EUGENE Torre, Asia's first Grandmaster has only one thing in his mind right now, and that is to join countryman super GM Wesley So, in this year's World Chess Cup (World Chess Championships) in Khantiy, Mansiyk, Russia.
"Hope makapasok ako sa main draw ng World Chess Cup," said the 59-years-old Torre, the 1982 Toluca, Mexico Inter-Zonal champion and the first Filipino who made it to the Candidates matches in the World Chess Championship but lost to Hungrarian GM Zoltan Ribli.
Wesley So, the country's top rated player who holds a Fide ELO rating of 2667 has made it to the tournament proper of 128 players World Cup after reaching quarter-final round in the last edition in Khantiy-Mansiyk, Russia when he stunned super GMs Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine and Gata Kamsky of the United States.
The first round of the Asian Zone 3.3 chess championships begins today, Tuesday, 4 pm in Tagaytay City. Top officials from the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) and World Chess Federation (FIDE) are expected to lead a short but colorful opening rites followed by a one –minute silent prayer to honor of the late NCFP executive director Willie Abalos, who passed away last May . The tournament ends on May 30.
The week-long event to be held simultaneously with the Asian Zone 3.3 championship and the Asian Zone 3.3 women’s zonal, served as qualification tournament for the World Chess Cup, formerly FIDE knock-out World Chess Championships
Aside from Torre, other Filipino bets gunning for slots in the World Chess Cup are 12-time national open champion GMs Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr., Mark Paragua, John Paul Gomez, Darwin Laylo and GM-elect Ronald Dableo, IMs Oliver Barbosa, Richard Bitoon, Oliver Dimakiling, Chito Garma and Barlo Nadera, reigning Philippine Boys Juniors Champion NM Mari Joseph “MJ” Turqueza and ex-RP Juniors ruler NM Paulo Bersamina.
In the distaff side, Woman International Masters Chardine Cheradee Camacho, Beverly Mendoza, Cristine Rose Mariano and newly-installed WIMs Cheradee Chardine Camacho and Catherine Perena will seeing in action in the women’s play. Also include reigning RP Juniors Girls Champion WNMs Janelle Mae Frayna, Cristy Lamiel Bernales and Rulp Ylem Jose. Tournament director is Fide delegate IA Casto “Toti’ Abundo while olympian GM Jayson Gonzales is the grass roots development program head. By: MARLON BERNARDINO
Monday, May 23, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
10th Asian Continental Individual Chess: So, Laylo Prevail
FILIPINO Grandmasters Wesley So and Darwin Laylo clinched victories for the country on Wednesday in the third round of the 10th Asian Continental Individual chess championships at the Hotel Pardisan in Mashhad, Iran.
So, seeded third behind GMs Rustan Kasimdhanov (2685) of Uzbekistan and Krishnan Sasikiran (2676) of India with an ELO of 2667, defeated No.38 IM Alavi Sayed Javad (2428) of Iran to remain in contention in this prestigious, nine-round competition being held to determine the region’s four representatives to the 2011 World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
The No.25 Laylo (2516), the hero in the Filipinos’ first-round campaign, bested No.44 FM Jwan Bakr (2428) of Syria.
Thus, So and Laylo raise their total 2 points and gain a share of lead with 8th places along with GMs Parimarjan Negi (2622), Adhiban B (2543), Abhijit Kunte (2526) and Ganguly Surya Shekhar (2643) of India, GMs Zhou Weiqi (2610) and Zhao Jun (2574) of China, GM Dao Thien Hai (2512) of Vietnam and GM Susanto Megaranto (2529) of Indonesia.
No.5 GM Bu Xiangzhi (2662) of China routed Negi to grabs the solo leadership board with 3 points.
Six players, led by Sasikiran and No.3 GM Pentala Harikrishna (2666) of India, shared second to 7th places with 2.5 points.
No. 20 GM John Paul Gomez (2538) beat No.39 IM Gao Rui (2419) of China, No.19 GM Mark Paragua (2542) split the point with No.42 FM Hussein Ali Hussein (2394) of Iraq, while No.27 IM Oliver Barbosa (2506) also halved the point with No.12 GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (2606).
The triumvirate (Gomez, Paragua and Barbosa) now has 1.5 points along with Kasimdhanov, the tournament favorites, winner over No.48 Khademi Mohammad Miran (2308) of Iran.
In the fourth round, So will take on Adhiban B, Laylo will battle Zhao, Gomez opposite No.43 IM Das Debashis (2392) of India, Paragua will meet No.28 GM Anuar Ismagambetov (2500) of Kazakshtan and Barbosa goes up against No. 42 FM Al-Ali Hussein Ali Hussein (2394) of Iraq.
The top four finishers in the annual tournament will earn the right to represent the region in the 2011 World Cup scheduled in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia later this year.
China and India have the most number of entries with 12 players each, while host Iran has 10. The Philippines has five players, followed by Vietnam with three, Kazakhstan with two and Chinese-Taipei, Indonesia, Iraq, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan with one each. Of the 50 participants, 28 are GMs and 10 IMs.
The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), headed by president/ chairman Prospero “Butch” Pichay Jr., and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), thru Chairman Ricardo Garcia, are supporting the Filipinos’ campaign.
Submitted by: Marlon Bernardino
So, seeded third behind GMs Rustan Kasimdhanov (2685) of Uzbekistan and Krishnan Sasikiran (2676) of India with an ELO of 2667, defeated No.38 IM Alavi Sayed Javad (2428) of Iran to remain in contention in this prestigious, nine-round competition being held to determine the region’s four representatives to the 2011 World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
The No.25 Laylo (2516), the hero in the Filipinos’ first-round campaign, bested No.44 FM Jwan Bakr (2428) of Syria.
Thus, So and Laylo raise their total 2 points and gain a share of lead with 8th places along with GMs Parimarjan Negi (2622), Adhiban B (2543), Abhijit Kunte (2526) and Ganguly Surya Shekhar (2643) of India, GMs Zhou Weiqi (2610) and Zhao Jun (2574) of China, GM Dao Thien Hai (2512) of Vietnam and GM Susanto Megaranto (2529) of Indonesia.
No.5 GM Bu Xiangzhi (2662) of China routed Negi to grabs the solo leadership board with 3 points.
Six players, led by Sasikiran and No.3 GM Pentala Harikrishna (2666) of India, shared second to 7th places with 2.5 points.
No. 20 GM John Paul Gomez (2538) beat No.39 IM Gao Rui (2419) of China, No.19 GM Mark Paragua (2542) split the point with No.42 FM Hussein Ali Hussein (2394) of Iraq, while No.27 IM Oliver Barbosa (2506) also halved the point with No.12 GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (2606).
The triumvirate (Gomez, Paragua and Barbosa) now has 1.5 points along with Kasimdhanov, the tournament favorites, winner over No.48 Khademi Mohammad Miran (2308) of Iran.
In the fourth round, So will take on Adhiban B, Laylo will battle Zhao, Gomez opposite No.43 IM Das Debashis (2392) of India, Paragua will meet No.28 GM Anuar Ismagambetov (2500) of Kazakshtan and Barbosa goes up against No. 42 FM Al-Ali Hussein Ali Hussein (2394) of Iraq.
The top four finishers in the annual tournament will earn the right to represent the region in the 2011 World Cup scheduled in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia later this year.
China and India have the most number of entries with 12 players each, while host Iran has 10. The Philippines has five players, followed by Vietnam with three, Kazakhstan with two and Chinese-Taipei, Indonesia, Iraq, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan with one each. Of the 50 participants, 28 are GMs and 10 IMs.
The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), headed by president/ chairman Prospero “Butch” Pichay Jr., and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), thru Chairman Ricardo Garcia, are supporting the Filipinos’ campaign.
Submitted by: Marlon Bernardino
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