Please complete the registration form for the 20th BCC Open, to be held at the beautiful 5-star Shangri-La Chiang Mai.
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Announcing the 20th Bangkok Chess Club Open in October 2022
UPDATE
- Tournament regulations
- Tournament registration form
- Entry fees
- Registered participants
- Hotel room reservation: Room only
- Hotel room reservation with breakfast: Room with breakfast
- Hotel reservation by email to reservations.slcm@shangri-la.com and mention that you are playing in the chess tournament.
Dear Friends of Bangkok Chess Club,
We are excited to announce our long-awaited anniversary tournament – 20th Bangkok Chess Club Open – to be held between 22-30 October 2022 at the ‘northern capital of Thailand’ Chiang Mai, at the beautiful, 5-star Shangri-La Chiang Mai Hotel
Chiang Mai is a charming city – you could spend your whole vacation just exploring the famous city center, where the remains of ancient walls encircle over 30 temples, and if you are feeling more adventurous, the nearby mountains are also very beautiful.
Our 20th Anniversary tournament will see some small changes to our earlier format, so please read the tournament regulations carefully:
- Challenger tournament will be 9 rounds instead of 7 rounds previously;
- Open tournament is intended for over 1600 FIDE rating only, but lower or unrated players can join with a higher entry fee;
- Players can choose to take a one round bye with half point awarded (rounds 2-7 only).
It is great to see that travelling and over-the-board chess are slowly returning to normality. We will follow all health and travel related regulations from the Thai government and local Chiang Mai authorities. You can find updated Thailand entry regulations for foreign arrivals from ThaiEmbassy.com, or check the entry requirements from the website of the nearest Thai Embassy.
Please book the dates on your calendar!
See you soon in Thailand!
BCC Team
Tournament regulations | Tournament registration form | Entry fees | Registered participants
20th BCC Open Postponed
Dear Chess Friends,
Due to the evolving dynamics of the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and after much discussion, the 20th Bangkok Chess Club Open will be postponed. The safety and well-being of our club members, chess players and colleagues is of paramount importance. Many players will be travelling internationally, so we are also concerned that there may be disruption in flights and issues with quarantine.
With this in mind, our plan is to reschedule the tournament for six month’s time, in October 2020, by which time we trust the pandemic will have ended.
For those players that have already paid, you have the option to transfer the registration fee to the rescheduled tournament or receive a full refund.
We will be contact every registered player by email, continue to provide updates as information becomes available, and ask for your understanding at this difficult time.
And we are looking forward to seeing you in Thailand soon.
Kai Tuorila,
Bangkok Chess Club
2020 BCC Championship
This is an individual tournament and FIDE (International Chess Federation) rules and regulations shall apply.
Program
27.12.19 – 23.02.20 A- and B-Finals
Players will be divided to A and B finals. First priority is given for club’s regular players and after that according their ratings, with max. 10 players in each group. The winner of 2019 B-final will qualify directly to A-Final in 2020.
Time Control & Schedule
Each player is accorded with a time of 90 minutes plus 10 seconds per move. At least 1 round per week should be played in Arbiter controlled environment.
The opponents must be played according paring table rounds order (if that opponent is not available, another available opponent can be played). The players must agree time and place for the games with their opponents directly.
Two signed score sheets must be returned to the Organizer. For A-final Championship t/b games (rapid and blitz) will be played. For other positions t/b is as follows: 1. Game between the players, 2. Sonneborn-Berger.
Venue
Games can be played on:
- Friday evenings at the 2nd floor of O’Shea Irish Pub
- Big Rook Chess Academy on Saturdays and Sundays
- Red Knight Chess School on Saturdays (10am), Sundays (2pm)
If players intend to play in other time/location, approval from the supervising Arbiter must be gotten beforehand.
Entrance Fee
The tournament fee for each player is Baht 500. Tournament fee can not be returned.
Prizes
Winners of A and B finals will get free entry to 20th BCC Open in April. 2nd and 3rd place on both finals will get entry fee returned to them.
Ratings
All results will be sent for FIDE rating calculations, if at least 4 Fide rated players/group will participate.Registrations: Registrations can be done during BCC club evenings.
Organization
Chief Arbiter is IA Panupand Vijjuprabha. Other arbiters will be nominated as necessary.
Group A final
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Pairings table
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Six former Champions coming to Bangkok
The 20th Bangkok Chess Club Open will be headlined by six former Champions, including 3-time champions GM Nigel Short and GM Rogelio Antonio. We are also welcoming back GM Tejas Bakre (1st BCC Open), GM David Smerdon (7th BCC Open), GM Sune Berg Hansen (10th BCC Open) and GM Francesco Vallejo Pons (14th BCC Open) the rating favourite at 2704 ELO.
The 20th BCC Open will take place at the luxurious Centara Grand at Central Plaza Ladprao, 11–19 April, 2020.
Changes to the format in this year’s tournament mean that there will be no unrated players in the Open Championship, and a minimum ELO of 1600 – so there should be a greater chance of attaining title norms.
Maximum rating in the Challengers is now 2000 ELO, and it is of course open to players who have not yet achieved a FIDE rating (but you must have a FIDE number).
How do you rate your chances against this stellar field? Register today and find out!