Morozevic wins Biel

[Javier]

The 39th Biel International Festival took place 22nd July - 4th August 2006 and was won by Alexander Morozevich, who only lost two games, both of them against Carlsen. (how Carlsen can beat a 2731 rated played with both white and black is simply unbelieveable!).

Magnus, however, also lost both of his games against Volokitin.

 

GM Biel SUI  2006

                               1  2  3  4  5  6  
1   Morozevich,A   2731  +131  ** 00 1½ 11 11 11   7.5/10
2   Carlsen,M      2675   +72  11 ** ½½ 00 1½ ½1   6.0/10  30.75
3   Radjabov,T     2728    +9  0½ ½½ ** 1½ 1½ 1½   6.0/10  25.50
4   Volokitin,And  2662   -58  00 11 0½ ** ½0 ½½   4.0/10  19.50
5   Pelletier,Y    2583   +36  00 0½ 0½ ½1 ** ½1   4.0/10  15.75
6   Bruzon,L       2667  -190  00 ½0 0½ ½½ ½0 **   2.5/10

Average elo: 2674 <=> Category: 17 
gm = 4.40 m = 2.30

 

 

The ladies group was won by Pia Cramling:

 

Accentus Ladies  2006

                               1  2  3  4  5  6  
1   Cramling,P     2521   +69  ** 1½ ½1 ½½ ½1 1½   7.0/10
2   Socko,M        2464   +20  0½ ** ½0 1½ ½½ 11   5.5/10
3   Dembo,Y        2465   -17  ½0 ½1 ** ½½ ½½ 10   5.0/10
4   Muzychuk,A     2456   -42  ½½ 0½ ½½ ** ½0 ½1   4.5/10
5   Skripchenko,A  2421   -37  ½0 ½½ ½½ ½1 ** 00   4.0/10  20.75
6   Atalik,E       2377   +14  0½ 00 01 ½0 11 **   4.0/10  18.75

Average elo: 2450 <=> Category: 8 
gm = 7.30 m = 5.30

 

Here's Morozevic's shortest victory from the event:

 

Morozevich,A (2731) - Pelletier,Y (2583) [C10]

GM Biel SUI (9), 02.08.2006

 

 

Official website.