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59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Triathlon | GenChall Qualifier

14 Jul to 18 Jul 2026 · Biel/Bienne, Switzerland · 6-player round-robin · 120min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 41 Finished

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Top 100 players in this event

GM Alexandra Kosteniuk ★: No. 4, 15½/20, performance 2458 (-3)
IM Carissa Yip ★: No. 5, 11/20, performance 2468 (+1)
GM Rameshbabu Vaishali ★: No. 6, 8½/20, performance 2384 (-7)

Standings

Standings, 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Triathlon | GenChall Qualifier
#	Player	Fed	Rating	Score	Games	Perf	Change
1	IM Vaclav Finek	CZE	2454	31	22	2627	+3
2	GM Tong(QD) Xiao	CHN	2452	28	22	2573	-2
3	IM Marco Materia	FRA	2491	26	22	2599	+9
4	GM Alexandra Kosteniuk ★	SUI	2431	15½	20	2458	-3
5	IM Carissa Yip ★	USA	2333	11	20	2468	+1
6	GM Rameshbabu Vaishali ★	IND	2410	8½	20	2384	-7

Games

Games
Round	Game	Result
1.2	Tong(QD) Xiao – Rameshbabu Vaishali	½-½
1.3	Carissa Yip – Alexandra Kosteniuk	0-1

Games involving a top-100 player. Click a game to replay it.

Standings and games from Lichess broadcasts. ★ marks a player on the FIDE top 100 lists.