Congratulations to Henry Calacday, who sealed his place at No. 1 with a fine victory with black over Kai. Kai started with his trademark b3 and Ba3, but after sacrificing (losing?) two pawns Henry had better development and a strong attack.
Will Henry’s rating go up so much that he will be ineligible for the Challenger Tournament in April?
Jon is second placed. Full results to follow.
The list of registered players is growing fast, and includes the strongest lady players ever to visit Thailand ! Download the latest list here.
UPDATE: Registration now open: click here.
Next year’s Thailand Open will be our 10th international tournament, with main sponsorship from The Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Thailand Chess Association.
The dates are confirmed as 14-20 April 2010 for the Open Tournament, over the Songkran holiday period. The Challenger Tournament will begin a day later on the 15th.
Our new format allows for better preparation: while the first 4 rounds will be played in two days, the next 5 rounds are just one per day, starting in the afternoon.
For more information click here. To register, click here. To download the latest list of registered participants click here.
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The surprise winner of this year’s Thailand Championship is Krisdayut. The biggest improver is Raweewish
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Woodstock has made the not unreasonable request that everyone who comes to play chess buy at least one item from the menu – even if it is just a coffee. They charge us nothing, yet is costing them money to air-condition a room specially for us and provide a staff member.
If you order anything from the menu, even a bottle of water, there will be no additional charge. But if you order nothing, there will be a bill for 50 Baht from Woodstock. This starts in December 2009.
