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The Best Organised Chess Tournament for Amateur Players, in the World.” Grandmaster Nigel Short, 12Th BCC Open Champion “The best organised chess tournament for amateur players, in the world.” Grandmaster Nigel Short, 12th BCC Open Champion A Contents Introduction .................................................................2 Press Conference in the Dusit Thani ......................6 Gold Sponsors .............................................................8 Silver Sponsors ..........................................................11 Tournament Organisation .......................................12 Star players GM Jan Gustafsson ...........................................14 GM Hou Yifan ...................................................18 GM Nigel Short .................................................22 GM Hou Yifan at Government House ..........27 The Tournament Challenger Tournament ...................................29 Open Tournament ........................................... 30 A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Titled Players ......................................................33 Chinese Proverb Amazing Junior Players ................................... 34 Cooling Off on the Roof ................................. 36 Blitz Championship ......................................... 39 Discover a wide choice of exciting packages designed especially for you. Most Frequent Visitors .....................................41 Whether it’s a weekend of pure tranquillity with spa treatments, a discovery of old Siam in our Behind the Scenes .............................................42 Heritage Suites, a golfing excursion, family fun or a limousine chauffeured shopping extravaganza, we have it all. Prizegiving Ceremony ......................................45 Bangkok Chess Club ................................................47 Each package is full of attractive benefits and complimentary services, guaranteed to make your time with us both memorable and fun. Media Bangkok Chess Club Website ........................ 48 To find out more about our sensational 2012 Packages, please go to: www.dusit.com. Asian Websites .................................................. 50 International Websites ..................................... 54 Publications ....................................................... 68 Appendices Collateral Material ............................................70 Final Standings - Open Tournament .............72 Final Standings - Challenger ...........................74 Press Releases ....................................................76 For more information and reservations, please contact us Tel: +66 (0) 2200 9000 | E-mail: [email protected] B www.facebook.com/dusitthani | Website: dusitthanibangkok.dusit.com 1 Ukraine. The Tourism Authority (TAT) appreciates the standards, but with some additional sponsorship we The 12th Bangkok Chess Club Open 2012 positive image generated for Thailand, and has become have attracted some of the top professional players a regular sponsor of the event. including GM Hou Yifan and GM Nigel Short, who The strongest international chess tournament ever held in Thailand jointly won the world’s most prestigious open tourna- Player Profile ment in Gibraltar earlier this year. This attracts more HE first international chess tournament organised Some of those players have become keen enthu- International chess players are generally more logical of the lower rated players, especially those wishing to Tby the Bangkok Chess Club was held at the Amari siasts, making a visit to Thailand a regular part of their and better educated than average. Many are educated improve their ranking and gain coveted chess titles. Orchid Pattaya in the year 2002, with 50 mostly Thai annual vacations. This year we organised a special prize to at least degree level, and our visitors included several During the tournament there are one or two games competitors. Setting a high standard of quality, it was a for our most regular overseas visitor. at PhD and Professor level. They represent the higher per day for a total of nine rounds in seven days, usually success and the start of a great adventure culminating income brackets of their respective countries, and are in the afternoon, each of which can last between four in the twelfth BCC Open with hundreds of players A Positive Image for Thailand usually the decision makers in both their families and and five hours. All players will play in all rounds, from from virtual beginners to the current women’s World Bangkok Chess Club’s tournaments have gained their careers. the start to the finish, as it is not a knockout contest. Champion. In his speech the 12th Champion, Grand- respect around the world. The statistics speak for There are actually two tournaments running master Nigel Short, described this year’s tournament themselves: 230 players from 38 different countries; Tournament Profile concurrently – the 9-round Open Tournament for all as “the best organised chess tournament for amateur our champions have come from Australia, China, The tournament is organised to high professional players and professionals, and the 7-round Challenger players, in the world”. Denmark, England, Germany, India, Philippines and standards. The prize fund is small by international Tournament for unrated or lower rated amateurs. 2 3 Worldwide Publicity websites around the world. In addition, many of the participants posted their thoughts of the tournaments The advertising and marketing industry has on their blogs, on Facebook and on Twitter. Some of changed radically in the last few years, with great these can be viewed in later pages of this publication. opportunities being created in the social media. We A questionnaire completed by the players high- have a mailing list of over 2,500 people via Facebook, lighted the overall satisfaction and enjoyment they where we can reach a targeted audience spread over experienced. the entire world. During the tournament, Bangkok We believe with the right sponsors, The Bangkok Chess Club member Dr. Alex Klemm interviewed Chess Club Open Tournaments can continue to grow grandmasters and prepared daily press releases, in size and prestige. which were picked up by newspapers, magazines and Bangkok Chess Club Open Champions Tournament Venue Winners From 1st Open Amari Orchid Resort 1. IM Tejas Bakre India Pattaya 2002 2. IM Rahul Shetty India 3. IM Chris Baker England 2nd Open Novotel Siam Square 1. GM Ruslan Pogorelov Ukraine Bangkok 2003 2. IM Richard Polaczek Belgium 3. FM Banjuab Jiravorasuk Thailand 3rd Open Amari Orchid Resort 1. GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. Philippines Pattaya 2003 2. GM Alexei Barsov Uzbekistan 3. GM Ruslan Pogorelov Ukraine 4th Open Novotel Siam Square 1. GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. Philippines Bangkok 2004 2. GM Ian Rogers Australia 3. FM Colm Daly Ireland 5th Open Regent Cha-Am 1. GM Ian Rogers Australia Petchaburi 2005 2. GM Eugenio Torre Philippines 3. GM Wu Shaobin Singapore 6th Open Century Park Hotel 1. GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. Philippines Bangkok 2006 2. FM Rico Salimbagat Philippines 3. IM Chandrashekhar Gokhale India 7th Open Phuket Graceland Resort & Spa 1. IM David Smerdon Australia Phuket 2007 2. GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. Philippines 3. GM Ian Rogers Australia 8th Open Century Park Hotel 1. Xiu Deshun China Bangkok 2008 2. Zhang Ziyang China 3. GM Li Shilong China 9th Open Aisawan Resort & Spa 1. Xiu Deshun China Pattaya 2009 2. GM Elshan Moradiabadi Iran 3. GM Nigel Short England Clockwise from top left: 10th Open Century Park Hotel 1. GM Sune Berg Hansen Denmark p GM Sune Berg Hansen (10th Open) Bangkok 2010 2. GM Nigel Short England p IM David Smerdon (7th Open) 3. IM Mokal Prathamesh Sunil India p GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. (4th Open) 11th Open Dusit Thani Pattaya 1. GM Jan Gustafsson Germany p Xiu Deshun (9th Open) Pattaya 2011 2. GM Nigel Short England 3. GM Francesco Vallejo Pons Spain p GM Nigel Short (12th Open) p GM Jan Gustafsson (11th Open) 12th Open Dusit Thani Bangkok 1. GM Nigel Short England Bangkok 2012 2. GM Farrukh Amonatov Tajikistan 3. IM Nguyen Duc Hoa Vietnam 4 Press Conference in the Dusit Thani Champagne Bar To announce the tournament, a Press Conference was held in the Champagne Bar of the Dusit Thani Bangkok, on May 13th. Speakers included Tournament Director Kai Tuorila, Hotel General Manager Alex Willats, Dr. Palphol Rodloytuk of SIU University and Thailand Chess Association President Prajuab Nimityongsul. 7 Gold Sponsors PYN Fund Management Ltd PYN Fund Management Ltd is a fund management company licensed by the Finnish Government to engage in mutual fund activity and which is entered in the Finnish Trade Register. PYN Fund Management Ltd is an independent fund management company owned by the company’s executive manage- ment. PYN Fund Management Ltd manages two mutual funds, Elite and Populus, both of which are non-UCITS funds: Elite is a non-UCITS fund managed by PYN Fund Management Ltd. The Fund began its operations with investments in Southeast Asia and, so far, has focused only on Thai equities. Populus is a non-UCITS fund managed by PYN Fund Management Ltd. The Fund has made its first investments in Southeast Asia and the Far East. Website: www.PYN.fi The Tourism Authority of Thailand The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) was established on the 18th March 1960. TAT was the first organisation in Thailand to be specifically responsible for the promotion of tourism. TAT supplies information and data on tourist areas to the public, publi- cizes Thailand with the intention of encouraging both Thai and international tourists to travel in and around Thailand, conducts studies to set develop- ment
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