12th Bangkok Chess Club Open 2012: 15th place finished for Sander Severino

South East Asia PARA Games gold medalist Sander Severino of the Philippines held former World Chess Championship contender GM  Nigel Short of England into a draw in 47 moves of a Colle System. Severino of Bacolod City won  the exchange in the middle game and just came short of scoring a stunning upset victory as Short use his vast experince to salvage a draw. Short won the 12th Bangkok Chess Club title with 8.0 points out of 9 games , a full point ahead over three players who scores  7.0 points. Severino finished with 6 .0 points good for 15th place over-all in a field of 135 players from thirty two countries.
[Event "12th BCC Open"]
[White "Severino, Sander"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"].
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 Nf6 4. e3 Nc6 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nbd2 Qc7 7. O-O Bd7 8. Qe2
h6 9. a3 g5 10. g3 O-O-O 11. dxc5 e5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 f5 15.
Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Qxe5 Qf7 17. Nd4 Rxd4 18. Qxd4 Bg7 19. Qd3 Rd8 20. Qe2 Re8 21.
Qd1 Qc4 22. f3 f4 23. Re1 Qxc5+ 24. Kg2 Rd8 25. Qe2 g4 26. Qf2 gxf3+ 27. Kg1
Bf8 28. b4 fxg3 29. hxg3 Qh5 30. Bf4 Qh3 31. Rad1 Be7 32. Rxd8+ Bxd8 33. c4 Bb6
34. c5 Bd8 35. Rd1 Be7 36. Rd2 h5 37. Qf1 Qe6 38. Kh2 h4 39. Qh3 hxg3+ 40. Kxg3
Qxh3+ 41. Kxh3 Bf6 42. Kg3 Bc3 43. Rd1 a5 44. Bd2 Ba4 45. Bxc3 Bxd1 46. bxa5
Kd7 47. Kf2 1/2-1/2

 Stany,G.A (2376) - Amonatov,Farrukh (2604) [B40]

12th BCC Open Bangkok THA (6), 16.04.2012
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 d6 4.Bb2 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.0–0 Nf6 7.Re1 Be7 8.c3 0–0 9.Na3 Rc8 10.Bf1 a6 11.Nc2 Ne5 12.d4 Nxf3+ 13.Qxf3 cxd4 14.Nxd4 b5 15.c4 Qb6 16.cxb5 axb5 17.Rad1 Rfd8 18.Bd3 b4 19.h3 Qa5 20.Bb1 h6 21.Qd3 e5 22.Nc2 Bc6 23.Qf3 d5 24.Bxe5 dxe4 25.Qg3 Nh5 26.Qh2 Bb5 27.Nd4 Bd3 28.Bxd3 exd3 29.Rxd3 f6 30.Nf5 Bc5 31.Bd4 Bxd4 32.Nxd4 Qb6 33.Nf5 Rxd3 34.Ne7+ Kh7 35.Nxc8 Qe6 36.Rf1 Qxc8 37.g4 Qe6 38.gxh5 Rxh3 39.Qf4 Rxh5 40.f3 Rg5+ 41.Kf2 Qb6+ 42.Ke1 Re5+ 0–1

Ghane,Shojaat (2339) - Hou,Yifan (2639) [E32]

12th BCC Open Bangkok THA (3), 14.04.2012
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Qe8 7.Nf3 b6 8.e3 Bb7 9.Be2 d6 10.0–0 Nbd7 11.b3 Ne4 12.Qc2 f5 13.Ne1 Rf6 14.f3 Ng5 15.e4 f4 16.Nd3 e5 17.d5 Qh5 18.Nf2 Rg6 19.Qd3 Nf6 20.Rd1 Bc8 21.Ra2 Rh6 22.h3 Bxh3 23.gxh3 Nxh3+ 24.Nxh3 Qxh3 25.Bf1 Qh1+ 26.Kf2 Rh2+ 27.Ke1 Rxa2 0–1

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	Rp	rtg+/-
1	GM	Short Nigel D	ENG	2697	8	55	48	2768	8.4
2	GM	Amonatov Farrukh	TJK	2604	7	55	40.3	2601	2.5
3	IM	Nguyen Duc Hoa	VIE	2453	7	53	39.3	2616	19
4	GM	Sriram Jha	IND	2406	7	51	38	2514	12.8
5	IM	Liu Qingnan	CHN	2461	6.5	54	36	2542	10.7
6	IM	Venkatesh M R	IND	2509	6.5	54	35.3	2561	7.9
7	IM	Saptarshi Roy	IND	2384	6.5	50	35.5	2435	7.4
8		Wan Yunguo	CHN	2441	6.5	50	34.8	2458	5.7
9	GM	Gustafsson Jan	GER	2642	6.5	50	34	2492	-11
10		Liu Chang	CHN	2262	6.5	50	31.5	2461	34.3
11	IM	Nguyen Van Huy	VIE	2485	6.5	49	32.3	2421	2.5
12	GM	Schebler Gerhard	GER	2449	6.5	47	34	2405	-3.3
13	GM	Neelotpal Das	IND	2462	6.5	45	31.3	2390	-5.9
14	GM	Hou Yifan	CHN	2639	6	53	32.5	2500	-10.9
15		Severino Sander	PHI	2344	6	51	31	2481	23.4
16	GM	Ghane Shojaat	IRI	2339	6	50	30.5	2423	10.3
17	GM	Xiu Deshun	CHN	2492	6	50	31	2412	-7.8
18	IM	Contin Daniel	ITA	2331	6	49	29.8	2408	9.7
19		Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh	IND	2119	6	48	30.5	2354	44.3
20	IM	Myo Naing	MYA	2321	6	46	29.3	2232	-9.1
21	IM	Lammers Markus	GER	2384	6	45	29.3	2319	-6.6
22	WGM	Pham Le Thao Nguyen	VIE	2351	6	43	28	2291	-9.1
23	FM	Teerapabpaisit Wisuwat	THA	2278	5.5	50	27	2285	-0.3
24		Stany G A	IND	2376	5.5	49	26.3	2383	2.6
	IM	Mohota Nisha	IND	2312	5.5	49	26.3	2372	8.1
26	FM	Voigt Martin	GER	2364	5.5	49	24.8	2390	4.2
27	GM	Rantanen Yrjo A	FIN	2383	5.5	47	27.5	2348	-2.8
28		Sie Thu	MYA	2243	5.5	47	25.5	2336	14.5
29		Xiao Yiyi	CHN	2103	5.5	46	24	2289	32.5
30	FM	Pitirotjirathon Jirapak	THA	2252	5.5	46	26.5	2283	8.1
31		Nishant Malhotra	IND	1977	5.5	46	25.5	2333	54.2
32	CM	Neubronner Jarred	SIN	2312	5.5	45	26.8	2151	-24.6
33		Akshat Chandra	IND	2130	5.5	43	22.8	2245	16
34		Pranav Vijay	IND	2116	5.5	43	22.8	2205	25.4
35	FM	Daly Colm	IRL	2285	5.5	42	23.3	2191	-11.7
36	GM	Pogorelov Ruslan	UKR	2426	5.5	41	24.3	2198	-21.7
37		Kananub Warot	THA	2120	5.5	41	21	2238	22.8
38		Kulpruthanon Thanadon	THA	1989	5.5	41	23.8	2196	42.6
39	WFM	Zhai Mo	CHN	2262	5.5	41	22.8	2094	-14.3
40	GM	Wong Meng Kong	SIN	2343	5.5	39	21.8	2117	-19.8
41		Cai Jiaying	CHN	2064	5.5	39	20.3	2189	23.3
42	IM	Wynn Zaw Htun	MYA	2414	5	49	25	2258	-16
43	WIM	Wang Xiaohui	CHN	2209	5	49	23.5	2276	12.3
44		Cox Tristan A	ENG	2096	5	48	26.5	2337	40.2
45		Ni Shiqun	CHN	2157	5	45	22.8	2139	0
46	FM	Reilly Tim	AUS	2256	5	45	22.5	2231	-4.9
47		Zhao Zhouqiao  Chn	CHN	2141	5	45	21	2231	18.3
48		Chen Yang	CHN	2084	5	44	21.8	2209	19
49		Anasrullah	INA	2127	5	44	21	2164	16.5
50		Lee Kai Jie Edward	SIN	2093	5	44	20	2219	15.3
51		Portugalera Ric	PHI	2176	5	44	19.8	2098	-7.5
52	FM	Lamorelle Julien	FRA	2301	5	43	21.3	2177	-24.1
53		Zhou Guijue	CHN	2205	5	43	20	2225	4.9
54	FM	Aschenbrenner Robert	AUT	2254	5	43	19.3	2248	-1.2
55	FM	Kyaw Lin Naing	MYA	2252	5	42	20.5	2111	-14.2
56		Steinbrecht Ralf	GER	2194	5	42	19.8	2165	-3
57		Rom Jasper B	USA	2208	5	42	19.8	2094	-36
58		Soyeur Alain	FRA	2133	5	39	21	2081	-1.2
59		Aung Kyaw Moe	MYA	2161	5	38	18.8	2062	-11.7
60		Ilmoni Tommy	FIN	2113	5	37	17.5	2075	1.5
61	FM	Van Rijn Wouter	NED	2201	4.5	47	20.5	2188	0
62		Abanco Ernie	PHI	2066	4.5	47	21.8	2237
63	WGM	Nadig Kruttika	IND	2238	4.5	46	18.5	2230	-0.8
64		Tan Weiliang	SIN	2267	4.5	44	19.8	2118	-25.8
65	FM	Frosch Erich	AUT	2284	4.5	44	19.5	2165	-20.3
66		Shao Shuai	CHN	2188	4.5	41	18	2060	-8.6
67		Frosch Ronald	AUT	2241	4.5	41	16.8	2075	-27.5
68	FM	Trisa-Ard Nakorn	THA	2265	4.5	40	18	2037	-21.9
69		Eriksson Jon	FIN	2152	4.5	40	16.8	2099	-6.2
70		Thanatipanonda Thotsaporn	THA	2101	4.5	40	15.3	2080	1.6
71		Li Xueyi	CHN	2076	4.5	39	16.3	2108	5.7
72		Tuorila Kai	FIN	2119	4.5	39	14.5	2101	1.2
73		Wiwatanadate Poompong	THA	2080	4.5	38	14.8	2036	-7.9
74		Xu Fei	CHN	1990	4.5	37	14.5	2065	12.3
75		Hoffman Ron	NED	2097	4.5	37	13.3	2017	-1.5
76		Laurain Dominique	FRA	1972	4.5	36	15.5	1982	3.8
77		Liu Hongyan	CHN	1978	4.5	34	13.5	1959	-3.3
78		Kivimaki Jaakko	FIN	2186	4	47	18.3	2156	-3
79	FM	Saeheng Boonsueb	THA	2207	4	47	17.5	2106	-16.6
80		Lam Daniel King-Wai	HKG	2084	4	45	19	2191	18.1
81		Faika Michael	GER	2119	4	43	16.8	2119	2.8
82		Atthaworadej Woradej	THA	1670	4	42	17.3	2088	48.5
83		Chong Chor Yuen	HKG	2075	4	41	14.5	2002	-12.4
84		Zhu Ying	CHN	1999	4	39	14.5	1972	-5.3
85		Akharaboollasez Akharin	THA	1906	4	39	13.5	1952	11.9
86		Attwood James	AUS	2090	4	38	14	1955	-22.6
87		Frederiksen Erik	DEN	1996	4	38	13.5	1903	-28.2
88		Ramirez Leyva Freddy	MEX	1955	4	38	13	1980	3.3
89		Darby Peter	ENG	1912	4	37	12.5	1932	2.7
90		Limono Handjojo	INA	1950	4	35	14	1869	-4.2
91	CM	Norris Damian C	FIJ	2071	4	34	11.5	1890	-26.1
92		Lim Kian Hwa	MAS	1891	4	33	11	1787	2.3
93		Franzen Johan	SWE	2111	4	32	10	1920	-32.7
94		Klubwong Prakarn	THA	1798	4	29	9	1880
95		Rinquest Ted	USA	2113	3.5	45	13.3	2113	-23.1
96		Sollid Stein	NOR	2018	3.5	39	12	1973	-10.4
97		Bianchetti Raoul	ITA	1948	3.5	38	12.5	2023	26.1
98		Blasl Dietmar	AUT	2103	3.5	38	10.5	2003	-22
99		Calacday Henry	PHI	1964	3.5	37	11	1973	-1.8
100		Tachaplalert Suvich	THA	1799	3.5	36	10.3	1903	7.8
101		Hutzheimer Alfred	AUT	2093	3.5	35	10.5	1877	-55.5
102		Yutithamnon Surapole	THA	1981	3.5	34	9.25	1869	-16.6
103		Arjun Vairavan	SIN	1760	3.5	33	10.5	1920	22.5
104		Campi William	USA	1789	3.5	31	7.5	1830	3.3
105		Debbeler Adrian	GER	1759	3.5	31	7.25	1797	-9.8
106		Larsen Hans Haagen	DEN	1715	3.5	26	6.25	1705	-11.6
107		Kwak Junyong	KOR	0	3	40	11.5	1835
108		Holming Patrick	SWE	2000	3	39	12	1938
109		Thanarotrung Ratchaphon	THA	1858	3	38	12.5	1900	-4.3
110		Arpijuntarangkoon Jaradpong	THA	1968	3	38	11	1907	4.5
111		Maneeratanasak Chanavuth	THA	1846	3	38	10	1876	-2.1
112		Jennewein Norbert	GER	1851	3	35	9	1858	4.1
113		Trinkl Andreas	GER	1827	3	34	8.5	1782	-4.5
114		Low Zhen Yu Cyrus	SIN	1722	3	33	8.5	1848	17
115		Siddiqui Nida Mishraz	PAK	1567	3	33	8.25	1751
116		Srivatanakul Pricha	THA	1741	3	33	7	1768	-10.6
117		Watharow Sean	AUS	1921	3	30	7.5	1593	-16.2
118		Shah Taksh	IND	1571	2.5	38	9.25	1849	24.6
119		Balasubramanian Akshaj	IND	1504	2.5	34	7.75	1773
120		Nakvanich Sahapol	THA	1884	2.5	33	5.75	1866	-1.5
121		Karasmaki Seppo	FIN	1858	2.5	33	7	1749	-24.1
122		Frost Peter	AUS	1897	2.5	33	6	1686	-12.3
123		Wuest Andreas	SUI	1873	2.5	29	5.25	1635	-38.1
124		Lie Terje	NOR	1653	2.5	24	4.25	1622	-21.5
125		Vinod G	IND	2044	2	39	8	2159	8.4
126		Greenwood Martin C	ENG	1625	2	30	3.5	1681	9.9
127		Shah Etash	IND	1674	2	26	2.5	1521
128		Wongsawan Thoetsak	THA	1564	2	26	2	1516
129		Tuamsang Sawapop	THA	1968	1.5	36	5.5	1984	-1.4
130		Eldridge James	AUS	1410	1.5	31	4.25	1418
131		Chua Xavier	SIN	1681	1	31	2.5	1740	2.4
132		Petchrongrusamee Pornpong	THA	1786	1	28	2.5	1474	-20.3
133	FM	Shrestha Bilam Lal	NEP	2136	0	27	0	0	0
		Mccready Mark	ENG	1817	0	27	0	0	-7.8
135		Khongboonkirt Hirun	THA	1591	0	24	0	1182