18th Bangkok Chess Club Open 2018 Magazine

Welcome to the 18th Bangkok Chess Club Open 

Photo Credits 

Photos used in the Tournament Journal were taken by 

Peter Long, Panupand Vijjuprabha, Jakkraphon Saengsrichan. 

Additional photography by Nan Tavinun, Napp Suratsada, 

Pan Porn-u-ma, Prae Manunthorn, Panu Laine 

Founded in 1999, the Bangkok Chess Club 

organized our first international BCC Open 

tournament in 2002. There were fifty participants 

from twelve different countries, including 

five International Masters. After this year’s 18th 

BCC Open tournament there have been 3,246 

entrants in all, including more than 1,700 different 

players representing 73 countries, and including 

88 Grandmasters. 

One amazing fact is that 85% of all players 

have travelled from abroad to participate in these 

tournaments when, in similar open tournaments 

in other countries, over 70-80% of the players 

are usually from the host country. And many of 

those players return year after year, describing the 

tournament as the “best in the world for amateur 

players”. You can see some of our old friends on 

page 38. 

Secret of success? 

From the very beginning our aim has been to 

create a chess tournament with a relaxing atmosphere, 

smooth organization, in beautiful, spacious 

playing venues with comfortable hotel facilities. 

Combine this with beautiful beaches or amazing 

Bangkok as well as the famous Thai hospitality, 

you get overseas chess enthusiasts (and their families) 

and professional players to fly here in growing 

numbers year after year after year.. 

Ups and downs 

The tournaments have had some exciting times 

starting from 2003 SARS crisis to regular political 

turbulence in Thailand. In 2010 the tournament 

venue was missing half of its windows only one 

week after the tournament had finished, due to 

the heat from the burning building next door. 

Anyway the tournaments themselves have gone 

smoothly, getting compliments from all regular 

participants. 

These tournaments would not have been 

possible without great generosity from the owners 

and managers of the great tournament venues/ 

hotels and sponsors, official recognition from the 

Tourism Authority of Thailand, the Thailand Chess 

Association, as well as our multinational, regular 

team of hard-working organizers, arbiters and 

tournament staff. 

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CONTENTS 

6 The 18th Bankok Open 

An Australian Perspective 

9 Through the Years: 

BCC Open Champions 

10 The Regent Cha-am 

11 ThaiBev 

12 Pyn Fund Management 

13 Silver Sponsors 

14 18th BCC Open 

20 Challengers 

6 24 

Press Releases 

CONTENTS 

24 Championships underway 

25 Few surprises in the first 

round 

26 Upsets and Lucky Escapes 

27 GM Class Shows in 5th Round 

28 The defining moment? 

29 Indonesian FM Novendra 

Priasmoro upsets the top seed 

AmericAs 

Argentina 

Brazil 

canada 

mexico 

UsA 

eUrOPe 

Armenia 

Austria 

Belgium 

Denmark 

england 

Finland 

France 

Germany 

ireland 

iceland 

netherlands 

norway 

Poland 

russia 

switzerland 

Wales 

AFricA 

south Africa 

The United Nations of Chess 

AsiA 

china 

Hong Kong 

indonesia 

india 

iran 

Japan 

Kazakhstan 

south Korea 

malaysia 

mongolia 

Philipinnes 

singapore 

sri Lanka 

Thailand 

Taiwan 

Vietnam 

30 

30 The United Nations of Chess 

32 Focussed 

34 Diverse 

36 Talented 

Galleries 

42 Titled players 

44 Professional players 

46 Hard-working 

50 Blitz Qualifiers 

52 Blitz Final 

54 Time to Relax 

42 

OceAniA 

Australia 

Fiji 

new Zealand 

38 Frequent Flyers 

A 

lmost 300 chess players from 41 nations 

around the world took part in the 18th 

BCC Open Chess Championships. The best 

represented countries were Thailand and India, 

and there were players from all five continents. 

Asia and Europe each fielded players from 16 

countries, and there was even an African country 

represented: South Africa. 

40 Beautiful 

with China and the Philippines close behind, 

30 BANGKOK CHESS CLUB BANGKOK CHESS CLUB 31 

56 

72 

56 Fine Dining 

60 BCC Open on the Web 

66 Visibility for Sponsors 

68 Collateral Material 

Final Standings: 

72 Open Tournament 

78 Challenger Tournament 

80 Blitz Tournament 

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The 18th Bangkok 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 Grandmasters and is popular with Australians as one of the best open tournaments in Asia. 

By Peter Frost. 

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 a further 

two in the Challenger event. There was also a 

good deal of interest in how Olympian WIM 

Emma Guo and talented junior Albert Winkelman 

would perform against consistently strong opposition. 

Honorary Australian WGM Irine Sukandar 

was also expected to feature prominently on the 

higher boards. 

Three Grandmasters stood out for those 

attempting to forecast the winner. Firstly, the 

evergreen English veteran Nigel Short was back 

to defend the title he won at the same venue last 

year. Always a popular figure in Thailand, Short 

is the prime target of those wishing to be photographed 

with a famous Grandmaster, and readily 

obliges. A three-time winner of the tournament 

and having been in good form throughout 2017, 

Short was expected to mount a strong defence. 

Secondly, the towering German Jan Gustafsson 

had returned once more to the tournament he 

has described as “the best of the year” in pursuit 

of a second title to add to the one he secured in 

Pattaya in 2011 on tie-break. 

The top seed, however, was Armenia’s Hrant 

Melkumyan (ELO 2669) whose many successes 

in European events led him to be the most 

favoured participant to lift the trophy. A repeat 

visitor to Australia in recent years, Melkumyan 

reminds observers of the young Kasparov, with 

short dark curly hair and a strong board presence. 

This tournament regularly sees young juniors 

featuring prominently in the opening rounds. This 

year’s event was no exception, with two Indian 

juniors making fast starts. The first to announce 

his presence was IM Raghunandan Kaumandur 

Srihari, who won his first three games after his 

opponents seemingly expended too much energy 

recording his name on their score sheets. His 

more modestly named CM compatriot, D Gukesh 

(his first name really does seem to only have one 

letter in it!) was also quick to confirm his status as 

the number one player under 12 in the world. 

The three favourites also made good starts, as 

did the Australian Grandmasters, with Moulthun 

winning his first three games, and Anton conceding 

only a draw in round 3. Of the leading contenders, 

only “Blindfold King” GM Timur Gareyev, 

fresh from his joint victory in the Doeberl Cup, 

suffered a serious setback, the fifth seed losing 

in round 3 to the untitled Chinese player Nie 

Xinyang. 

Round 4 saw the most talked about incident 

of the tournament. Short appeared to be on the 

verge of overcoming the determined resistance of 

Gukesh, having reached an ending with two extra 

pawns. Although the presence of bishops of opposite 

colours presented some technical difficulties, 

the Englishman seemed to be closing in on the full 

point. With a full five minutes remaining on his 

clock, Nigel made his move, and wrote it down 

on his score sheet. He completely forgot to press 

his clock. The clock began to run down. Nigel, 

engrossed in the position, and assuming that his 

opponent’s clock was running, never again looked 

at the clock. Gukesh, keeping very still, watched 

the seconds counting down from the corner of his 

eye with mounting anticipation. 

Pandemonium broke out when 0.00 finally 

appeared on Nigel’s clock. Eleven-year old 

Gukesh, unable to contain himself, jumped up 

and down in excitement next to the table (“in 

glee”, the vanquished GM later said). Short, in 

a state of shock at his oversight and anger at his 

opponent’s conduct, marched out of the room, 

leaving the score sheets unsigned. It is understood 

that no-one stopped him to ask for a photo on 

this occasion. 

The Australian Grandmasters continued to 

quietly progress and each stood on 3.5/4, perfect 

scores being held at this point only by Gustafsson 

and the Argentinian GM’s Diego Flores and Krysa 

Leandro. 

Round 5 saw the star game of the tournament 

when Anton launched a spectacular attack against 

Irene Sukandar, which catapulted him into a share 

of the lead. 

Clockwise from top left: 

CM Gukesh D with 

GM Nigel Short 

WIM Emma Guo 

Grandmaster Hrant 

Melkumyan 

Dinner with WGM 

Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii 

and GM Jan Gustafsson 


setback when he fell to promising Indonesian FM 

Novendra Priasmoro, who was in the middle of an 

extraordinary run that would elevate him to the 

21.f5 exf5 22.Bxf5 Qd6 23.Bxd7 Rxf1+ 

24.Rxf1 Qxd7 25.Nc6 h6 26.Qd4 Ne7 

Australian Grandmasters 

Anton Smirnov 

and Moulthun Ly 

GMs Timur Gareyev, 

Jan Gustafsson & Nigel 

Short in relaxation 

GM Smirnov, Anton (2546) – 

Sukandar, WGM Irine Kharisma 

(2408) 

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7 4.Nc3 d6 5.d4 

is striking how composed the Australian GM is 

when playing, even when under pressure. There 

was less animation in Moulthun at the board than 

in the monks meditating nearby in the Cha Am 

highest boards. 

Everyone expected Melkumyan, with the 

White pieces, to take control of the tournament 

in round 7, but he was unexpectedly upended 

by the irresistible Priasmoro, who extended his 

a6 6.Be2 exd4 7.Nxd4 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Nc6 9.Qd3 

temple. One suspects his natural serenity is a key 

winning streak to six after beginning the tourna- 

g6 10.h4 Bg7 11.Bg5 f6 12.Be3 Be6 13.Nd5 Qd7 

asset to his chess in tense moments. 

ment with a draw against a 1900er. This result 

14.O-O-O Ne5 15.Qc3 Bxd5 16.Rxd5 Qc6 

It was also interesting to observe the two 

fully justified Smirnov’s decision to take a quick 

17.Qb3 h5 18.f4 Ng4 19.Bd4 O-O-O 

marquee players in action. Nigel Short wears a 

draw as White against Gareyev, as the Australian 

near permanent frown when playing, and looks 

was now only half a point behind the sole leader, 

constantly worried and fidgety. He seems rather 

and would be paired with him in round 8. 

like a schoolboy who is grappling with a maths 

Meanwhile, Indian GM Chakkravarthy Deepan 

problem that is far too hard for him. 

joined Anton in second place with a win over FM 

Jan Gustafsson’s fine positional sense enables 

Zhu Yi of China. 

him to know exactly where to place each piece, 

Round 8 began with all Australian eyes fixed 

27.Rf7! 

but he is at a total loss as to where to put his 

on the top board. Anton reeled off the first dozen 

A lovely move. One of those combinations 

exceptionally long legs. One moment they are 

moves of his French defence almost without 

that is easy to spot if there is a pawn on f7, but is 

wrapped around his chair in the manner of a 

thought and was clearly still in his preparation. 

easily missed when the invader lands on an empty 

python strangling its prey, and the next they are 

Novendra was consuming some time but finding 

square. 

flung off to the side and hoisted against the wall. 

good moves, and the Australian was struggling to 

Kxf7 28.Ne5+ Ke8 29.Nxd7 Kxd7 30.Qxg7 1-0 

He would benefit greatly from a false floor in 

equalise. Under pressure, Anton missed a beautiful 

Moulthun completed a bad day for the leading 

which to deposit his bottom quarter. 

shot which decided the game immediately. 

Australians by also succumbing in a highly tac- 

20.Rh3 Bh6 21.Rc3 Bxf4+ 22.Kb1 Qd7 

23.Qb6 Be5 24.Bxa6 c5 25.Bxc5 Bxc3 

26.Bxd6 Bd4 27.Rc5+ 1-0 

Moulthun had to defend carefully to hold 

the increasingly confident Gukesh to a draw. It 

Spectators eagerly awaited the Board 2 clash 

in round 6 between Smirnov and Gustafsson, but 

they had to be quick, the game lasting little more 

than an hour when Gustafsson misplayed the 

opening. This round was also notable for Emma 

Guo’s second draw in the tournament against 

a GM. Meanwhile, Moulthun experienced a 

FM Priasmoro, Novendra (2449) – 

GM Smirnov, Anton (2546) 

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.Bd2 Ne7 

6.Nb5 Bxd2+7.Qxd2 O-O 8.f4 Bd7 9.dxc5 Bxb5 

10.Bxb5 a6 11.Bd3 Nd712.b4 a5 13.c3 b6 

14.c6 Nxc6 15.b5 Ne7 16.Nf3 f5 17.exf6 Rxf6 

18.O-O Qc7 19.Nd4 Rc8 20.Rac1 Ng6 

tical game, but Nigel Short, his equanimity fully 

restored, completed a fourth straight victory to 

charge back into a crowded tie for second. He 

was joined by Gareyev, Deepan, Gukesh, Nguyen 

and Andyka. However, all these players were a 

full point behind the surprise leader with just one 

round to play. 


Through the Years: BCC Open Champions 

Tournament Venue Winners Country Players Nations 

1st Open 

Amari Orchid Resort 

Pattaya 2002 

1. IM Tejas Bakre 

2. IM Rahul Shetty 

3. IM Chris Baker 

India 

India 

England 

50 13 

2nd Open 

Novotel Siam Square 

Bangkok 2003 

1. GM Ruslan Pogorelov 

2. IM Richard Polaczek 

3. FM Banjuab Jiravorasuk 

Ukraine 

Belgium 

Thailand 

50 17 

3rd Open 

Amari Orchid Resort 

Pattaya 2003 

1. GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. 

2. GM Alexei Barsov 

3. GM Ruslan Pogorelov 

Philippines 

Uzbekistan 

Ukraine 

80 20 

4th Open 

Novotel Siam Square 



2. GM Ian Rogers 

3. FM Colm Daly 

Philippines 

Australia 

Ireland 

94 27 


Regent Cha-Am 

Petchaburi 2005 


2. GM Eugenio Torre 

3. GM Wu Shaobin 

Australia 

Philippines 

Singapore 

74 20 


Century Park Hotel 



2. FM Rico Salimbagat 

3. IM Chandrashekhar Gokhale 

Philippines 

Philippines 

India 

108 27 

Winner FM Novendra 

Priasmoro of Indonesia 

Runner-up Grandmaster 

Chakkravarthy Deepan 

When the draw for the last round was published, 

the pairing Priasmoro must have feared 

was confirmed. Nigel Short, who prides himself 

on his ability to win when it is most required, 

would have the chance to tear down the leader at 

the last moment. 

Short played a French Winawer, and Priasmoro 

repeated the 5 Bd2 variation which had suc- 

justified high expectations by scoring 5/9 against 

a strong field, a performance that will net him 

87 ELO rating points. However, even this was 

topped by veteran Farbood Ali, whose 5/7 in the 

Challenger will lead to a 99 point rating jump, 

and young Jacob Chan, who added 94 points. 

The following Australians achieved an increase 

in their ELO: 




Phuket Graceland Resort 

Phuket 2007 



Aisawan Resort & Spa 

Pattaya 2009 

1. IM David Smerdon 



1. Xiu Deshun 

2. Zhang Ziyang 

3. GM Li Shilong 

1. Xiu Deshun 

2. GM Elshan Moradiabadi 

3. GM Nigel Short 

Australia 

Philippines 

Australia 

China 

China 

China 

China 

Iran 

England 

109 30 

142 28 

196 34 

ceeded the day before. A typical French structure 

with a backward pawn on e6 emerged. It was 

very deep and easily defended, but had the effect 

of tying down Black’s pieces. Unable to activate 

his army, Short offered a draw after two hours of 

play, which was gratefully accepted, and a new 

champion was acclaimed. 

The 19-year-old Priasmoro is obviously 

considerably stronger than his 2449 rating and 

FM title suggests. He had already satisfied the 

requirements for an IM title before this event, and 

• Anton Smirnov 6.5/9 

• Albert Winkelman 5/9 

• Fedja Zulfic 5.5/9 

• James Attwood 5/9 

• Emma Guo 5/9 

• Jacob Chan 4/9 

• Ben Atia 4/9 

• Jordan Chan 3/9 

• Farbood Ali 5/7 (Challenger) 

It is hoped that an even larger Australian 

contingent will journey to the Land of Smiles for 







Dusit Thani Pattaya 

Pattaya 2011 

Dusit Thani Bangkok 



Pattaya 2013 

1. GM Sune Berg Hansen 


3. IM Mokal Prathamesh Sunil 

1. GM Jan Gustafsson 


3. GM Francisco Vallejo Pons 


2. GM Farrukh Amonatov 

3. IM Nguyen Duc Hoa 

1. GM Zhao Zong-Yuan 

2. IM Wan Yunguo 


Denmark 

England 

India 

Germany 

England 

Spain 

England 

Tajikistan 

Vietnam 

Australia 

China 

Germany 

164 32 

221 36 

230 42 

314 42 

can now look forward to his apparent destiny as 

Indonesia’s next GM. 

Of the pursuers, only Deepan succeeded 

in winning and thereby securing sole second 

place. Anton was unable to convert a huge time 

advantage into a win, but Moulthun showed fine 

endgame technique to break down what had 

appeared to be a solid fortress in a long game. 

The final scores of the leaders were 

Priasmoro 8, Deepan 7.5, with a four-way tie for 

third on 7 points between Short, Gukesh, Gareyev 

and Peng Xiongjian of China. 

Of the other Australians, Winkelman fully 

the 19th edition and that our Grandmasters can 

go one step further and add a fourth Australian 

name to a trophy already adorned by the names 

of GM Ian Rogers, GM David Smerdon and 

GM Zong-Yuan Zhao. 

Peter Frost is an Australian 

chess player living in Thailand, 

and a member of Bangkok 

Chess Club. Reproduced with 

permission of the Australian 

Chess Federation Newsletter: 

https://bit.ly/2IbmGw9 





18th Open 




Pattaya 2015 



Regent Cha-am Beach Resort 

Cha-am 2017 

Regent Cha-am Beach Resort 

Cha-am 2018 


2. GM Oliver Barbosa 



2. GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly 

3. GM Kamil Dragun 

1. GM Ganguly Surya Shekar 


3. GM Benjamin Bok 


2. GM Ivan Rozum 

3. GM Anton Shomoev 

1. FM Priasmoro Novendra 

2. GM Deepan Chakkravarthy 

3. CM Gukesh D 

Spain 

Philippines 

Germany 

England 

India 

Poland 

India 

Spain 

Netherlands 

England 

Russia 

Russia 

Indonesia 

India 

India 

210 48 

299 42 

324 44 

340 42 

276 41 


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18th BCC Open 

the main event 

the main event 

196 

players from 37 countries, 

participated in the 

Open section of the 

Championships, with nine 

rounds of chess played 

over nine days. 

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Challengers 

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80 

players from 25 countries, 

participated in the 

Challenger section of the 

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seven rounds of chess 

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PRESS RELEASE 

18th Bangkok Chess Club Open 

Championships underway 

PRESS RELEASE 

Few surprises in the first round of the 


The 18th Bangkok Chess Club Open 

Championships is now underway with nearly 

200 players from 37 countries. 

With 39 entries, India has the largest number 

of participants and there are a total of 66 titled 

players including 15 grandmasters, 4 woman 

grandmasters, 12 international masters and 3 

woman international masters. 

Top seeded is first time Armenia’s Hrant 

Melkumyan and the second seed is defending and 

three time champion Nigel Short from England. 

German Jan Gustafsson is now a regular and 

this is one of the few tournaments the popular 

third seed plays each year and the fourth seeded 

and remaining 2600 GM present is Argentine 

Diego Flores. 

Blindfold King Timur Gareyev who plays for 

the USA is the fifth seed. 

The Asian challenge is young and led by 

Australia’s Anton Smirnov, Vietnam’s Tran Tuan 

Minh and Iran’s Shahi Lorparizangeneh while IMs 

Karthikeyan P from India and Kevin Goh Wei 

Ming from Singapore are looking to complete 

their GM title requirements. 

It was a typical first round of an open tournament 

at the 18th Bangkok Chess Club Open 

Championships being held at the Regent 

Cha-Am Beach Resort from 13-21 April 2018. 

All the leading contenders went through relatively 

comfortably with perhaps third seeded Jan 

Gustafsson making his task the most difficult. 

There is a difference between strong grandmasters 

knowing how to win tournaments and 

the experienced amateurs and even the up and 

coming young talents, and in the end, even when 

playing well within themselves, their class showed. 


PRESS RELEASE 

Upsets and Lucky Escapes at the 18th 

Bangkok Chess Club Open 

PRESS RELEASE 

GM Class Shows in 5th Round of the 18th 

BCC Open 

We are seeing big fights and therefore upsets 

and lucky escapes in as early as round 

three of the Bangkok Chess Club Open 

results which left top seeded Armenian GM 

Hrant Melkumyam, German GM Jan Gustafsson, 

Argentine GMs Diego Flores and Leandro 

On top board in round five of the Bangkok 

Chess Club Open Championships held at 

the Regent Cha-Am Beach Resort from 13-21 

while Deepan simply crushed Tran Ming Trang 

and the lone IM in the leader group, Novendra, 

ended the run of Mongolian WGM Enkhtuul 

Championships being held at the Regent Cha-Am 

Krysa, Indian GM Deepan Chakkravarthy and 

April 2018, Germany’s Jan Gustafsson had an easy 

Altan-Ulzii. 

Beach Resort from 13-21 April 2018. 

Australian GM Moulthun Ly sitting on top of the 

draw with the black pieces against Argentine’s 

Lurking behind on 4/5 and very much all in 

The first surprise was when China’s Nie 

leader board. Joining them on 3/3 are Vietnam 

Diego Flores who only a week earlier had won 

contention, are Krysa, Australia’s Moulthun Ly, 

Xinyang won quickly against Uzbekistan GM 

IM Nguyen Anh Khoi, Indian IM Raghunandan 

the Dubai Open Chess Championships. 

India’s Gukesh D, Vatsal Singhania, Panda Sambit 

Timur Gareyev who plays under the USA flag. A 

Kaumandur Srihari, China’s Peng Xiongjian, FM 

Top seeded Armenian Hrant Melkumyan 

and Manish Anto Christiano F, China’s Nie 

second but perhaps less sensational surprise was 

Zhu Yi and Nie Xinyang. 

showed his class with his win over Argentine 

Xinyang, Peng Xiongjian and Zhu Yi, Singapore’s 

when Mongolian WGM Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii beat 

It is of course very early days yet with just one 

Leandro Krysa to join Gustafsson and Flores on 

Kevin Goh Wei Ming and Emmanuelle Hng, 

GM Santiago Yago de Moura in a hard fought 

third of the tournament concluded but it is guar- 

4.5/5, as did Australia’s Anton Smirnov, Vietnam’s 

USA’s Timur Gareyev, and the Philippines’ Pascua 

game where the outcome was never really in 

anteed that the fourth round tomorrow will bring 

Tran Tuan Minh, India’s Deepan Chakkravarthy 

Haridas. 

doubt. English defending champion GM Nigel 

more excitement. 

J. and Indonesia’s Novendra Priasmoro after 

Short also lost ground when his battle of the sexes 

wins against highly regarded young International 

with Mongolian IM/WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 

Masters. 

ended in a draw. 

Smirnov was simply too strong for Indonesia’s 

Several other grandmasters continued to lose 

Irene Sukandar, Tran very convincing against 

further ground after being held to second draws, 

young talented countryman Nguyen Anh Khoi, 


PRESS RELEASE 

The defining moment of the 18th BCC 

Open? 

PRESS RELEASE 

Indonesian FM Novendra Priasmoro 

upsets the top seed 

Round six of the Bangkok Chess Club Open 

being played at the Regent Cha-Am Beach 

Resort from 13-21 April 2018 might be the 

is expected to soon become his country’s next 

grandmaster. 

India’s GM Deepan Chakkravarthy J could not 

Indonesian FM and IM Elect Novendra 

Priasmoro upset top seeded Armenian GM 

Hrant Melkumyan to take sole leadership in 

IM Gukesh D, Vietnamese IM Nguyen Anh Khoi, 

and Filipino IM Haridas Pascua. 

With his third successive win, including today’s 

defining moment in tournament that has already 

convert his pawn advantage against Argentina’s 

Round Seven action at the Bangkok Chess Club 

result against Vietnamese IM Tran Minh Trang, 

it’s share of upsets! 

GM Diego Flores but USA’s GM Timur Gareyev 

Open Championships being held at the Regent 

defending champion Short has hauled himself 

On top board, top seeded Armenian GM 

had no trouble in taking the full point against 

Cha Am Beach Resort from 13-21 April 2018. 

back into contention after his loss on time 

Hrant Melkumyan turned back the challenge of 

2104 rated Indian Panda Sambit, results that left 

Earlier, co-leader Australian GM Anton 

against Gukesh who this round sensationally beat 

the highly regarded Vietnamese GM Tran Minh 

all three GM’s on 5/6. 

Smirnov had agreed a short draw with USA’s GM 

Argentine GM Leandro Krysa. 

Tuan, while the quietly impressive Australian 

Joining them in a tie from fourth to ninth place 

Timur Gareyev. 

GM Anton Smirnov won in no time at all after 

are winners on four points going into the round 

With that, Novendra is on 6.5/7 and Smirnov 

German GM Jan Gustafsson blundered in the 

and they are Singapore IM Kevin Goh Wei Ming, 

together with Indian GM Deepan Chakkravarthy 

opening. 

Indonesian FM Pitra Andyka, and Indian Vatsal 

who beat Chinese FM Zhu Yi, is in shared second 

Melkumyan and Smirnov are joined on 5.5/6 

Singhania. 

and third places on 6/7, 

in a tie for first to third places by Indonesian 

Still with a chance in a large chasing pack on 

FM Novendra Priasmoro who again showed his 

5.5/7 with two rounds to go are Melkumyan, 

quality in his quick win against Australian GM Ly 

Gareyev, Argentine GM Diego Flores, Singapore 

Moulthun. The young Indonesia has long met the 

IM Kevin Goh Wei Ming, English GM Nigel Short, 

requirements for the International Master title and 

Indian GMs Swapnil S Dopade and Neelopol Das, 


The United Nations of Chess 

Europe 

Armenia 

Austria 

Belgium 

Denmark 

England 

Finland 

France 

Germany 

Ireland 

Iceland 

Netherlands 

Norway 

Poland 

Russia 

Switzerland 

Wales 

Asia 

China 

Hong Kong 

Indonesia 

India 

Iran 

Japan 

Kazakhstan 

South Korea 

Malaysia 

Mongolia 

Philipinnes 

Singapore 

Sri Lanka 

Thailand 

Taiwan 

Vietnam 

Americas 

Argentina 

Brazil 

Canada 

Mexico 

USA 

Africa 

South Africa 

Oceania 

Australia 

Fiji 

New Zealand 

Almost 300 chess players from 41 nations 

around the world took part in the 18th BCC 

Open Chess Championships. The best represented 

countries were Thailand and India, with 

China and the Philippines close behind, and there 

were players from all five continents. Asia and 

Europe each fielded players from 16 countries, 

and even one African country was represented. 


amazing juniors 

Focussed 

amazing juniors 



all over the world 

all over the world 

Diverse 



Talented 

brilliant thais 

brilliant thais 



Frequent flyers 

old friends 

old friends 


Beautiful 

and talented… 

and talented… 



Titled 

hard to beat 

hard to beat 



Professional 

the experts 

the experts 



the team 

the team 

Hardworking 




Blitz Qualifiers 

fun games 

fun games 

112 

players participated in the 

Blitz Qualifiers, with 15 

blitz games played in one 

evening, each game lasting 

less than eight minutes. 



speed kings 

speed kings 

BCC Blitz Final 

16 

players qualified for 

the Blitz Final, with 

a round robin of 

blitz games to decide 

the BCC Open Blitz 

Champion 2018 

- Grandmaster 

Santiago Yago de 

Moura from Brazil 



Time to Relax 

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Collateral Material 


Tournament Programme 

18th BCC Open 2018 Time Activity 

Friday, 13 April 12:00 Registration closed 

13:00 Player list displayed at entrance 

14:30 Welcome & announcements 

15:00 – 20:00 Round 1 

Saturday, 14 April 14:00 – 19:00 Round 2 

Sunday, 15 April 14:00 – 19:00 Round 3 

Monday, 16 April 11:00 – 16:00 Round 4 

Tuesday, 17 April 11:00 – 16:00 Round 5 

Wednesday, 18 April 14:00 – 19:00 Round 6 

Thursday, 19 April 14:00 – 19:00 Round 7 

Friday, 20 April 14:00 – 19:00 Round 8 

Saturday, 21 April 09:00 – 14:00 Round 9 (final round) 

16:00 Closing ceremony 

BCC Challenger Time Activity 

Sunday, 15 April 12:00 Registration closed 

13:00 Player list displayed at entrance 

14:30 Welcome & announcements 

15:00 – 20:00 Round 1 

Monday, 16 April 11:00 – 16:00 Round 2 

Tuesday, 17 April 11:00 – 16:00 Round 3 

Wednesday, 18 April 14:00 – 19:00 Round 4 

Thursday, 19 April 14:00 – 19:00 Round 5 

Friday, 20 April 14:00 – 19:00 Round 6 

Saturday, 21 April 09:00 – 14:00 Round 7 (final round) 

16:00 Closing ceremony 

18th Open Blitz* Time Activity 

IA Markku Kosonen 

ChIef ArbIter 

Monday, 16 April 16:00 Registration closed 

18 th bAngKoK Chess Club open 

18:00 – 20:30 Qualifier groups 

Wednesday, 18 April 20:00 – 22:00 Blitz final (16 players) 

Regent Cha-Am Beach Resort • 13–21 April 2018 

* Registration for the Open Blitz Tournament will be available from 1pm on Sunday 15th April at the Registration 

Table in front of Open Section Ballroom. Entry fee is 200 Baht (GMs free ). 

18th Bangkok Chess Club Open • Thailand Open Chess Championships 2018 

1st Prize 50%, 2nd 30% and 3rd 20% of prize fund (= 100% total entry fees for Open Blitz Tournament) 

Regent Cha-am Beach Resort • 13–21 April 2018 

Jarnstrom Henrik 

FIN – 1701 

IA Markku Kosonen 

ChIef ArbIter 

TournamenT Schedule 

Date Round Time 

Fri 13 1 / – 15:00 – 20:00 

Sat 14 2 / – 14:00 – 19:00 

Sun 15 3 / 1 14:00 – 19:00 

Mon 16 4 / 2 11:00 – 16:00 

Tue 17 5 / 3 11:00 – 16:00 

Wed 18 6 / 4 14:00 – 19:00 

Thu 19 7 / 5 14:00 – 19:00 

Fri 20 8 / 6 14:00 – 19:00 

Sat 21 9 / 7 09:00 – 14:00 

Closing 16:00 

18 th bAngKoK Chess Club open 

Regent Cha-Am Beach Resort • 13–21 April 2018 

All print material and handouts seen 

by players featured our sponsors’ 

logos. 

• Left: Tournament Programme, 

given to every player 

• Below: Official Passes for officials 

to wear at all times 

• Bottom: Player Nameplates, at 

every chess board all rounds 

Date Blitz Time 

Mon 16 Qualifiers 18:00 – 20:30 

Wed 18 Final 20:00 – 22:00 

TournamenT Schedule 

Date Round Time 

Fri 13 1 / – 15:00 – 20:00 

Sat 14 2 / – 14:00 – 19:00 

Sun 15 3 / 1 14:00 – 19:00 

Mon 16 4 / 2 11:00 – 16:00 

Tue 17 5 / 3 11:00 – 16:00 

Wed 18 6 / 4 14:00 – 19:00 

Thu 19 7 / 5 14:00 – 19:00 

Fri 20 8 / 6 14:00 – 19:00 

Sat 21 9 / 7 09:00 – 14:00 

Closing 16:00 

Date Blitz Time 

Mon 16 Qualifiers 18:00 – 20:30 

Wed 18 Final 20:00 – 22:00 

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White: 

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Arbiter: 

• Top: Certificates for all players 

• Left: Score sheets, used in 

every game by all players 

• Above: Board Numbers, at 

every chess board 



Collateral Material 

These large wall charts 

had the names and 

photos of all players 

and their results round 

by round 



Final Standings – Open Tournament 

Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts. 

1 FM Priasmoro Novendra INA 2449 8 

2 GM Deepan Chakkravarthy J. IND 2499 7.5 

3 CM Gukesh D IND 2401 7 

4 GM Gareyev Timur USA 2592 7 

5 GM Short Nigel D ENG 2662 7 

6 Peng Xiongjian CHN 2424 7 

7 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2669 6.5 

8 GM Flores Diego ARG 2601 6.5 

9 IM Nguyen Anh Khoi VIE 2444 6.5 

10 GM Smirnov Anton AUS 2546 6.5 

11 GM Gustafsson Jan GER 2643 6.5 

12 GM Tran Tuan Minh VIE 2514 6.5 

13 IM Goh Wei Ming Kevin SGP 2472 6.5 

14 IM Tran Minh Thang VIE 2406 6.5 

15 FM Andyka Pitra INA 2213 6.5 

16 FM Miciano John Marvin PHI 2260 6.5 

17 FM Vaingorten Yaaqov CAN 2226 6.5 

18 FM Phadke Sohan IND 2150 6.5 

19 FM Raja Rithvik R IND 2280 6.5 

20 Manish Anto Cristiano F IND 1926 6.5 

21 GM Krysa Leandro ARG 2543 6 

22 IM Pascua Haridas PHI 2443 6 

23 GM Ly Moulthun AUS 2498 6 

24 Wang Shixu B CHN 2123 6 

25 GM Lorparizangeneh Shahin IRI 2508 6 

26 GM Santiago Yago de Moura BRA 2476 6 

27 FM Nitish Belurkar IND 2303 6 

28 CM Kwon Sehyun KOR 2131 6 

29 IM Duong The Anh VIE 2316 6 

30 Shen Shiyan CHN 2115 6 

31 Li Zhenyu CHN 2216 6 

32 Chua Tze Jay Azel SGP 1775 6 

33 WFM Varshini V IND 2122 6 

34 Nie Xinyang CHN 2334 5.5 

35 FM Zhu Yi CHN 2408 5.5 

36 GM Swapnil S. Dhopade IND 2526 5.5 

37 IM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs MGL 2391 5.5 

38 GM Neelotpal Das IND 2468 5.5 

39 Vatsal Singhania IND 2106 5.5 

40 WGM Gomes Mary Ann IND 2295 5.5 


41 IM Karthikeyan P. IND 2481 5.5 

42 WIM Chitlange Sakshi IND 2122 5.5 

43 IM Stokke Kjetil NOR 2335 5.5 

44 FM Williams Justus USA 2364 5.5 

45 Huang Renjie CHN 2326 5.5 

46 IM Low Zhen Yu Cyrus SGP 2405 5.5 

47 Panda Sambit IND 2104 5.5 

48 Zhang Lanlin CHN 2179 5.5 

49 Kienitz Andre GER 2125 5.5 

50 Zulfic Fedja AUS 2156 5.5 

51 Ashid Tsetseg-Ulzii MGL 1941 5.5 

52 Duong Thuong Cong VIE 1984 5.5 

53 FM Sauravh Khherdekar IND 2222 5 

54 IM Raghunandan K Srihari IND 2434 5 

55 WGM Kulkarni Bhakti IND 2317 5 

56 IM Sukandar Irine Kharisma INA 2408 5 

57 GM Villamayor Buenaventura SGP 2427 5 

58 FM Thakur Akash IND 2344 5 

59 FM Habla Jony PHI 2192 5 

60 Salvador Louie PHI 2176 5 

61 Chan Kim Yew MAS 2148 5 

62 Moksh Amit Doshi IND 2297 5 

63 WFM Tarini Goyal IND 2088 5 

64 Bai Adelard TPE 1997 5 

65 WGM Sergeyeva Mariya KAZ 2332 5 

66 Nguyen Le Minh Phu VIE 1565 5 

67 Makhija Aashna IND 2083 5 

68 WIM Guo Emma AUS 2092 5 

69 CM Shahil Dey IND 1896 5 

70 Winkelman Albert AUS 2012 5 

71 Kim Jinsoo KOR 2014 5 

72 Sielicki Tomasz POL 1952 5 

73 Lye Lik Zang MAS 2183 5 

74 FM Teerapabpaisit Wisuwat THA 2164 5 

75 CM Tan Jun Ying MAS 2089 5 

76 Sim Jia Ru MAS 1699 5 

77 Priyanka K IND 2057 5 

78 WFM Patil Mitali Madhukar IND 2071 5 

79 Attwood James AUS 1993 5 

80 Sajjapornthep Jarunpol THA 1880 5 


Final Standings – Open Tournament 


81 Tarimo Didik Widiarso INA 1730 5 

82 Saksham Rautela IND 1995 5 

83 Eng Jia Qian MAS 1801 5 

84 FM Jeet Jain IND 2232 5 

85 Meenal Gupta IND 1871 5 

86 Chan Yi Meng Ryan MAS 1988 5 

87 Nieminen Kari FIN 2117 5 

88 WGM Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii MGL 2292 4.5 

89 Parmet Daniel Edward USA 1883 4.5 

90 Portugalera Ric PHI 2160 4.5 

91 Lin Peisen CHN 1923 4.5 

92 Naumov Maxim RUS 2078 4.5 

93 Diez Allan PHI 2095 4.5 

94 Laine Panu FIN 2096 4.5 

95 Jaeel Atharva IND 1957 4.5 

96 Welsh Michael IRL 1985 4.5 

97 Armstrong Malcolm J ENG 2079 4.5 

98 WCM Vishwa Vasnawala IND 1558 4.5 

99 FM Wiwatanadate Poompong THA 2053 4.5 

100 Kondrak Christof AUT 2169 4.5 

101 Singgih Diajeng Theresa INA 1818 4.5 

102 Prasitsoonthorn Teerachoti THA 1859 4.5 

103 Siddharth Jagadeesh SGP 2137 4.5 

104 Tantipura Noppakorn THA 1924 4.5 

105 Willnecker Olaf TPE 1876 4.5 

106 FM Song Jinwoo KOR 1902 4.5 

107 Fendel Harald GER 1877 4.5 

108 WFM Bidhar Rutumbara IND 1929 4.5 

109 Kollmann Robert GER 1905 4.5 

110 Hng Mei-En Emmanuelle SGP 1997 4 

111 Tobor Mick GER 1939 4 

112 WIM Gokhale Anupama IND 1927 4 

113 Silva Winston Joseph R PHI 1907 4 

114 Ashutosh Kumar IND 1978 4 

115 Muzzaffar Ahmad MAS 1858 4 

116 Dr Hitesh Vasanwala IND 1607 4 

117 CM Norris Damian C FIJ 1876 4 

118 Khumnorkaew Tupfah THA 2070 4 

119 Streiter Gerhard AUT 1990 4 

120 CM Lam Ross AUS 1924 4 


121 Savitha Shri B IND 1615 4 

122 Ahn Sungmin KOR 1872 4 

123 Hng Mei-Xian Eunice SGP 1611 4 

124 Chan Jacob Joseph AUS 1737 4 

125 He Yichen CHN 1966 4 

126 Hiebert Kenji JPN 2179 4 

127 Mueller Jens GER 2031 4 

128 Mottonen Ari FIN 1984 4 

129 Tuorila Kai THA 1950 4 

130 Rodriguez Juan Talavera WLS 1967 4 

131 Sandhiratne Akkarawut THA 1906 4 

132 Zhu Ying CHN 2079 4 

133 CM Kim Inguh KOR 1831 4 

134 Sivara Poompat THA 1974 4 

135 Lim Bernard Carleton SGP 0 4 

136 Atia Ben AUS 1417 4 

137 Sadbhav Rautela IND 1319 4 

138 CM Tanmay Jain IND 1804 3.5 

139 IM Piasetski Leon CAN 2269 3.5 

140 FM Nouri Alekhine PHI 1883 3.5 

141 Haraldsson Oskar ISL 1742 3.5 

142 CM Kim Changhoon KOR 1804 3.5 

143 Ashwin Hariharan SGP 1614 3.5 

144 Abe Yuta JPN 1713 3.5 

145 Rindhiya V IND 1877 3.5 

146 Liu Cheng FID 1850 3.5 

147 Asavasaetakul Chawit THA 1633 3.5 

148 Kim Doyun KOR 1690 3.5 

149 Frederiksen Erik DEN 1924 3.5 

150 Liew Mark SGP 1605 3.5 

151 Frost Peter AUS 1856 3.5 

152 Toh Joseph MAS 1994 3.5 

153 Larsen Hans Haagen DEN 1687 3.5 

154 Noel Nicolas FRA 1510 3.5 

155 Runarsson Gunnar ISL 1997 3.5 

156 Aayush Bhattacherjee IND 1332 3.5 

157 Matzies Alexander GER 2019 3 

158 Laohawirapap Prin THA 1762 3 

159 Ramirez Leyva Freddy MEX 1856 3 

160 Wongsawan Thoetsak THA 1812 3 


161 Ang Jing Xuan MAS 1692 3 

162 Ilyes Peter NOR 2021 3 

163 Brunner Karl SUI 1960 3 

164 Tianopart Ruengyot THA 1654 3 

165 Saelee Suppakrit THA 1766 3 

166 Kong Jian Yuan Stephen SGP 1624 3 

167 Hutzheimer Alfred AUT 1937 3 

168 Asavayutphol Pattarapong THA 1252 3 

169 Jackson John Marvin USA 1621 3 

170 Chia Yu Zhe Ashton SGP 1581 3 

171 Chan Jordan AUS 1374 3 

172 Chongstitwattana Cholapat THA 1451 3 

173 Lie Terje NOR 1506 3 

174 Umayan Gabriel John PHI 0 3 

175 Umayan Samantha Babol PHI 1246 3 

176 Janset Pakpoom THA 1460 2.5 

177 WCM Atthaworadej Worasuda THA 1762 2.5 

178 Ferrie Peter ENG 0 2.5 

179 Mahi Amit Doshi IND 1351 2.5 

180 You Garam KOR 1471 2.5 

181 Karasmaki Seppo FIN 1755 2.5 

182 Petchrongrusamee Pornpong THA 1599 2.5 

183 Jagadeesh Balakrishnan SGP 1482 2.5 

184 Shashank V S IND 1150 2.5 

185 Samatthanan Jirath THA 1347 2 

186 Chulasereekul Kwanchanok THA 1252 2 

187 Frei Gustav SUI 1673 2 

188 Rangkaew Katunchalee THA 1469 2 

189 Ristoja Aulikki FIN 1629 1.5 

190 Ahn Juyong KOR 1511 1.5 

191 Atia Raphael AUS 1040 1.5 

192 Venter Nicholas Wilhelm RSA 1604 1 

193 Samatthanan Theerath THA 1056 0.5 

194 Peng Hongchi CHN 2312 0 

195 Zhu Yilun CHN 2195 0 

196 Liu Zhaoqi CHN 2167 0 



Final Standings – Challenger Tournament 


1 Du Chunhui CHN 1942 6 

2 Barbe Tom BEL 2089 6 

3 Tan Eng Seong MAS 1987 5.5 

4 Bashirinia Omid IRI 1982 5.5 

5 Atul Kumar IND 2012 5.5 

6 Alidani Leonardo PHI 1878 5.5 

7 Calacday Henry PHI 1805 5.5 

8 Lim Kian Hwa MAS 1718 5 

9 Crowdy Stephen C ENG 1983 5 

10 Teves Johnny Miranda PHI 0 5 

11 Zou Xinyi CHN 1600 5 

12 Tan Jia Yun MAS 1651 5 

13 Farbood Ali AUS 1367 5 

14 Nodon Jeremi JPN 1843 5 

15 Lamont Richard ENG 1834 4.5 

16 Jiang Ming Rong FID 0 4.5 

17 Mokawattana Wongsathorn THA 1448 4.5 

18 Clark Dominic JPN 1843 4 

19 Schmidt Stephan GER 1781 4 

20 Kuich Gero SUI 1499 4 

21 Jarnstrom Henrik FIN 1701 4 

22 Long Siyu CHN 1529 4 

23 Lu Lillian AUS 1693 4 

24 Riangrungrote Phawat THA 1611 4 

25 Tan Teck Woon SGP 1669 4 

26 Burbach Brunel Baron THA 1369 4 

27 Jingjang Shin THA 1356 4 

28 Roser Patrik GER 1611 4 

29 Legge Terence ENG 1360 4 

30 Choksi Khushi SGP 1181 4 

31 Tuorila Christina THA 1444 4 

32 Langendoen Aad NED 1398 4 

33 Nicolas Liagre HKG 0 3.5 

34 Dolejs Dan NZL 1727 3.5 

35 Danyuttasilp Yuttasak THA 1358 3.5 

36 Tan Jia Xuan MAS 1226 3.5 

37 Chotichanathawewong S THA 1248 3.5 

38 Kulchayodom Pridiyathon THA 1215 3.5 

39 Tan Jia Jin MAS 1257 3.5 

40 Charlier Benoit BEL 1621 3.5 


41 Naudin Yvan FRA 1982 3.5 

42 Srivatanakul Pricha THA 1416 3.5 

43 Piyathumawuttikul Kantapat THA 1416 3.5 

44 Tan Fischer SGP 1388 3 

45 Gates David A ENG 1740 3 

46 Techamuanvivit P Cooper THA 1086 3 

47 Brandstaetter Mark Pieter AUT 1303 3 

48 Kantor Roman RUS 1130 3 

49 Kositwongsakul Thanig THA 0 3 

50 Manan Agarwal SGP 0 3 

51 Saravanan Durga IND 1247 3 

52 Vogelsanger Nicolas SUI 1319 3 

53 Payapvattanavong Punnawit THA 1095 3 

54 Burbach Bruno GER 1532 3 

55 Atthaworadej Sayan THA 0 3 

56 Rolston Daniel Haruma IRL 1470 3 

57 Kiev Siow Jia Shen MAS 1056 3 

58 Chiravanich Pathee THA 0 3 

59 Ang Jing Xu MAS 1127 2.5 

60 Kalagara Aniketh IND 0 2.5 

61 Simawit Tirasak THA 1087 2.5 

62 Narkchaiya Bhum THA 0 2.5 

63 Tangsunawan Tada THA 1117 2.5 

64 Dolawatta Diduna Dinsara SRI 0 2.5 

65 Nawurunna N C R D SRI 0 2.5 

66 Weerasinghe D Chamod SRI 0 2.5 

67 Ishara Yohan SRI 1347 2 

68 Yindee Wanida THA 0 2 

69 Punyanitya Jirath THA 0 2 

70 Nguyen Le Thao Nhi VIE 0 2 

71 Jarusintop Benyapa THA 0 2 

72 Kularathne K A Praveen SRI 0 2 

73 Senevirathne H K Kavi SRI 0 2 

74 Walawege Desindu Senitha SRI 0 2 

75 Gunarathne Seyansa Yuvindi SRI 0 1.5 

76 Thanyakulsajja Kusalin THA 0 1 

77 Burbach Anya Belle THA 1150 1 

78 Perera Sachith Lakshan SRI 0 1 

79 Gunnarsdottir B Helga ISL 0 1 

80 De Silva Udara Sandesh SRI 1624 0 



Final Standings – Blitz Tournament 


1 GM Santiago Yago de Moura BRA 2405 11½ 

2 GM Gareyev Timur USA 2624 10½ 

3 GM Neelotpal Das IND 2368 9½ 

4 Huang Renjie CHN 2113 8 

5 Peng Xiongjian CHN 2271 8 

6 IM Karthikeyan P. IND 2422 8 

7 GM Tran Tuan Minh VIE 2545 7½ 

8 IM Tran Minh Thang VIE 2369 7 

9 Wang Shixu B CHN 2172 7 

10 FM Causo Deniel PHI 2323 6 

11 FM Raja Rithvik R IND 1936 6 

12 CM Gukesh D IND 1715 5½ 

13 Lye Lik Zang MAS 1854 5 

14 Du Chunhui CHN 1942 3½ 

15 Duong Thuong Cong VIE 2082 2 

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