Korat Ranking Tournament January 2026
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Korat, Thailand. Top 10 Elo average was 462, and top seed was Andrej Vospernik (🇸🇮 SLO, 2016).
Bantat Thonganant (🇹🇭 THA, 1502) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Phiwathin chawla (3.5) and Ueaangkun Plodnaimueang (3.5). Thonganant won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇹🇭Korat, Thailand
Dates
31 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 45 Min. Incr. 45 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
462
Participants
16
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇭Thailand×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsBantat Thonganant led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
10
5
3
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Bantat Thonganant never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Bantat Thonganant beat Phiwathin chawla (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Bantat Thonganant 5 wins (R1–R5)Phiwathin chawla 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bantat Thonganant | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Phiwathin chawla | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Ueaangkun Plodnaimueang | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Ackkharawin Weera | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thonganant, Bantat | 1502 | THA | +8N | +13B | +4N | +5B | +2N | 5.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 2306 | +20.0 |
| 2 | chawla, Phiwathin | 1506 | THA | +9B | +6N | +10B | =3N | −1B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.75 | 1367 | -14.0 |
| 3 | Plodnaimueang, Ueaangkun | 1616 | THA | −4N | +16B | +11N | =2B | +7N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1506 | -6.0 |
| 4 | Phonpraphai, Tharathep | 0 | THA | +3B | +14N | −1B | −?N | +8B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1587 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Weera, Ackkharawin | 0 | THA | +12B | +7B | +?N | −1N | −?B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1466 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Tangtiyapun, Kritsanut | 0 | THA | +?B | −2B | +7N | +12N | −?B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 961 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 6223176 | 0 | — | +11B | −5N | −6B | +15N | −3B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 6222854 | 0 | — | −1B | +?N | +14B | −?N | −4N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 6230270 | 0 | — | −2N | −?N | +?B | +11B | −?N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Thongmuen, Phupa | 0 | THA | +?N | +?B | −2N | F | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 6230296 | 0 | — | −7N | F | −3B | −9N | +12B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 6230288 | 0 | — | −5N | −?B | +?N | −6B | −11N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1216 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 6229565 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | −?B | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 6224490 | 0 | — | +16N | −4B | −8N | −?B | −?N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 628 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 6230474 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | −?N | −7B | −?N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 922 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 6230261 | 0 | — | −14B | −3N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Thonganant, BantatTHA+20.05.0 pts · #2
- 2Weera, AckkharawinTHA0.03.0 pts · #3
- 3Phonpraphai, TharathepTHA0.03.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1chawla, PhiwathinTHA-14.03.5 pts · #5
- 2Plodnaimueang, UeaangkunTHA-6.03.5 pts · #6
- 3Weera, AckkharawinTHA0.03.0 pts · #3