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Category: News
General news about the BCC and the chess world
Hotel Reservations at Centara Grand
The hotel reservation form is now available for the specially negotiated Bangkok Chess Club rates, starting from 2,950 Baht per night.
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Rates quoted are inclusive of 10% service charge and 7% VAT, breakfast and in room internet (Room Only excludes breakfast). More details available on the form (click below).
- Click here to make a reservation
Centara Grand – a New Partner for 2019
We are delighted to announce that the 19th Bangkok Chess Club Open Chess Championships will take place 6–14 April 2019 at the Centara Grand Ladprao.
Centara Grand is a luxury hotel close to Chatuchak Park and the popular Chatuchak Weekend Market, easily accessible by Skytrain and MRT. Here’s what they say on their website:
Bangkok is one of the intriguing cities of Asia; a place of glittering temples, a diverse cultural heritage, a majestic river, a myriad of exquisite dining opportunities and fabulous shopping options, and an energy that makes everything possible 24 hours a day. Located on the northern side of Bangkok, within the Ladprao business district and moments away from Chatuchak Park, the hotel is one of the city’s timeless landmarks.
Fully renovated to a modern and inviting style and re-opened in 2012, Thailand’s very first integrated five-star hotel and shopping destination has a reputation for attentive service, sublime dining and modern accommodations.
Integral to the hotel is the Bangkok Convention Centre Hall and the Central Plaza shopping and lifestyle complex, together offering all that is needed for guests staying in Bangkok on leisure or business. The hotel features extensive meetings and events facilities spanning over 10,000 square metres and complementing those of the adjacent 2,506-square-metre Bangkok Convention Centre Hall which can accommodate up to 3,800 persons in cocktail style and is serviced by separate kitchens. The hotel’s elegant, pillar-less Vibhavadee Ballroom can serve 2,000 for a reception, dazzling wedding party or product launch; and there also is a collection of 17 fully-equipped suites and boardrooms.
Tournament details here. For more information on the hotel, please visit their website.
To register please complete this form.
Download the BCC Open magazine
Tha magazine from the 18th Bangkok Chess Club Open has been published. Download your free copy here, or contact us for details of how to get a high quality printed version.
You can also view the magazine directly online : click here
The inaugural Pattaya Open Chess Championship
Missing Pattaya? Here’s your chance! The inaugural Pattaya Open will take place this October at the Bay Beach Resort. The format is based on the Bangkok Chess Club’s international open tournament, although we are not involved in the organisation.
Please note: this is not a Bangkok Chess Club event. More details and registration are available at www.101chessacademy.com
Peter Frost’s BCC Open – an Australian Perspective
The Bangkok Chess Club’s annual open tournament has become a fixture on the international chess circuit and attracts people from all corners of the globe at all levels from amateur to 2700+ rated grandmaster and is popular with Australians as one of the best open tournaments in Asia.
By Peter Frost
Photos: Bangkok Chess Club
The 18th edition of the Bangkok Chess Club Open saw 276 players from 37 countries gather at the Regent Resort on the Cha Am foreshore in Thailand from 13-21 April.
Australia was well represented with 12 players in the main Open tournament including grandmasters Anton Smirnov and Moulthun Ly (seeded 6th and 12th respectively) and Read More