Surya Sekhar Ganguly and Aronyak Ghosh share 1st place with 9 players at 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026
It was a nine-way tie after completion of 9 rounds at the 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026 (Masters). 9 players, including IM Dau Khuong Duy, GM Brandon Jacobson, GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly, GM Nigel Short, IM Aronyak Ghosh, GM Loek van Wely, GM Titas Stremavicius, GM Ido Gorshtein, and IM Saidakbar Saydaliev, scored 7/9 to share the 1st place. According to regulations, the prize money was shared among 9 players, but IM Dau Khuong Duy was crowned champion on better tiebreak scores. The tournament was organised by Bangkok Chess Club at the luxurious Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa, Thailand, April 11-19, 2026. The 1st prize was 100,000 baht, with additional prizes for 2nd to 10th ranks. Photo: Kwang Ng / Bangkok Chess Club
Aronyak Ghosh became India's 95th Grandmaster
Aronyak Ghosh scored an unbeaten 7/9 points to score his final GM Norm to become India's 95th Grandmaster. It took Aronyak 2 years to score his final GM Norm. Aronyak is already a player of Grandmaster strength and calibre; it was just a matter of time for him to earn this final norm.
Aronyak Ghosh became India's 95th GM when he achieved his 3rd GM norm at the Bangkok Open just a few days ago. He became a GM at the age of 22. He did this with great financial struggle, where his parents put a lot of things at stake, their jewellery, their land and much more! The boy achieved the GM title like a champ!!
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Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | SNo |
| Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | IM | Dau, Khuong Duy | U18 | VIE | 2502 | 7 | 0 | 51,5 | 42 | 5 | 39,5 | ||
2 | 2 | GM | Jacobson, Brandon | USA | 2590 | 7 | 0 | 49,5 | 41,75 | 5 | 36,5 | |||
3 | 5 | GM | Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | IND | 2561 | 7 | 0 | 49,5 | 40,25 | 5 | 37 | |||
4 | 3 | GM | Short, Nigel D | S50 | ENG | 2587 | 7 | 0 | 49,5 | 39,25 | 5 | 37,5 | ||
5 | 8 | IM | Aronyak, Ghosh | IND | 2533 | 7 | 0 | 48,5 | 39,75 | 5 | 38 | |||
6 | 1 | GM | Van Wely, Loek | S50 | NED | 2621 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 39,5 | 6 | 36,5 | ||
7 | 6 | GM | Stremavicius, Titas | LTU | 2556 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 35,75 | 5 | 37 | |||
8 | 7 | GM | Gorshtein, Ido | ISR | 2549 | 7 | 0 | 45,5 | 37,25 | 6 | 36 | |||
9 | 16 | IM | Saydaliev, Saidakbar | UZB | 2453 | 7 | 0 | 41,5 | 35 | 6 | 32 | |||
10 | 9 | GM | Visakh, N R | IND | 2526 | 6,5 | 0 | 49,5 | 36,75 | 5 | 36 | |||
11 | 32 | IM | Ayush, Sharma | IND | 2415 | 6,5 | 0 | 48,5 | 36,25 | 5 | 34,5 | |||
12 | 20 | IM | Pham, Tran Gia Phuc | U18 | VIE | 2439 | 6,5 | 0 | 47,5 | 34,25 | 4 | 35,5 | ||
13 | 23 | IM | Harsh, Suresh | IND | 2432 | 6,5 | 0 | 46,5 | 35 | 5 | 34,5 | |||
14 | 37 | IM | Arca, Christian Gian Karlo | U18 | PHI | 2395 | 6,5 | 0 | 45,5 | 33,5 | 6 | 31,5 | ||
15 | 35 | IM | Danylenko, Dmytro | UKR | 2396 | 6,5 | 0 | 44 | 33,5 | 5 | 32 |
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