Final Report on Asian Seniors Championships 2018

http://asianchess.com/news/garma-rules-asian-seniors/

11th JAPFA Chess Festival 2018

Bangkok Chess Club Open, 6-14 April 2019

"The 19th Bangkok Chess Club Open Chess Championships will take place 6–14 April 2019 at the Centara Grand Ladprao.

Centara Grand is a luxury hotel close to Chatuchak Park and the popular Chatuchak Weekend Market, easily accessible by Skytrain and MRT".

https://bangkokchess.com/

With imports, Australian chess gets even better...

Asian Continental Championships in Manila from 9-19 December 2018

Top 5 Play in the World Cup! The Woman Champion in the World Championship!

http://asianchess.com/news/asian-continental-open-and-womens-chess-championships-2018/

1st Thailand Pattaya Open Chess Championships 2018

The inaugural Thailand Pattaya Open Chess Championship took place from 20-31 October 2018 and what a success it was!


Links to my reports for ChessBase India are below:

https://www.chessbase.in/news/Pattaya-Open-2018 and https://www.chessbase.in/news/Tran-Tuan-Minh-is-the-winner-of-the-first-Thailand-Pattaya-Open-Chess-Championship-2018

With the interview with organisers also published in the Asian Chess Federation website:

http://asianchess.com/interview/organiser-profile-interview-with-jarunpol-sajjapronthep-and-his-wife-phuttarak-khampliw/


Nothing but rave reviews from all present and best of all, it is confirmed that it will again take place from 18-27 October 2018. Book you dates now - I have and am certainly not missing it for anything.