The Bangkok Chess Club has the honour of inviting all Chess Players to participate in the 12th Bangkok Chess Club Open 2012 from 13–19 April, 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Winners of the BCC Thailand Open 2011
The Dusit Thani has become a major sponsor and the tournament will be held Bangkok in the elegant 5 star hotel. With the tournament growing each year, we are expecting up to 300 players from 50 countries – again the biggest and strongest ever held in Thailand.
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Henry’s tournament is complete – congratulations to Thotsaporn for an amazing 8.5/9 score, and to Poompong for a very close second place (8/9)!
| Players | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Score | Rank |
| 1. Mark McCready | 1861 | – – | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4½ | V |
| 2. Sahapol Nakvanich | 1891 | ½ | – – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4½ | VI |
| 3. Kamel Maouel | 1870 | ½ | 1 | – – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 3 | VII |
| 4. Thotsaporn Thanatipanonda | 2050 | ½ | 1 | 1 | – – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8½ | I |
| 5. Poompong Wiwatanadate | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | II |
| 6. Michael Culasing | 1854 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – – | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2½ | IX |
| 7. Peter Darby | 1930 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | – – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4½ | IV |
| 8. William Campi | 1804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – – | ½ | 0 | 2½ | VIII |
| 9. Henry Calacday | 2029 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | – – | 1 | 5 | III |
| 10. Nathan Hall | –– | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – – | 2 | X |
STOP PRESS
July 25: More information for Roadhouse can be found at their website: http://www.roadhousebarbecue.com/
July 23: Beginning Tuesday 26th we will be at the Roadhouse BBQ every Tuesday, on the corner of Surawong Road and Rama IV. Nearest BTS is Sala Daeng – walk through Thaniya Plaza and turn right past Jim Thompson shop. Nearest MRT is Silom – walk along Rama IV past the McDonalds to Surawong Road
July 12: The Bull’s Head has closed early, so there is no chess club tonight (July 12th) or next week (July 19th). See you on Fridays at the Queen Victoria, while we check out various possibilities to replace the BH.
Only weeks after moving the Friday Club, we have to move our Tuesday Club too! The Bull’s Head is having to close because their Landlords have not renewed the lease – this coming Tuesday will be the last in Soi 33/1. The end of an era, as I was at their opening party in October 1994.
We are in discussions about a new venue already – watch this space for more news.
The Queen Victoria Pub & Restaurant, Sukhumvit 23
Woodstock has been a great place for our friday night chess club, but the time has come to move on. Starting July 1st, we will be meeting in new great location at the 2nd floor of Queen Victoria Pub & Restaurant in Sukhumvit Soi 23, walking distance from both the Skytrain BTS Asoke station, and the Underground MRT Sukhumvit station. If you come by car, you can park roadside on Sukhumvit 23 after 7pm.
Check out the Queen Victoria website here.
View Queen Victoria in a Google Maps
The 4th KL International Open Chess Championship for the Raja Nazrin Shah Challenge Trophy is sponsored by the Masterskill Education Group Berhad and organised by Polgar Chess Asia for the Kuala Lumpur Chess Association (KLCA) under the auspices of the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) and is registered and recognised by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) as an international title and rated tournament. 1st prize is 10,000 Ringit.
Will Thailand send a team to the KL Open this year? Peter Long has raised plenty of sponsorship, so he should have a great turnout.
Dates are 4–10 September. More details at Peter Long’s blog
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