No tie-break needed for top two
Champion - GM Evgeny Romanov (MKD) 8/9 | Photo: bangkokchess.com
Runner-up - IM Paulo Bersamina (PHI) 7.5/9 | Photo: bangkokchess.com
Second Runner-up - GM Lalit Rohit 7/9 | Photo: bangkokchess.com
4th GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly 7/9 | Photo: bangkokchess.com
Top five (L to R): IO Kai Tuorila, Organizer, 4th GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly 7/9, 3rd GM Lalit Rohit 7/9, 1st GM Evgeny Romanov (MKD) 8/9, 2nd IM Paulo Bersamina (PHI) 7.5/9, 5th IM Michael Concio Jr. (PHI) 7/9, IM Maung Maung Lwin, Chief Arbiter | Photo: bangkokchess.com
A total of 197 players including 10 GMs, 12 IMs, a WGM and 4 WIMs took part from 39 countries across the world in the Open section. The nine-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by IO Kai Tuorila at Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand from 13th to 21st April 2025. The time control of the event was 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes rest + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
Replay Round 5-9 available games
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | GM | Romanov, Evgeny | MKD | 2590 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 48,75 | 7 | 41 | |||
| 2 | 12 | IM | Bersamina, Paulo | PHI | 2411 | 7,5 | 0 | 48 | 41,00 | 6 | 38,5 | |||
| 3 | 6 | GM | Lalit, Babu M R | IND | 2495 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 41,50 | 5 | 39 | |||
| 4 | 4 | GM | Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | IND | 2572 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 40,00 | 6 | 38 | |||
| 5 | 16 | IM | Concio, Michael Jr. | PHI | 2378 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 39,50 | 5 | 37 | |||
| 6 | 22 | FM | Ang, Ern Jie Anderson | U18 | MAS | 2286 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 37,50 | 7 | 36 | ||
| 7 | 2 | GM | Short, Nigel D | S50 | ENG | 2594 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 37,25 | 6 | 35,5 | ||
| 8 | 7 | GM | Gordon, Stephen J | ENG | 2474 | 6,5 | 0 | 48,5 | 37,25 | 6 | 36,5 | |||
| 9 | 1 | GM | Gustafsson, Jan | GER | 2601 | 6,5 | 0 | 46,5 | 34,25 | 5 | 34 | |||
| 10 | 28 | Biriya, Mohammadamin | IRI | 2221 | 6,5 | 0 | 45 | 32,00 | 5 | 33,5 |
