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Schachfestival2018 Programm Herzlich Willkommen Bienvenue au zum 51. Internationalen 51e Festival international Schachfestival Biel d’Échecs de Bienne Liebe Schachbegeisterte Chers aficionados du jeu d‘échecs Herzlich willkommen zum 51. Internationalen Schachfes- Le deuxième tournoi le plus vieux d‘Europe vous accueille tival in Biel, dem zweitältesten jährlich ohne Unterbruch cordialement à l‘occasion de sa 51e édition ! stattfindenden Schachanlass Europas. Grâce au soutien de la Ville de Bienne et de notre parte- Dank der Unterstützung durch die Stadt Biel, dem Haupt- naire principal, la fondation ACCENTUS, et grâce à l‘appui partner Stiftung ACCENTUS, des Kantons Bern und diverser du Canton de Berne et de nombreuses entreprises, ainsi Firmen sowie Privatpersonen und unserer Donatorenver- que de multiples personnes privées et de notre association einigung Pro Biel-Bienne Chess ist es dem Turnierdirektor de donateurs Pro Biel-Bienne Chess, notre directeur de GM Yannick Pelletier dieses Jahr gelungen, mit dem Welt- tournoi, le GM Yannick Pelletier, parvient à proposer cette meister Magnus Carlsen und zwei Spielern aus den Top Ten année un plateau des plus huppés. On compte en effet par- ein äusserst attraktives und sehr starkes Grossmeistertur- mi les six joueurs du GMT-ACCENTUS pas moins de trois nier zu organisieren. Unter den sechs Teilnehmenden soll joueurs du top-ten, dont le champion du monde en titre et auch wiederum ein junger talentierter Schweizer, der neue n°1 mondial Maguns Carlsen ! L‘occasion est ainsi donnée Grossmeister Nico Georgiadis, seine Chance erhalten. au talentueux GM suisse Nico Georgiadis de se confronter Spannung ist also erneut garantiert und wie gewohnt wird aux meilleurs pour poursuivre sa progression vers les som- ChessBase die kommentierte Liveübertragung in die ganze mets ! Welt sicherstellen. À n‘en pas douter, le spectacle sera une nouvelle fois au Das Festivalprogramm umfasst nicht weniger als 11 Turnie- rendez-vous. Comme d’habitude, les parties seront com- re; so neben drei Schweizermeisterschaften auch wiederum mentées et retransmises en direct dans le monde entier par ein Ärzteturnier. Neu im Programm bieten wir ein Fischer- l‘entremise de ChessBase. schachturnier mit klassischer Kadenz an. Es findet am Mor- Au total, 11 tournois sont organisés dans le cadre du Fes- gen während einer Woche statt, womit Sie die Gelegenheit tival. En plus des 3 championnats suisses et du tournoi des haben, am Nachmittag die Partien des Weltmeisters und médecins, un tournoi Fischer Random à cadence lente est der andern Grossmeister vor Ort hautnah zu verfolgen. pour la première fois proposé ! Il aura lieu sur une semaine, Geniessen Sie als Spieler oder Gast bei dieser Gelegen- le matin, ce qui permettra d‘affûter ses méninges pour en- heit unsere wunderschöne Region. Lohnenswert sind nicht core mieux suivre les parties des GMs l‘après-midi ! Mais nur ein Besuch der historischen Bieler Altstadt oder eines n‘oubliez pas d‘apprécier notre magnifique région ! En plus der attraktiven Museen, sondern auch eine entspannende de la visite de la vieille ville ou des fameux musées de la cité, Schifffahrt in unserem Drei-Seen-Land. profitez de faire une excursion en bateau sur les trois lacs ! Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Teilnahme oder auf Ihren Besuch! Nous nous réjouissons de votre participation et de votre visite ! Peter Bohnenblust Paul Kohler OK-Präsident Secrétaire général Président du Comité d’organisation Technischer Direktor 2 3 Biel inspiriert zu Höchstleistungen Schach Bienne inspire Schweiz l‘excellence Die Dachstiftung ACCENTUS fördert soziale, karitative, ökologische und kulturelle Projekte im Auftrag ihrer Donatorinnen und Donatoren. So fördert sie mit dem Fonds «Schach Schweiz» das Schachspiel in der Schweiz. Das Titelsponso- ring des Grossmeisterturniers am 51. Schachfestival Copyright: Bieler Lauftage/Enrique Muñoz Garcia 2018 in Biel ist das Highlight dieses Jahres. EHC Biel-Bienne/Hervé Chavaillaz Berner Fachhochschule BFH Technische Fachschule Biel Stadt Biel FFFH 2012/Oliver Oettli Ville de Bienne Viel Erfolg den Teilnehmern des ACCENTUS Grossmeisterturniers! www.accentus.ch Foto / Photo: Stadt Biel / Ville de Bienne © Tourismus Biel Seeland – Stefan Weber 4 5 Kontakte Contacts Adresse Biel-Bienne CHESS, Postfach 3, 3252 Worben [email protected] Für klein Bobby, Garry, T 032 386 78 62 (d / f / e) Magnus & Co. Spielort / Local de jeu Kongresshaus / Palais des Congrès Festivalbüro / Bureau du festival: 20.07. – 01.08.2018 Für den perfekten Start ins Leben empfehlen T 032 322 18 41 wir die «Schweizer Eröffnung» mit Bimbosan. Das breite Sortiment bietet alles, was kleine Infos, Resultate, Live-Partien / Info, résultats, parties Könige und Damen für ein gesundes Wachstum www.bielchessfestival.ch brauchen. Wichtig: Muttermilch ist das Beste für den Säugling. Spendenkonto / Compte Die WHO empfiehlt 6 Monate ausschliessliches Stillen. Berner Kantonalbank AG, 3001 Bern P C- Konto 3 0 -10 6 - 9 Zugunsten von / En faveur de: Biel-Bienne CHESS, Postfach 3, 3252 Worben IBAN: CH34 0079 0042 9774 1734 1 Agenda 2018 21.07.2018 13:00 Simultan / Simultanée (Berner Kantonalbank / Banque Cantonale Bernoise) 13:30 ACCENTUS Jugend Simultan / Simultanée pour les jeunes (Zentralplatz / Place centrale) 16:00 Offizielle Eröffnung / Ouverture officielle (Kongresshaus / Palais des Congrès) 01.08.2018 18:30 Preisverteilung / Remise des prix (Kongresshaus / Palais des Congrès) Agenda 2019 20.07. – 31.07.2019 52. Int. Schachfestival Biel / e JetztJetzt Gratismuster Gratismuster 52 Festival international d‘échecs bestellenbestellen und und testen, testen, auf aufbimbosan.ch bimbosan.ch oder oder unterunter 032 032 639 639 14 4414 44 6 7 92x190_Schach_RZ.indd 1 01.05.18 10:11 Organisationskomitee Comité d’organisation Präsident / Président Peter Bohnenblust Direktion / Secrétaire général Paul Kohler Medien / Médias Yannick Pelletier / Dominique Wiesmann Multimedia / Kommunikation Multimédia / Communications Stefan Tock GM-Turnier / Tournoi des GM Yannick Pelletier Turniere / Tournois Jonas Studer Infrastruktur / Infrastructure Günter Kopp Foto & Umwelt / Photo & Environnement Simon Bohnenblust Biel-Bienne CHESS Präsident / Président Jürg Engel ENGEL Gestränkedienst AG Gottstattstrasse 24 2504 Biel Telefon 032 342 38 38 Telefax 032 342 40 18 ACCENTUS Grossmeisterturnier Tournoi des Grands Maîtres ACCENTUS Live-Analyse (ab 14 Uhr) Analyses en direct (dès 14h) mit / avec Daniel King & Anna Rudolf VINOTHEK Zentralstrasse 26 2502 Biel/Bienne Tel. 032 341 00 00 E-Mail: [email protected] www.youtube.com/PowerPlayChess 8 9 Teilnehmer / Participants ACCENTUS Grossmeisterturnier / Tournois des Grands Maîtres Elo-Punkte und Klassement vom 1. Mai 2018 / BEIM SPORT VERLETZT? Classement et points Elo au 1er mai 2018 IM NOTFALL IN DEN NOTFALL MAGNUS CARLSEN UN ACCIDENT DE SPORT ? Norwegen / Norvège LES URGENCES EN CAS D‘URGENCE *30.11.1990, Tønsberg Elo 2843 Amtierender Weltmeister / Notfallzentrum Linde, täglich rund um die Uhr Champion du monde en titre Blumenrain 105, Biel, T 032 366 41 12 Weltrangliste Classement mondial 1 Centre d‘urgences des Tilleuls, 24h/24, 365 jours Biel/Bienne GMT Crêt-des-Fleurs 105, Bienne, T 032 366 41 12 Sieger der Jahre 2007 und 2011; © Lennart Ootes 6. Rang 2005, 2. Rang 2006 und 2012, 3. Rang 2008 / Vainqueur en 2007 et 2011; 6e en 2005, 2e en 2006 et 2012, 3e en 2008 Um den besten Schachzug mit Das Wunderkind wird mit 13 Jahren Grossmeister und 2010 die jüngste Weltnummer 1 der Schachgeschichte. Er gewinnt Ihnen zu besprechen, nehmen wir das Kandidatenturnier in London 2013 und qualifiziert sich für uns gerne Zeit. das WM-Finale, welches er gegen Viswanathan Anand ge- winnt. 2014 wird zweifellos sein bestes Jahr. Er erreicht den Rekordwert von 2882 Elo-Punkten und lässt sich in drei ver- schiedenen Zeitkontrollen zum Weltmeister küren (klassisch erneut gegen Anand, Schnell- und Blitzschach). Im Jahre 2016 verteidigt er seine WM-Krone gegen Sergei Karjakin. Dank Modell-Aufträgen für die Marke G-Star und diversen Auftrit- ten in Fernsehsendungen ist Magnus Carlsen auch ausserhalb der Schachwelt bekannt. Grand-Maître à l’âge de 13 ans, ce prodige devient le plus jeune numéro 1 mondial en 2010. Il se qualifie pour la finale du championnat en remportant le Tournoi des Candidats de Londres en 2013, et remporte le titre en battant Anand cette même année. 2014 est sans doute sa meilleure année, puisqu’il atteint un classement record de 2882 Elo, tout en remportant le championnat du Monde dans 3 disciplines (classique face à Anand de nouveau, rapide et blitz). En 2016, il défend à Zentralstrasse 46 nouveau sa couronne mondiale en battant Karjakin. Ayant re- 2500 Biel présenté la marque G-Star et étant apparu dans de nombreux shows télévisés, il est le seul joueur à être universellement connu au-delà du monde des échecs. 10 11 DAS Team für Wirbelsäulen-und Gelenkerkrankungen SHAKHRIYAR MAMEDYAROV Azerbaïdjan am Hauptbahnhof Zürich *12.04.1985, Sumgait Elo 2808 Weltrangliste Classement mondial 3 Nationale Rangliste Classement national 1 Biel/Bienne GMT 1. Teilnahme / 1e participation © Lennart Ootes Er stammt aus der vielversprechendsten Generation von aserbaidschanischen Talenten und gewann als einziger in der Schachgeschichte die Junioren-WM zweimal (2003 und 2005). Bekannt für seinen aggressiven Spielstil und seine Risikobereitschaft, ist er unter Schachfans sehr beliebt. Mit Siegen bei vielen Topturnieren, rückt er kontinuierlich an die Weltspitze vor und erreicht Anfang 2018 dank konstanten Unsere Mission: Leistungen und daraus
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