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21st Thailand Junior Chess Championship 2026 - U16

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26 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Apr 2026 to 14 Apr 2026 in Nonthaburi, Thailand. Top 10 Elo average was 1668, and top seed was Torne Leksukhum (🇹🇭 THA, 1818).

Punyathon Kaenratana (🇹🇭 THA, 1728) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Chanayus Mekasuwandit (7.0) and Warantorn Panittanakom (6.5). Kaenratana shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Chanayus Mekasuwandit (1446) beat Techit Chanpuek (1784), a +338-point gap.

Location
🇹🇭Nonthaburi, Thailand
Dates
10 Apr 2026 → 14 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇹🇭Torne Leksukhum1818
Avg top 10
1,668
Participants
26
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇭Thailand×21
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
11
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Mekasuwandit7Kaenratana7Panittanakom6.5Leksukhum6Fukushima6Chotesuparach5.5
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Kaenratana takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.0).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Chanayus Mekasuwandit lost to Punyathon Kaenratana (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Chanayus Mekasuwandit 3 wins (R4–R6)Punyathon Kaenratana 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Chanayus Mekasuwandit*
0
½
—
2Punyathon Kaenratana
1
*
½
0
3Warantorn Panittanakom
½
½
*
1
4Torne Leksukhum—
1
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kaenratana, Punyathon1728THA+16N+7B+2N+12B=3N+9B+11N=5B−4N7.045.049.036.751834+43.6
2Mekasuwandit, Chanayus1446THA+24N+9B−1B+20N+7N+12B=3N+11B=5N7.042.544.531.251831+156.8
3Panittanakom, Warantorn1686THA+14B=11N+20B=6N=1B+4N=2B+12N=9N6.544.047.533.001784+43.6
4Leksukhum, Torne1818THA=13N+17B−11N+10B+5N−3B+9N=6B+1B6.044.048.032.001717-30.0
5Fukushima, Yuto1586THA+23B−6N+25B+8N−4B+15N+13B=1N=2B6.042.044.025.501578-2.4
6Chotesuparach, Vimutti1653THA+25N+5B−12N=3B−9B=8N+18B=4N+15B5.541.543.525.001626-8.3
7Ninpattanangkul, Chatchanon1605THA+18B−1N+14B+21N−2B−11N+15B=8N+12B5.541.044.523.251482-32.8
8Kamonhat, Tumpapon1612THA+21N−12B+16N−5B=13N=6B+10N=7B+11N5.539.543.024.751570-12.0
9Plodnaimueang, Ueaangkun1619THA+26B−2N+15B=11B+6N−1N−4B+13N=3B5.045.046.521.001527-29.6
10Suriyajan, Chayapol0THA=20B−15N+26B−4N=17B+22N−8B+18N+16N5.034.035.516.2514060.0
11Tapanakulsak, Peramin1587THA+19N=3B+4B=9N=12N+7B−1B−2N−8B4.547.051.023.501619+11.2
12Chanpuek, Techit1784THA+15B+8N+6B−1N=11B−2N+21B−3B−7N4.545.549.020.751514-100.4
13Jongatireklap, Worapob1413THA=4B−20N+24B=17N=8B+16N−5N−9B+21B4.537.539.517.2514060.0
14Chantrarotvanich, Pataradit0THA−3N+19B−7N=23B=21N−17B=24N+26B+20B4.531.533.013.0013710.0
15Arammethapongsa, Chanunnut0THA−12N+10B−9N+19B+16N−5B−7N+17B−6N4.039.543.517.0013430.0
16FIDE 62137150—−1B+18N−8B+25N−15B−13B+23N+20N−10B4.036.038.012.0014930.0
17Deeprasit, Napat1453THA+22B−4N−21B=13B=10N+14N−20B−15N+26N4.034.035.513.75865-20.8
18Rueangrit, Canasorn0THA−7N−16B−23N+26N+25B+19B−6N−10B+22N4.031.533.010.508280.0
19Sae-yang, Phasit0THA−11B−14N+22B−15N+24B−18N+26B+21NF4.027.027.010.007870.0
20Thonganant, Bantat1513THA=10N+13B−3N−2B+23N−21B+17N−16B−14N3.539.041.513.501403-18.0
21Napawan, Chutithep0THA−8B+22N+17N−7B=14B+20N−12N−19B−13N3.536.039.012.7515220.0
22FIDE 62312410—−17N−21B−19N+24N−26B−10B+25N+23B−18B3.027.028.56.506530.0
23FIDE 62324500—−5N−25B+18B=14N−20B+26N−16B−22N−24N2.529.030.57.757480.0
24FIDE 62291740—−2B=26N−13N−22B−19N−25N=14BF+23B2.029.029.05.506460.0
25Dhiantravan, Pichak0THA−6B+23N−5N−16B−18N+24B−22BFF2.027.027.04.508160.0
26FIDE 62325150—−9N=24B−10N−18B+22N−23B−19N−14N−17B1.532.034.04.007360.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets