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By Peter, November 19, 2013

The Bangkok Chess Club is pleased to announce that the 14th BCC Open will be held in the Dusit Thani Bangkok over the Songkran period, 12-19 April 2014. As the tournament has grown each year, the Dusit Thani has offered us the use of their two main ballrooms to host the event, giving us over 1600 square metres of luxurious playing space.

This will also be the Thailand Open Chess Championships 2014

For more information:

• Tournament details
• Registered Participants
• Registration form
• Entry fee payment 
• Hotel reservations

Downloads:

• Tournament poster
• Tournament regulations

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By Peter, February 14, 2014

The Bangkok Chess Club and CheckMate Bar & Bistro have the honour of inviting all Chess Players to participate in the 2nd BCC CheckMate Rapid Chess Open from 15th to 16th March, 2014 in Bangkok.

Tournament Regulations 
This is an individual tournament, open to all players with FIDE ID. The maximum number of players is 50.
FIDE (International Chess Federation) rules and regulations shall apply. Results will be sent for FIDE rating calculations.
Tournament will be played using the Swiss Pairing System over 7 rounds. For the pairings, a Swiss Manager computer program will be used.
Each player is accorded with a time control of 25 minutes plus 10 seconds per move.
Five minutes before the games start, the Chief Arbiter shall make the announcement accordingly.
Mobile phones or other electronic devices must be turned off in the tournament hall, any violation shall result in loss of game.
Officials and players should be smartly attired at all times while in the playing hall.

Register here

Tournament Programme

Prizes

There will be cash prizes for the first three players, and the first prize will be Baht 5,000. Prizes for best junior and best lady.

Organization

Chief Organizer and Tournament Director is IO Kai Tuorila, Deputy Director Peter Darby.

Chief Arbiter IA Panupand Vijjuprabha (in the event of dispute the Chief Arbiter’s decision is final).

Venue

Checkmate Bar & Bistro, Asiatique the Riverside E01, Charoenkrung Road, Watphrayakrai, Bangkorleam, Bangkok 10500. Tel: 089-503-5206 / 081-866-4055

Entry Fees

Baht 800 (late registration after 2.3.2014 Baht 1,000). All tournament fees must be paid before the start of the first round. The entry fee includes buffet lunch at CheckMate on both days.

Registration

Please complete the online registration form. The organizer will confirm your registration by e-mail. If you do not get a reply within a week, please send a reminder to bangkokchessclub@gmail.com. The deadline for registration is March 2, 2014. After this a late registration charge will be added. However, organizers reserve the right to refuse or decline late registrations. The maximum number of players is 50, and maximum 50% can be non-fide-rated (all players must have FIDE ID).

Other information 

Tournament results and pairings will be updated daily to www.chess-results.com

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By Peter, January 23, 2014

The tournament poster and regulations are now available for download:

• Tournament poster
• Tournament regulations

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By Peter, December 26, 2013

Chess Life Magazine has featured an article on the Bangkok Chess Club in its December 2013 edition. Author Chris Swanicke visited Roadhouse Barbecue for one of our regular Tuesday chess nights.

Download a PDF of the article: right click here

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By Peter, December 24, 2013

The Tournament Journal is now available in PDF format for FREE download: Right click here

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By Peter, December 22, 2013

Top rated player, Francesco Vallejo-Pons is returning to Bangkok along with former BCC Open Champions  Jan Gustafsson and Sune Berg Hansen. 17 Grandmasters so far have confirmed their registrations, along with double gold medal winner WGM Irene Sukandar. Below are the early lists.

BCC Open 2014 Participants

BCC Challenger 2014 Participants

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By Peter, November 23, 2013

Check out the photos K. Panupand has posted n Facebook of the Thailand National championships:

• Final Round
• Closing Ceremony
• Winners