Bangkok Open

[peter_parr]

The following article was published in the Sydney Morning Herald Monday 15th April 2013 (in year 41 of the column).

The Bangkok Open and challengers started last night with 368 players from 44 countries including six from Australia. Former world title challenger and last year’s winner Nigel Short (ENG 2690) is top seed in the 235 player main event (31 GM’s).

Australia’s leading GM Z. Zhao (NSW 2537) is seeded 10, IM M. Illingworth (NSW Champion 2423) seeded 26, FM T. Reilly (NSW 2243) seeded 73 , F.Zulfic (SA Champion 2166) seeded 95. A.Camer NSW 2054 and M.Ilic VIC 1675 are in the challengers event.

[Adamski]

Best wishes to all Australasians playing

[peter_parr]

Australia's leading GM Zong-Yuan Zhao shares the lead with GM Paragua,GM Antonio, GM Akesson,GM Vajda and IM Saptarshi all 6 players with 4.5/5

[Tony Dowden]

Australia's leading GM Zong-Yuan Zhao shares the lead with GM Paragua,GM Antonio, GM Akesson,GM Vajda and IM Saptarshi all 6 players with 4.5/5

See http://chess-results.com/tnr94564.as...flag=30&wi=984

[Watto]

Australia's leading GM Zong-Yuan Zhao shares the lead with GM Paragua,GM Antonio, GM Akesson,GM Vajda and IM Saptarshi all 6 players with 4.5/5

Go Zhao!

[Adamski]

Very strong field. Max lost to Humpy Koneru, former world top woman player and still one of the top few, and the many other GM's include Nigel Short.

[peter_parr]

Australia's leading grandmaster Zong-Yuan Zhao has taken the sole lead in the 202 player event with 24 grandmasters with 7/8. He defeated former world title challenger and top seed and last year's winner Nigel Short in round 8 with the black pieces. There is one round left to play.

[Kevin Bonham]

Short - Zhao

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[antichrist]

where is AR Rosario when Aussie ZYZ is leaving those Filipino GMs in his dust? Has ZYZ defeated Pinoy GMs - cant check for logistical reasons

[peter_parr]

ZYZ has scored 100 % against only one Pinoy rated 2356.

Zhao is performing about 2750 so far

Zhao born in Beijing has white in the final round against IM Wan Yunguo 2494 of China

[Kevin Bonham]

Yuan plays IM Wan Yunguo (2494, born 1990) from China in the final round. He's leading by half a point from his opponent, Gustaffson, Hansen and Schebler. Yuan's opponent needs a draw for a GM norm by my quick calculations.

[Adamski]

Terrific stuff from ZYZ!

[antichrist]

I have a mate here whose brain is cooked by drugs but can still go through dozens of Zhao's brilliancies out of his head

[peter_parr]

Zhao plays the young IM Yunguo Wan (CHN 2494) in the final one round on Sunday night. ' One night in Bangkok from Chess the Musical' will hopefully see Zhao as the winner of the prestigious Bangkok Open' .

[pax]

Four move draws on boards one and two? Understandable on board 1 with guaranteed first place and a GM norm at stake, but I would have expected a fight for first place on board two. Good for Zhao, obviously as Schebler will be hard pressed to win with black vs Levente.