Suchart Chaivichit

Suchart Chaivichit (Thai: สุชาติ ชัยวิชิต; born 8 July 1956), is a makruk and chess player from Thailand. He is a five-time makruk champion of Thailand (1983, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991). In chess he is a FIDE Master and three-time Chess Olympiad individual medalist (1982, 1988, 1996).

Suchart Chaivichit
Suchart Chaivichit in 2012
Country	Thailand
Born	8 July 1956
Title	FIDE Master (FM)
Peak rating	2420 (July 1983)

Biography

Suchart Chaivichit has been a leading makruk player in Thailand.[1][2] He won the national makruk championship five times, and also won a national makruk festival in 2004.[3]

Suchart Chaivichit also plays western chess. He represented Thailand in the Chess Olympiad five times:[4]

• In 1980, at first board in the 24th Chess Olympiad in La Valletta (+5, =6, -3),
• In 1982, at third board in the 25th Chess Olympiad in Lucerne (+9, =0, -3) and won individual silver medal,
• In 1984, at first board in the 26th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+5, =3, -5),
• In 1988, at fourth board in the 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+8, =0, -1) and won individual gold medal,
• In 1996, at third board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad in Yerevan (+7, =0, -2) and won individual silver medal.

Suchart Chaivichit played for Thailand three times in the Men's Asian Team Chess Championship:[5]

• In 1979, at fourth board in the 3rd Asian Team Chess Championship in Singapore (+3, =1, -4),
• In 1981, at first board in the 4th Asian Team Chess Championship in Hangzhou (+3, =0, -5),
• In 1989, at second board in the 8th Asian Team Chess Championship in Genting Highlands (+5, =1, -2) and won individual bronze medal.

References

1. "เซียนป่อง สุชาติ ชัยวิชิต ปรมาจารย์หมากรุกไทย-สากลผู้ยิ่งยง" [Sianpong Suchartchaiwichit, Thai-International Chess Master] (in Thai). 23 October 2006. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
2. "12 ยอดนักหมากรุกไทย" [12 great makruk players]. ChessSiam (in Thai). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
3. "Suchat Chaivichit, THE 2004 TOP THAI CHESS WIZARD, TOOK HOME A THB100,000 CASH PRIZE". 24 May 2004. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
4. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Suchart Chaivichit". www.olimpbase.org.
5. "OlimpBase :: Men's Asian Team Chess Championship :: Suchart Chaivichit". www.olimpbase.org.

External links

• Suchart Chaivichit player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Suchart Chaivichit chess games at 365chess.com