Jan Gustafsson wins Thai International Chess Open 2011
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hi everyone,
Congratulations to GM Jan Gustafsson
Grandmaster Jan Gustafsson of Germany has won the Thai International Chess Open 2011 beating Paco Vallejo and Nigel Short on tiebreak points.
All the three top seeds had gone into the final round with 6.5/8 points. English GM Nigel Short was the first to win by beating Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Kunte. But then, so did Jan Gustafsson and Paco Vallejo by beating Kjetil Stokke and Niaz Murshed respectively. This helped third seed Gustafsson to win on tiebreaks. The Bangkok Chess Club and Thailand Chess Association organised this strong event of the region from April 11 to 17 in Pattaya, Thailand. You can access the official website here.
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How to draw after sacking two pawns: Gustafsson tells Vallejo at Thai Chess Open R8
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hi everyone,
The Thailand Chess Open International 2011 is right now the strongest chess tournament in the country. It had an exciting penultimate round leaving three players in the lead - strong grandmasters all: Nigel Short, Paco Vallejo and Jan Gustafsson.
In the seventh round, Gustafsson had beaten Short to take away the lead and draw parallel with Paco Vallejo - the other leader. In the eighth round while Gustafsson sacked two pawns and still managed to draw, Nigel Short caught up after notching up a nice win over Indian Grandmaster Srinath Jha. The joke about the eight round going around was that Gustafsson told Vallejo about the game: "You should have watched my DVD - that's where I proposed [the new 14th move that I played]!" Vallejo, supposedly, replied: "Yes, I will download it."
Terrace chess - Sorry, no mercy Grandmaster Nigel Short!
The final round, which begins early Sunday at 9am, will see the top three Grandmasters facing significantly lower ranked opposition, so a three-way tie for the 100,000 Baht first prize is certainly a possibility. However lower ranked players have caused so many upsets in this event that the elite Grandmasters will be taking nothing for granted.
The top standings are as follows after the eighth round:
1. Vallejo, Short, Gustafsson 6.5 points each
2. Kunte, Stokke, Murshed, Voigt, Yang, Willemze, Illner, Mariano 6 points each
The Thai Open, with a prize fund of 500,000 Baht, is being played at the Dusit Thani Pattaya Resort. You can access the official website here.
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Thailand Chess Open R7: Gustafsson, Vallejo in joint lead
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hi everyone,
Paco Vallejo and Jan Gustafsson lead jointly at the 2011 Thai Chess Open in Pattaya with two rounds to go. Gustafsson beat overnight leader Nigel Short while Vallejo beat Chinese International Master Yang Kaiqi. There are four other players who are half a point behind the leaders.
Thailand's top player Wisuwat Teerapabpaisit also moved up in contention for a prize by defeating Russian International Master Alexey Romanov. Also doing well is 15-year-old Warot Kananub. The Thai Open, with a prize fund of 500,000 Baht, is being played at the luxury Dusit Thani Resort and continues until Sunday, with round 8 beginning at 2pm local time on Saturday. Games may be followed live here. (We've updated the link as listed on the official website. Hope they upload the live player!) You can access the official website here.
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Nigel Short leads in Thai Chess Open 2011 after five rounds
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011Hello everybody,Going into the fifth round at the Thai Chess Open in Pattaya, there were four leaders with a perfect score. Then Grandmaster Nigel Short took the lead.
He beat Burma's only Grandmaster, Zaw Win Lay while Spain's Paco Vallejo was held to a draw by Abhijit Kunte of India. Now there are five players behind Short at 4.5 points.
Short, 47, finished third in the 2009 Thai Open and second in 2010. The Thai Open, with a first prize of 100,000 Baht, is being played at the Dusit Thani Resort and continues until Sunday, with round 7 beginning at 2pm local time on Friday. You can follow the games live here. Labels: chess blog, Thailand Chess Open Tournament
Thailand Open Chess Championship from April 11
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hi everyone,
If you're planning an Asian trip you could very well check out the Thailand Open Chess Championship 2011 running from April 11-17 in Pattaya, Thailand. The tournament will be held in the five-star Dusit Thani Resort and Spa and is expected to draw more than 250 players from 50 countries making the tournament possibly the biggest and strongest in Thailand so far.
You can find more details about entry etc - though now you would have to go with a late fee - at this website.
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