Bangkok Chess Club invites you to 21st BCC Open 2024
The 21st Bangkok Chess Club Open will take place in Hua Hin, Thailand from 13th to 21st April 2024. The first prize in Open group is 100000 Baht. Top ten and five best players from Thailand Chess Association prizes are there. The op five in the Challengers (Below 2000) will receive a prize each. That's not all, there is a Blitz event on 16th and 17th April which is played in two stages. Join this tournament where utmost care is given to the playing conditions. 11 GMs, 7 IMs and 2 WGMs have already confirmed their participation. The tournament takes place during Songkran festival. So you can enjoy the fantastic tournament along with experiencing the most special festival of Thailand. FM FT IA Peter Long writes about this event. Photo: Bangkok Chess Club
The Bangkok Open returns!
We welcome the return of the 21st Bangkok Open and Challengers which will be held at the beautiful Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa from 13th to 21st April 2024.
Participants at previous Bangkok Opens can confirm the perfect playing conditions together with the attention to care that can only be enjoyed in Thailand and traditionally the dates are also that Songkran (13th - 15th April), their national holiday which is also their most special festival, and so everyone coming is indeed going to have a very special time!
Typically, the Bangkok Open attracts 300 players from all over the world and this year the initial registration already boasts 70 entries in the Open alone from a total of 19 countries, a number that is expected to expand significantly in the coming weeks.
Here is the link for tournament registration
This includes eleven Grandmasters, seven International Masters, and two Woman Grandmasters, and unsurprisingly from these large number of titled players, no less than 12 are from India.
911925 |
GM |
Indjic |
Aleksandar |
SRB |
2595 |
5057000 |
GM |
Mitrabha |
Guha |
IND |
2526 |
25012215 |
GM |
Vignesh N R |
|
IND |
2525 |
25012223 |
GM |
Visakh N R |
|
IND |
2521 |
5024595 |
GM |
Lalit Babu M R |
|
IND |
2506 |
5034426 |
GM |
Das |
Sayantan |
IND |
2500 |
5008352 |
GM |
Sengupta |
Deep |
IND |
2500 |
7105029 |
GM |
Priasmoro |
Novendra |
INA |
2499 |
3202534 |
GM |
Zhao |
Zong-Yuan |
AUS |
2486 |
5011132 |
GM |
Deepan Chakkravarthy J. |
|
IND |
2416 |
24115762 |
IM |
Badmatsyrenov |
Oleg |
FID |
2412 |
5001668 |
IM |
Concio |
Michael Jr. |
PHI |
2401 |
24104302 |
IM |
Sek |
Konstantin |
FID |
2400 |
5073367 |
IM |
Ritviz |
Parab |
IND |
2360 |
6205003 |
IM |
Laohawirapap |
Prin |
THA |
2344 |
5050847 |
WGM |
Nandhidhaa |
P V |
IND |
2336 |
25065130 |
IM |
Dushyant Sharma |
|
IND |
2331 |
5001668 |
GM |
Sriram |
Jha |
IND |
2317 |
5012600 |
WGM |
Karavade |
Eesha |
IND |
2265 |
5200490 |
IM |
Young |
Angleo |
PHI |
2190 |
11000147 |
IM |
Mamombe |
Kudzanai |
ZIM |
1608 |
Clearly also a big opportunity for title norm seekers!
Unfortunately Indian defending champion Surya Sekhar Gangly who also won in 2016 is unable to return to what he calls his favourite tournament but we have a former champion in Indonesia’s Novendra Priasmoro, the surprise winner in 2018 when just a FIDE Master and of course also Australia’s Dr. Zhao Zhong Yuan who won in 2013.
Hua Hin is a a leading tourist destination for both locals and foreign tourists, easily accessible directly by bus or taxi from Suvarnabhumi Airport, and of course train, bus and taxi from Bangkok.
Special rates at the Sheraton has been arranged for those wishing to enjoy the full Bangkok Open experience and of course there are a wide range of numerous other accommodation options available.
Here is the link for hotel reservations
Please see the official website for details, updates and contacts, and our facebook page where we will publish a dedicated 21st BCC Open page and have photos, video and live coverage together with our media partner ChessBase India.
Links
Bangkok Chess Club: Official site, fb page
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