Evgeny Romanov clear first at 22nd BCC Open, Lalit Rohit third

by Shahid Ahmed - 13/05/2025

GM Evgeny Romanov (MKD) won 22nd BCC Open 2025 scoring an unbeaten 7/9. IM Paulo Bersamina (PHI) scored 7.5/9 to secure second place. He also remained undefeated. Five players - GM Lalit Rohit, GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly, IM Michael Concio Jr. (PHI), FM Ern Jie Anderson Ang (MAS) and GM Nigel Short (ENG) scored 7/9 each. They were placed third to seventh according to tie-breaks. The first prize in the Open group is THB 100000. The nine-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by IO Kai Tuorila at Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand from 13th to 21st April 2025. Photo: bangkokchess.com

No tie-break needed for top two

Champion - GM Evgeny Romanov (MKD) 8/9 | Photo: bangkokchess.com

Runner-up - IM Paulo Bersamina (PHI) 7.5/9 | Photo: bangkokchess.com

Second Runner-up - GM Lalit Rohit 7/9 | Photo: bangkokchess.com

4th GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly 7/9 | Photo: bangkokchess.com

Top five (L to R): IO Kai Tuorila, Organizer, 4th GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly 7/9, 3rd GM Lalit Rohit 7/9, 1st GM Evgeny Romanov (MKD) 8/9, 2nd IM Paulo Bersamina (PHI) 7.5/9, 5th IM Michael Concio Jr. (PHI) 7/9, IM Maung Maung Lwin, Chief Arbiter | Photo: bangkokchess.com

A total of 197 players including 10 GMs, 12 IMs, a WGM and 4 WIMs took part from 39 countries across the world in the Open section. The nine-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by IO Kai Tuorila at Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand from 13th to 21st April 2025. The time control of the event was 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes rest + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

Replay Round 5-9 available games

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	3	GM	Romanov, Evgeny		MKD	2590	8	51	48,75	7	41
2	12	IM	Bersamina, Paulo		PHI	2411	7,5	48	41,00	6	38,5
3	6	GM	Lalit, Babu M R		IND	2495	7	51	41,50	5	39
4	4	GM	Ganguly, Surya Shekhar		IND	2572	7	50	40,00	6	38
5	16	IM	Concio, Michael Jr.		PHI	2378	7	49	39,50	5	37
6	22	FM	Ang, Ern Jie Anderson	U18	MAS	2286	7	46	37,50	7	36
7	2	GM	Short, Nigel D	S50	ENG	2594	7	45	37,25	6	35,5
8	7	GM	Gordon, Stephen J		ENG	2474	6,5	48,5	37,25	6	36,5
9	1	GM	Gustafsson, Jan		GER	2601	6,5	46,5	34,25	5	34
10	28		Biriya, Mohammadamin		IRI	2221	6,5	45	32,00	5	33,5

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