Accentus Biel GM Chess Tournament 2019 is taking place in Biel, Switzerland from 21-30 July.
Tournament type: - 28 games as 3 sets of round robin: - Classical: 7 games - Rapid: 7 games (reversed colors) - Blitz: 14 games (2-way)
Rate of play: - Classical: 100 minutes for the first 40 moves + 50 minutes for the next 20 moves + 15 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one. -Rapid: 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move. -Blitz: 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.
Scores and tie-breaks: - Classical: 3 points for a win; 1 point for a draw; 0 point for a loss - Rapid: 2 points for a win; 1 point for a draw; 0 point for a loss - Blitz: 1 point for a win; ½ point for a draw; 0 point for a loss
Final standings will be established according to the number of points scored, cumulating the three series (classical+rapid+blitz).
