Pattaya has long been a favorite venue for international chess tournaments in Thailand thanks to tourist friendly beach resort hotels and infrastructure just two hours from Bangkok.
Numerous Bangkok Chess Club Open Championships and ASEAN Age-Group Championships and even the World Schools Championships have received rave reviews.
Now there is a new event – Thailand Pattaya Open Chess Championships – with many of the same organisers to be held from 24-31 October 2018. Prospectus is here: Open-Amateur-Regulations.
Adding to the Open and Amateur sections will be the Thailand Pattaya Youth Chess Championships held from 20-14 October 2018. Prospectus is here: Thailand-Pattaya-Youth-2018.