FILIPINO woodpushers almost dominated the 2008 Los Angeles Open Chess Championships, in Los Angeles, California.
Tournament top-seed Grandmaster Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr., flashed his old deadly form, led a 1-3- 4 finish by the Filipinos when he topped the tournament with 4.0 points following a final-round demolition over American Craig Allen Faber.
Russian IM Melikset Khachiyan, Cebuano IM Enrico Sevillano and US Master Joel "Cholo" Banawa, took the second to fourth placers, respectively also with a similar 4.0 points each in five outings after the tie break points was applied.
In other matches saw, the California-based Khachiyan settled a truce with Sevillano, protégée of sportsman/ National Master Matias "Bombi" Aznar, and Banawa subdued local bet Joshua Gutman.
The many-time RP Open champion Antonio, top player of the Philippine Army Chess Team, is in a roll in the US Chess circuit when he topped the 8th Universal Annual Swiss Chess Open last September 28 in Auburn Hills, Michigan then proceeded to win the G/19 on the 19th in Scottdale, Georgia last October 19.
contributed by MARLON BERNARDINO
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