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23rd Bangkok Chess Club Challenger 2026

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114 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Hua Hin, Thailand. 2 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1959, and top seed was Tom Barbe (🇧🇪 BEL, 1997).

Adalja Vanssh A (🇮🇳 IND, 1931) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Julius Dan Augustine Ablin (7.0) and Tom Barbe (7.0). A won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Cameron Tay (1569) beat Adolf Hehenberger (1961), a +392-point gap.

Location
🇹🇭Hua Hin, Thailand
Dates
11 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇪Tom Barbe1997
Avg top 10
1,959
Participants
114
Titled players · 2
FM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇹🇭Thailand×11
🇮🇳India×11
🇷🇺Russia×7
🇦🇺Australia×6
🇸🇬Singapore×6
🇩🇪Germany×6
🇧🇪Belgium×5
🇨🇳China×5
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Adalja Vanssh A led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
48
20
6
3
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Adalja Vanssh A never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Adalja Vanssh A drew with Julius Dan Augustine Ablin (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Adalja Vanssh A 7 wins (R1–R7)Julius Dan Augustine Ablin 5 wins (R3–R7)Tom Barbe 5 wins (R2–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Adalja Vanssh A1931IND+69N+78B+8N+7B+16N+4B+3N=2B=6N8.049.553.046.252152+41.2
2Ablin, Julius Dan Augustine1775PHI+48N19B+61N+24B+49N+13B+10N=1N=4B7.047.051.038.251945+76.4
3Barbe, Tom1997BEL25B+64N+39B+62N+20B+9N1B+32N+22B7.045.049.035.501965-1.8
4Danushka, M A N1843SRIF+15N+11B+6N+5B1N+32B+18B=2N6.551.051.039.502091+49.6
5Barbier, AstridWFM1985BEL+28N+106B+33N+9B4N=18B+13N=6B=7N6.548.049.533.751992+4.8
6Bartolome, Remark1969PHI+61N+62B+14N4B+31N+16B=18N=5N=1B6.547.051.034.501962+2.4
7Soumyajit Das1842IND+81B+34N+20B1N=23B=21N+31B+14N=5B6.547.050.533.751898+15.0
8Bumbak, Jacob1722AUS+110B+37N1B+15N17B+23N+44B=16B+18N6.545.546.530.251917+48.4
9Sivara, Poompat1866THA+111N+80B+24N5N+34B3B=11N+47B+19N6.544.045.028.251887+7.8
10Nashir, Ramin1771GER+63N+49B=53N13B+36N+35B2B+50N+17B6.542.046.030.751897+62.8
11Lisin, Maksim1700RUS+104N+76B4N19B+87B+43N=9B+46N+38N6.539.541.025.751829+41.6
12Pranata, Jessen Michael Aiji1772INA+107B=25N+87B=44N=22B=31N+45B=17N+16B6.539.040.527.501876+42.0
13Tran, Nguyen Dang Khoa1952VIE+29B+79N=21B+10N=32B2N5B+34N+31B6.046.049.530.751858-17.2
14Fabre, Thibaud1763FRA+89B+27N6B+79N=44B=45N+34B7B+36N6.041.044.026.501851+19.4
15Chen Yong-Ye1654TPE+68N4B+48N8B+65N+63B16N+75B+33N6.040.043.525.001717+23.6
16Gutsulyak, Nikolay1840RUS+73N+36B+19N+53B1B6N+15B=8N12N5.548.552.528.251840+2.2
17Azzamy, Khalid Shafwan1925INA+60N24B+28N+50B+8N32N+20B=12B10N5.545.550.029.751774-62.8
18Rohland, Michael Karl1876CAN+84B=31N+41B+40N+45B=5N=6B4N8B5.545.549.027.001806-12.8
19Chai, Jiaqi1635CHN+112B+2N16B+11N=46B=44N+40B=53N9B5.544.045.026.251878+98.4
20Cannon, Timothy Alexander1688USA+90N+26B7N+54B3N+61B17N+35B=27N5.543.546.524.751671-10.0
21Hem Harsanth B S1729IND+71N+39B=13N32B+59N=7B22N+61B=25N5.542.046.026.501791+31.2
22Song, JinwooFM1927KOR+85BF=23N+78B=12N=40N+21B+33B3N5.541.541.526.001884-6.2
23Saenpoch, Kansak1677THA+67N=44N=22B+42B=7N8B=75B+57N=45N5.541.044.525.751881+25.4
24Steinke, Joshua1656AUS+93B+17N9B2N+77B27N=30B+64N+76B5.541.044.022.251625-13.2
25Arnav Nandan1607IND+3N=12B46B=76N70B+77N+87B+40N=21B5.539.542.526.251883+70.8
26Zhou, Xinyan0DEN+43B20N59B+89N+58B34N+39B=41N+50B5.539.042.024.5016540.0
27Vishwakarthi, Vikram1491SGP+82N14B=80N+106B=47N+24B33N+66N=20B5.537.539.021.251784+138.0
28Ayaan Mukherjee1606IND5B+77N17B37N=96N+103B+67N+65B+46B5.535.537.018.751690+20.4
29Tay, Cameron1569SGP13N+109B=82N75B+67N+42B47N+54B+55N5.535.536.520.751813+56.0
30Ishchenko-Giller, Matvii1516UKR33N+95B62N+98B=78N=55B=24N+52B+47N5.534.036.520.751706+86.8
31Homsetnan, Tanatch1655THA+105N=18B+38N+46N6B=12B7N+48B13N5.045.046.521.501826+68.8
32Shubham Shukla1819IND+35B+52N=45B+21N=13N+17B4N3BF5.044.544.525.751903+17.6
33Tang, Tsz Sang1795HKG+30B+59N5B45N+37B+39N+27B22N15B5.043.548.025.501748-7.0
34Laksna Sri R1636IND+95N7B+63N+102B9N+26B14N13B+71N5.041.043.018.001695+23.6
35Tobin, William Christie1524SGP32N+68B=106N+38B+51B10N=41B20N+66B5.039.541.020.751734+42.0
36Weller, Tony1639AUS+70B16N+37B=51N10B=87N+89B+44N14B5.039.042.020.251717+13.4
37Cho, Yunki1462KOR+55N8B36N+28B33N+97B=52N+80B=44N5.039.041.520.501714+108.8
38Brunner, Karl1861SUI=64B+56N31B35N+69B=84N+60B+43N11B5.038.542.021.751632-48.6
39Zhenchenko, Georgiy1614KAZ+74B21N3N+71B+97N33B26N+88B+63N5.038.040.517.501667+24.4
40Zavalin, Dmitri1744FID=103N+72B+75N18B+52N=22B19N25B+61N5.038.039.519.501662-34.0
41Tobin, Paul Nicholas1640SGP=75N+88B18N+69B=53N=48B=35N=26B=42N5.037.540.521.001743+16.8
42Hehenberger, Adolf1961AUT=56B=87N+43B23N=64B29N+72B+84N=41B5.037.040.020.751640-53.4
43Diva Aniket Shastri1612IND26N+104B42N+88B+54N11B+71N38B+75N5.037.038.516.501610-4.8
44Skrenek, Jiri1959CZE+83N=23B+54N=12B=14N=19B8N36B=37B4.544.548.022.251625-64.0
45Alfonzo, Julius0FID+47N+102B=32N+33B18N=14B12NF=23B4.542.044.019.7517830.0
46Panteleev, Mikhail A1814RUS=72N+103B+25N31B=19N+49B=50N11B28N4.541.042.518.501612-91.6
47Allendoerfer, Jonas1691GER45B+110N+81B=59N=27B=75N+29B9N30B4.539.040.016.751620-23.6
48Mello,Mario Campos Rodrigues1516BRA2B+92N15B+112N+62B=41N=66B31N=51B4.538.539.514.751585+22.4
49Farbood, Ali1627AUS+92B10N+70B+66N2B46N57B+89N=58B4.538.041.016.251632-0.2
50Kyaw Thiha1655MYA87B+91N+89B17N+57B+70N=46B10B26N4.536.539.516.751664-0.4
51Ng, Jing Xuan Alyssa1726SGP+65N54B+83N=36B35N=52B=63N=56B=48N4.536.039.518.751597-50.8
52Scherrer, Georg1632SUI+98N32B=76N+72B40B=51N=37B30N+94B4.535.538.016.001553-30.8
53Steiner, Pius1979SUI+58B+66N=10B16N=41BF+56N=19BF4.535.535.521.501782-27.8
54Robertson, Sean0AUS+?B+51N44B20N43B+99N=58B29N+81B4.535.535.512.7516710.0
55Vanbellingen, Patrick1728BEL37B=65N64B+90N+85B=30N=84B+94N29B4.534.037.016.001468-53.8
56Berg, Joakim Pedersen1592BEL=42N38B=88N=67B+103N+82B53B=51N=57B4.534.035.515.501740+23.2
57Chai, Jiarui0CHN62N61B+95N+111B50N+73B+49N23B=56N4.533.534.514.2515950.0
58Lie, Terje1599NOR53N=90B+103N=65B26N+88B=54N=63B=49N4.533.034.514.501637+5.2
59Quan, Levy L1614USA+114N33B+26N=47B21B66N76B+113N+77B4.532.532.512.251403-35.6
60Chekmenev, Filipp Tim1562RUS17B=97N65B+108N+99B=80N38N=68B+91N4.530.031.512.001542-11.6
61Njio, Jeroen1594NED6B+57N2B+91N+76B20N+70B21N40B4.041.544.515.00981-53.6
62Sushrutha, Reddy1678IND+57B6N+30B3B48N+91N+64BFF4.039.539.517.001631-8.2
63Yue, Adam1507USA10B+74N34B+114N+79B15N=51B=58N39B4.039.039.012.001504-2.8
64Neenu A George1536IND=38N3B+55N=82B=42N+78B62N24B=68N4.038.542.016.751730+69.2
65Uapongkitikul, Pavatt1451THA51B=55B+60N=58N15B=76N+78B28N=80N4.036.540.016.001605+60.8
66Rieker, Hans-Werner1684GER+109N53B=69N49B+72N+59B=48N27B35N4.036.537.513.751517-37.6
67Chua, Chin Soon0MAS23B85N+74B=56N29B+81N28B+83N=84B4.035.539.015.0014970.0
68Link, Marcus0GER15B35N77B+100N=81B+85N=83B=60N=64B4.033.536.013.7515150.0
69Teng, An-Ru Angie1569TPE1B+93N=66B41N38N94B=95N+98B+101N4.033.035.511.251398-26.2
70Patterson, Alan0IRL36N+111B49N+73B+25N50B61N71B+107N4.033.034.012.0015310.0
71Ng, Jing Qi Ashley1463SGP21B82B+90N39N+112B+105N43B+70N34B4.032.533.59.50860-50.4
72Ferrie, Peter1522ENG=46B40N+99B52N66B+113N42N+95B=79N4.031.532.510.001617+15.2
73Duvillier, Frederic1532BEL16B+112N79B70N+93B57N+101B=77N=74B4.030.531.510.25950-9.4
74FIDE 8690693039N63B67N+104B88N+109B=96N+105B=73N4.025.526.57.2511910.0
75Meyer-Lehnert, Christian0GER=41B+99N40B+29NF=47B=23N15N43B3.539.039.015.5016200.0
76Spiegel, Manfred0AUTF11N=52B=25B61N=65B+59N+82B24N3.538.038.015.0015800.0
77Causo, Jade Ann0PHI106N28B+68N+83B24N25B+97N=73B59N3.535.036.512.0014440.0
78Yan, Zhaoxin1661CHN+100B1N+107B22N=30B64N65N91B+96N3.535.036.59.251450-68.0
79Ghodosi, Hossein1660AUS+96N13B+73N14B63NF94B+90N=72B3.532.532.511.501427-37.0
80Bailey, Alex1645USA+97B9N=27B87N+107N=60BF37N=65B3.532.532.511.001536-39.6
81Kosonen, Markku1533FIN7N+105B47N97B=68N67B+92N+96B54N3.531.533.09.00848-43.6
82Runge, Bernd1731GER27B+71N=29B=64NF56N=107B76N+89B3.531.531.512.501522-37.2
83Osterhus, Omar Torbjorn1582DEN44B+100N51B77N91B+108N=68N67B+95N3.528.530.08.501591-1.0
84Langendoen, Aad1551NED18N+96BFF+106N=38B=55N42B=67N3.528.028.010.751749+21.2
85Gromov, Mikhail1566RUS22N+67B102N=96B55N68B90B+104N+113B3.527.028.07.75987-28.0
86Huang, Miles Chayun1719THAFFFF=101N95B+109N+97B+88N3.511.511.57.751556-20.8
87Leonard, Daniel Mateo0USA+50N=42B12N+80B11N=36B25NFF3.036.536.513.0016610.0
88Laogumnerd, Kritpithak1420THA=99B41N=56B43N+74B58N+105B39N86B3.034.035.59.001328-23.6
89Lee, Junwoo A1502KOR14N+114B50N26B+98N+96B36N49B82N3.034.034.05.00883-51.2
90Bazarov, Deniss0EST20B=58N71B55BF+100N+85N79B=92N3.031.032.09.7514240.0
91Kaveevorayan, Nichakarn1416THA102N50B+105N61B+83N62BF+78N60B3.027.527.58.5014750.0
92FIDE 574002120049N48B=109N103B94N+98B81B+108N=90B3.024.025.06.007240.0
93Guo, Fanpeng0CHN24N69B111N+95B73N101B104N+109B+110N3.022.023.04.5014050.0
94Ruengjirachuporn, Chantat1446THAFFFF+92B+69N+79N55B52N3.019.519.510.501647+40.8
95Sun, Kai Ming Spencer0HKG34B30N57B93N+110B+86N=69B72N83B2.533.034.06.501461-2.8
96Gu, Sihe0CHN79B84N+110B=85N=28B89N=74B81N78B2.530.031.07.5013690.0
97Lisin, Sergey0RUS80N=60BF+81N39B37N77B86N+103B2.530.030.07.251472+18.0
98FIDE 343480543052B107N+100B30N89B92N+110B69N=105N2.525.526.54.2512490.0
99Kvitkin, Anton1717RUS=88N75B72N+109B60N54BF101N+100B2.525.525.55.001228-71.2
100FIDE 573002690078N83B98N68B=104N90B+108B+103N99N2.522.023.53.7514190.0
101Hpone Pyae Thar0MYAFFFF=86B+93N73N+99B69B2.517.017.07.2515460.0
102Sazlik, Mucahit1707TUR+91B45N+85B34NFFFFF2.016.016.06.501600-5.8
103Pinphetsawan, Sirikwan1501THA=40B46N58B+92N56B28N113B100B97N1.532.033.05.501227-31.4
104FIDE 48733008011B43N112B74N=100B110N+93B85B108N1.527.028.04.257770.0
105Laogumnerd, Kornnapong0THA31B81N91B+110NF71B88N74N=98B1.526.027.02.2512580.0
106Gaillard, Chrystopher Junior1686FRA+77B5N=35B27N84BFFFF1.525.525.56.001315-36.0
107Dieleman, Marco1513NED12N+98B78NF80BF=82NF70B1.525.025.04.251380-20.8
108FIDE 62152620FFF60B=109N83B100N92B+104B1.516.016.02.007690.0
109Causo, Jude Deniel0PHI66B29N=92B99N=108B74N86B93NF1.027.027.02.258710.0
110Svendsen, Trond Ove1423NOR8N47B96N105B95N+104B98NF93B1.024.524.51.50824-15.4
111Eagleson, Trevor1536IRL9B70N+93B57NFFFFF1.019.519.53.001066-4.8
112Viraj Khetawat0IND19N73B+104N48B71NFFFF1.019.519.51.507380.0
113Ruengjirachuporn, Nantat0THAFFFFF72B+103N59B85N1.016.516.51.5013570.0
114FIDE 331104330059B89NF63BFFFFF0.011.511.50.007360.0

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