INVITATION for the 10th Thailand Open 2014
Sun, sea, beach, nature, culture, friendly people, nice food, nice nightlife, draughts, …
is there a better combination? Playing draughts in the morning, swimming in the sea or sitting on an
elephant in the afternoon. In the evening, if you like, there are many open bars.
In June 2014 there will be an international draughts tournament in Jomtien, a nice tourist village
just at the beach. Nine rounds in nine days according to the Swiss System and the rules of the FMJD.
We will play eight games in the morning and one game in the afternoon. There will be enough time to
take part on (of course fully voluntary) excursions, or to play rapid (‘blitz’)
games, or to play a small tournament ‘Thai draughts’ with the locals. The
entrance fee of the participation is 55 euro. If you want to stay in the same hotel as the
tournament, the costs are app. 180 euro for 9 nights with breakfast, based on a shared room.
Excursions are, of course, not included in the price. We recommend you to spend more days in the
nice country of Thailand. Come and join the 10th International Draughts Tournament in Jomtien
(‘Thailand Open’) 30 June - 8 June 2014 in the Jomtien Garden Hotel, 31/71 Moo
12, Nongprue, Banglamoung, Chonburi 20260, THAILAND.

Playing schedule:

30 May: 19.00 hrs. Opening Tournament in Jomtien Garden Hotel & Resort, 31/71 Moo12, Nongprue,
Banglamoung, Chonburi 20260, Thailand
31 May: 10.00 hrs. 1st round;
1 June: 8.00 hrs. 2nd round; 14.00 hrs. Excursion (if you like)
2 June: 8.00 hrs. 3rd round; 14.00 hrs. Excursion (if you like)
3 June: 8.00 hrs. 4th round; 14.00 hrs. 5th round
4 June: free day. Excursion (if you like)
5 June: 12.00 hrs. 6th round; 19.00 hrs. Excursion (if you like)
6 June: 8.00 hrs. 7th round; 14.00 hrs. Excursion (if you like)
7 June: 8.00 hrs. 8th round; 14.00 hrs. Excursion (if you like)
8 June: 8.00 hrs. 9th round; 15.00 hrs. Closing Ceremony

We’ll play according the rules of the FMJD. 1.30 hours for 40 moves and after that 1.00
hour for 35 moves and after that 10 seonds/move. Swiss-system. Referee is Mr. E. Davelaar,
international referee of the FMJD.

Prizes:
There are many prizes (at least 50 prices, devided in money and cups) in several categories. It's
depending on the amount of participants.
There are special prizes for the best Asian players, Best Women, and Youth players if there are
enough participants in these categories (>3).
Do you want to join the tournament?
It's not necessary to be a strong draughts player.
It is an open tournament for everyone who wants to play international draughts.
Mail Tournament director Andrew Tjon A Ong: tjonaong@gmail.com

Winner 2005
Sharunas Mardosa (Lithuania)

Winner 2006
Ron Heusdens (Netherlands)

Winner 2007
Alexey Chizhov (Russia)

Winner 2008
Jean-Marc Ndjofang (Cameroon)

Winner 2009
Jean-Marc Ndjofang (Cameroon)

Winner 2010
Gabriel Heerema (Netherlands)

Winner 2011
Macodou Ndiaye (Senegal)

Winner 2012
Alexey Chizhov (Russia)

Winner 2013
Alexey Chizhov (Russia)

Thailand Open 2013 is sponsored by Tulip House, Jomtien Garden hotel, Restaurant "Ons
Moeder" Pattaya, Bijnaar Lasbedrijf in The Hague & Damatico Mindgames

Tuliphouse:
344/3 Jomtien Beach Road, 20260 Jomtien
Tel.: +66 38 231 134, Fax: +66 38 232 071
Email: tuliph@loxinfo.co.th
Hotel / guesthouse with seaview, Restaurant, Terrace
Thai and European kitchen, Travel agency
Rooms available for app. 10 euro

The organization of Thailand Open 2014:

Mr. Andrew Tjon A Ong
Tournament director

Mr. Evert Davelaar
Organization
International referee

Mr. Mathieu Corporaal
Organization
Sponsor

Mr. Eric van Dusseldorp
Webmaster

Registration:
For registration or information, send an email to: tjonaong@gmail.com or to
thailanddammen@gmail.com
Look for more information at the website of the tournament: [url]http://www.thailandopen.nl/
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