2018 Bangkok Open Chess LIVE!

The 18th Bangkok Chess Club Open is being held in the Regent Cha-am Beach Resort from 13-21 April 2018. In total almost 350 players take part, with around 240 playing in the main 9-round open. The time control is 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 is 100,000 Thai Baht, or around 3,200 US Dollars.