2013 Bangkok Open - Zong Yuan Zhao wins outright

Australian GM Zong Yuan Zhao has won the 2013 Bangkok Chess Club Open, after a quick draw in the final round. The draw moved him to 7.5/9 and left him alone in first place, after the results on the next couple of boards fell his way. Zhao went through the tournament undefeated and finished with a TPR of 2695.
IM Max Illingworth was the next best of the Australian players, finishing in a tie for 17th place, with 6/9. Tim Reilly and Fedja Zulfic finished on 4.5.
Key to Zhao's victory was his round 8 win against tournament top seed Nigel Short. Zhao sacrificed 3 pawns for an attack and by move 30 was up a Queen for 2 pieces+2 pawns. Short continued to fight in the position but eventually Zhao's Queen overcame White's pieces.
Full results from the tournament can be found here.


Short,Nigel - Zhao,Zong Yuan [A07]
2013 Thailand Open, 20.04.2013

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d3 Bg4 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4 Bg6 8. Nh4 e5 9. e3 Bd6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Nxg6 fxg6 12. h4 Qe7 13. g5 Nh5 14. c4 e4 15. dxe4 d4 16. exd4 Nf4 17. Qf1 c5 18. d5 Ne5 19. Kd1 b5 20. cxb5 c4 21. f3 Rac8 22. Bh3 Rc7 23. Nb1 Nfd3 24. Be6+ Kh8 25. Rh3 Bc5 26. Nc3 Nf2+ 27. Ke2 Nxh3 28. Qxh3 Rxf3 29. Qxf3 Nxf3 30. Kxf3 Qf8+ 31. Bf4 Bd6 32. Ne2 c3 33. bxc3 Bxf4 34. Nxf4 Rxc3+ 35. Kg4 Qa3 36. Rg1 Re3 37. e5 Rxe5 38. Rg3 Qb4 39. Rb3 Qc4 40. Kg3 Qc5 41. Rf3 Re1 42. Kh3 Re3 43. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 44. Kg4 h5+ 45. gxh6 gxh6 46. Nxg6+ Kg7 47. Ne7 h5+ 48. Kf5 Qf3+ 49. Ke5 Qg3+ 50. Kf5 Qxh4 51. Nc6 Qc4 52. Ke5 Qxb5 53. Kd6 h4 54. Kc7 Qb6+ 55. Kc8 Kf6 56. a4 a5 57. Kd7 Qe3 58. Kc7 Qg3+ 59. Kb6 h3 60. Bxh3 Qxh3 61. Kxa5 Qb3 62. d6 Qc3+ 63. Kb6 Ke6 64. Nd8+ Kd7 65. Nb7 0-1