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13th Bangkok Chess Club Open Tournament – Participants

The 13th Bangkok Chess Club Open Tournament will be played from 14th to 21st of April in Pattaya, Thailand.

The tournament is organized by the Bangkok Chess Club and the playing venue is 5-star Dusit Thani Pattaya Resort.

Top rated Grandmasters are Nigel Short ENG 2690 (last year winner), Levente Vajda ROM 2632, Jan Gustafsson GER 2621 (winner in 2011), Humpy Koneru IND 2597, Sune Berg Hansen DEN 2566, Jozsef Horvath HUN 2538, Zong-Yuan Zhao AUS 2537, Adam Horvath HUN 2509, M.R. Venkatesh IND 2501 and Attila Czebe HUN 2488.

Dusit Thani Pattaya - the lagoon at sunset

Dusit Thani Pattaya - the lagoon at sunset

There are two groups of play: Open category for all players, and Challenger category for players rated below 2100 or unrated (ratings based on FIDE or Thai ELO ratings – other national ratings will be validated by the organizer). When registering, players must indicate in which group they wish to play.

Both groups will be played using the Swiss System, with 9 rounds for Open, and 7 rounds for Challenger. For the pairings, a Swiss Manager program will be used.

Nigel Short

Nigel Short will be the first seed

Participants – Open category:

1 GM Short Nigel D ENG 2697
2 GM Vajda Levente ROU 2632
3 GM Gustafsson Jan GER 2621
4 GM Koneru Humpy IND 2597
5 GM Barbosa Oliver PHI 2563
6 GM Lu Shanglei CHN 2562
7 GM Hansen Sune Berg DEN 2561
8 GM Paragua Mark PHI 2557
9 GM Megaranto Susanto INA 2541
10 GM Zhao Zong-Yuan AUS 2537
11 GM Horvath Jozsef HUN 2534
12 GM Antonio Rogelio Jr PHI 2527
13 GM Horvath Adam HUN 2509
14 GM Venkatesh M.R. IND 2508
15 IM Wan Yunguo CHN 2494
16 GM Laylo Darwin PHI 2491
17 IM Wang Chen CHN 2485
18 GM Czebe Attila HUN 2479
19 GM Gao Rui CHN 2475
20 GM Varga Zoltan HUN 2472
21 GM Akesson Ralf SWE 2462
22 GM Torre Eugenio PHI 2462
23 GM Schebler Gerhard GER 2445
24 GM Toufighi Homayoon IRI 2440
25 IM Saptarshi Roy IND 2426
26 IM Illingworth Max AUS 2423
27 GM Sriram Jha IND 2421
28 IM Bijaoui Manuel FRA 2416
29 IM Thejkumar M. S. IND 2412
30 GM Gonzales Jayson PHI 2405
31 GM Bitoon Richard PHI 2403
32 IM Lavrov Maxim RUS 2403
33 IM Stokke Kjetil NOR 2403
34 IM Irwanto Sadikin INA 2401
35 IM Wahono Awam INA 2397
36 IM Akshat Khamparia IND 2393
37 WGM Bulmaga Irina ROU 2389
38 WGM Sukandar Irine Kharisma INA 2388
39 FM Aguera Naredo Javier ESP 2385
40 IM Ponomarev Dmitry RUS 2382
41 Ma Zhonghan CHN 2372
42 IM Yang Kaiqi CHN 2371
43 FM Menkinoski Riste MKD 2370
44 IM Contin Daniel ITA 2366
45 FM Voigt Martin GER 2364
46 IM Abu Sufian Shakil BAN 2362
47 GM Ziatdinov Raset USA 2356
48 GM Ghane Shojaat IRI 2341
49 IM Mas Hafizulhelmi MAS 2341
50 GM Rantanen Yrjo A. FIN 2339
51 FM Novita Anjas INA 2335
52 FM Juhasz Kristof HUN 2330
53 IM Farid Firman Syah INA 2327
54 FM Andreasen Per Naesby DEN 2304
55 FM Jayakumar Adarsh USA 2294
56 Purushothaman T IND 2293
57 FM Pitra Andika INA 2292
58 FM Bisby Daniel L ENG 2288
59 IM Nay Oo Kyaw Tun MYA 2286
60 Musaev Rasul RUS 2286
61 FM Teerapabpaisit Wisuwat THA 2284
62 FM Pitirotjirathon Jirapak THA 2283
63 Kozelov Roman UKR 2281
64 FM Aschenbrenner Robert AUT 2276
65 Mu Ke CHN 2274
66 Causo Deniel PHI 2271
67 Yeoh Li Tian MAS 2266
68 FM Frosch Erich AUT 2264
69 Villanueva Nelson PHI 2261
70 Tuomala Timo FIN 2253
71 FM Soozankar A.M. IRI 2250
72 FM Thompson Ian D ENG 2250
73 FM Reilly Tim AUS 2243
74 Rishi Sardana IND 2232
75 WGM Kulkarni Bhakti IND 2231
76 Frosch Ronald AUT 2220
77 FM Zhao Zhouqiao Chn CHN 2219
78 Steinbrecht Ralf GER 2214
79 WIM Abdumalik Zhansaya KAZ 2209
80 FM Sauravh Khherdekar IND 2206
81 Imocha Laishram IND 2204
82 Portugalera Ric PHI 2204
83 Pranav Vijay IND 2204
84 CM Marie Maxime FRA 2200
85 Amini Amer IRI 2200
86 Kivimaki Jaakko FIN 2197
87 Shukin Andrey RUS 2185
88 CM Puranik Abhimanyu IND 2183
89 Bykov Mikhail RUS 2182
90 Chubukin Alexander RUS 2181
91 Hj Sulaiman Amir Fakhry BRU 2180
92 Rom Jasper B PHI 2176
93 Vospernik Andrej SLO 2170
94 Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh IND 2166
95 Zulfic Fedja AUS 2166
96 Wang Doudou CHN 2165
97 Bao Qilin CHN 2163
98 Suharto Moh Wahyu Repelita INA 2162
99 Romsdal Trond NOR 2159
100 Peng Xiongjian CHN 2156
101 Barretto Franz PHI 2153
102 Liu Yan CHN 2149
103 WFM Xiao Yiyi CHN 2148
104 Stepanov Andrey RUS 2148
105 Bitoon Jimson PHI 2145
106 Tobor Detlef GER 2143
107 Fang Yuxiang CHN 2141
108 CM Kananub Warot THA 2139
109 Chen Yang CHN 2139
110 Kalugampitiya R S SRI 2137
111 Doostkam P IRI 2134
112 Nayan Ahmad Fadzil MAS 2128
113 WIM Xu Huahua CHN 2124
114 FM Gholami Aryan IRI 2123
115 Tuorila Kai FIN 2123
116 Dubina Pavel CZE 2122
117 Manaog Stewart PHI 2121
118 Sewambar Ashwin TPE 2121
119 Gonzalez Gonzalez Alfonso ESP 2117
120 Wang Xinyue CHN 2117
121 Kulpruethanon Thanadon THA 2114
122 Langer Christian GER 2110
123 Ilmoni Tommy FIN 2109
124 Thanatipanonda Thotsaporn THA 2109
125 Karthik V. Ap IND 2093
126 WFM Qiu Mengjie CHN 2088
127 Hj Azahari Md Aliuddin BRU 2087
128 Galindo Joseph PHI 2081
129 Wong Jianwen MAS 2076
130 Gurevich Alexander Y. RUS 2074
131 Noguchi Koji JPN 2072
132 Hoffman Ron NED 2060
133 Ismail Ahmad MAS 2059
134 Alahakoon Isuru SRI 2057
135 Freuler Roman SUI 2055
136 Liu Hongyan CHN 2047
137 Wiwatanadate Poompong THA 2044
138 Chong Chor Yuen HKG 2042
139 Samaganova Alexandra KGZ 2040
140 Sollid Stein NOR 2039
141 Hj Azahari Siti Nur Fatimah BRU 2037
142 Rohan Ahuja IND 2031
143 Zulkifli Muhd Syazwan MAS 2028
144 Xu Ruoying CHN 2027
145 Soh Zee Wee MAS 2025
146 Fong Yit San MAS 2024
147 Xiao Junyuan CHN 2019
148 Brunner Karl SUI 2012
149 Sellmair Reinhard GER 2010
150 Ferdiman Tersiman INA 2009
151 Grebstad Kjell Borre NOR 2009
152 Fong Yit Ho MAS 2006
153 Harstad Christian NOR 1995
154 Sivara Poompat THA 1994
155 Klemm Alexander SUI 1987
156 Xu Fei CHN 1982
157 Katajainen Kimmo FIN 1976
158 Zhang Lanlin CHN 1974
159 Borigas Edgardo HKG 1972
160 Alidani Leonardo PHI 1969
161 Frederiksen Erik DEN 1968
162 Tuamsang Sawapop THA 1967
163 Nolly Cabilas PHI 1964
164 Yutithamnon Surapole THA 1956
165 Laurain Dominique FRA 1953
166 Bondarenko Dmitry RUS 1952
167 Akharaboollasez Akharin THA 1938
168 Wattanarat Pasawon THA 1935
169 Yothinnorratham Tepparit THA 1934
170 CM Nitish Belurkar IND 1931
171 WCM Tejaswini Sagar IND 1917
172 WCM Savant Riya IND 1913
173 Darby Peter ENG 1900
174 Hehenberger Adolf AUT 1900
175 Limono Handjojo INA 1897
176 Hilbenz Guntram Dr. GER 1888
177 Sriphutkiat Yannapol THA 1881
178 Thanarotrung Ratchaphon THA 1877
179 Trinkl Andreas GER 1863
180 Bianchi Simone SUI 1859
181 Nakvanich Sahapol THA 1857
182 Wettasinha Vasanta SRI 1847
183 Koivumaki Marko FIN 1844
184 Le Bris Louis FRA 1842
185 Culasing Michael PHI 1837
186 Maneeratanasak Chanavuth THA 1837
187 Balasubramanian Akshaj IND 1833
188 Sharmin Samiha Shimmi BAN 1833
189 Raja Harshit IND 1831
190 Karami Mohammad IRI 1828
191 Zhou Jiangnan CHN 1827
192 Wongsawan Thoetsak THA 1824
193 McCready Mark ENG 1809
194 Tachaplalert Suvich THA 1804
195 Bijaoui Denis FRA 1791
196 Campi William USA 1788
197 Sakdavisarak Komgrib THA 1788
198 Karasmaki Seppo FIN 1782
199 Petchrongrusamee Pornpong THA 1759
200 Tan Jun Ying MAS 1740
201 Srivatanakul Pricha THA 1726
202 Atthaworadej Woradej THA 1720
203 Chan Yi Meng Ryan MAS 1689
204 Mamyrbay Assad KAZ 1686
205 WCM Atthaworadej Worasuda THA 1678
206 Low Zhen Yu Cyrus SIN 1670
207 Kumar Sri Shiva MAS 1654
208 Tan Tze Lin Tommy SIN 1653
209 Lie Terje NOR 1610
210 Aryan Haribhau Kawade IND 1543
211 Sonowal Aryan IND 1437
212 Savarkar Narendra IND 1250
213 Sugeng Mulijanto INA 2033
214 Gutierrez Jaymarc PHI 2017
215 Llantada Kyz PHI 1969
216 Peligros Rhenell PHI 1903
217 Cabusora Rosulo Jr. PHI 1880
218 Parrott Laurence ENG 1796
219 Abaigar Michael PHI 1770
220 Jotee Ashvin MRI 1711
221 Tan Kok Liang MAS 1675
222 Oganesyan Nikolay RUS 1647
223 Apanasevich Ivan RUS 0
224 Asuela Ellan PHI 0
225 Celhay Olivier FRA 0
226 Lavega Carlito PHI 0
227 Lawson Dominic Ralph ENG 0
228 Marpaung Roy Charles INA 0
229 Meniano Kathleen Joy PHI 0
230 Mir Sultan Khan Jr PAK 0
231 Muhd Ahsanuddien Bin Badarudin BRU 0
232 Pheephacharakan Pinatpong THA 0
233 Shevtcov Boris RUS 0
234 Umanova Sofia RUS 0
235 Wijaya Bima Triardi INA 0

 

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