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Thailand National Championships 2013

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Registration is now open for the Thailand National Championships 2013, to be held in the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, 1-2-3 and 9-10 November 2013. The tournament is FIDE rated 9-round Swiss. Click here to register (Thai nationals only). The tournament is organised by the Thailand Chess Association, and sponsored by drinks manufacturer ThaiBev.

In addition to the National Championships, there is an Expat Challenge tournament for foreigners resident in Thailand, running on 2-3 and 9-10 November, 7-rounds Swiss, also FIDE rated. Click here to register.

All participants must be registered with FIDE – contact your country’s rating office for details.

Entry is free.

Pattaya Chess School

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Thailand’s resident German Grandmaster, Gerhard Schebler, has posted information of his chess school, for  top level training in German, English, Dutch and Thai, in Pattaya and Thailand’s eastern seaboard.

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Harrow Inter-School Chess Tournament 2013

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Harrow Inter-School Chess Tournament 2013 is open to all
Harrow Inter-School Chess Tournament 2013 is organised in six age-groups

 

Harrow School is organising another of their fine age-group rapid chess tournaments (U8/10/12/14/16/19), taking place at Harrow International School Assembly Hall on 16th November.

Registration

Individual players who register online and pay before 11th November, 2013 will be paired the day before the tournament and will take part in the 1st round of the competition. They will also be given a voucher (coupon) and lunch will be reserved.

Players who register on the day of the tournament (i.e. in the morning) will pay a registration fee of 1000 baht. They will be paired on the day and will take part from the 2nd round onwards. Please note that those who register on the day will not be given a lunch voucher (coupon) and lunch will not be reserved.

Further information: download the Tournament Information | Tournament Rules | Schedule U8/10/12 | Schedule U14/16/19 | Map

14th ASEAN Age-Group Chess Championships 2013

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Organised by the Thailand Chess Association, sponsored by Chang Water, the 14th ASEAN Age-Group Chess Championships takes place in the beautiful city of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand, from 5–14 June, 2013 at the Imperial Mae Ping Hotel.
There are tournaments in Standard, Rapid and Blitz chess, all eligible for FIDE ratings. In addition, titles will be awarded as in the Olympiads, with IM and WIM titles possible in the under 20’s group. More information and registration details at the AACC website