() |
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15 | 1982 | ![]() ![]() |
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16 | 1983 | ![]() ![]() |
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17 | 1984 | ![]() ![]() |
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18 | 1985 | ![]() |
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19 | 1986 | ![]() ![]() |
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20 | 1987 | ![]() |
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21 | 1988 | ![]() ![]() |
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22 | 1989 | ![]() |
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23 | 1990 | ![]() |
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24 | 1991 | ![]() |
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25 | 1992 | ![]() |
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26 | 1993 | ![]() |
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27 | 1994 | ![]() |
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28 | 1995 | ![]() |
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29 | 1996 | ![]() |
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30 | 1997 | ![]() |
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31 | 1998 | ![]() |
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32 | 1999 | ![]() |
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33 | 2000 | ![]() |
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34 | 2001 | ![]() |
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35 | 2002 | ![]() |
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36 | 2003 | ![]() |
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37 | 2004 | ![]() |
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38 | 2005 | ![]() ![]() |
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39 | 2006 | ![]() |
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40 | 2007 | ![]() |
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41 | 2008 | ![]() |
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42 | 2009 | ![]() |
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43 | 2010 | ![]() |
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44 | 2011 | ![]() |
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45 | 2012 | ![]() |
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46 | 2013 | ![]() |
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47 | 2014 | ![]() |
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48 | 2015 | ![]() |
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49 | 2016 [3] | ![]() |
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50 | 2017 | ![]() |
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51 | 2018 | ![]() |
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52 | 2019 | ![]() |
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53 | 2020 | ![]() |
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54 | 2021 | ![]() |
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55 | 2022 | ![]() |
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56 | 2023 | ![]() |
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