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Korat Chess Club The Mall Open Classical 2026 - U18

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5 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Korat, Thailand. Top 10 Elo average was 627, and top seed was Ueaangkun Plodnaimueang (🇹🇭 THA, 1610).

Bantat Thonganant (🇹🇭 THA, 1525) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Ueaangkun Plodnaimueang (3.5) and Phupa Thongmuen (2.0). Thonganant shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

Location
🇹🇭Korat, Thailand
Dates
14 Mar 2026 → 15 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 45 Min. Incr. 45 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇹🇭Ueaangkun Plodnaimueang1610
Avg top 10
627
Participants
5
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇭Thailand×3
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 5 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
2
1
1
2
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Thonganant3.5Plodnaimueang3.5Thongmuen210
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 3.5/5. Thonganant takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (6.5).

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Bantat Thonganant drew with Ueaangkun Plodnaimueang (Black).

R3–R5 · WIN STREAK

Ueaangkun Plodnaimueang won 3 in a row (R3–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Bantat Thonganant*
½
1
1
2Ueaangkun Plodnaimueang
½
*
1
1
3Phupa Thongmuen
0
0
*
1
4FIDE 6231594
0
0
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Thonganant, Bantat1525THA+5B=2NF+3B+4N3.56.56.54.751610+4.8
2Plodnaimueang, Ueaangkun1610THAF=1B+3N+4B+5N3.56.56.54.751523-4.8
3Thongmuen, Phupa0THA+4B+5N−2B−1NF2.08.08.01.007670.0
4FIDE 62315940—−3NF+5B−2N−1B1.09.09.00.007670.0
5FIDE 62318450—−1N−3B−4NF−2B0.010.010.00.007670.0

Key insights

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