Ganguly wins 2016 Bangkok Open

Indian GM Surya Ganguly has won the 2016 Bangkok Open on tie-break, after finishing with 7.5/9 along with GM Francisco Vallejo Pons. Both won their final round games, with Ganguly beating Loek Van Wely, and Vallejo Pons beating Nigel Short.
Young Australian IM Anton Smirnov made it to Board 4 in the final round, but despite trying an interesting opening novelty against GM Jan Gustafsson, ended up on the wrong side of the ledger. Of other Australian players in the field, FM Tim Reilly and Patrick Gong both finished on 5, while FM Brian Jones was among the group who finished on 4.5


Gustafsson,Jan (2629) - Smirnov,Anton (2479) [D47]
16th BCC Open (9.4), 17.04.2016

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a3 Rc8 12. b4 c5 13. bxc5 Bxf3 14. cxd6 Nd5 15. gxf3 Qg5+ 16. Kh1 Qh5 17. Be2 Nxc3 18. Rg1 Rfd8 19. e4 e5 20. Be3 Nxe2 21. Qxe2 exd4 22. Bxd4 Ne5 23. Qe3 Rxd6 24. Rg5 Qxf3+ 25. Qxf3 Nxf3 26. Rxg7+ Kf8 27. Rxh7 Rc4 28. Bxa7 Ra6 29. Be3 Rxe4 30. Rb1 Ra5 31. Rh3 Ne5 32. Bb6 Raa4 33. Rxb5 Nc4 34. Bc5+ Kg7 35. Rg3+ Kf6 36. Kg2 Ra8 37. Rb7 Ra5 38. Bb4 Rf5 39. Rc7 Ne5 40. Ra7 Rh5 41. Bc3 Ke6 42. Ra6+ Ke7 43. Bb4+ Kd7 44. Rd6+ Kc7 45. Rf6 Kd7 46. Rd6+ Kc7 47. Rc3+ Kb7 48. Rd5 f6 49. Rg3 Rf5 50. Rg7+ Kc6 51. Rd6+ Kb5 52. Rb7+ Kc4 53. Rc7+ Kb5 54. Rd5+ Kb6 55. Rc3 Rg4+ 56. Kf1 Rh4 57. h3 Rhf4 58. Bc5+ Kc6 59. Rd6+ Kc7 60. Rd2 Kb7 61. Bd4 Nc6 62. Rb2+ Kc7 63. Bb6+ Kd6 64. Rd2+ Rd5 65. Bc7+ 1-0