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

• Final Round
• Closing Ceremony
• Winners

Active Chess Tournament

1. Schedule

• Venue: Milano Restaurant, Pro Club Soi 29 Samakee Road Nonthaburi, Thailand
• Date: 1st of December 2013
• Time: 09.00 hrs to 16.00 hrs

d. Game Schedule

• 09.00 – 09.30 Registration
• 09.30 — 09.45 Opening remarks
• 10.00 –10.50 Round 1
• 11.00 – 11.50 Round 2
• 12.00 – 13.00 Lunch break
• 13.00-13.50 Round 3
• 14.00 – 14.50 Round 4
• 15.00 – 15.50 Round 5
• 16.00 Awards Ceremony

2. Categories;

a. Open division

• A1.Open
• A2. 1900 FIDE rating and below
• A3. Junior (18 years old and below)

b. Kiddies division

• B1. 8 years old and below
• B2. 10 years old and below
• B3. 12 years old and below

3. Tournament System and Time Control

1. A 6 round Swiss system shall be used in this tournament
2. Each player has 25 minutes to complete the game
3. Players with out on his table assignment before in each starting of the round will be defaulted his game in that round
4. Recording of games is not compulsory
5. FIDE chess rule shall be applied
6. Aribiter’s decisions are final

3. Awards

a. Cash prize : 2,000 Baht / 1,000 Baht / 500 baht

b. Each category shall receive 1st place trophy, 2nd place trophy and 3rd place trophy.

4. Tie Breaks:

• Direct Encounter
• Buchholz
• Median Buchholz 1
• Median Buchholz 2
• Sonneborn-berger
• Playoff ( 5 minutes 2 games)
• Armagedon

5. Arbiters: Clark Mabeza, Henry Calacday

6. Tournament Director: Henry Calacday

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

Ignatius Leong has announced that the 15th ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championships will take place in Macau, a Special Administrative Regions of the People’s Republic of China, during June 2014 (3rd-14th). Mr Leong was so impressed with Thailand’s work on the 2013 tournament that he has invited the entire team to Macau to help run next year’s tournament.

Provisional Schedule

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More details to follow.

Results and pairings for the Thailand National Chess Campionships 2013 are being kept up to date at Chess-Results.com:

• Open
• Ladies
• Expat

Thailand Expat Chess Challenge 2013 is the tournament held alongside the Thailand National Chess Championship 2013. The tournament is open only to players without Thai nationality who reside in Thailand.

1. Schedule

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2. Tournament System and Time Control

2.1 This Tournament is a 7-round Swiss System. Pairings shall be done by suing the Swiss Manager Program.

2.2 Each player has 90 minutes to complete the game with 30 seconds increment for each move, starting from move one.

2.3 Any player who fails to be present within 60 minutes after the game has started shall considered lost by default in that round, and if he/she is declared lost by time default for two rounds, he/she shall not be paired to play in the rest rounds of the tournament.

2.4 Any player who misses any round of play will not be paired in the following rounds, and may be considered to have withdrawn from the tournament, unless he/she notifies the Chief Arbiter well in advance.

2.5 A player must record his/her moves and of his opponent no matter how much time he has left on the clock and hand over the score sheets to the Arbiters at the end of each round. In the case of a draw, players with White shall deliver the score sheets to the Arbiters.

2.6 FIDE Law of Chess shall apply. Results will be sent to FIDE for rating calculations. Only players with FIDE ID No. can enter to play in this tournament. If any player has no FIDE ID No. just yet, please contact your Federation to apply for FIDE ID.

2.7 Players are not allowed to bring mobile phones or other electronics devices into the playing area. Failure to comply with this rule shall result in losing the game.

2.8 Arbiter’s decisions are final.

2.9 The Organizer shall have the rights to change the regulations without notifying the players.

2.10 The Organizer reserves the right to adjust the prize money and other prizes as well as other tournament regulations according to the circumstances and suitability.

3. Trophies
3.1 Trophies shall be awarded for the three top positions. If players are tied for position(s), then the tie-break according to Article 4 shall be used.

4. Tie-Breaks
4.1 Direct Encounter.
4.2 Buchholz.
4.3 Median Buchholz 1.
4.4 Median Buchholz 2.
4.5 Buchholz Out 1.
4.6 Buchholz Out 2.
4.7 Sonneborn-Berger.
4.8 Blitz play-off.

5. Registration and Entry Fees
Players who wish to participate in the tournament can complete the registration form by 30th October 2013. Late registrations shall only be allowed to play from round 2 onwards.

There is no entry fee.

6. Official Venue
Lotus Room, 2nd Floor, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Khlong Toei, Bangkok.

7. Arbiters
Chief Arbiter IA Panupand Vijjuprabha, Deputy Chief Arbiter NA Patcharawee Bhramawong.