Bernadskiy, Arystanbek and Qinfeng in a three-way lead 5.5/6
The 21st BCC Open 2024 enters the final three rounds. While IM Arystan Urazayev (KAZ), GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR), and 2038 rated junior Qingfeng Cao (CHN) are the leaders with 5.5/7, they are closely followed by GM Zong-Yuan Zhao (AUS), FM Pham Tran Gia Phuc (VIE) and CM Dinh Nho Kiet (VIE), FM Dmitriy Danilenko (UKR), IM Ritviz Parab and FM Harsh Suresh are on 5/8.
15-year-old Qingfeng Cao (CHN) is one of the three leaders at 5.5/6
But the real excitement of the day was the side events - the traditional photo shoot in the morning and the sponsor dinner in the evening which sandwiched round seven on top of the blitz final the previous day and the start of the Makruk international competition today!
Photoshoot
GM Pranesh M with another player
GM Zong-Yuan Zhao (AUS) and WGM Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii (MGL)
Peter Darby and IO Kai Tuorila
Delectable food and drinks
Blitz
Top 3 (L to R): 2nd GM Pranesh M 11.5/15, 1st GM Timur Gareyev 11.5/15 and 3rd GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR) 10/15
Organizer Kai Tuorila spectating the Blitz games
NA Nina Tuorila maintaining the results of the Blitz event
Final standings in Blitz
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | Gareyev, Timur | NON | 2540 | 11,5 | 1 | 10 | -0,8 | |
| 2 | 16 | GM | Pranesh, M | IND | 2521 | 11,5 | 2 | 10 | 1,9 | |
| 3 | 3 | GM | Bernadskiy, Vitaliy | UKR | 2494 | 10 | 0 | 10 | -8,7 | |
| 4 | 12 | GM | Mitrabha, Guha | IND | 2508 | 9,5 | 0 | 10 | -15,9 | |
| 5 | 14 | IM | Amilal, Munkhdalai | MGL | 2281 | 9 | 1 | 40 | 73,2 | |
| 6 | 2 | IM | Badmatsyrenov, Oleg | FID | 2436 | 9 | 2 | 10 | -9,1 | |
| 7 | 10 | Sek, Konstantin | FID | 2443 | 8,5 | 1 | 10 | -15,3 | ||
| 8 | 15 | IM | Morris, James | AUS | 2433 | 8,5 | 2 | 10 | -13,8 | |
| 9 | 6 | FM | Pham, Tran Gia Phuc | VIE | 2152 | 8 | 0 | 40 | 120,8 | |
| 10 | 11 | IM | Nie, Xinyang | CHN | 2293 | 7,5 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
Sponsor dinner
21st BCC Open 2024 Gala Dinner
Group photo
Makruk
Makruk competition starts today
Replay Round 5-6 Open games
Round 6 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Typ | FED | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Typ | FED | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | Bernadskiy, Vitaliy | UKR | 2561 | 4½ | 1 - 0 | 4½ | FM | Chernyavsky, Alexander | FID | 2354 | 32 | PGN | ||||
| 2 | 40 | FM | Manon, Reja Neer | U18 | BAN | 2285 | 4½ | 0 - 1 | 4½ | IM | Urazayev, Arystanbek | KAZ | 2471 | 12 | PGN | |||
| 3 | 92 | Cao, Qingfeng | U18 | CHN | 2038 | 4½ | 1 - 0 | 4½ | IM | Nie, Xinyang | CHN | 2433 | 14 | PGN | ||||
| 4 | 48 | CM | Dinh, Nho Kiet | U18 | VIE | 2245 | 4½ | ½ - ½ | 4½ | FM | Pham, Tran Gia Phuc | U18 | VIE | 2423 | 18 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 17 | IM | Bersamina, Paulo | PHI | 2424 | 4 | ½ - ½ | 4 | GM | Pranesh, M | U18 | IND | 2538 | 2 | PGN | |||
| 6 | 3 | GM | Mitrabha, Guha | IND | 2537 | 4 | ½ - ½ | 4 | GM | Deepan, Chakkravarthy J. | IND | 2428 | 16 | PGN | ||||
| 7 | 19 | FM | Harsh, Suresh | U18 | IND | 2413 | 4 | 1 - 0 | 4 | GM | Peng, Xiongjian | CHN | 2521 | 4 | PGN | |||
| 8 | 25 | FM | Danilenko, Dmitriy | UKR | 2400 | 4 | 1 - 0 | 4 | GM | Das, Sayantan | IND | 2507 | 8 | PGN | ||||
| 9 | 31 | IM | Panda, Sambit | IND | 2378 | 4 | 0 - 1 | 4 | GM | Zhao, Zong-Yuan | AUS | 2485 | 10 | PGN | ||||
| 10 | 11 | IM | Srihari, L R | IND | 2482 | 4 | ½ - ½ | 4 | IM | Arfan, Aditya Bagus | U18 | INA | 2407 | 22 | PGN |
Standings after Round 6
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 92 | Cao, Qingfeng | U18 | CHN | 2038 | 5,5 | 0 | 22,5 | 20,50 | 5 | 20 | 40 | 166,4 | |||
| 2 | 12 | IM | Urazayev, Arystanbek | KAZ | 2471 | 5,5 | 0 | 20,5 | 22,00 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 6,8 | |||
| 3 | 1 | GM | Bernadskiy, Vitaliy | UKR | 2561 | 5,5 | 0 | 20 | 21,25 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 4,8 | |||
| 4 | 48 | CM | Dinh, Nho Kiet | U18 | VIE | 2245 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 18,75 | 4 | 19,5 | 40 | 84 | ||
| 5 | 18 | FM | Pham, Tran Gia Phuc | U18 | VIE | 2423 | 5 | 0 | 21,5 | 18,25 | 4 | 19,5 | 10 | -1,4 | ||
| 6 | 33 | IM | Ritviz, Parab | IND | 2346 | 5 | 0 | 20,5 | 18,25 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 19,4 | |||
| 7 | 10 | GM | Zhao, Zong-Yuan | AUS | 2485 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 18,75 | 4 | 17,5 | 10 | 2,1 | |||
| 8 | 25 | FM | Danilenko, Dmitriy | UKR | 2400 | 5 | 0 | 17,5 | 16,25 | 4 | 17,5 | 10 | 7,6 | |||
| 9 | 19 | FM | Harsh, Suresh | U18 | IND | 2413 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 16,00 | 4 | 16,5 | 10 | 2,7 | ||
| 10 | 2 | GM | Pranesh, M | U18 | IND | 2538 | 4,5 | 0 | 22 | 16,75 | 3 | 17,5 | 10 | -2,2 |
Round 7 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Name | Typ | FED | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Typ | FED | Rtg | No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | IM | Urazayev, Arystanbek | KAZ | 2471 | 5½ | 5½ | GM | Bernadskiy, Vitaliy | UKR | 2561 | 1 | |||||
| 2 | 10 | GM | Zhao, Zong-Yuan | AUS | 2485 | 5 | 5½ | Cao, Qingfeng | U18 | CHN | 2038 | 92 | |||||
| 3 | 18 | FM | Pham, Tran Gia Phuc | U18 | VIE | 2423 | 5 | 5 | FM | Danilenko, Dmitriy | UKR | 2400 | 25 | ||||
| 4 | 33 | IM | Ritviz, Parab | IND | 2346 | 5 | 5 | FM | Harsh, Suresh | U18 | IND | 2413 | 19 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | GM | Pranesh, M | U18 | IND | 2538 | 4½ | 5 | CM | Dinh, Nho Kiet | U18 | VIE | 2245 | 48 | |||
| 6 | 20 | IM | Badmatsyrenov, Oleg | FID | 2410 | 4½ | 4½ | GM | Mitrabha, Guha | IND | 2537 | 3 | |||||
| 7 | 22 | IM | Arfan, Aditya Bagus | U18 | INA | 2407 | 4½ | 4½ | GM | Makhnev, Denis | KAZ | 2516 | 5 | ||||
| 8 | 6 | GM | Samant, Aditya S | U18 | IND | 2512 | 4½ | 4½ | Sek, Konstantin | FID | 2397 | 27 | |||||
| 9 | 28 | IM | Hari, Madhavan N B | IND | 2395 | 4½ | 4½ | GM | Lalit, Babu M R | IND | 2508 | 7 | |||||
| 10 | 32 | FM | Chernyavsky, Alexander | FID | 2354 | 4½ | 4½ | GM | Sengupta, Deep | IND | 2500 | 9 |
Links
Bangkok Chess Club: Official site, fb page and youtube
About the Author
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