Second seed GM Vallejo (2696) of Spain shares the lead with GM Gustaffson and GM Barbosa after the fourth round at the Bangkok Chess Club Open. The top boards witnessed numerous upset results with top seed Wang Hao (2702) settling for a draw with GM Jozsef Horvath (2522) and third seed GM Nigel Short (2678) losing to GM Oliver Barbosa (2489).
Young Indian untitled player Ritviz Parab (2188) is having a fairy tale tournament. He held Indian GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly (2619) to a draw on the fifth board to continue his fine run. In another all India clash, another youngster Michelle Catherina (2179) drew with IM Himanshu Sharma (2416) to become India’s latest Women International Master (WIM).
Pairings for Round 5:
| Name | Pts. | Name | Pts. | |||
| GM | Gustafsson Jan | 4 | – | GM | Vallejo Pons Francisco | 4 |
| GM | Wang Hao | 3½ | – | GM | Barbosa Oliver | 4 |
| GM | Schebler Gerhard | 3½ | – | GM | Ganguly Surya Shekhar | 3½ |
| IM | Sammalvuo Tapani | 3½ | – | GM | Horvath Jozsef | 3½ |
| IM | Dimakiling Oliver | 3½ | – | IM | Ghosh Diptayan | 3½ |
| GM | Laylo Darwin | 3½ | – | IM | Swapnil S. Dhopade | 3½ |
| Ritviz Parab | 3½ | – | GM | Torre Eugenio | 3½ | |
| GM | Short Nigel D | 3 | – | IM | Ikeda Junta | 3½ |
| GM | Socko Bartosz | 3 | – | GM | Lazarev Vladimir | 3 |
| IM | Ahlander Bjorn | 3 | – | GM | Rasmussen Allan Stig | 3 |
You may check the pairings for round 5 here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr169298.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=5&fed=IND&flag=30&wi=821