Category: Tournaments

We are delighted to announce that the 21st Bangkok Chess Club Open will take place at the beautiful Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa, 13-21 April 2024.

This spectacular beach-front resort is close to Hua Hin, one of the top tourist destinations of Thailand from its great amount of attractions and activities. The city has many incredible beaches, mountains, viewpoints, temples, night markets, water parks, and fine dining for you to choose from and enjoy at any time of the year.

As before, the format will be a 9-round Swiss System classical tournament, with one round per day – and an opportunity to take a one-round bye with 1/2 point if you would like to explore the surrounding area.

There will also be a concurrent blitz championship played over two evenings, won in the 20th BCC Open by China’s GM Wang Hao.

A registration form will be available shortly, with early bird entry fees until March 15. Very advantageous room rates have been negotiated, but please note, you have to book by March 30th.

Links

• Tournament regulations
• Tournament registration
• Entry fee payment
• Hotel reservations

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Happy New Year to all friends of BCC.

After getting a few hundred inquiries about the dates for the next BCC Open, we are finally happy to announce that the 21st Bangkok Chess Club Open will be held on 13-21 of April 2024. 

Venue and location will be announced once the details are finalised. At the same time we will publish full tournament regulations and registration form at www.bangkokchess.com.

Stay tuned, we look forward to seeing you in Thailand soon!

Demonstration Makruk Championship 2023

Date 21-22 Oct 2023 at The Mall Korat, Nakhon Ratchasima

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1. Type of competition
   Types of people who are foreigners.
2. Qualifications of the contestants
   Foreigners must have a passport.
3. Documents for application
   2 Copies of Passport Documents (to receive prizes)
4. Registration
   Entry is free. Register before 19 Oct 2023 by emailing makruk.demo@gmail.com
5. Competition rules and regulations
   5.1 Swiss system competition 6-7 rounds (depending on the number of competitors, forexample, 6 rounds in the case of not more than 80 people, 7 rounds in the case of more than 80 people) without having to record check points, but athletes can choose to record check points. Yes, board 1-4 have cameras recording and broadcasting throughout the race.
   5.2 The time of the competition is 30/20 minutes per side per round.
   5.3 Player need to write notation on the scoresheet.
   5.4 Use the Thai Chess Competition Rules of the Thai Sports Association under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King B.E. 2561
   5.5 The judges’ decision is final.
   5.6 Late Competitors more than 20 minutes after the competition in that round has begun and if the athlete who is late does not report to the committee When the competition in Round 1 is over, that athlete is immediately removed from the competition.
6. Dress Code
   The contestants dressed in modest clothes, closed-toed shoes or sneakers (shorts and flipflops are strictly forbidden).
7. Program:
   Saturday 21 Oct 2023 (Day 1)
   Registration 08.30 – 09.30.
   Round 1: 10.00 – 12.00
   Lunch.
   Round 2: 13.00 – 15.00
   Round 3: 15.30 – 17.30
   Sunday 22 Oct 2023 (Day 2)
   Round 4: 09.00 – 11.00
   Lunch.
   Round 5: 12.00 – 14.00
   Round 6: 14.30 – 16.30
   Award ceremony
8. Tiebreak
   Tie breaks are used to determine the result of a match only when the competitors have equal scores. in the order of the tie-break as follows
   8.1 The result of the match between the parties in the event that the main points are equal. (Head-to-Head)
   8.2 Number of wins
   8.3 Sonneborn-Berger
   8.4 Buchholz cut 1
   8.5 Play-offs
9. Prize Fund
   The prize money for organizing the International General Public Chess Tournament is as follows:
   – The first prize in the amount of 10,000 baht with a trophy from the Thai Sports Association
   – 1st runner-up prize 5,000 baht with a trophy from the Thai Sports Association
   – 2nd runner-up prize 4,000 baht with a trophy from the Thai Sports Association
   – 3rd runner-up prize 3,000 baht with a trophy from the Thai Sports Association
   – 4th runner-up prize 2,000 baht
   – 5th runner-up prize 1,500 baht
   – 6th runner-up prize 1,000 baht
   – 7th-16th runner-up prize 500 baht

Notes

• This tournament is a Swiss paring system and is certified as a national level tournament. country by sports association Thai Sports Authority of Thailand under Royal Patronage
• Arrive to register 30 minutes before the start time.
• All contestants receive certificates.

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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• 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.

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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

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Tournament regulations | Tournament registration form | Entry fees | Registered participants