3rd The Rooky Mini-Open 2026 - Standard Challenger

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56 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Apr 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1719, and top seed was Nikolay Gutsulyak (🇷🇺 RUS, 1840).

Nikolay Gutsulyak (🇷🇺 RUS, 1840) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Torne Leksukhum (5.5) and Chawakorn Maetavittayakorn (5.0). Gutsulyak won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Worakorn Chanwittayanuchit (1459) beat Banyawat Tuntrairat (1576), a +117-point gap.

Location

🇹🇭Bangkok, Thailand

Dates

03 Apr 2026 → 06 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺Nikolay Gutsulyak1840

Avg top 10

1,719

Participants

Federations · 8 represented

🇹🇭Thailand×22

🇨🇳China×11

🇵🇭Philippines×3

🇷🇺Russia×2

🇷🇴Romania×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1

🇦🇺Australia×1

Top 3

🥇
Nikolay Gutsulyak
🇷🇺RUS·1840
6.5pts·2120perf+31.6
🥈
Torne Leksukhum
🇹🇭THA·1818
5.5pts·1793perf-1.2
🥉
Chawakorn Maetavittayakorn
🇹🇭THA·1740
5.0pts·1730perf-0.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Nikolay Gutsulyak led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Gutsulyak6.5Leksukhum5.5Wangspa5Ablin5Maetavittayakorn5Bumbak5

R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

Nikolay Gutsulyak never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nikolay Gutsulyak beat Torne Leksukhum (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Nikolay Gutsulyak 6 wins (R1–R6)Torne Leksukhum 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Nikolay Gutsulyak	*	1	—	1
2Torne Leksukhum	0	*	1	—
3Warit Wangspa	—	0	*	—
4Julius Dan Augustine Ablin	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gutsulyak, Nikolay	1840	RUS	+10B	+34N	+9B	+2N	+3B	+4N	=12B	6.5	29.0	32.0	29.75	2120	+31.6
2	Leksukhum, Torne	1818	THA	+35N	+30B	+14N	−1B	+6N	+5B	=7N	5.5	28.5	31.5	22.50	1793	-1.2
3	Maetavittayakorn, Chawakorn	1740	THA	+36B	+31N	+8B	=4N	−1N	+14B	=6N	5.0	28.5	31.5	20.00	1730	-0.4
4	Ablin, Julius Dan Augustine	1775	PHI	+21N	=18B	+27N	=3B	+11N	−1B	+15N	5.0	28.0	31.5	20.50	1692	-17.2
5	Wangspa, Warit	0	THA	+15B	+20N	=6N	=14B	+8B	−2N	+23B	5.0	27.5	31.5	21.50	1644	0.0
6	Saenpoch, Kansak	1677	THA	+46B	+33N	=5B	+7N	−2B	+26N	=3B	5.0	27.5	30.0	19.50	1759	+6.8
7	Bumbak, Jacob	1722	AUS	=42N	+47B	+18N	−6B	+33B	+16N	=2B	5.0	24.0	26.5	17.50	1696	-1.4
8	Da, lichenyu	1514	CHN	+50N	+17B	−3N	+53B	−5N	+21B	+19N	5.0	23.5	25.0	15.00	1582	+10.8
9	Arun, Naruebej	1676	THA	+41N	+16B	−1N	+24B	+17N	−12B	=11N	4.5	27.5	30.5	17.25	1591	-22.4
10	Causo, Jade Ann	0	PHI	−1N	+50B	−17N	+52B	+31N	+25B	=13N	4.5	23.5	25.0	12.25	1503	0.0
11	Ruengjirachuporn, Chantat	1446	THA	=47N	+39B	=13N	+30B	−4B	+33N	=9B	4.5	23.0	25.5	14.75	1617	+33.2
12	Brown, Geoffrey M	1786	ENG	+37B	+32N	+22B	F	F	+9N	=1N	4.5	21.0	21.0	17.75	1990	+17.0
13	Laohakulvathit, Pontakorn	1551	THA	=44B	+43N	=11B	−33N	+46B	+35N	=10B	4.5	20.0	22.5	13.75	1445	-5.6
14	Nakthip, Nakorn	1530	THA	+45B	+28N	−2B	=5N	+27B	−3N	=16B	4.0	26.5	29.0	14.00	1522	-5.6
15	Praneechotiros, Tharawut	1489	THA	−5N	+56B	=25N	+29B	=23N	+17B	−4B	4.0	25.5	25.5	11.50	1482	-1.6
16	Uapongkitikul, Pavatt	1451	THA	+48B	−9N	+28B	=22N	+20B	−7B	=14N	4.0	25.0	27.0	13.50	1541	+22.0
17	Xie, Jinyan	0	CHN	+?B	−8N	+10B	+38N	−9B	−15N	+32B	4.0	24.0	24.0	10.50	1517	0.0
18	Chanwittayanuchit, Worakorn	1459	THA	+51B	=4N	−7B	+43N	+22B	−23N	=34B	4.0	23.5	25.0	12.00	1562	+22.4
19	Ruengjirachuporn, Nantat	0	THA	=38N	−27B	=21N	+?B	+24N	+30B	−8B	4.0	22.5	22.5	10.50	1459	0.0
20	Meng, Xiangyi	1531	HKG	+25N	−5B	=37N	+42B	−16N	=39B	+31N	4.0	22.0	24.5	12.50	649	-24.8
21	Chalermtiwakorn, Nattakorn	0	THA	−4B	=49N	=19B	+48N	+32B	−8N	+39B	4.0	22.0	24.0	11.00	1455	0.0
22	Tuntrairat, Banyawat	1576	THA	+56N	+40B	−12N	=16B	−18N	+42B	=27N	4.0	21.5	21.5	9.25	1338	-53.6
23	Jin, Aima	1577	CHN	−31B	=46N	+49B	+44N	=15B	+18B	−5N	4.0	21.0	23.0	11.75	1668	+9.2
24	Noparatvarakorn, Peewatin	1435	THA	−28B	+45N	+48B	−9N	−19B	+54N	+36B	4.0	19.5	20.5	8.50	886	-7.6
25	Liu, Yuchen(SC)	0	CHN	−20B	+?N	=15B	=32N	+?B	−10N	+35B	4.0	18.5	18.5	6.50	1493	0.0
26	Kaveevorayan, Nichakarn	1416	THA	−43B	+51N	+55B	F	+34N	−6B	+30N	4.0	15.5	15.5	8.00	1567	0.0
27	Koraviyotin, Archawin	1430	THA	F	+19N	−4B	+39B	−14N	+28N	=22B	3.5	23.5	23.5	12.50	1360	-10.0
28	FIDE 8698147	0	—	+24N	−14B	−16N	+41B	=40N	−27B	+42N	3.5	21.5	24.0	11.00	1268	0.0
29	FIDE 8698503	0	—	−32B	+36N	=?B	−15N	=37B	=?N	+45B	3.5	15.5	15.5	7.00	1219	0.0
30	Mamark, Chanon	1502	THA	+54B	−2N	+41B	−11N	+36B	−19N	−26B	3.0	24.0	25.0	7.00	831	-24.4
31	Kou, Mingyu	0	CHN	+23N	−3B	=32B	=?N	−10B	+38N	−20B	3.0	23.5	23.5	8.50	1572	0.0
32	Sohinkong, Chayodom	1496	THA	+29N	−12B	=31N	=25B	−21N	+40B	−17N	3.0	23.0	26.0	10.00	986	-6.4
33	Wang, Hanou	0	CHN	+?N	−6B	+?N	+13B	−7N	−11B	−37N	3.0	22.0	22.0	4.50	1505	0.0
34	Phanthajarunithi, Napat	1508	THA	+52N	−1B	=42N	+37B	−26B	F	=18N	3.0	21.5	23.0	7.75	1458	-7.2
35	Causo, Jude Deniel	0	PHI	−2B	−48N	+45B	+51N	+38B	−13B	−25N	3.0	21.5	23.0	7.00	1501	0.0
36	Fan, Xiang	0	CHN	−3N	−29B	+50N	+55B	−30N	+44B	−24N	3.0	19.5	20.0	4.50	744	0.0
37	Chai, Jiarui	0	CHN	−12N	+52B	=20B	−34N	=29N	F	+33B	3.0	19.5	19.5	8.25	1336	0.0
38	Zhong, Zihao	1513	CHN	=19B	+44N	=53N	−17B	−35N	−31B	+47N	3.0	19.0	20.5	7.75	1422	-4.8
39	Zhao, Meiyin	0	CHN	=?B	−11N	+?B	−27N	+44B	=20N	−21N	3.0	18.5	18.5	4.50	1378	0.0
40	Taraphetsawad, Pasist	1403	THA	+49B	−22N	=43B	−46N	=28B	−32N	+54B	3.0	17.5	18.5	6.00	745	0.0
41	Khlopkova, Alina	0	ROU	−9B	+?B	−30N	−28N	+48B	−?N	+49B	3.0	15.0	15.0	4.00	1419	0.0
42	FIDE 23411686	0	—	=7B	=?N	=34B	−20N	+43B	−22N	−28B	2.5	22.0	22.0	6.50	1396	0.0
43	FIDE 8697167	0	—	+26N	−13B	=40N	−18B	−42N	−45N	+?B	2.5	20.5	20.5	5.50	1364	0.0
44	FIDE 574002341	0	—	=13N	−38B	+47N	−23B	−39N	−36N	+51B	2.5	20.0	21.5	6.25	1273	0.0
45	FIDE 429069041	0	—	−14N	−24B	−35N	+56B	=47N	+43B	−29N	2.5	19.5	19.5	3.75	683	0.0
46	Hpone Pyae Thar	0	MYA	−6N	=23B	+54N	+40B	−13N	F	−?B	2.5	17.5	17.5	6.00	1252	0.0
47	Yang, Mange	0	CHN	=11B	−7N	−44B	=?N	=45B	+?N	−38B	2.5	17.5	17.5	3.50	1452	0.0
48	FIDE 39977323	0	—	−16N	+35B	−24N	−21B	−41N	−?B	+56B	2.0	18.0	18.0	3.00	642	0.0
49	FIDE 574001159	0	—	−40N	=21B	−23N	−54B	+50N	=52B	−41N	2.0	17.0	18.0	4.25	775	0.0
50	Radu, Nikolai	0	RUS	−8B	−10N	−36B	=?N	−49B	+56N	−?N	1.5	14.5	14.5	0.00	1268	0.0
51	FIDE 8672270	0	—	−18N	−26B	+56N	−35B	−?N	=55B	−44N	1.5	14.0	14.0	0.25	662	0.0
52	FIDE 6224733	0	—	−34B	−37N	F	−10N	−?B	=49N	+55B	1.5	13.0	13.0	1.50	700	0.0
53	Krajaejun, Yanakorn	1422	THA	+55N	F	=38B	−8N	F	F	F	1.5	11.5	11.5	2.00	1297	-12.8
54	FIDE 6231233	0	—	−30N	F	−46B	+49N	F	−24B	−40N	1.0	14.5	14.5	2.00	645	0.0
55	FIDE 574002368	0	—	−53B	F	−26N	−36N	−?B	=51N	−52N	0.5	11.5	11.5	0.75	638	0.0
56	FIDE 573001155	0	—	−22B	−15N	−51B	−45N	−?B	−50B	−48N	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	741	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ruengjirachuporn, ChantatTHA
+33.2
4.5 pts · #14
2Gutsulyak, NikolayRUS
+31.6
6.5 pts · #1
3Chanwittayanuchit, WorakornTHA
+22.4
4.0 pts · #18

Top rating losers

1Tuntrairat, BanyawatTHA
-53.6
4.0 pts · #28
2Meng, XiangyiHKG
-24.8
4.0 pts · #44
3Mamark, ChanonTHA
-24.4
3.0 pts · #52

Biggest upsets

R5+117 Elo gap
Chanwittayanuchit, Worakorn1459 beat Tuntrairat, Banyawat1576