24th Biel Chess Festival :: Biel 1991

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts Berger + = -
1. GM Shirov, Alexei 2610 URS ● ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 9½ 62.00 6 7 1
2. GM Bareev, Evgeny 2680 URS ½ ½ ● 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 0 1 8½ 56.50 5 7 2
3. GM Andersson, Ulf 2625 SWE 1 ½ 0 ½ ● ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 7½ 52.00 2 11 1
4. GM Lautier, Joël 2560 FRA 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ● 1 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 7½ 47.50 4 7 3
5. GM Christiansen, Larry 2600 USA ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ● 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 7 45.25 4 6 4
6. GM Adams, Michael 2615 ENG 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ● 0 ½ 1 1 6 37.25 4 4 6
7. GM Gavrikov, Viktor 2585 URS ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ● 0 0 5½ 41.25 1 9 4
8. GM Kožul, Zdenko 2560 YUG ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 ● 4½ 31.75 3 3 8




Round by round results

1st round — 19th July 1991
GM Andersson, Ulf SWE 2625 ½ - ½ 2600 USA GM Christiansen, Larry
GM Bareev, Evgeny URS 2680 1 - 0 2585 URS GM Gavrikov, Viktor
GM Kožul, Zdenko YUG 2560 0 - 1 2615 ENG GM Adams, Michael
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2560 0 - 1 2610 URS GM Shirov, Alexei
1.-3. Shirov, Bareev, Adams — 1; 4.-5. Andersson, Christiansen — ½; 6.-8. Lautier, Gavrikov, Kožul — 0;



2nd round — 20th July 1991
GM Adams, Michael ENG 2615 0 - 1 2680 URS GM Bareev, Evgeny
GM Andersson, Ulf SWE 2625 ½ - ½ 2560 YUG GM Kožul, Zdenko
GM Christiansen, Larry USA 2600 ½ - ½ 2610 URS GM Shirov, Alexei
GM Gavrikov, Viktor URS 2585 ½ - ½ 2560 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
1. Bareev — 2; 2. Shirov — 1½; 3.-5. Andersson, Christiansen, Adams — 1; 6.-8. Lautier, Gavrikov, Kožul — ½;



3rd round — 21st July 1991
GM Bareev, Evgeny URS 2680 1 - 0 2625 SWE GM Andersson, Ulf
GM Kožul, Zdenko YUG 2560 0 - 1 2600 USA GM Christiansen, Larry
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2560 ½ - ½ 2615 ENG GM Adams, Michael
GM Shirov, Alexei URS 2610 ½ - ½ 2585 URS GM Gavrikov, Viktor
1. Bareev — 3; 2.-3. Shirov, Christiansen — 2; 4. Adams — 1½; 5.-7. Andersson, Lautier, Gavrikov — 1; 8. Kožul — ½;



4th round — 22nd July 1991
GM Adams, Michael ENG 2615 0 - 1 2610 URS GM Shirov, Alexei
GM Andersson, Ulf SWE 2625 ½ - ½ 2560 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
GM Christiansen, Larry USA 2600 ½ - ½ 2585 URS GM Gavrikov, Viktor
GM Kožul, Zdenko YUG 2560 1 - 0 2680 URS GM Bareev, Evgeny
1.-2. Shirov, Bareev — 3; 3. Christiansen — 2½; 4.-8. Andersson, Lautier, Adams, Gavrikov, Kožul — 1½;



5th round — 23rd July 1991
GM Bareev, Evgeny URS 2680 0 - 1 2600 USA GM Christiansen, Larry
GM Gavrikov, Viktor URS 2585 1 - 0 2615 ENG GM Adams, Michael
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2560 1 - 0 2560 YUG GM Kožul, Zdenko
GM Shirov, Alexei URS 2610 0 - 1 2625 SWE GM Andersson, Ulf
1. Christiansen — 3½; 2.-3. Shirov, Bareev — 3; 4.-6. Andersson, Lautier, Gavrikov — 2½; 7.-8. Adams, Kožul — 1½;



6th round — 24th July 1991
GM Andersson, Ulf SWE 2625 ½ - ½ 2585 URS GM Gavrikov, Viktor
GM Bareev, Evgeny URS 2680 ½ - ½ 2560 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
GM Christiansen, Larry USA 2600 0 - 1 2615 ENG GM Adams, Michael
GM Kožul, Zdenko YUG 2560 ½ - ½ 2610 URS GM Shirov, Alexei
1.-3. Shirov, Bareev, Christiansen — 3½; 4.-6. Andersson, Lautier, Gavrikov — 3; 7. Adams — 2½; 8. Kožul — 2;



7th round — 26th July 1991
GM Adams, Michael ENG 2615 0 - 1 2625 SWE GM Andersson, Ulf
GM Gavrikov, Viktor URS 2585 0 - 1 2560 YUG GM Kožul, Zdenko
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2560 1 - 0 2600 USA GM Christiansen, Larry
GM Shirov, Alexei URS 2610 ½ - ½ 2680 URS GM Bareev, Evgeny
1.-4. Shirov, Bareev, Andersson, Lautier — 4; 5. Christiansen — 3½; 6.-7. Gavrikov, Kožul — 3; 8. Adams — 2½;



8th round — 27th July 1991
GM Adams, Michael ENG 2615 1 - 0 2560 YUG GM Kožul, Zdenko
GM Christiansen, Larry USA 2600 ½ - ½ 2625 SWE GM Andersson, Ulf
GM Gavrikov, Viktor URS 2585 ½ - ½ 2680 URS GM Bareev, Evgeny
GM Shirov, Alexei URS 2610 1 - 0 2560 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
1. Shirov — 5; 2.-3. Bareev, Andersson — 4½; 4.-5. Lautier, Christiansen — 4; 6.-7. Adams, Gavrikov — 3½; 8. Kožul — 3;



9th round — 28th July 1991
GM Bareev, Evgeny URS 2680 1 - 0 2615 ENG GM Adams, Michael
GM Kožul, Zdenko YUG 2560 ½ - ½ 2625 SWE GM Andersson, Ulf
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2560 ½ - ½ 2585 URS GM Gavrikov, Viktor
GM Shirov, Alexei URS 2610 1 - 0 2600 USA GM Christiansen, Larry
1. Shirov — 6; 2. Bareev — 5½; 3. Andersson — 5; 4. Lautier — 4½; 5.-6. Christiansen, Gavrikov — 4; 7.-8. Adams, Kožul — 3½;



10th round — 29th July 1991
GM Adams, Michael ENG 2615 1 - 0 2560 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
GM Andersson, Ulf SWE 2625 ½ - ½ 2680 URS GM Bareev, Evgeny
GM Christiansen, Larry USA 2600 1 - 0 2560 YUG GM Kožul, Zdenko
GM Gavrikov, Viktor URS 2585 ½ - ½ 2610 URS GM Shirov, Alexei
1. Shirov — 6½; 2. Bareev — 6; 3. Andersson — 5½; 4. Christiansen — 5; 5.-7. Lautier, Adams, Gavrikov — 4½; 8. Kožul — 3½;



11th round — 30th July 1991
GM Bareev, Evgeny URS 2680 1 - 0 2560 YUG GM Kožul, Zdenko
GM Gavrikov, Viktor URS 2585 0 - 1 2600 USA GM Christiansen, Larry
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2560 ½ - ½ 2625 SWE GM Andersson, Ulf
GM Shirov, Alexei URS 2610 1 - 0 2615 ENG GM Adams, Michael
1. Shirov — 7½; 2. Bareev — 7; 3.-4. Andersson, Christiansen — 6; 5. Lautier — 5; 6.-7. Adams, Gavrikov — 4½; 8. Kožul — 3½;



12th round — 1st August 1991
GM Adams, Michael ENG 2615 ½ - ½ 2585 URS GM Gavrikov, Viktor
GM Andersson, Ulf SWE 2625 ½ - ½ 2610 URS GM Shirov, Alexei
GM Christiansen, Larry USA 2600 ½ - ½ 2680 URS GM Bareev, Evgeny
GM Kožul, Zdenko YUG 2560 0 - 1 2560 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
1. Shirov — 8; 2. Bareev — 7½; 3.-4. Andersson, Christiansen — 6½; 5. Lautier — 6; 6.-7. Adams, Gavrikov — 5; 8. Kožul — 3½;



13th round — 2nd August 1991
GM Adams, Michael ENG 2615 ½ - ½ 2600 USA GM Christiansen, Larry
GM Gavrikov, Viktor URS 2585 ½ - ½ 2625 SWE GM Andersson, Ulf
GM Lautier, Joël FRA 2560 ½ - ½ 2680 URS GM Bareev, Evgeny
GM Shirov, Alexei URS 2610 1 - 0 2560 YUG GM Kožul, Zdenko
1. Shirov — 9; 2. Bareev — 8; 3.-4. Andersson, Christiansen — 7; 5. Lautier — 6½; 6.-7. Adams, Gavrikov — 5½; 8. Kožul — 3½;



14th round — 3rd August 1991
GM Andersson, Ulf SWE 2625 ½ - ½ 2615 ENG GM Adams, Michael
GM Bareev, Evgeny URS 2680 ½ - ½ 2610 URS GM Shirov, Alexei
GM Christiansen, Larry USA 2600 0 - 1 2560 FRA GM Lautier, Joël
GM Kožul, Zdenko YUG 2560 1 - 0 2585 URS GM Gavrikov, Viktor
1. Shirov — 9½; 2. Bareev — 8½; 3.-4. Andersson, Lautier — 7½; 5. Christiansen — 7; 6. Adams — 6; 7. Gavrikov — 5½; 8. Kožul — 4½;







Information

24th Biel Chess Festival
Dates: 19th July - 3rd August 1991
City: Biel (Switzerland)
Venue: Kongresshaus
Organizers: Biel International Chess Festival
Tournament Director: Mr. Hans Suri (SUI)
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 8 (incl. 8 GMs)
Games played: 56
Competition format: Double Round Robin
Tie-breaks: 1. Sonnerborn-Berger
Time control:
Website: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=11715
PGN game file: biel-1991.pgn





Tournament Review

1991: The Soviet Union’s Ultimate Success

The political chaos that shapes world events this year, above all in Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union, also affects the chess festival.

The absence of numerous Yugoslav players is easy to explain, since travelling from Belgrade via Zagreb and Ljubljana has become more than adventurous in those days. The problem of nationality is also evident in Biel: under which flag, for example, should the talented Alexei Shirov, aged 19, play? Latvia or Russia? FIDE decides that he must play one last time under the Russian flag.

On 4 August 1991, Shirov scores the Soviet Union’s last victory in Biel. This is something of a surprise, since he is only number four on the starting list, behind the big favourite, world number four Evgeny Bareev, rated 2680 Elo, the Swede Ulf Andersson, rated 2625, and the Briton Michael Adams, rated 2615. Bareev and Shirov fight a neck-and-neck race right to the end. The Muscovite starts furiously with three wins in a row, but is then twice defeated by Andersson and Kozul. This clears the way for Shirov to win the tournament.

Despite the last-minute withdrawal of Viktor Korchnoi, the tournament reaches the high Category 15.

Final standings in the grandmaster tournament (Category 15): 1. Alexei Shirov (URS) 9.5 points, 2. Evgeny Bareev (URS) 8.5, 3. Ulf Andersson (SWE) 7.5, 4. Joël Lautier (FRA) 7.5, 5. Larry Christiansen (USA) 7, 6. Michael Adams (ENG) 6, 7. Viktor Gavrikov (URS) 5.5, 8. Zdenko Kozul (YUG) 4.5.

Final standings in the World Mixed tournament: 1. Daniel Campora (ARG) 8 points, 2. Pia Cramling (SWE) 7, 3. Roger Antonio (PHI) 7, 4. Lars Bo Hansen (DEN) 6, 5. Vlastimil Hort (FRG) 6, 6. Alexandre Boog (SUI) 6, 7. M. Todorcevic (YUG) 5.5, 8. Joseph Gallagher (ENG) 5, 9. Ketevan Arakhamia (URS) 5, 10. Claude Landenbergue (SUI) 4.5, 11. Daniel Summermatter (SUI) 3.5, 12. Markus Klauser (SUI) 2.5.

Final standings in the master tournament: 1. Zurab Sturua (URS) 9 points, 2. Bojan Kurajica (YUG) 8.5, 3. Anatoly Vaiser (FRA) 8.