Bangkok--Oct 5--SET
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), SETTRADE.Com, and the Thai Investors’ Association (TIA) will host the chess competition again this month. The event is entitled ‘Thai Chess Championship for Youth’ and will welcome students wishing to join the challenge and get a chance to win THB 70,000 worth of total prizes and honorary plaques. It will run through two days straight using the Swiss System for all categories.
The President of the SET, Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong, disclosed that the ‘Thai Chess Competition 2004’ hosted during April 24 — May 16, 2004, was a proof of the SET’s success in bringing a traditional Thai board game to life again, as there was a record of more than 700 players participating. Therefore this month the SET, SETTRADE.Com, and the TIA will again jointly host the competition to encourage Thai youth to spend their free time wisely.
The Thai Chess Championship for Youth will be held on Saturdays and Sundays between October 23 — November 7, 2004, employing the 9-round Swiss system. The championship will be open in the following categories: 1) Junior primary school students of not older than 10 years old, 2) Senior primary school students of not older than 12 years old, 3) Junior high school students of not older than 16 years old, 4) Senior high school students of not older than 19 years old, and 5) Students in tertiary education of not older than 25 years old.
The programs are as follows:
Sat.Oct.23 — Sun. Oct.24, 2004 for the Junior Primary School Category and Senior Primary School Category.
Sat.Oct.30 — Sun. Oct.31, 2004 for the Junior High School Category and the Senior High School Category.
Sat. Nov.6 — Sun. Nov.7, 2004 for the Students in Tertiary Education.
The top winner in each category will receive a THB 5,000 cash prize, an honorary plaque, and a certificate. The first runners-up will receive THB 3,000 cash prizes, honorary plaques, and certificates. The second runners-up will receive THB 2,000 cash prizes, honorary plaques, and certificates. The 4th — 10th places will receive consolation prizes of THB 500 cash and certificates.
For more information and applications, please call 0 2229 2007-8 or come in person to the 1st floor of the SET Building by October 15, 2004.
For more information, please contact the Corporate Communication Dept.:
Ladawan Kantawong Tel: 0-2229-2036 / Kulvida Jintakawong Tel: 0-2229-2037 / Nattaporn Boonprapa Tel: 0-2229-2049 End.
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