Top Spanish player GM Francisco Vallejo Pons and Filipino GM Oliver Barbosa share first place in the 14th Bangkok Chess Club Open 2014 with 7.5/9 each.
The event took place from 12th to 19th April, 2014 at the 5-star Dusit Thani Bangkok Hotel in Bangkok, the capital and the most populous city of Thailand. It was a 9-round Swiss tournament, more information here.
GM Jan Gustafsson shares third place in a 3-way tie with IM Quingnan Liu and GM Bartosz Socko with 7/9 each.
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Final Ranking after 9 Rounds (top finishers):
1. GM Vallejo Pons Francisco ESP 2693 7,5
2. GM Barbosa Oliver PHI 2580 7,5
3. GM Gustafsson Jan GER 2634 7
4. IM Liu Qingnan CHN 2500 7
5. GM Socko Bartosz POL 2635 7
6. GM Gomez John Paul PHI 2524 6,5
7. GM Atalik Suat TUR 2562 6,5
8. GM Dzhumaev Marat UZB 2496 6,5
9. IM Wohl Aleksandar H. AUS 2355 6,5
10. IM Saptarshi Roy IND 2434 6,5
11. IM Nolte Rolando PHI 2417 6,5
12. GM Socko Monika POL 2450 6,5
13. GM Laylo Darwin PHI 2511 6,5
14. GM Venkatesh M.R. IND 2515 6
15. Andador Rolando PHI 2279 6
16. FM Teerapabpaisit Wisuwat THA 2250 6
17. IM Lahiri Atanu IND 2311 6
18. IM Lodhi Mahmood PAK 2358 6
19. Liu Yan CHN 2264 6
20. FM Kojima Shinya JPN 2361 6
21. IM Kuderinov Kirill KAZ 2448 6
22. GM Torre Eugenio PHI 2427 6
23. Peng Xiongjian CHN 2193 6
24. Vaarala Eric SWE 2281 6
25. GM Schebler Gerhard GER 2451 5,5
26. CM Nanjo Ryosuke JPN 2321 5,5
27. Sardana Rishi AUS 2320 5,5
28. Diaz Conrado PHI 2246 5,5
29. Zhu Ying CHN 2027 5,5
30. Rohan Ahuja IND 2154 5,5
31. Causo Deniel PHI 2293 5,5
32. FM Saeheng Boonsueb THA 2200 5,5
33. GM Lazarev Vladimir FRA 2441 5,5
34. IM Dale Ari AUS 2310 5,5
35. FM Bersamina Paulo PHI 2325 5,5
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