GM Deep Sengupta finish second in 19th BCC Open

Photos Courtesy: Bangkok Chess Club

The 19th  edition of Bangkok Chess Club Open was held from 6th to 14th April 2019 at Centara Grand Ladprao Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. It had a total of 201 participants, including 44 players representing India. The time control was 90 minutes for 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1. The top prize consisted of 100,000 Thai Baht.

India’s GM Deep Sengupta had to be content with a second place finish following a draw with eventual champion GM Jan Gustaffson in the 9th and final round of the 19th Bangkok Chess Club Open.

Deep Sengupta took down top-seed GM Nigel Short in the penultimate round and matched Gustafsson’s unbeaten 7.5/9 points, but missed out on the trophy on tiebreaks.

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Both Gustafsson and Sengupta were undefeated in the nine-round event, winning six games and conceding three draws each against fellow Grandmasters. However, Gustafsson’s opponents scored slightly better than those of Sengupta, giving him the first place + trophy, though the two shared 170,000/- Baht (Rs. 3,70,853/-) in prizemoney.

Other Indian in the fray, GM Karthik Venkatraman secured third place.

The Bangkok Chess Club Open is Thailand’s most popular tournament and one of the largest opens in South-East Asia. The tournament alternates between Bangkok and other major Thai cities.

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds

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