BIG ROOK CHESS ACADEMY
  • Upcoming Events
    • TCA x Big Rook Chinese New Year Chess 2026
  • Past Events
    • Big Rook After-Work October 2025
    • 1st Bangkok Summer International Chess Open (2025)
    • 5th Big Rook International Chess Festival
    • Chinese New Year Chess 2025
    • End of Year Chess (2024)
    • 4th Big Rook International Chess Festival
    • Big Rook Chinese New Year 2024
    • TCA x Big Rook Olympiad Chess Challenges U!6
    • TCA x Big Rook Olympiad Chess Challenges OPEN
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TCA x Big Rook
​Chinese New Year Chess 2026

February 14-17 | at Big Rook Chess Academy | Bangkok Thailand​
Register Here
List of players (coming soon)

Schedule
Feb 14 (Sat.)
8:00 am Sign-in desk opens
8:45 am Sign-in desk closes

9:00 am Standard R1
​2:30 pm Standard R2​

​Feb 15 (Sun)
9:00 am Standard R3
3:00 Blitz

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Feb 16 (Mon.)
​9:00 am Standard R4
2:30 pm Standard R5

Feb 17 (Tue.)
​9:00 am Standard R6
2:30 pm Standard R7

ENTRY
Early bird payment before Feb 2 (Bank Transfer)*
Standard 1400
Blitz 400
(Entry waived for GMs and IMs during Early Birds)

Late payment & pay at venue 
Standard 2000
​Blitz 800

*Players residing outside of Thailand may submit their flight itinerary to keep the early bird and pay at the venue on arrival.
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Registrations count once all info and payment are well-received

PRIZES
Standard
1st - 5000 & Trophy
2nd - 3000
3rd - 2000
Best Senior (S50) - 1400
Best Lady - 1400
Best Junior (U16) - 1400
Best U1700 - 1400
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+โควต้าคัดตัวทีมชาติไทยชุด Olympiad
ทีมชายและทีมหญิง
​ทีมละ 1 ตำแหน่ง *
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Blitz
1st - 1700
2nd - 1000
3rd - 700
4th - 600
5th - 400

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* Big Rook Chess Academy เป็นเพียงผู้จัดงานเท่านั้น สมาคมกีฬาหมากรุกสากลแห่งประเทศไทย สงวนสิทธิ์เด็ดขาดในการพิจารณาคุณสมบัตินักกีฬาที่ได้รับคัดเลือก

Regulations
1. FIDE Rules applied to all categories.
2. All categories are FIDE rated.
3. 
Standard: 7 rounds, time control is 90 minutes with 30 seconds increment.
4. Blitz: 9 rounds, time control is 3 minutes with 2 seconds increment.
5. Players must sign-in before 8:45 am to be paired in the first round.
6. Players may request up to 2 byes with 0.5 points in the Standard games from round 1 to 5.
7. Players who request a bye on R1 still need to timely confirm their participation to the organizer or the Chief Arbiter to be paired for their first game.

8. Players who don't show up to their paired games will be excluded from the remaining games unless a timely and sastisfactory reason is provided.
9. Players must dress properly.
10. Big Rook Chess Academy reserves the rights to the public and commercial usage of all photos and medias taken at the event including those of minors and juniors.
11. Entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
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  • Upcoming Events
    • TCA x Big Rook Chinese New Year Chess 2026
  • Past Events
    • Big Rook After-Work October 2025
    • 1st Bangkok Summer International Chess Open (2025)
    • 5th Big Rook International Chess Festival
    • Chinese New Year Chess 2025
    • End of Year Chess (2024)
    • 4th Big Rook International Chess Festival
    • Big Rook Chinese New Year 2024
    • TCA x Big Rook Olympiad Chess Challenges U!6
    • TCA x Big Rook Olympiad Chess Challenges OPEN