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Thailand Final Qualifying Round for 46th Olympiad - Open

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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 May 2026 to 22 May 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1948, and top seed was Thanadon Kulpruethanon (🇹🇭 THA, FM, 2289).

Thanadon Kulpruethanon (🇹🇭 THA, FM, 2289) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Faris Rashid Alriyami (6.0) and Tupfah Khumnorkaew (6.0). Kulpruethanon clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Rathasart Jiroajvanichakorn (1893) beat Thanadon Kulpruethanon (FM, 2289), a +396-point gap.

Location
🇹🇭Bangkok, Thailand
Dates
18 May 2026 → 22 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,948
Participants
10
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇭Thailand×10
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

FM Thanadon Kulpruethanon led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
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2
2
1
2
3
1
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#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Arunnuntapanich takes leadKulpruethanon takes lead
R7 · LEADER CHANGE21 May

FM Tinnakrit Arunnuntapanich takes the sole lead (5.5/7).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Thanadon Kulpruethanon drew with Faris Rashid Alriyami (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Faris Rashid Alriyami 3 wins (R5–R7)Rathasart Jiroajvanichakorn 3 wins (R6–R8)

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇹🇭FMKulpruethanon, Thanadon2289*½½01½11116.524.0038.5-29.62102
2🇹🇭Alriyami, Faris Rashid1885½*01101½116.023.5039.0+44.22080
4🇹🇭Khumnorkaew, Tupfah2038½1*0½½1½116.023.0039.0+6.62063
3🇹🇭Jiroajvanichakorn, Rathasart1893101*0½½1116.022.7539.0+84.82079
5🇹🇭FMArunnuntapanich, Tinnakrit205900½1*½11116.021.0039.0+1.42061
6🇹🇭Nattavutthisit, Kavin1926½1½½½*0½1½5.022.5040.0+13.81993
7🇹🇭Niramitpattanakoson, Ditsapat1953000½01*1½½3.512.2541.5-45.61867
9🇹🇭Buranasing, Wanawee18070½½00½0*012.59.5042.5-7.41789
8🇹🇭Pienpoldeesakul, Baimon1788000000½1*12.55.2542.5-6.01789
10🇹🇭Maetavittayakorn, Chawakorn184200000½½00*1.04.2544.0-91.21604

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets