Gustafsson and Deep finish at the top
Swapnil-Gustafsson game seemed a very watered down cold action for a last round top board battle | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Playing with black pieces, since only a draw was required to get him the championship, Gustafsson did not bother to take any unnecessary risks and understandably settled for a draw in just 16 moves.
Deep was in a must-win situation for joint champion finish against IM Haridas Pascua of Philippines and win he did | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
White just retreated his Queen back to c1. How should Black continue here?
Where should Black retreat his rook?
"It would've been nice to win today, I certainly didn't deserve it" - Nigel Short on his final round game | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
GM Karthik Venkataraman avenged his loss against IM Prantik Roy in 19th BCC Open Blitz finals | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
It is evident White is winning here. Find out the correct plan for White which does not allow any counter play for Black
Photo Gallery:
Champion - GM Jan Gustafsson of Germany 7.5/9. Due to a better tie-break score he was declared champion, however prize money got shared and he received 170000 Baht | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Joint Champion - GM Deep Sengupta of India 7.5/9. He won a first runner-up trophy and got richer by 170000 Baht | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
3rd - GM Karthik Venkataraman of India 7.0/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
4th - GM Zhao Zong-Yuan of Australia 7.0/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
5th - GM Swapnil Dhopade of India 7.0/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
6th - GM Andrea Stella of Italy 7.0/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
7th - IM Duong The Anh of Vietnam 6.5/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
8th - GM Nigel Short of England 6.5/9 } Photo: Shahid Ahmed
9th - GM Lalith Babu of India 6.5/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
11th - GM Sriram Jha of India 6.5/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
12th - IM Lou Yiping of China
6.5/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
13th and Best Woman - IM Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman of India
6.5/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Best Junior - IM Neelash Saha of India 6.0/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Best Junior 2nd - Sanket Chakravarthy of India 6.0/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Champion in Challenger - Ric Portugalera of Philippines 6.0/7. He won a beautiful Champion's trophy and 10000 Baht as the prize money got shared between four players who finished at the same point | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
1st Runner-up in Challenger - Sacar Mohamad of Philippines 6.0/7 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
2nd Runner-up in Challenger and Best Woman - Nguyen Thi Thuy Trien of Vietnam 6.0/7 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
For more photos from Prize Distribution Ceremony, visit here.
Video Gallery:
Tête-à-tête with FIDE Vice-President GM Nigel Short | Video: Shahid Ahmed
Joint Champion GM Deep Sengupta talks about his games | Video: Shahid Ahmed
The man behind the successful Bangkok Chess Open | Video: Shahid Ahmed
Round 9 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 9 | GM | Swapnil S. Dhopade | 2488 | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 7 | GM | Gustafsson Jan | 2633 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 14 | IM | Pascua Haridas | 2426 | 6½ | 0 - 1 | 6½ | GM | Sengupta Deep | 2551 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | GM | Short Nigel D | 2636 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | IM | Lou Yiping | 2482 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 11 | GM | Kunte Abhijit | 2485 | 6 | 0 - 1 | 6 | GM | Zhao Zong-Yuan | 2529 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 17 | GM | Schebler Gerhard | 2385 | 6 | 0 - 1 | 6 | GM | Stella Andrea | 2512 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 7 | GM | Karthik Venkataraman | 2505 | 6 | 1 - 0 | 6 | IM | Roy Prantik | 2374 | 19 | ||
| 7 | 24 | IM | Duong The Anh | 2302 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | GM | Vasquez Schroeder Rodrigo | 2487 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3 | GM | Lalith Babu M R | 2577 | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 6 | Sarbojit Paul | 1984 | 62 | |||
| 9 | 37 | FM | Habla Jony | 2146 | 5½ | 0 - 1 | 5½ | GM | Ly Moulthun | 2490 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 35 | WIM | Varshini V | 2182 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Villamayor Buenaventura | 2398 | 16 |
Final Standings after 9 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
| 1 | 2 | GM | Gustafsson Jan | GER | 2633 | 7,5 | 0,0 | 54,0 | 44,00 | |
| 2 | 4 | GM | Sengupta Deep | IND | 2551 | 7,5 | 0,0 | 52,5 | 43,25 | |
| 3 | 7 | GM | Karthik Venkataraman | IND | 2505 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 56,0 | 42,00 | |
| 4 | 5 | GM | Zhao Zong-Yuan | AUS | 2529 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 53,5 | 40,50 | |
| 5 | 9 | GM | Swapnil S. Dhopade | IND | 2488 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 51,0 | 39,00 | |
| 6 | 6 | GM | Stella Andrea | ITA | 2512 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 50,5 | 38,00 | |
| 7 | 24 | IM | Duong The Anh | VIE | 2302 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 55,0 | 37,25 | |
| 8 | 1 | GM | Short Nigel D | ENG | 2636 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 54,0 | 37,25 | |
| 9 | 3 | GM | Lalith Babu M R | IND | 2577 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 52,5 | 36,25 | |
| 10 | 8 | GM | Ly Moulthun | AUS | 2490 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 52,0 | 36,25 | |
| 11 | 18 | GM | Sriram Jha | IND | 2381 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 52,0 | 36,25 | |
| 12 | 12 | IM | Lou Yiping | CHN | 2482 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 51,0 | 36,00 | |
| 13 | 20 | IM | Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman | IND | 2345 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 50,5 | 34,25 | |
| 14 | 25 | FM | Susilodinata Andrean | INA | 2296 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 48,5 | 33,50 | |
| 15 | 14 | IM | Pascua Haridas | PHI | 2426 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 48,5 | 33,25 |
Round 9 results in Challenger
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 3 | Portugalera Ric | 2075 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | WFM | Nguyen Thi Thuy Trien | 2002 | 5 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Sacar Mohamad | 2092 | 5 | 1 - 0 | 5 | Lozano Arvie | 1989 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | 77 | Catayas Rodrigo | 0 | 5 | 0 - 1 | 5 | Chirananthavat Theemathas | 2042 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | 14 | Lovejoy David | 1877 | 4½ | ½ - ½ | 4½ | Manaog Stewart | 2080 | 2 | ||||
| 5 | 9 | AGM | Tushar Anand | 1953 | 4½ | 1 - 0 | 4½ | Nguyen Trong Hung | 1853 | 17 | |||
| 6 | 22 | Borigas Edgardo | 1745 | 4½ | 0 - 1 | 4½ | AGM | Shahid Ahmed S.K. | 1900 | 13 | |||
| 7 | 6 | Mahendran T. | 2000 | 4 | ½ - ½ | 4 | AIM | Kapoor Satvik | 1674 | 26 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Lysakov Anton | 1987 | 4 | ½ - ½ | 4 | AIM | Sushrutha Reddy | 1627 | 28 | |||
| 9 | 10 | Naudin Yvan | 1937 | 4 | 0 - 1 | 4 | Wong Zi Yue | 1619 | 29 | ||||
| 10 | 11 | Samrat Ghorai | 1933 | 4 | 1 - 0 | 4 | Rohan Nag Chowdhury | 1598 | 31 |
Final Standings after 7 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
| 1 | 3 | Portugalera Ric | PHI | 2075 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 34,0 | 28,25 | 5 | 26,0 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Sacar Mohamad | PHI | 2092 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 33,5 | 28,00 | 6 | 24,0 | |||
| 3 | 5 | WFM | Nguyen Thi Thuy Trien | w | VIE | 2002 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 33,0 | 27,75 | 5 | 25,5 | |
| 4 | 4 | Chirananthavat Theemathas | THA | 2042 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 31,5 | 25,50 | 6 | 26,0 | |||
| 5 | 13 | AGM | Shahid Ahmed S.K. | IND | 1900 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 32,0 | 23,00 | 5 | 24,5 | ||
| 6 | 9 | AGM | Tushar Anand | IND | 1953 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 29,0 | 21,75 | 5 | 21,5 | ||
| 7 | 77 | Catayas Rodrigo | PHI | 0 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 33,0 | 22,00 | 5 | 23,0 | |||
| 8 | 2 | Manaog Stewart | PHI | 2080 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 32,5 | 22,25 | 4 | 21,0 | |||
| 9 | 7 | Lozano Arvie | w | PHI | 1989 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 32,5 | 20,50 | 5 | 24,0 | ||
| 10 | 14 | Lovejoy David | AUS | 1877 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 31,5 | 20,75 | 4 | 22,5 |
