| 30th Biel Chess Festival :: Biel 1997 |
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| pos. | name | Elo | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | pts | + | = | - | ||||||
| 1. | GM Anand, Viswanathan | 2765 | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2. | GM Karpov, Anatoly | 2745 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 4 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 3. | GM Gelfand, Boris | 2695 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 4. | GM Lautier, Joël | 2660 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 5. | GM Milov, Vadim | 2635 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 6. | IM Pelletier, Yannick | 2465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ● | 2½ | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1st round — 21st July 1997 | |||||||||
| GM Anand, Viswanathan | 2765 | 1 - 0 | 2660 | GM Lautier, Joël | |||||
| GM Milov, Vadim | 2635 | 0 - 1 | 2695 | GM Gelfand, Boris | |||||
| IM Pelletier, Yannick | 2465 | 0 - 1 | 2745 | GM Karpov, Anatoly | |||||
| 1.-3. Anand, Karpov, Gelfand 1; 4.-6. Lautier, Milov, Pelletier 0; | |||||||||
| 2nd round — 22nd July 1997 | |||||||||
| GM Gelfand, Boris | 2695 | ½ - ½ | 2745 | GM Karpov, Anatoly | |||||
| GM Lautier, Joël | 2660 | ½ - ½ | 2465 | IM Pelletier, Yannick | |||||
| GM Milov, Vadim | 2635 | ½ - ½ | 2765 | GM Anand, Viswanathan | |||||
| 1.-3. Anand, Karpov, Gelfand 1½; 4.-6. Lautier, Milov, Pelletier ½; | |||||||||
| 3rd round — 23rd July 1997 | |||||||||
| GM Anand, Viswanathan | 2765 | 1 - 0 | 2695 | GM Gelfand, Boris | |||||
| GM Karpov, Anatoly | 2745 | 1 - 0 | 2660 | GM Lautier, Joël | |||||
| IM Pelletier, Yannick | 2465 | 0 - 1 | 2635 | GM Milov, Vadim | |||||
| 1.-2. Anand, Karpov 2½; 3.-4. Gelfand, Milov 1½; 5.-6. Lautier, Pelletier ½; | |||||||||
| 4th round — 25th July 1997 | |||||||||
| GM Karpov, Anatoly | 2745 | ½ - ½ | 2765 | GM Anand, Viswanathan | |||||
| GM Lautier, Joël | 2660 | 1 - 0 | 2635 | GM Milov, Vadim | |||||
| IM Pelletier, Yannick | 2465 | 0 - 1 | 2695 | GM Gelfand, Boris | |||||
| 1.-2. Anand, Karpov 3; 3. Gelfand 2½; 4.-5. Lautier, Milov 1½; 6. Pelletier ½; | |||||||||
| 5th round — 26th July 1997 | |||||||||
| GM Anand, Viswanathan | 2765 | 1 - 0 | 2465 | IM Pelletier, Yannick | |||||
| GM Gelfand, Boris | 2695 | ½ - ½ | 2660 | GM Lautier, Joël | |||||
| GM Milov, Vadim | 2635 | ½ - ½ | 2745 | GM Karpov, Anatoly | |||||
| 1. Anand 4; 2. Karpov 3½; 3. Gelfand 3; 4.-5. Lautier, Milov 2; 6. Pelletier ½; | |||||||||
| 6th round — 27th July 1997 | |||||||||
| GM Gelfand, Boris | 2695 | ½ - ½ | 2635 | GM Milov, Vadim | |||||
| GM Karpov, Anatoly | 2745 | 1 - 0 | 2465 | IM Pelletier, Yannick | |||||
| GM Lautier, Joël | 2660 | 0 - 1 | 2765 | GM Anand, Viswanathan | |||||
| 1. Anand 5; 2. Karpov 4½; 3. Gelfand 3½; 4. Milov 2½; 5. Lautier 2; 6. Pelletier ½; | |||||||||
| 7th round — 28th July 1997 | |||||||||
| GM Anand, Viswanathan | 2765 | 0 - 1 | 2635 | GM Milov, Vadim | |||||
| GM Karpov, Anatoly | 2745 | ½ - ½ | 2695 | GM Gelfand, Boris | |||||
| IM Pelletier, Yannick | 2465 | ½ - ½ | 2660 | GM Lautier, Joël | |||||
| 1.-2. Anand, Karpov 5; 3. Gelfand 4; 4. Milov 3½; 5. Lautier 2½; 6. Pelletier 1; | |||||||||
| 8th round — 30th July 1997 | |||||||||
| GM Gelfand, Boris | 2695 | ½ - ½ | 2765 | GM Anand, Viswanathan | |||||
| GM Lautier, Joël | 2660 | 1 - 0 | 2745 | GM Karpov, Anatoly | |||||
| GM Milov, Vadim | 2635 | 0 - 1 | 2465 | IM Pelletier, Yannick | |||||
| 1. Anand 5½; 2. Karpov 5; 3. Gelfand 4½; 4.-5. Lautier, Milov 3½; 6. Pelletier 2; | |||||||||
| 9th round — 31st July 1997 | |||||||||
| GM Karpov, Anatoly | 2745 | 1 - 0 | 2635 | GM Milov, Vadim | |||||
| GM Lautier, Joël | 2660 | ½ - ½ | 2695 | GM Gelfand, Boris | |||||
| IM Pelletier, Yannick | 2465 | 0 - 1 | 2765 | GM Anand, Viswanathan | |||||
| 1. Anand 6½; 2. Karpov 6; 3. Gelfand 5; 4. Lautier 4; 5. Milov 3½; 6. Pelletier 2; | |||||||||
| 10th round — 1st August 1997 | |||||||||
| GM Anand, Viswanathan | 2765 | ½ - ½ | 2745 | GM Karpov, Anatoly | |||||
| GM Gelfand, Boris | 2695 | ½ - ½ | 2465 | IM Pelletier, Yannick | |||||
| GM Milov, Vadim | 2635 | ½ - ½ | 2660 | GM Lautier, Joël | |||||
| 1. Anand 7; 2. Karpov 6½; 3. Gelfand 5½; 4. Lautier 4½; 5. Milov 4; 6. Pelletier 2½; | |||||||||
| 30th Biel Chess Festival | |
| Dates: | 21st July - 1st August 1997 |
| City: | Biel (Switzerland) |
| Venue: | Kongresshaus |
| Organizers: | Biel International Chess Festival |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 6 (incl. 5 GMs, 1 IM) |
| Games played: | 30 |
| Competition format: | Double Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: | none |
| Time control: | |
| Website: | https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=67519 |
| Other websites: | Biel Chess Festival winners |
| PGN game file: | biel-1997.pgn |