The 2017 edition of Basel Chess Festival took place from 2-8th January at Hotel Landgasthof in Basel, Switzerland. A total of 107 players took part in the 9-round Swiss event. Grandmasters Eltaj Safarli, Bai Jinshi and Christian Bauer shared...
3 way tie for 1st in Basel, Safarli tops tiebreaks

Ranking list: Standings after the 9th round – Top 20 rank Participants title TWZ At Association / Place Land S R V Points PtsSu Buchh 1. Safarli, Eltaj GM 2686 M AZE 5 4 0 7.0 37.0 54.5 2....
4 share Basel Chess Festival lead after 6

Round 7 pairings http://schachfestivalbasel.ch/resultate-paarungen/ Tisch TNr Teilnehmer Tite Punkte – TNr Teilnehmer Tite Punkte Ergebnis At 1 1. Safarli,Eltaj GM (5) – 8. Bai,Jinshi GM (5) – 2 2. Bauer, Christian GM (5) – 9. Svane,Rasmus GM (5) – 3...
Basel Chess Festival 2015

The 2015 edition of Basel Chess Festival is scheduled to be held on 1-5th January 2015 at Hotel Hilton in Basel, Switzerland. The event will be split into two main tournaments – Master Section and Amateur Tournament. The format...