The Rooky Monthly FIDE Rated November 2025 - Standard Open
Open SwissStandard
17 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. 1 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1729, and top seed was Poompong Wiwatanadate (πΉπ THA, FM, 2070).
Nikolay Gutsulyak (π·πΊ RUS, 1879) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Michael Karl Rohland (4.0) and Thomas Ray Liffick Jr. (3.5). Gutsulyak shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
πΉπBangkok, Thailand
Dates
15 Nov 2025 β 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Titled players Β· 1
FMΓ1
Federations Β· 6 represented
πΉπThailandΓ12
πΊπΈUnited States of AmericaΓ1
π«π·FranceΓ1
π¨π¦CanadaΓ1
πΊπ¦UkraineΓ1
π·πΊRussiaΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
7
3
1
1
2
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Gutsulyak takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
Michael Karl Rohland lost to Nikolay Gutsulyak (Black).
R1βR3 Β· WIN STREAK
Nikolay Gutsulyak won 3 in a row (R1βR3).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Michael Karl Rohland | * | 0 | β | β |
| 2Nikolay Gutsulyak | 1 | * | 1 | β |
| 3Thomas Ray Liffick Jr. | β | 0 | * | β |
| 4Matvii Ishchenko-Giller | β | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gutsulyak, Nikolay | 1879 | RUS | +13B | +3N | +2B | =4N | =5B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 12.00 | 1912 | +5.6 |
| 2 | Rohland, Michael Karl | 1870 | CAN | +9N | +5B | β1N | +8B | +4N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 1862 | +1.8 |
| 3 | Liffick Jr., Thomas Ray | 1748 | USA | +16N | β1B | +9N | =6B | +11N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1806 | +18.4 |
| 4 | Jongatireklap, Wacharaphol | 1575 | THA | =8N | +11B | +10N | =1B | β2B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1696 | +11.2 |
| 5 | Jitwichian, Pataradit | 1647 | THA | +15B | β2N | =13B | +9N | =1N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 1704 | +10.4 |
| 6 | Leclere, Natawan | 1869 | FRA | +14B | β12N | =7B | =3N | +10B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 1717 | -13.4 |
| 7 | Ishchenko-Giller, Matvii | 1533 | UKR | β12B | +14N | =6N | =10B | +8N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 1792 | +47.6 |
| 8 | Jitwichian, Nichanart | 1406 | THA | =4B | =10N | +14B | β2N | β7B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1537 | +8.8 |
| 9 | Parnumats, Jetsadakorn | 1520 | THA | β2B | +15N | β3B | β5B | +14N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1502 | -10.8 |
| 10 | Laohakulvathit, Pontakorn | 0 | THA | +11N | =8B | β4B | =7N | β6N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Loetthaninwanich, Voravach | 1574 | THA | β10B | β4N | +15B | +16N | β3B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1458 | -17.6 |
| 12 | Wiwatanadate, PoompongFM | 2070 | THA | +7N | +6B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2569 | +6.4 |
| 13 | Nilkhumhaeng, Nilwadee | 1525 | THA | β1N | +16B | =5N | F | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1650 | +8.6 |
| 14 | Kaveevorayan, Nichakarn | 1501 | THA | β6N | β7B | β8N | +17B | β9B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 804 | -64.8 |
| 15 | Jongatireklap, Thanapol | 0 | THA | β5N | β9B | β11N | F | +16B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1353 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Kittisiripan, Sarocha | 1430 | THA | β3B | β13N | F | β11B | β15N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 813 | -32.4 |
| 17 | Jongatireklap, Worapob | 0 | THA | F | F | F | β14N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ishchenko-Giller, MatviiUKR+47.63.0 pts Β· #4
- 2Liffick Jr., Thomas RayUSA+18.43.5 pts Β· #3
- 3Jongatireklap, WacharapholTHA+11.23.0 pts Β· #9
Top rating losers
- 1Kaveevorayan, NichakarnTHA-64.81.0 pts Β· #17
- 2Kittisiripan, SarochaTHA-32.40.0 pts Β· #15
- 3Loetthaninwanich, VoravachTHA-17.62.0 pts Β· #12