here - Bangkok Chess Club

“The best organised chess tournament
for amateur players, in the world.”
Grandmaster Nigel Short, 12th BCC Open Champion
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Contents
Introduction..................................................................2
Gold Sponsors..............................................................4
Silver Sponsors.............................................................7
Tournament Organisation..........................................8
BCC Open Champions.............................................10
Star players
GM Nigel Short..................................................12
Nigel Lawson......................................................13
GM Sune Berg Hansen.....................................13
GM Humpy Koneru..........................................13
The Tournament
Challenger Tournament....................................15
Open Tournament.............................................16
Titled Players.......................................................19
Amazing Junior Players.....................................20
Glamour in Chess..............................................23
United Nations of Chess...................................24
Cooling Off at the Beach..................................26
Blitz Championship...........................................29
Most Frequent Visitors......................................31
Thailand’s Talented Chess Players..................33
The New Champions for 2013....................... 34
Media
Bangkok Chess Club Website......................... 36
Thai Websites..................................................... 38
Asian Websites................................................... 40
International Websites.......................................42
Appendices
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Collateral Material............................................ 44
Final Standings - Open Tournament............. 46
Final Standings - Challenger........................... 48
Bangkok Chess Club Organises the
“Best Tournaments in the World”
S
ince its founding in the year 1999, The Bangkok
there is much more interest amongst young people
Chess Club (BCC) has grown from a handful
in Thailand. BCC’s annual open tournaments are the
of enthusiasts gathering in a quiet ex-pat pub to a
most important route for players to get vital exposure
respected international chess club with hundreds of
to international players of the very highest standards, to
members from all over the world and all walks of life.
help them learn and progress, and to give them a taste
The first international open tournament was held
of what is needed to succeed at the Chess Olympiads.
in Pattaya’s Amari Orchid Resort in 2002 with 60
competitors. Each year the tournament has grown in
numbers and in prestige: the 13th Bangkok Chess Club
Open was held in the Dusit Thani Pattaya with over
300 competitors from 40 different countries, and was
described by former World Championship contender
Grandmaster Nigel Short as “the best tournament for
amateur players in the world”.
Thailand is not generally known for chess
playing, as other games are more popular: Go,
Scrabble and the unique variant Thai Chess. With
the support of the Thailand Chess Federation
(TCA) and a growing number of chess schools
such as the Jirapak Chess Academy and Grandmaster Schebler’s Chess School in Pattaya,
GM Nigel Short on the beach
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Gold Sponsors
PYN Fund Management Ltd
PYN Fund Management Ltd is a fund management company licensed by
the Finnish Government to engage in mutual fund activity and which is
entered in the Finnish Trade Register. PYN Fund Management Ltd is an
independent fund management company owned by the company’s
executive management.
PYN Fund Management Ltd manages two mutual funds, Elite and
Populus, both of which are non-UCITS funds:
Elite is a non-UCITS fund managed by PYN Fund Management Ltd. The
Fund began its operations with investments in Southeast Asia and, so far, has
focused only on Thai equities.
Populus is a non-UCITS fund managed by PYN Fund Management Ltd.
The Fund has made its first investments in Southeast Asia and the Far East.
Website: www.PYN.fi
The Tourism Authority of Thailand
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) was established on the 18th March
1960. TAT was the first organisation in Thailand to be specifically responsible
for the promotion of tourism.
TAT supplies information and data on tourist areas to the public, publicizes Thailand with the intention of encouraging both Thai and international
tourists to travel in and around Thailand, conducts studies to set development plans for tourist destinations, and co-operates with and supports the
production and development of personnel in the field of tourism.
Since the inception of the first local office of TAT in Chiang Mai in 1968,
there are now 35 regional offices throughout Thailand. TAT has also established many overseas offices the first being in New York, which was opened
in 1965. During the past 30 years, TAT has since established 15 more offices
in different parts of the world.
Website: www.tourismthailand.org
The Dusit Thani Pattaya
Dusit Thani Pattaya hotel occupies the prized location within the international beach resort city of Pattaya. Combining the natural delights of sun,
sea and sand with the fun and excitement of a metropolis, Pattaya City
serves as an ideal venue for world-class conventions, seminars and meetings.
The hotel is just a 1.5 hours drive from Bangkok, and is located on a
long stretch of beach at the northern tip of Pattaya Bay. Set within a garden
enclave, the luxury hotel offers easy access to the attractions of town as well
as a serene escape of panoramic sea views.
Website: www.dusit.com
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Silver Sponsors
Chess4Thai
Chess promoter, organiser and school, encouraging the development of chess
in Thailand especially in young people. Website: www.chess4thai.info
FinPro – Devoted to Finnish Success
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Golden King Club
Thai and International Chess club
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Tournament Organisation
This stellar tournament would not be possible without the dedication of our
hardworking volunteers, bringing a range of different skills to the table:
pp Tournament Director: IO Kai Tuorila
pp Deputy Tournament Director: Peter Darby
pp Chief Arbiter: IA Markku Kosonen
pp Deputy Chief Arbiter: IA Panupand Vijjuprabha
pp Arbiters: IA Peter Long, IA Kwai Keong Chan, FA Mok Tze-Meng,
NA Patcharawee Brahmawong, NA Sant Pongkiettisak, Frank L. Jangad
pp Tournament Officers: Bruce Bell, Kornkanok Hongsiri, Natta
Khunawutvanit, Pimolpun Tuorila, Worawong Pattanawong,
Kwanchanok Hongsiri, Prakarn Klubwong
pp Pairings Officer: Poompong Wiwatanadate
pp Press Centre: William Campi, Peter Darby
pp Photographers: Mark McCready, Kanyakorn Tiemrat
pp DGT Technicians: Herbert Acado, KK Chan
The tournament was fortunate to have many other able assistants for the
tasks needed, too numerous to name individually.
Bangkok Chess Club (BCC)
When IO Kai Tuorila settled in Thailand, there was nowhere to indulge his
passion for chess – so he founded the Bangkok Chess Club, which used to
meet weekly in a small pub owned by a fellow Finn. Over the years the
club has grown and, with the organisation of the annual Bangkok Chess
Club Open, has become well known to many around the world. This year’s
tournament was the 13th International Open organised by the BCC team.
Website: www.BangkokChess.com
The Thailand Chess Association (TCA)
The TCA is the official Sport Association under the Sports Authority of
Thailand (SAT), presided over by Kittiratt Na-Ranong, Minister of Finance.
Website: www.thailandchess.or.th
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The 2013 tournament team performed seamlessly,
with everyone fulfilling their roles to perfection,
and many willing extra hands for the hard work
between rounds.
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Bangkok Chess Club Open Tournament Champions
Tournament
Venue
Winners
Country
1st Open
Amari Orchid Resort
Pattaya 2002
1. IM Tejas Bakre
2. IM Rahul Shetty
3. IM Chris Baker
India
India
England
2nd Open
Novotel Siam Square
Bangkok 2003
1. GM Ruslan Pogorelov
2. IM Richard Polaczek
3. FM Banjuab Jiravorasuk
Ukraine
Belgium
Thailand
3rd Open
Amari Orchid Resort
Pattaya 2003
1. GM Rogelio Antonio Jr.
2. GM Alexei Barsov
3. GM Ruslan Pogorelov
Philippines
Uzbekistan
Ukraine
4th Open
Novotel Siam Square
Bangkok 2004
1. GM Rogelio Antonio Jr.
2. GM Ian Rogers
3. FM Colm Daly
Philippines
Australia
Ireland
5th Open
Regent Cha-Am
Petchaburi 2005
1. GM Ian Rogers
2. GM Eugenio Torre
3. GM Wu Shaobin
Australia
Philippines
Singapore
6th Open
Century Park Hotel
Bangkok 2006
1. GM Rogelio Antonio Jr.
2. FM Rico Salimbagat
3. IM Chandrashekhar Gokhale
Philippines
Philippines
India
7th Open
Phuket Graceland Resort & Spa
Phuket 2007
1. IM David Smerdon
2. GM Rogelio Antonio Jr.
3. GM Ian Rogers
Australia
Philippines
Australia
8th Open
Century Park Hotel
Bangkok 2008
1. Xiu Deshun
2. Zhang Ziyang
3. GM Li Shilong
China
China
China
9th Open
Aisawan Resort & Spa
Pattaya 2009
1. Xiu Deshun
2. GM Elshan Moradiabadi
3. GM Nigel Short
China
Iran
England
10th Open
Century Park Hotel
Bangkok 2010
1. GM Sune Berg Hansen
2. GM Nigel Short
3. IM Mokal Prathamesh Sunil
Denmark
England
India
11th Open
Dusit Thani Pattaya
Pattaya 2011
1. GM Jan Gustafsson
2. GM Nigel Short
3. GM Francesco Vallejo Pons
Germany
England
Spain
12th Open
Dusit Thani Bangkok
Bangkok 2012
1. GM Nigel Short
2. GM Farrukh Amonatov
3. IM Nguyen Duc Hoa
England
Tajikistan
Vietnam
13th Open
Dusit Thani Pattaya
Pattaya 2013
1. GM Zhao Zong-Yuan
2. IM Wan Yunguo
3. GM Jan Gustafsson
Australia
China
Germany
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Clockwise from top left:
pp GM Sune Berg Hansen (10th Open)
pp GM Ian Rogers (5th Open)
pp GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. (4th Open)
pp Xiu Deshun (9th Open)
pp GM Nigel Short (12th Open)
pp GM Jan Gustafsson (11th Open)
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GM Nigel Short: Defending Champion
One of the world’s elite grandmasters and the youngest International Master in chess history
N
igel David Short MBE (born 1 June 1965) is
Chess Championship by qualifying three days before
an English chess grandmaster, chess columnist,
his twelfth birthday. He became (at the time) the
chess coach and chess commentator. Short earned the
youngest International Master in chess history, by
Grandmaster title at the age of 19, and was ranked third
scoring 8/15 in the Hastings Premier in 1979/80 and
in the world by FIDE from January 1988 to July 1989.
thus breaking Bobby Fischer’s record of 1958.
In 1993 he became the first English player to
Short, 48, consistently performs at or close to the
play a World Chess Championship
match, when he qualified to play
Garry Kasparov in the World Chess
Championship 1993 in London.
Short has defeated nine World
Champions in tournament play,
won the British Chess Championship in 1984, 1987, 1998, the
elite GM 2700 rating level, as he
“The annual Bangkok
Chess Club Open
is the best organised
tournament in the world
for amateur players”.
English Championshipship in 1991,
the Commonwealth Championship
fights off younger rivals by using his
wealth of experience from a glittering
career whose peaks include victory
at the VAS Amsterdam tournament
in 1991, ahead of Garry Kasparov
and Anatoly Karpov, a Candidates
match victory over Karpov in 1992
and a world title challenge in 1993
Grandmaster Nigel Short
in 2004, 2006 and 2008, and the
2006 EU Individual Open Chess Championship.
to Kasparov. Short is also in demand
as an online commentator for some
of the world’s top tournaments.
A chess prodigy, Short first attracted significant
5-time contestant in Thailand, Nigel Short has
media attention, as a 10-year-old, by defeating Viktor
described Bangkok Chess Club’s open tournaments
Korchnoi in a simultaneous exhibition. In 1977 he
as “the best organised tournaments in the world for
became the youngest ever participant in the British
amateur players”.
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Nigel Lawson
GM Humpy Koneru
Top British journalist, author and chessplayer
World No.3 amongst the elite women’s field
Dominic Ralph Campden Lawson is a British journalist,
Humpy
working from 1995–2005 as editor of The Sunday
surpassed the rating of 2577 set by Susan Polgár to
Telegraph. In 2000 the newspaper was named
become the second-highest ranked female player in
“Newspaper of the Year” at the British Press Awards. In
history. She became the second female player ever,
2006, he started to write columns for The Independent
after Judit Polgár, to exceed the 2600 Elo mark. From
newspaper and in 2008, he became the main columnist
2002 through 2008, Koneru held the record as the
for The Sunday Times.
youngest woman ever to become a grandmaster.
Koneru,
an
Indian
chess
Grandmaster,
He is a strong chessplayer and is the author of The
Koneru won the 2003 Indian Women’s Champi-
Inner Game, on the inside story of the 1993 World
onship and later in the year won a National Women’s
Chess Championship. He was also involved in the
A tournament, a 17 round RR event, with a stunning
organisation of the 1983 World Chess championship
16/17. In 2000, she won the Women’s title in the 2000
semi-final. Lawson writes a monthly chess column in
British Chess Championships to break a 61-year record
Standpoint.
to become the youngest winner of the British Ladies title.
Koneru participated in the FIDE Women’s Grand
GM Sune Berg Hansen
Danish Grandmaster and poker player
Prix 2009–2011 and finished in overall second position,
in turn qualifying as challenger for Women’s World
Chess Championship 2011.
Winner of the Thailand Open Chess Championship
2010, Danish Chess Grandmaster Sune Berg Hansen
has been a professional pokerplayer since 2005.
He writes a daily chess column for the danish
newspaper Politiken, and blogs about poker for
Politiken and Coinflip.
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The Bangkok Chess Club Challenger 2013
The Challenger tournament was contested by
112 players, with many juniors seeking their
first official chess rating.
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The Bangkok Chess Club Open 2013
The open tournament attracted 202 players
of all ages and abilities, from juniors to
seniors, beginners to grandmasters, from
all corners of the earth.
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Titled Players at the 12th BCC Open 2012
German Grandmaster Gerhard Schebler had a
fine win over Philippine star GM Mark Paragua
GM Venkatesh acheived his final grandmaster
norm at the Bangkok Open 2012.
Hungarian Grandmaster Joszef Horvath runs
the famous Maroczy School in Budapest.
Defending Champion GM Nigel Short lost to
the new champion GM Zhao Zong-Yuan.
GM Oliver Barbosa won against Macedonian
chess instructor, FM Riste Menkinoski.
GM Yrjo Rantanen held the Women’s World
Champion to a draw.
3-time champion GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. with
GM Levente Vajda of Romania.
GM Humpy Koneru of India faces GM Zoltan
Varga of Hungary
Christian Langer challenges former champion
GM Jan Gustafsson in an all-German contest.
Philippine GM Mark Paragua faces Woman
Grandmaster Kulkarni Bakti from India.
Woman Grandmaster Irina Bulmaga of
Romania defends against Jasper Rom.
WIM Zhansaya Abdumalik of Kazakhstan
battles Swedish GM Ralf Akesson.
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Amazing Junior Players!
The future champions were
amazingly focused and
knowledgeable even at a young age!
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Glamour in Chess
The future of chess is looks better than ever!
Some of the young ladies at the tournament
showed the game is not just for nerds.
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United Nations
of Chess
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here were 314 players from 40 countries playing in
the tournament, with additional officials (arbiters)
from overseas: Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Brunei,
China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland,
France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia,
India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgizstan, Korea,
Macedonia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway,
Pakistan, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Singapore,
Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Sweden,
Thailand, Taipei, Ukraine and USA.
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Cooling Off
at the
Dusit Thani
Private Beach
April is the hottest month in
Thailand, so we took our star
players to the beach to cool
off. Somebody forgot to let GM
Nigel Short know the dress code!
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Clockwise from top left:
1. GM Jan Gustaffson with Nina Tuorila 2. WGM Irina
Bulmaga with GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. 3. Jan with WGM
Irina Sukandar 4. Rogelio and Irina 5. Ladies in Red
6. Grandmaster Joszef Horvath with his protégé
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Grandmaster Oliver Barbosa of the
Philippines edged GM Lu Shanglei of China
on tie-break, both having 12/14 in the
Bangkok Chess Club Blitz 2013 final.
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The BCC Blitz Championship 2013
Our annual tournament, with the final held at Roadhouse Barbecue in Surawong Road.
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ach year, alongside the main Challenger and
Director Kai Tuorila and Chef Arbiter Markku Kosonen
Open tournaments, the Bangkok Chess Club
presided over the event.
also runs a Blitz Championship. The games are played
The winners were:
at great speed, with only 5 minutes on the clock for
pp 1. GM Oliver Barbosa (Phi)
each player to complete all their moves.
pp 2. GM Lu Shanglei (Chi)
The tournament is run over two days, in the
pp 3. GM Gao Rui (Chi)
evenings after the long games are completed. On day
one there were 6 groups of up to 14 players competing
in a round robin for the opportunity to take part in the
final. The top 15 players were invited to Roadhouse
Barbecue for an exciting final.
Top players in the Open tournament are usually
too concentrated on their preparations to take part, but
this year we were lucky to have Grandmaster Farrukh
Amonatov, who made a clean sweep of his qualifying
match to finish top seed for the final. Also playing in
the final were former Champion GM Xiu Deshun and
GM Yrjo Rantanen.
The relaxed atmosphere of Roadhouse Barbecue
proved to be an excellent choice for the final, with food
and soft drinks provided for the finalists. Tournament
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Top row: FM Tim Reilly (Australia), Mark Ruston
(England, Stein Sollid (Norway)
Second row: David Gates (England), Chor Yuen
Chong (Singapore), IA Peter Long and KK Chan
(Malaysia)
Left: Dr. Alexander Klemm (Switzerland)
Opposite: Dominique Laurain (France) and,
behind him, Grandmaster Yrjo Rantanen (Finland)
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Most Frequent Overseas Visitors
competing at Bangkok Chess Club’s annual Open Championships
here have been many people returning year
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running of the tournaments include Chief Arbiter
after year, from neighbouring countries such
Markku Kosonen (Finland) and IA Peter Long.
as Malaysia and Singapore, and from further afield,
FM Tim Reilly and Chor Yuen Chong deserve
places such as England, France, Finland and Australia.
special mention, having each competed at 12 of the
Our most frequent top-level player is Grand-
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master Nigel Short of England, competing here for the
5th time, along with 3-time champion GM Rogelio
Antonio Jr. (Philippines) and GM Yro Rantanen.
Regular international visitors helping with the
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Thailand’s Talented Chess Players
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The New Champions for 2013
The 13th Bangkok Chess Club Open Champion
2013 is Grandmaster Zhao Zong-Yuan of
Australia, pictured right with Petri Derying of PYN
Fund Management; Chatchawal Supachayanont,
General Manager of Dusit Thani Pattaya ; and IA
Markku Kosonen, Chief Arbiter
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Bangkok Chess Club Website
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BCC – 24 February 2013
BCC – 5 January 2013
BCC – 5 January 2013
BCC – 15 December 2012
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Thai Websites
Bankok Post
Citynet Events
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Thai-Canadian Chamber of
Commerce
Dusit Thani News
Pattaya Mail
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Asian Websites
Watchmen Daily, Philippines
Philippine Chess Portal, Philippines
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Sun Star, Philippines
Hairulovchessmaniacs, Malaysia
Catur.org, Malaysia
Black & White, India
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International Websites
ChessBase.de (Germany)
ChessVibes.com (International)
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Chess.com (USA)
ChessIsChess.com (UK)
ChessDom.com (International)
Alexandra Kosteniuk ChessBlog (Russia)
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Final Standings – Open Tournament
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Title
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GM
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Name
Zhao Zong-Yuan
Wan Yunguo
Gustafsson Jan
Vajda Levente
Hansen Sune Berg
Laylo Darwin
Barbosa Oliver
Antonio Rogelio Jr
Wang Chen
Koneru Humpy
Short Nigel D
Venkatesh M.R.
Ma Zhonghan
Schebler Gerhard
Horvath Adam
Rishi Sardana
Saptarshi Roy
Lu Shanglei
Akesson Ralf
Paragua Mark
Nouri Hamed
Czebe Attila
Megaranto Susanto
Liu Yan
Gomez John Paul
Mu Ke
Gao Rui
Yeoh Li Tian
Farid Firman Syah
Illingworth Max
Mas Hafizulhelmi
Pitra Andika
Bulmaga Irina
Abdumalik Zhansaya
Zhao Zhouqiao Chn
Karthik V. Ap
Menkinoski Riste
Kulkarni Bhakti
Bijaoui Manuel
Thejkumar M. S.
Asuela Ellan
Voigt Martin
Akshat Khamparia
Causo Deniel
Rohan Ahuja
Fang Yuxiang
Horvath Jozsef
Aguera Naredo Javier
Stokke Kjetil
Bisby Daniel L
Country
AUS
CHN
GER
ROU
DEN
PHI
PHI
PHI
CHN
IND
ENG
IND
CHN
GER
HUN
IND
IND
CHN
SWE
PHI
PHI
HUN
INA
CHN
PHI
CHN
CHN
MAS
INA
AUS
MAS
INA
ROU
KAZ
CHN
IND
MKD
IND
FRA
IND
PHI
GER
IND
PHI
IND
CHN
HUN
ESP
NOR
ENG
Rank
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
Title
WFM
WGM
GM
FM
IM
FM
GM
IM
GM
FM
WFM
CM
FM
FM
IM
CM
FM
WCM
WIM
FM
IM
FM
GM
CM
Name
Qiu Mengjie
Sukandar Irine Kharisma
Varga Zoltan
Caranyagan Carlo
Thompson Ian D
Yang Kaiqi
Steinbrecht Ralf
Juhasz Kristof
Sriram Jha
Lavrov Maxim
Kozelov Roman
Wijaya Bima Triardi
Rantanen Yrjo A.
Villanueva Nelson
Bitoon Jimson
Pitirotjirathon Jirapak
Zhou Jiangnan
Xiao Yiyi
Puranik Abhimanyu
Andreasen Per Naesby
Kivimaki Jaakko
Novita Anjas
Kulpruethanon Thanadon
Wahono Awam
Kananub Warot
Chong Chor Yuen
Tuomala Timo
Frosch Ronald
Romsdal Trond
Sewambar Ashwin
Gonzalez Alfonso
Liu Hongyan
Peng Xiongjian
Rom Jasper B
Bao Qilin
Wiwatanadate Poompong
Chen Yang
Teerapabpaisit Wisuwat
Wang Doudou
Savant Riya
Wong Jianwen
Xu Huahua
Aschenbrenner Robert
Nay Oo Kyaw Tun
Reilly Tim
Suharto Moh Wahyu R.
Ghane Shojaat
Marie Maxime
Imocha Laishram
Tobor Detlef
Country
CHN
INA
HUN
PHI
ENG
CHN
GER
HUN
IND
RUS
UKR
INA
FIN
PHI
PHI
THA
CHN
CHN
IND
DEN
FIN
INA
THA
INA
THA
HKG
FIN
AUT
NOR
TPE
ESP
CHN
CHN
PHI
CHN
THA
CHN
THA
CHN
IND
MAS
CHN
AUT
MYA
AUS
INA
IRI
FRA
IND
GER
Rank
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
Title
WCM
FM
IM
Name
Bykov Mikhail
Portugalera Ric
Zulfic Fedja
Gutierrez Jaymarc
Freuler Roman
Fong Yit San
Mamyrbay Assad
Dotsenko Viacheslav
Grebstad Kjell Borre
Hj Azahari Md Aliuddin
Langer Christian
Shukin Andrey
Wang Xinyue
Pranav Vijay
Lavega Carlito
Dubina Pavel
Tejaswini Sagar
Zulkifli Muhd Syazwan
Nayan Ahmad Fadzil
Xu Fei
Frosch Erich
Ismail Ahmad
Contin Daniel
Llantada Kyz
Laurain Dominique
Zhang Lanlin
Tuorila Kai
Gurevich Alexander Y.
Low Zhen Yu Cyrus
Holming Patrick
Sivara Poompat
Noguchi Koji
Brunner Karl
Fong Yit Ho
Ilmoni Tommy
Vospernik Andrej
Samaganova Alexandra
Raja Harshit
Klemm Alexander
Sollid Stein
Wattanarat Pasawon
T. Thotsaporn
Xiao Junyuan
Nakvanich Sahapol
Frederiksen Erik
Nolly Cabilas
Yutithamnon Surapole
Sellmair Reinhard
Wongsawan Thoetsak
Culasing Michael
Country
RUS
PHI
AUS
PHI
SUI
MAS
KAZ
RUS
NOR
BRU
GER
RUS
CHN
IND
PHI
CZE
IND
MAS
MAS
CHN
AUT
MAS
ITA
PHI
FRA
CHN
FIN
RUS
SIN
SWE
THA
JPN
SUI
MAS
FIN
SLO
KGZ
IND
SUI
NOR
THA
THA
CHN
THA
DEN
PHI
THA
GER
THA
PHI
Rank Title
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158 CM
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166 WCM
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
Name
Akharaboollasez Akharin
Sugeng Mulijanto
Balasubramanian Akshaj
Lawson Dominic Ralph
Yothinnorratham Tepparit
Manaog Stewart
Harstad Christian
Nitish Belurkar
Tan Tze Lin Tommy
Tuamsang Sawapop
Limono Handjojo
Borigas Edgardo
Thanarotrung Ratchaphon
Parrott Laurence
Campi William
Atthaworadej Worasuda
McCready Mark
Hoffman Ron
Le Bris Louis
Karasmaki Seppo
Hutzheimer Alfred
Katajainen Kimmo
Atthaworadej Woradej
Koivumaki Marko
Abaigar Michael
Oganesyan Nikolay
Darby Peter
Suresh Vishnupriya
Bijaoui Denis
M. Chanavuth
Hj Azahari Siti N. Fatimah
Sonowal Aryan
Hilbenz Guntram Dr.
Srivatanakul Pricha
Tan Jun Ying
Hj Sulaiman Amir Fakhry
Bianchi Simone
Chan Yi Meng Ryan
Trinkl Andreas
P. Pornpong
Celhay Olivier
Md Ahsanuddien Bin B.
Tachaplalert Suvich
P. Pinatpong
Tan Fischer
Apanasevich Ivan
Kumar Sri Shiva
Lie Terje
Shevtcov Boris
Umanova Sofia
Country
THA
INA
IND
ENG
THA
PHI
NOR
IND
SIN
THA
INA
HKG
THA
ENG
USA
THA
ENG
NED
FRA
FIN
AUT
FIN
THA
FIN
PHI
RUS
ENG
IND
FRA
THA
BRU
IND
GER
THA
MAS
BRU
SUI
MAS
GER
THA
FRA
BRU
THA
THA
SIN
RUS
MAS
NOR
RUS
RUS
First 200 players shown (202 total)
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Final Standings – Challengers
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
Name
Ting Marvin
Atul Kumar
Andrian Endang
Birjukov Sergey
Dongre Chandrakant
Alahakoon Isuru
Goenka Saumya Sanjay
Khin Ko
Ibanez Rudy
De Leon John Kristofferson
Camer Angelito
Ruston Mark R
Nesamani Vigneshwaran
Xu Ruoying
Cheng Zile
Paragua Christine Joyce
Setiawan Iwan
Arunnuntapanich Tinnakrit
Viernes Tucker Howard Elsteine
Tan Eng Seong
Jayaram R.
Suyono Gatot
Williams Michael
Ediriweera Shakthi
Liu Zhao
Alidani Leonardo
Anjali R. Sagar
Gao Hanxue
Calacday Eric
Porrata Felix
Memarian Milad
Ferdiman Tersiman
Visveshwar A
Feng Ruopei
Stanley Samson P.
Calacday Henry
Jourde Michel
Membrere Brena Mae
Sjogren Stig
Chander Mohan Sharma
Vitithum Issara
Hehenberger Adolf
Ankush Raktade
Behere Ravi
Kuich Gero
Hanumantha R.
Khumnorkaew Tupfah
Rajaryan Kuvelkar
Henzner Reiner
Moiseev Anatoly V.
Country
PHI
IND
INA
RUS
IND
SRI
IND
MYA
PHI
PHI
AUS
ENG
IND
CHN
CHN
PHI
INA
THA
PHI
MAS
IND
INA
USA
SRI
CHN
PHI
IND
CHN
PHI
USA
IRI
INA
IND
CHN
IND
PHI
FRA
PHI
SWE
IND
THA
AUT
IND
IND
SUI
IND
THA
IND
GER
RUS
Rank
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
Name
Aakash Jain
Garcia Edil Gester
Gates David A
Vinay Kurth Koti
Ilic Milan
Chotitada Siwawong
Krachangpun Nathat
Mathur Tarun
Schukin Maksim
Sagyaman Dante
Kamphusan Thaphat
Ong Choon Yong
Lim Paula Mae
Irawan Yuranda
Gavilan Jr Arnulfo
Lee Lee Yin
Aldovino Rose
Tan Jia Yun
Galeno Ferdinando
Haerri Adrian
Muhammad Faqih B Aminuddin
Fugal Jeremy
Yeung Ryan
Charoenkwan Pat
Gopal Singh Mann
Phitchayarom Ruja
Meniano Kathleen Joy
Liu Siqiao
Tuorila Nina
Lish Ansary Md. Abu
Baumgartner Martin
Ali Md. Amir
Mihiranga Yasiru
Datyner Gerard
Eliseev Egor
Syahiran Muhd Ihsan
Fortner Hueston
Nekhoroshev Mikhail
Atikankhotchasee Manunthon
Zverev Valentin
Mendez Julie Ann
Shanbhag Rohan
Momot Maxim
Ahn Juyong
Tuorila Christina
Medvedev Vladimir
Pai Kushal
Luangjarmekorn Poom
Phaireekayard Thanita
Sagar Siya Rajendra
Country
IND
PHI
ENG
IND
AUS
THA
THA
IND
RUS
PHI
THA
MAS
PHI
INA
PHI
MAS
PHI
MAS
SUI
SUI
MAS
USA
USA
THA
IND
THA
PHI
CHN
FIN
BAN
AUT
BAN
SRI
SUI
RUS
MAS
USA
RUS
THA
RUS
PHI
IND
RUS
KOR
FIN
RUS
USA
THA
THA
IND
First 100 players shown (112 total)
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