3rd The Rooky Mini-Open 2026 - Standard Challenger
Open SwissStandard
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
Federations · 8 represented
🇹🇭Thailand×22
🇨🇳China×11
🇵🇭Philippines×3
🇷🇺Russia×2
🇷🇴Romania×1
🇬🇧England×1
🇦🇺Australia×1
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsNikolay Gutsulyak led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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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+33.24.5 pts · #14
- 2Gutsulyak, NikolayRUS+31.66.5 pts · #1
- 3Chanwittayanuchit, WorakornTHA+22.44.0 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Tuntrairat, BanyawatTHA-53.64.0 pts · #28
- 2Meng, XiangyiHKG-24.84.0 pts · #44
- 3Mamark, ChanonTHA-24.43.0 pts · #52
Biggest upsets
- R5+117 Elo gap