Tournament regulations and registration form have been published at the links below. We have a limit of 350 players, so please be sure to register in time, and to take advantage of the Early Bird discount.
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Bangkok Chess Club International Open on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok
We are delighted to announce that the 22nd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2025 will take place over the Songkran–Easter period in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Sheraton Hua Hin was a wonderful beachfront venue for the 21st BCC Open, and this year will be on the “River of Kings” at the luxurious Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside Hotel Bangkok.
The first round will be on Sunday 13 April 2025, with one round per day until the final round on Monday 21 April.
There will also be our open blitz championship with qualifiers and a final played over two evenings.
Tournament regulations will be published by December 15, and registration will be available from January 1.
See you all soon in Bangkok!
When and Where?
We’re getting many questions about the dates for the next BCC Open. While we intend to organise for the same holiday period in Thailand (Songkran), we cannot confirm anything until arrangements have been made. We will try to announce the dates earlier to give people more lead time to arrange holidays and bookings, but until an announcement is made on Facebook and here on our website, we cannot give any information.
Thank you for your continued interest.
21st BCC Open Magazine
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Final round – All good things…
The 21st edition of the Bangkok Chess Club Open has concluded with the victory of the top seed, Ukrainian Grandmaster Vitaliy Bernadskiy, who capped his stay in Hua Hin with a solid performance featuring six wins and three draws.
He is joined on 7,5/9 by fellow GM Mitrabha, who successfully repelled a vicious, if unsound, attack from young FM Manon. The player from Bangladesh will find solace knowing that his fine performance is crowned by an IM norm as well as the top spot in the junior category. Another IM norm goes to untitled Chinese player Cao, who lost steam in the final three rounds after an astounding initial week, which saw him fight consistently on the top boards.
With 5.5/9, James Constance of the UK and Guy West from Australia top the ranking of the Senior category, while the Ladies’ awards are split in a three-way tie between Eesha Karavade, Pattnaik Sherali (both from India) and Mongolian GM Altman-Ulzii Enkhtuul.
The Challenger tournament was won outright by Lorenzo Cantela with 7,5/9 ahead of a quartet on 7 points. Of note is the fact that five of the top six finishers hail from the Philippines.
This concludes our coverage of this year’s Bangkok Chess Club Open Tournament at the Sheraton Spa and Resort in Hua Hin. We hope to see you all in Thailand at our next event. Bye for now!
Games from top boards: chess.com/events/2024-bangkok-chess-open
