The 22nd edition of the Bangkok Chess Club Open concluded with the undisputed victory of Macedonian GM Evgeny Romanov. Facing the young FM Ern Ang from Malaysia with the Black pieces, Romanov quickly obtained a promising position in which...
The tournament entered its final stretch and dying hours as this penultimate round will be followed in quick order by the dreaded 9:00 game on Monday morning. The game on board 1 between the leader Evgeny Romanov and Babu Lalit was wrap...
In a first this year around, the top three boards had six GMs battling it out today. Battling being the operative word: no grandmasterly draws here, Sir! On board 1 Evgeny Romanov uncorked a deep and powerful combination to bring dow...
The blitz final was won this Thursday night by outsider IM Michael Concio ahead of the two Ukrainian rating favourites, GM Bernadskiy and IM Danylenko. In spite of a commendable score of 13.5/15, the sole grandmaster in the field was left...
Mid-tournament syndrome is that moment in the week when games get evenly matched, and hence the action doesn’t decant quite as quickly. For the correspondent, it’s usually that time when one realises he actually needs that oth...
Today’s round was preceded by a colourful display of some thirty Thai children in traditional costumes in the playing hall. Not as late entries to the BCC Open mind you, but to take part in a junior Makruk (Thai chess) tournament or...
Round 3 of the Bangkok Chess Club Open witnessed several closely contested battles as the Elo gap between opponents continued to shrink. Of particular interest to local observers was the encounter on board 5 between Indian GM Lalit and the y...
BCC Open round 2: when Bangkok stalwarts reach for the stars After a not overly eventful first day, has come the moment when experienced amateurs get to make an appearance on the top ten boards. As fate would have it, three of Bangkok Ches...
Round one of the 22nd edition of the Bangkok Chess Club Open started right on schedule at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside Hotel in Bangkok. With an even 200 players competing in the Open section and another 100 in the Challengers grou...
