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
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
VISHY ANAND RETAINS WORLD CHESS CROWN
GRANDMASTER Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand of India settled a truce with GM Vladimir Kramnik of Russia after 24 pushes of a Sicilian Skirmish in their 12 game matches to retain his crown at the conclusion of 2008 World Chess Championships was held in Bonn, Germany, on Friday.
Anand who learned the rudiment of chess here in Baguio City, Philippines during his College days when his father work at the Philippine Railway bested Kramnik, a prodigee of former world champion Garry Kasparov into a, 6.5-4.5 victory. The late Filipino NM Victor Cabrido is one of the chess teacher of Anand.
Anand said in a post mortem interview that Kramnik's choice "surprised me a little bit. The position got very sharp very quickly."
Kramnik said he was "quite happy" to play the Najdorf, though he acknowledged that he had "no clue at all about the theory."
The pinnacle of his career (Anand) was achieved on December 24, 2000 when Anand became the 15th World Chess Champion in Teheran.
In 1987, he (Anand) became the First Asian to win the World Junior Championship at Baguio City in Philippines. He became the first Indian Grandmaster in 1987, when he was nineteen years old.
After the decisive game, the trophy giving was held on stage of the Art and Exhibition Hall, by FIDE Honorary President Florencio "Pocamps" Campomanes and Josef Resch, UEP president and match director of the World Chess Championship. The national anthem of India and the FIDE anthem concluded the trophy giving. The main sponsor was Evonik Industries AG and the prize money 1,5 Million Euro.
contributed by MARLON BERNARDINO.
Anand who learned the rudiment of chess here in Baguio City, Philippines during his College days when his father work at the Philippine Railway bested Kramnik, a prodigee of former world champion Garry Kasparov into a, 6.5-4.5 victory. The late Filipino NM Victor Cabrido is one of the chess teacher of Anand.
Anand said in a post mortem interview that Kramnik's choice "surprised me a little bit. The position got very sharp very quickly."
Kramnik said he was "quite happy" to play the Najdorf, though he acknowledged that he had "no clue at all about the theory."
The pinnacle of his career (Anand) was achieved on December 24, 2000 when Anand became the 15th World Chess Champion in Teheran.
In 1987, he (Anand) became the First Asian to win the World Junior Championship at Baguio City in Philippines. He became the first Indian Grandmaster in 1987, when he was nineteen years old.
After the decisive game, the trophy giving was held on stage of the Art and Exhibition Hall, by FIDE Honorary President Florencio "Pocamps" Campomanes and Josef Resch, UEP president and match director of the World Chess Championship. The national anthem of India and the FIDE anthem concluded the trophy giving. The main sponsor was Evonik Industries AG and the prize money 1,5 Million Euro.
contributed by MARLON BERNARDINO.
ANGELO YOUNG IS JOINT THIRD IN 17TH MIDWEST CLASS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS
FILIPINO International Master Angelo Young turned back American Seth Homa to finish in a tie for 3rd to 5th placers in the just concluded 17th Midwest Class Chess Championships was held in Wheeling, Illinois, USA.
The former RP junior champion accumulated with 3.5 points in five outings, the same output of Russian GM Dmitry Gurevich and American IM Ben Finegold.
Former US Open champion GM Yuriy Shulman of the United States bested fellow GM Nikola Mitkov of Macedonia to finish clear first with 4.5 points, half point ahead with solo second place and local bet Alexander Stamnov with 4.0 points.
contributed by MARLON BERNARDINO
The former RP junior champion accumulated with 3.5 points in five outings, the same output of Russian GM Dmitry Gurevich and American IM Ben Finegold.
Former US Open champion GM Yuriy Shulman of the United States bested fellow GM Nikola Mitkov of Macedonia to finish clear first with 4.5 points, half point ahead with solo second place and local bet Alexander Stamnov with 4.0 points.
contributed by MARLON BERNARDINO
TWO PINOYS SHARE TOP HONORS IN ITALY CHESS MEET
GRANDMASTER candidate Roland Salvador and International Master elect Virgilio Moreno Vuelban toppled their sixth and final round opponent to share the top honors in the just concluded XX Festival Internazionale di Scacchi "Città di Lucca" Chess Championships was held in Scacchi, Italy, recently.
The pride of San Jose Delmonte, Bulacan Salvador (2464), who needed one GM norm to complete his GM status outpointed Italian IM Doriano Tocchioni while Fide Master Vuelban, who hails from Cagayan de Oro City who needed to raise his Elo 2390 to 2400 to obtain his IM title crushed Italian NM Daniele Parrini.
Salvador and Vuelban, both backed up by Philippe J. Lhuillier, Philippine Ambassador to Italy, finish identical 5.0 points apiece in six outings with the same 20.5 bucholz tie break points enroute the coveted plum.
In a recent interview Vuelban, also the president of Filipino Chess Club in Rome, Italy revealed that Philippe J. Lhuillier, Philippine Ambassador to Italy invited world's youngest GM Wesley So, Asia's First GM Eugene Torre and NCFP president Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr., to visit Rome, Italy.
"Inimbitahan ni Philippe J. Lhuillier, Philippine Ambassador to Italy sina Wesley (So), Eugene (Torre) at Cong. (Butch) Pichay na bumisita dito sa Roma pagkatapos ng World Chess Olympiad sa Dresden," said Vuelban, also nephew of Misamis Oriental governor Oscar Moreno.
So is one of the five members of the RP bound to 2008 World Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany on November 12 to 25 while Torre, on the other hand was taps by Pichay to be the team captain of RP chess team.
Torre and fellow GM Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr., begged off to participate in the qualification tournament for the RP Chess Team in World Chess Olympiad due to varying reason.
contributed by MARLON BERNARDINO.
The pride of San Jose Delmonte, Bulacan Salvador (2464), who needed one GM norm to complete his GM status outpointed Italian IM Doriano Tocchioni while Fide Master Vuelban, who hails from Cagayan de Oro City who needed to raise his Elo 2390 to 2400 to obtain his IM title crushed Italian NM Daniele Parrini.
Salvador and Vuelban, both backed up by Philippe J. Lhuillier, Philippine Ambassador to Italy, finish identical 5.0 points apiece in six outings with the same 20.5 bucholz tie break points enroute the coveted plum.
In a recent interview Vuelban, also the president of Filipino Chess Club in Rome, Italy revealed that Philippe J. Lhuillier, Philippine Ambassador to Italy invited world's youngest GM Wesley So, Asia's First GM Eugene Torre and NCFP president Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr., to visit Rome, Italy.
"Inimbitahan ni Philippe J. Lhuillier, Philippine Ambassador to Italy sina Wesley (So), Eugene (Torre) at Cong. (Butch) Pichay na bumisita dito sa Roma pagkatapos ng World Chess Olympiad sa Dresden," said Vuelban, also nephew of Misamis Oriental governor Oscar Moreno.
So is one of the five members of the RP bound to 2008 World Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany on November 12 to 25 while Torre, on the other hand was taps by Pichay to be the team captain of RP chess team.
Torre and fellow GM Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr., begged off to participate in the qualification tournament for the RP Chess Team in World Chess Olympiad due to varying reason.
contributed by MARLON BERNARDINO.
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