Patcharawee Brahmawong

Mr. Fat Cat

  • Coach of Thai National Chess Teams in SEA Games 2019 and in SEA Games 2013
  • Coach of Thai Female Chess Team in the 42nd Chess Olympiad 2016 (Azerbaijan).
  • Chess coach of the Royal Bangkok Sports Club (RBSC) (December 2015-present) and the Royal Bangkok Sports Club Polo Club (2011-present)
  • Coach of Chulalongkorn University’s Bridge and Boardgame Team (June 2006 – January 2008, June 2009 – January 2013)
  • Coach of Bangkokthonburi University’s Chess and Thai Chess Team (2016 – present)
  • Coach (1998-2007) and the team manager (2008-2010) of Chulalongkorn University Demonstration School’s Boardgame Team
  • International Arbiter (since 2016) and FIDE* Arbiter (since 2015)
  • FIDE Instructor (since 2016)
  • Member of Executive Board of Thailand Chess Association (2009-2012, 2015-2016, 2019-2020), under the auspices of the Sport Authority of Thailand, serving as the Registrar (2009-2010), as the Treasurer (2011-2012, 2015-2016), and as a member of the Ethics Committee and Norms Committee (2019-2020).

* Federation International des Echecs (World Chess Federation)

Education:

  • Thammasat University

Master of Arts in Economics (English Program), May 2011

GPA: 3.59

Language Skills (Fair, Fluent, Excellent)

TOEFL Scores (8 September 2012): Reading 30/30, Listening 28/30, Speaking 20/30, Writing 28/30, Overall 106/120

  • Arbiter of numerous chess events domestically and abroad, e.g. 1st Thailand Chess Festival (Thailand International Chess Championships 2019) in Pattaya, Asian Youth Chess Championships 2018 in Chiang Mai, 2017 ASEAN Para Games at Kuala Lumpur, 17th ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championships 2016 in Pattaya, World School Chess Championships 2015 in Pattaya, ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championships 2015 in Singapore, Thailand National Chess Championships 2007 and 2013-2018, ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championships 2014 in Macau, Thailand Open Chess Championship 2009, 2011 and 2018, etc.

 

  • Organizing committee member of many chess, Thai chess, and Thai checker tournaments, for example (1) SET Thai Chess Festival (2005-2008) (2) TSD Youth Chess Championship 2005 (3) Thailand Youth Chess Championship (2006-2010) (4) 10th Thai Checker Championship by Provincial Electricity Authority (2006) (5) “Peejan Games” by Kasetsart University (2006) (6) Bangkok Chess Club (BCC) Open Chess Championship 2008 (7) BCC-Thailand Open Chess Championship 2009 (8) Thailand Open Chess Championship 2010 (9) Thailand Chess Championship 2009 and 2010 (10) “Peepthong Games” by Suranaree University of Technology (2009) (11) ACSP Junior Chess Championship 2010 (12) Assumption SmartGames Festival 2010, etc.

 

  • Executive committee member and the registrar (2009-2010) and the treasurer (2011-2012, 2015-present) of Thailand Chess Association, under the auspices of the Sport Authority of Thailand.

 

  • Having participated in numerous chess tournaments, such as (1) the ASEAN University Games 2006 at Hanoi, Vietnam, as a chess player in the national team, (2) chess and Thai chess competitions of the annually Satit Samakki Games, 1994-1997, as a representative of Chulalongkorn University Demonstration School to, having won 6 gold medals and 3 silver medals, and (3) many national-level chess tournaments, including the 1st Chess University League 2002, Thailand Open 2003, BCC Open 2003-2005, TSD Thailand Open 2005-2006, mai Chess Invitational 2005, etc.