Korat Ranking Tournament February 2026
Open SwissStandard
7 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Korat, Thailand. Top 10 Elo average was 445, and top seed was Ueaangkun Plodnaimueang (🇹🇭 THA, 1616).
Bantat Thonganant (🇹🇭 THA, 1502) won with 4.0/5. Thonganant shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇹🇭Korat, Thailand
Dates
28 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 45 Min. Incr. 45 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇭Thailand×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsBantat Thonganant 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
4
2
1
3
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE01 Mar
Bantat Thonganant takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Bantat Thonganant lost to Ueaangkun Plodnaimueang (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Ueaangkun Plodnaimueang won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bantat Thonganant | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Ueaangkun Plodnaimueang | 1 | * | — | 1 |
| 3FIDE 6231020 | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 6227937 | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thonganant, Bantat | 1502 | THA | +3N | +6B | −4N | +5B | +2N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 10.00 | 816 | -14.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 6227937 | 0 | — | +5N | −4B | +6N | +?B | −1B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 760 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 6231020 | 0 | — | −1B | +?B | −5N | +6N | +7B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Plodnaimueang, Ueaangkun | 1616 | THA | +7B | +2N | +1B | F | F | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2303 | +14.0 |
| 5 | Thongmuen, Phupa | 0 | THA | −2B | +7N | +3B | −1N | −6B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 6229565 | 0 | — | +?N | −1N | −2B | −3B | +5N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 6218776 | 0 | — | −4N | −5B | −?N | F | −3N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Plodnaimueang, UeaangkunTHA+14.03.0 pts · #1
- 2FIDE 62187760.00.0 pts · #5
- 3FIDE 62279370.03.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Thonganant, BantatTHA-14.04.0 pts · #3
- 2FIDE 62187760.00.0 pts · #5
- 3FIDE 62279370.03.0 pts · #7