Bangkok--Apr 29--SET
The Thai Chess Championship 2005, an activity under the ”Capital Market for Students” Project co-hosted by The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), SETTRADE.Com Co., Ltd., and the Thai Investors Association (TIA), has announced the winners of the junior and senior primary school levels. The games took place in two days, with more than 100 contestants.
SET President Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong announced that the 2nd Thai Chess Championship was well-attended by players from all over the country. Similar to last year’s event, there were more than 700 chess players competing in this year’s competition: 113 at the primary school level, 142 at the high school level, 73 at the tertiary level, and 396 in the open category.
Mr. Kittirat reported, “The ‘Thai Chess Competition 2005’ began April 23. The competition will end on May 15, 2005. The matches of the primary school contestants were held on April 25 — 26, with the junior class being for students under 10 while the senior class was for those 10 through 13. The event became more exciting when well-known chess wizard ‘Sian Pong’ played with students on 10 different boards simultaneously.”
The winner of the junior primary school level was Chaiya Tangmunkongworakul, 8, from Jin Ter Kaengkoi School in Saraburi, who took home THB5,000 cash, a trophy and a certificate. The second place runner-up was Chirayu Chintrakul, 9, from Mongford College in Chiang Mai, who received THB3,000 cash, a trophy and a certificate. Third place belongs to Wanas Dokbua, 9, from Suanluang School in Bangkok, who received THB2,000 cash, a trophy and a certificate.
In the senior primary school level, the 1st — 3rd place winners all were from Assumption College, Primary School Section, and were Theparithi Yothinnoratham, 12; Phongsapat Pojpanichpong, 13; and Panuwat Phoosamrithlert, 12, respectively. Theparithi was awarded THB5,000 cash, a trophy and a certificate. Phongsapat won THB3,000 cash, an honorary plaque and a certificate, while Panuwat received THB2,000 cash, an honorary plaque and a certificate.
Consolation prizes went to the 4th — 10th place winners of both the junior and senior primary school levels. Each received THB500 cash and a certificate.
Every contestant will receive 2 CD recordings of last year’s chess matches — one on the games of the 8 finalists in the open category, the other on the Top Chess Wizard games. The 16 finalists in the open category this year will also receive the book, ‘A Shortcut to Thai Chess’, written by Mr. Ramluek Theerapong, or ‘Tau Paknam’.
The High School level matches, comprised of the junior (under 16) and senior (under 19) levels, will be on April 27 — 28 from 8:30 — 16:00 hrs. A special match will be on April 28, at 16:30 hrs., when ‘Sian Pong’ will play contestants on 10 different boards simultaneously.
The remaining matches shouldn’t be missed by chess enthusiasts. Contestants in the Tertiary Education Level will be competing on May 3 — 4, 2005. The Open Level will be on April 30, May 1, 2, 5 and 6. Then the semifinal round will be on May 7, at the Sangvian Indaravijaya Auditorium, 3rd Floor of the SET Building.
The Top Chess Wizard games will have this year’s and last year’s 1st — 4th place winners of the Open Category competing. The 2 chess wizards who have already been set for the game are Mr. Boonsueb Sae-Heang (or ‘Sian Waeng’) and Mr. Nakorn Treesa-ard. These exciting games will be on May 8 — 15, 2005 (only on Saturday and Sunday).
Chess enthusiasts can watch the matches at the SET Building or watch a live broadcast on www.thaibg.com
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