tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52534853509072186192024-03-13T10:10:57.540-07:00Chess News PhilippinesNews-blog about the exploits of Filipino Chess mastersJovie Sisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891392782806856839noreply@blogger.comBlogger340125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253485350907218619.post-18892558893795241622020-10-29T16:50:00.000-07:002020-10-29T16:50:18.363-07:00Ex-De La Salle coach tied for first in US chess tourney<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">By: </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Marlon Bernardino</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Former De La Salle Lipa, Batangas coach John Renan Lumbera emerged as co-champion in the Temecula Chess Club Open tournament held in Temecula, California, USA, over the weekend.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">In the final round of the 7-round Swiss system tournament, the seventh-seeded Lumbera yielded to second-seeded Scott Roods. This prevented Lumbera from winning the title outright.</span></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Top seed Vadim Kudryavtsev caught-up with the Quezon Province native Lumbera at the top of the standings after beating 12th seeded Dereck Williams in the last round. Kudryavtsev took the title due to higher tie-break points over Lumbera. The two woodpushers finished with identical 6 points.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Roods, meantime raised his total to 5 points, the same output of Marius Lucan and Pedro Valdericeda. ~~~</span></span></div>Jovie Sisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891392782806856839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253485350907218619.post-83381840543204154642017-10-30T15:21:00.004-07:002017-10-30T15:21:51.895-07:00GM Mark Paragua Wins Washington Chess Congress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At left is GM Mark Paragua and First Filipino Canadian National Master NM Rupert Frilles Jr. (right) in a souvenir photo in the just ended 4th Annual Washington Chess Congress last October 6-9, 2017, at the Hilton Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia, USA.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Filipino Grandmaster Mark Paragua failed to win the coveted title but didn't go home empty handed when he received the $1,000 prize money by topping the Mixed Doubles category along with team mate US player Rachana Bhanuprasad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The native Bulacan GM Paragua tallied 4.5 points in the Open section while Bhanuprasad notch 5.5 points in the Under 1300 section of the 4th Annual Washington Chess Congress last October 6-9, 2017, at the Hilton Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia, USA.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">At solo 5th placer is Liran Zhou with 5.0 points, good for him to won the top under 2300 award for $1,400.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Overall, GM Paragua finished in a tie for 6th to 10th place with FM Jennifer R Yu, FM Akshita Gorti, Andy Huang and Jeffrey L Quirke.</span></div>
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Jovie Sisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891392782806856839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253485350907218619.post-45863648871885319182017-10-30T15:15:00.003-07:002017-10-30T15:15:40.519-07:00FORMER RTU MAINSTAY NATIONAL MASTER JULIUS SINANGOTE IS 2017 NM ENGR. ROBERT ARELLANO CHESS CUP CHAMPION<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">FORMER Rizal Technological University (RTU) mainstay National Master Julius Sinangote flashed his old deadly form winning the prestigious National Master Engineer Robert Arellano Chess Cup last Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the famous Chess Training headquarters in Asinas Street, San Juan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Sinangote, showed his mastery in three miinutes plus two seconds increment, Blitz format garnered a total of 15 points output enroute the coveted title backed up by Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-based National Master Engineer Robert Arellano in this one-day event, using Single Round Robin Format.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">John Lee settled second place with 14.5 points followed by National Master Ali Branzuela who notch 13.0 points for third place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Rounding up to the top ten place are 4th place Paul Anthony Sanchez (12.0 points), 5th place Ricardo Jimenez (11.5 points), 6th place Genghis Imperial (11.0 points), 7th place Reggie Mel Santiago (8.0 points), 9th place Marc Simborio (7.0 points) and 10th place Mark Russel Salera (6.0 points). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">He also pointed out our untitled players or non-master chess players have a chance to play with our chess masters. Grandmaster-elect Ronald Dableo and Woman National Master Christy Lamiel Bernales already joined in the past tournaments at Chess Training headquarters .</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> -Marlon Bernardino-</span></div>
Jovie Sisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891392782806856839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253485350907218619.post-49398465003859981312017-10-30T15:09:00.001-07:002017-10-30T15:09:57.669-07:00EX-EARIST PLAYER AND NOW CHESS TEACHER IS CONCEPCION DOS CHESS CLUB CHAMPION<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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FORMER Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (Earist) top player Narciso Gumila Jr. (left) received the top prize of P800 from Concepcion Dos Chess Club President Arlito Celis (right) after winning the Concepcion Dos Chess Club non-master chess tournament last Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 37 Crimson street Bonita Homes Concepcion Dos in Marikina City.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">FORMER Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (Earist) top player Narciso Gumila Jr.topped the Concepcion Dos Chess Club non-master chess tournament last Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 37 Crimson street Bonita Homes Concepcion Dos in Marikina City.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Gumila, now a chess teacher of Makati Hope Christian School, tallied 5.5 points, unbeaten in the six-round Swiss System format, 15 minutes time control event.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">He defeated Jimson Linda in the final round enroute to the coveted title plus the top prize of P800.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Domingo received P400 while Linda didn't go-empty handed with P300.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In other matches saw, Jan Roldan Oriendo crushed Bobby dela Paz, Mark Kenneth Lomio walloped Denden Cruz, Givy Barlome nipped Sol Tiamzon, Cris Advincula waylaid Marguel Soria, Lito Celis dealt Tutoy Teves and Jonathan Trajano whipped Raffy Lobitana.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">World Chess Federation (FIDE) arbiter Dubai-based Ryan Carandang, Concepcion Dos Chess Club President Arlito Celis, Vice president Johnson Abacan and tournament director Ranier Pascual led the closing rites.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Tournament director Ranier Pascual added that the next event will be on November 25 while an Open master division to schedule on December 9.</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> (Marlon Bernardino)</span></div>
Jovie Sisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891392782806856839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253485350907218619.post-31154664968331602022017-08-30T04:49:00.000-07:002017-08-30T04:49:23.356-07:00JRS TATLUHAN CHESS TEAM TOURNAMENT ON SEPTEMBER 3<div style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">ALL systems go for the Cayetano "Jun" R. Santos Jr. team chess tournament dubbed as JRS chess tatluhan 1950 and below team tournament that opens on September 3, 2017 (Sunday) at the JRS Chess Club, Ampid One, San Mateo, Rizal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Cayetano "Jun" R. Santos Jr. known "Chess God Father" in San Mateo, Rizal said teams competing are coming from San Mateo, Marikina, Montalban, Antipolo, Caloocan, Manila, Quezon City among others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">With the theme "No to drugs, Yes to chess" the one-day chessfest offers P7,000 to the winning team and P4,000, P2,500, P1,500 and P1,000 for the second to fifth placers.</span></div>
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Jovie Sisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891392782806856839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253485350907218619.post-87529167172980882042015-04-28T22:35:00.001-07:002015-04-28T22:35:11.518-07:00GM Mark Paragua tops 2015 Georgia State Championship<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430261131120_27840" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
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GM Mark Paragua won solo first in the recently concluded five round 2015 Georgia State Championship in Atlanta. GA. Visiting from New York, Paragua faced strong players from Georgia led by GM Alonzo Zapata, who wound up at third place with a loss to Paragua in the third round. Paragua beat GM Alonzo in 27 moves of a Trompovsky. The Filipino grandmaster scored a total of 4.5 points.</div>
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Jovie Sisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891392782806856839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253485350907218619.post-20650879045513839082015-02-27T04:16:00.001-08:002015-02-27T04:16:17.734-08:00PINOY NELSON VILLANUEVA IS BACK, TOPS MALAYSIA CHESS<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425031677851_29096" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;">
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8.5 points---NM Nelson Villanueva (Philippines)</div>
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7.0 points---Nik Nik Ahmad Farouqi (Malaysia), Erowan Masrin (Malaysia), NM Stewart Manaog (Philippines), IM Mas Hafizulhelmi (Malaysia), WFM Camilia Johari (Malaysia), Wan Yusoff Wan Mohd Adli (Malaysia)</div>
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FIDE MASTER (FM) Nelson Villanueva once again is at the top of his game after winning the Zadano Kelantan Open Chess Championship 2015 last February 20 to 21 in Kota Bharu, Malaysia.</div>
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The native Bacolod City Villanueva who is best to remember spearheading the multi-titled Rizal Technological University (RTU) Mandaluyong chess team in a numerous National Capital Region-State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (NCR-SCUAA) chess title during his college days, actually was undefeated in this Nine Round Swiss-system World Chess Federation (FIDE) sanctioned rapid tournament with eight wins a draw in nine outings to received the top prize of RM 2,000 (Malaysian Ringgit).</div>
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Among his crucial wins that includes Abdul Jamil Nurul Aisyah (Round 1), Rokeman Nur Syahirah (Round 2), Jusoh Mohd Bakri (Round 3), Mohd Syaahil Hamid (Round 4) and Zulkifli Muhd Syazwan of Malaysia (Round 5), countryman NM Carlo Lorena (Round 6) and Nik Nik Ahmad Farouqi (Round 7) and Nik Hasan Nik Mohd Nazri of Malaysia (Round 9). Compatriot Michael Angelo Palma salvaged a draw with Villanueva in the eight and penultimate round.<span class="yiv6960069059" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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The win boosted Villanueva's morale as he prepares to compete in the 15th Bangkok Chess Club Open on April 12 to 19 at the Dusit Thani Pattaya Hotel in Pattaya, Thailand.</div>
Jovie Sisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891392782806856839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253485350907218619.post-9175985124034049602015-01-28T17:43:00.004-08:002015-01-28T17:43:56.278-08:00Paragua, Ondangan, Sevilla, Nouri shines in US chess tourneys<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
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Filipino chessers were recently named as most outstanding players in separate tournaments in the United States.</div>
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Grandmaster Mark Paragua won its fifth chess title in the Big Apple. He finished tie for first with GM Michael Rohde after tallying 3.5 points apiece last January 25. He beat Joseph Zeltsan, Edward Kopiecki and Jay Richard Bonin and drew with Rohde in the final round. The Bulacan based Paragua also won last January 8, 16, 22 and 24 in New York City.</div>
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Meanwhile, United States Master Ruben Ondangan and Fernando Sevilla shared the top honors with 3.5 points each in the Antelope Valley 1st Winter Open Chess Tournament last January 25 in Palmdale, California.</div>
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His daughter Julia Sevilla together with Alekhine Nouri settled for second and third placers with 4.5 points in the Dreaming King Open Chess Tournament last January 17 to 19 in San Diego Chess Club, San Diego, California. Jeffrey Chou took the crown with perfect 5 points.</div>
Jovie Sisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891392782806856839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253485350907218619.post-23228258806443926912014-10-14T06:20:00.001-07:002014-10-14T06:20:36.925-07:00FILIPINO GM WESLEY BARBASA SO HIT THE JACKPOT; POCKETS $100,000 FOR MILLIONAIRE CHESS OPEN IN VEGAS<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1413291397952_9024" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
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THAILAND---Filipino Grandmaster Wesley Barbasa So is the Millionaire Chess Open Champion.</div>
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He pocket the $100,000 grand prize. He won it over fellow Webster University teammate American GM Ray Robson, 1.5-0.5, in the final match and clinched the championship tiara at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday (Monday night US Time). Robson, on the other hand went home runner-up purse of $50,000.</div>
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The $1000,000 ($1-million) grand prize was the biggest ever in the history of chess tournament.</div>
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On the road to the finals, So (2755), the tournament's top seed, edged GM Zhou Jianchao (2580) of China, 2-0, in the first tiebreak consisting of two games at 15 minutes per player. Earlier, So and Zhou drew both rapid games at 25 minutes per player to force into a tiebreaker.</div>
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Robson (2628) of the USA, meantime shocked GM Yu Yangyi (2697) of China, 1.5-0.5, in their rapid semifinal knockout match and got to the final first.</div>
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The 21-year-old Bacoor, Cavite native So now has a live rating of 2762, a personal best, after gaining 7.0 rating points from 5 wins and 2 draws in the Swiss system elimination round. He surpassed former world champion GM Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, who has a 2760 rating. With his magnificent performance put him top 10 in the world.</div>
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Prior Millionaire Chess Open in Las Vegas, So settled second place behind GM Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine last June in the Edmonton International tournament in Alberta, Canada. He topped the prestigious Capablanca Memorial Tournament in Havana, Cuba last May and won the ACP Golden Classic last July in Bergamo, Italy.</div>
Jovie Sisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891392782806856839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253485350907218619.post-84645346749799610362014-09-15T06:51:00.002-07:002014-09-15T06:51:21.812-07:00Villanueva wins Malaysia chess<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1410785748694_29459" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Villanueva, who hails from La Carlota City, Negros Occidental defeated Malaysian Mohd Kamal Abdullah in the final round to score 6.5 points in seven outings and captured the coveted title. </span></div>
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Jovie Sisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891392782806856839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253485350907218619.post-42837399708952372742014-08-04T03:37:00.004-07:002014-08-04T03:37:51.190-07:00Phl women's team beats ICCD in World Chess Olympiad<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1407148211774_6938" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
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Philippines women's team continued their winning ways as it toppled International Chess Committee of the Deaf (ICCD), 3.5-0.5, in the second round of the 41st World Chess Olympiad late Sunday in Tromso, Norway.</div>
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Woman International Master (WIM) Chardine Cheradee Camacho (ELO 2214) outclassed WIM Tatiana Baklanova (ELO 2229) on Board 1 to power Phl women's team to victory.</div>
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In other matches saw, Woman FIDE Master (WFM) Janelle Mae Frayna (ELO 2205) subdued WCM Annegret Mucha (ELO 2008) on Board 2 while Woman National Master (WNM) Jan Jodilyn Fronda (ELO 2098) nipped Natalya Myronenko (ELO 1942) on Board 3. WIM Olga Gerasimova (ELO 2045) halved the point with WIM Catherine Perena (ELO 2165) on Board 4 to saved ICCD in a possible shut-out loss.</div>
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The No. 43 Philippines women's team will meet No.8 Poland in Monday's third round. Poland is coming from a 2.5-1.5 win against No.27 Czech Republic.</div>
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Against Ukraine, Sadorra, Gomez, Torre and Bersamina will face all GMs squad Vassily Ivanchuk (ELO 2744), Ruslan Ponomariov (ELO 2717), Anton Korobov (ELO 2680) and Alexander Moiseenko (ELO 2707), respectively.</div>
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The Philippine men's and women's chess teams won their respective matches at the start of 41st World Chess Olympiad late Saturday in Tromso, Norway.</div>
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The 52nd seed Philippine men's team blasted No. 138 Afghanistan,3.5-0.5, while the No. 43 Philippines women's team subdued No.110 Palau, 4-0.</div>
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GM Julio Catalino Sadorra (ELO 2590) defeated FM Mahbuboollah Kooshani (ELO 2036) after 32 moves of Neo-Catalan on Board 1, GM John Paul Gomez crushed FM Zaheeruddeen Asefi (ELO 1996) after 49 moves of Old Benoni defense on Board 2 while Asia's First GM Eugene Torre (ELO 2438) won by default over Hamidullah Sarwary (ELO 1920) on Board 3 after the latter's failed to made his appearance in the opening round. The 62-year-old Torre, dubbed as the ‘Living Legend’ of Philippine chess, made a record 22nd appearance in the world’s biggest chess stage.</div>
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Little-known Zabiullah Ahmadi (ELO 2031) prevent his team in a possible shut-out loss after forcing FM Paulo Bersamina (ELO 2363) into a fighting draw after 82 moves of Caro-Kann defense on Board 4.</div>
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In the distaff side, Woman International Master (WIM) Chardine Cheradee Camacho (ELO 2214) crushed Angelica Parrado (ELO 1628) after 36 moves of french defense, Woman FIDE Master (WFM) Janelle Mae Frayna (ELO 2205) outclassed Baby Edna Mission (ELO 1546) after 13 moves of pirc defense, Woman National Master (WNM) Jan Jodilyn Fronda (ELO 2098) won by default against Gladys Anne Paloma (ELO 1472) and WIM Catherine Perena (ELO 2165 ) routed Destiny Sisor (ELO 1536) after 28 moves of Queens Gambit Declined, in order.</div>
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In late Sunday's second round, Philippine men's team goes up against No.42 Bosnia & Herzegovina while the women's team will meet No.55 International Chess Committee of the Deaf (ICCD).</div>
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New York---Fide Master Rico Salimbagat, who hails from Tanauan, Batangas who is now based in Queens, New York, emerged champion in the recently-concluded 13th Annual Manhattan Open Chess Tournament Under 2300 section last July 25 to 27, 2014 here at at the Wyndham New Yorker Hotel.</div>
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Salimbagat, who works as a maintenance engineer at the Warwick International Hotel here in New York finished with undefeated five wins in the 5-round Swiss System format competition to pocket the champion's prize of 1,400 USD.</div>
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Salimbagat, with an USCF rating 2280, bested Jackson Hueckel, Edgar Cimafranca, Isaac Barayev, James Fu and Fide Master Jon Jacobs, respectively.</div>
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Former Olympian International Master Renato Naranja from New Jersey finished with three points, a good for a tie for 13th to 31st place.</div>
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Castro who is currently based here in New Jersey from Tondo, Manila and liason officer of the Eugene Torre Chess Foundation defeated Daniel Fridlyand, James E Thierer, Rio Arengo, Max and Simon Gorbaty, in order.</div>
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Another Filipino entry Jose dela Cruz of Queens, New York finished 3.5 points in the Under 1700 section. A native of Burauen, Leyte and founder of the newly-formed Philippine Institute for Chess Excellence (PICE), dela cruz received 125 USD for finishing second place in the Under 1550 category.</div>
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GM Sergei Azarov and GM Sergey Kudrin shared 2nd to 3rd place with four points each for 600 USD.</div>
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United States Chess Federation (USCF) master Jose "Jojo" Aquino Jr., head coach of National University (NU) from Antipolo City finished overall 17th place with 2.5 points.</div>
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MANILA, Philippines---GRANDMASTER (GM) Mark Callano Paragua once again at the top of his game after winning the tough 18th Annual Mid-America Open Chess Championships last March 14 to 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.</div>
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Paragua who is best to remember by winning the 1998 World Rapid Under-14 Championships in Disneyland, France actually was tied for first place with GM Fidel Corales Jimenez of Cuba, GM Benjamin Finegold of United States, GM Manuel Leon Hoyos of Mexico and IM Priyadharshan Kannappan of India, however after the tie break points was applied the amiable Paragua won the championships' trophy.</div>
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Paragua an incoming sports consultant at the office of Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte compiled four points in five outings with an impressive wins against David Tianjiang Peng and Tianlu Peng of China, Advait Patel of Israel and Kevin Y Cao of USA. He suffered an upset loses to Zach Kasiurak of Lithuania in the second round.</div>
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"It's a big boast for the Philippine Chess." said National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) Chairman/ President Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr. also member of board of trustees of Philippine Olympic Committee.</div>
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"Mark Paragua's perfomance in Missouri Open Chess proved that Filipino can slug it out among the World's best," added Asian Zone 3.3 FIDE President and Cavite 7th district Rep. Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino Jr. also the Secretary-General of the NCFP.</div>
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"His (Mark Paragua) big wins in Missouri Open Chess added the impressive showing of his countrymen and fellow GMs Wesley So and Julio Catalino "Ino" Sadorra, both made waves in the US chess circuit." said 1976 Palarong Pambansa Western Visayas Chess Champion Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Javier Colmenares also Vice-President of NCFP.</div>
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Paragua, earlier won the Marshall 4 rated games last March 6. He tallied 3.5 points in four outings, the same output of GM Alexander Stripunsky of the USA, whom he beat in tie break points.</div>
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Paragua is also schedule to play in the Philadelphia Open on April 16 to 20, Pittsburg Open on May 2 to 4, New York State Open on May 16-18, Chicago Open on May 22 to 26, Northeast Open on June 6 to 8, DC International Open on June 26 to 30 and the prestigious World Open Chess on July 2 to 6.</div>
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MANILA, Philippines---United States based Grandmaster Julio Catalino Sadorra of the Philippines recently topped the 2014 Lone Star Open Chess Champion with an unbeaten record of four wins and a draw in five outings last February 21 to 23 at the Marriott North Greenspoint in Houston, Texas.</div>
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Sadorra, a member of the International Churches of Christ (ICOC) in Dallas, Texas, gained three (3) elo rating points in the said chessfest, enough to tally a 2600.9 elo rating.</div>
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"Congratulation to Mr. Julio Catalino Sadorra for winning the Lone Star Open Chess Champion last month in Houston, Texas." said National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) Chairman/President Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr. in an interview by this writer on Tuesday.</div>
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" Ino's (Julio Catalino Sadorra) live rating is 2600.9. He is now officially the third player from the Philippines to break the 2600 rating mark." added Pichay, who is also Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) auditor.</div>
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Grandmaster John Paul Gomez of Binan, Laguna, room mate of GM Sadorra in last year's Manny Pacquiao Cup International here in Manila had something to say: " I'm very confident that Ino will break the 2600 elo barrier."</div>
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Candidate Master Johnny Teves of Pacita, San Pedro, Laguna who is best known to remember who scoring 8/9 on Board 1 during the last year's Malaysian Open team tournament added: " Another good news for Philippine Sports after our very own GM Julio Catalino Sadorra is the 3rd Filipino Super Grandmaster ." </div>
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Mark Paragua is the first Filipino to break the 2600 elo barrier with 2618 in January 2006. Best elo of Paragua is 2621 on April 2006. Wesley So is the second Filipino to break the 2600 barrier or much known Super Grandmaster. He tallied 2610 on October 2008.</div>
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MANILA, Philippines---Mary Grace Tambasen of Bago City, Negros Occidental and Rainier Labay of Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro are vying for the tough 18th Annual Mid-America Open Chess Championship will be held from March 14-16, 2014, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel St. Louis-Clayton, 7750 Carondelet Ave., St. Louis, Missouri in United States.</div>
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This will be the first time that Tambasen and Labay will be competing in the prestigious annual tournament which is organized by the Continental Chess Association.</div>
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Tambasen, a part of the coaching team of University of Negros Occidental –Recoletos, is fresh from overall third place finish in the Under 1950 below category Gainsfield Grand Prix 2014 Open was held last month at the Milano Restaurant, Pro Club Soi 29 Samakee Road Nonthaburi, Thailand.</div>
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"We hope to do well in this event," said Tambasen, whose local and international tournament are supported by Bago City mayor Ramon D. Torres , Sports Coordinator Ignacio Denila, National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) Vice President Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Javier Colmenares and University of Negros Occidental –Recoletos.</div>
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Labay, a former chess coach of La Salle Greenhills and La Salle Taft, won a local tournament in Batangas City last year.</div>
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Tambasen and Labay also will be seeing in action in the 8th Annual Philadelphia Open will be held from April 16-20, 2014, at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.</div>
Jovie Sisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891392782806856839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253485350907218619.post-31701184047547279382014-02-04T16:50:00.002-08:002014-02-04T16:50:36.648-08:00CALVELO WINS MALAYSIA CHESS TOURNAMENT<div id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391550683668_8815" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">MANILA, Philippines--- Jelvis Arandela Calvelo reinforced his position as one of the Philippines’ top non-master players when he ruled the Air Tawar Rapid Chess Championship dubbed as Melaka Chess Open last January 25 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Calvelo tallied perfect six points. He earlier beat Aman Mohd Airffin, Zulkiple Abdul Muhaimin, Mat Noor Zainal Abidin and Mohd Jamil Mohd Rosdi of Malaysia, respectively.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was third Malaysian chess title for Calvelo. He also finished a tie for first in the Karnival </span><span style="font-size: large;">Catur Sepang 2013-Sepang Rapid Chess Open and KL Open chess last December.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Calvelos' chess campaign in Malaysia is supported by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines, Philippine Sports Commission, the Philippine Olympic Committee and the City Government of Dasmarinas, Cavite.</span></div>
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GM Wesley Barbasa So of the Philippines now climbed up to 28th rank in the January 2014 FIDE world ratings ladder. </div>
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The 20 year-old Webster University sophomore student So, the top player of National Chess Federation of the Philippines Chairman/President Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr. and Secretary-General Cavite Rep. Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino Jr., tallied 2719 Elo Rating, the country’s highest ever achieved in the sport and likewise the only player so far to surpass the 2700 mark.</div>
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His recent tournament victories in 2013 Pan American Inter-Collegiate Championship in Lubbock, Texas , Europe ( Hoogeveens and Reykjavik) and North Americas (US Open and Canada) boosted his ascent at the top of the rankings order.</div>
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According to NCFP Chairman/President Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr. and Secretary-General Cavite Rep. Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino Jr., So's next tournament is the upcoming 76th edition of the Dutch tournament Tata Steel on January 10 to 26, 2014.</div>
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This year for the first time the grandmasters of the A-group will play one round in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and one round in the High Tech Campus Eindhoven. </div>
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The competition will gather players with a high average coefficient of 2744 Elo points. Other invited players are GM Levon Aronian of Armenia (2803), GM Hikaru Nakamura of the USA (2786), GM Fabiano Caruana of Italy (2782), GM Fabiano Caruana of Italy (2782), GM Boris Gelfand of Israel (2777),GM Sergey Karjakin of Russia (2756), GM Leinier Dominguez of Cuba (2754), GM Arkadij Naiditsch of Germany (2737), GM Anish Giri of the Netherlands(2737), GM Pentala Harikrishna of India (2708), GM Richard Rapport of Hungrary (2687) and GM Loek Van Wely of the Netherlands (2678).</div>
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Last year's edition was won by GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway (2872). The Tata Steel tournament was formerly known by the name of the city that traditionally hosted the event, Wijk aan Zee, then named Corus and finally given its current name.</div>
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Philippines top ten active players are: GMs Wesley So 2719, Julio Sadorra 2595, Oliver Barbosa 2579, John Paul Gomez 2541, Joseph Sanchez 2525, Rogelio Antonio Jr. 2517, Darwin Laylo 2511, Mark Paragua 2499, Rogelio Barcenilla 2475, Roland Salvador 2462.</div>
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Asia’s first Grandmaster Eugene Torre slipped to number 11th position with his 2427. Also noted is GM Mark Paragua’s ratings who lost several points and fell behind the 2500 mark.</div>
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New addition to the country’s titled list of players is the 19th IM Roderick Nava 2388 whose title was approved by FIDE in last month’s chess congress.</div>
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Chess crowned a new superstar Friday, as Magnus Carlsen clinched his first world chess title in a victory many expect to revolutionize the game.</div>
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At 22 years old, and with enough mainstream appeal to have secured a modeling contract and various endorsement deals, Carlsen is seen as the poster boy for a new era in chess, which has long been stuck with an image that was anything but dynamic.</div>
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With the "nerd dollar" one of the most powerful forces in modern marketing, Carlsen's combination of charisma and supreme strategic intelligence looks certain to pocket him some serious cash, as well as lead to a surge in popularity for his game of choice. Having secured the highest rating in chess history, his head-to-head battle with Anand over the past two weeks was all that stood between Carlsen and chess immortality.</div>
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However, he has already ventured where no chess player has gone before, with his modeling appearance for clothes brand G-STAR, a spot on Cosmopolitan magazine's sexiest men of 2013 list and a fanbase that includes even those unfamiliar with chess' complicated vagaries.</div>
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"The future belongs to him," said former world champion Garry Kasparov, one of chess' all-time greats. "He has the ability to reach an audience that has previously been shut off to chess. That is a wonderful thing for the game, to have this special talent and the character that goes with it."</div>
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Carlsen's style of play flies in the face of conventional chess logic and proved too much for Anand, a three-time defending champion.</div>
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Constantly throwing his opponent off balance with unorthodox and aggressive maneuvers, Carlsen asserted control in the championship match, which was played in a glass cage in India's sixth-largest city.</div>
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After the first four games all ended in draws, as is highly common at the top level of chess, where both players are of extremely high skill, Carlsen snatched away games five and six with ruthless attacking play. Following two more draws, he staved off a barrage of attacking moves from Anand to win game nine, putting him a mere half point from the championship. Players are awarded a full point for each game won, half for a draw.</div>
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Anand did not lie down quietly in game 10, despite his virtually impossible plight, forcing the game to 65 moves apiece before the players eventually agreed to a draw.</div>
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Carlsen is now expected to be greeted with a hero's welcome when he returns to his native Norway, before embarking on a world tour aimed at maximizing the spoils of his success.</div>
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"There is no telling how far his popularity could go," said two-time U.S. women's chess champion Jennifer Shahade. "He is a great looking guy and he has the personality and charisma to appeal to a very broad audience. This is a great time for him – and a great time for chess."</div>
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Colindres subdued erstwhile leader Ernesto Absin, a PNP retiree-turned businessman, in a Reti Opening in the final round to clinch the 1st King of Sports tiara. Earlier, he trounced Efren Bagamasbad, a chemical engineer and chess national master, in the second round of a Queen,s Indian and drew with 7-time executive champion Dr. Jenny Mayor and Dandel Fernandez of Manila Water to remain unbeaten in six outings with 4 wins and 2 </div>
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The two players shared the top two cash prizes of P5,000 and P3,000, respectively, and went home richer with P4,000 each.</div>
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Other winners are: Efren Bagamasbad, solo 3rd place ( P2,00); Ernesto Absin, 4th , CPA-lawyer Atty. Philip King Cartagena of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, 5th and pharmacist Stephen Manzanero, 6th. The three split the combined 4th and 5th prizes of P1,500 and P1,000, respectively.</div>
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In the 5-minute blitz side event, Dandel Fernandez of Manila Water grabbed the championship, followed by pharmacist Stephen Manzanero and Ernesto Absin. Dr. Jenny Mayor, who is obviously off-form, placed fourth.</div>
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The twin event was organized by D’ Plaza Chess Association of the Phils., Inc. in close cooperation with Bugsy International Promotions and Kaunlaran Chess Association. Supporting this maiden project were GM Eugene Torre. Asia”s first grandmaster and D’Plaza adviser, U.S. based Carmelito Mejia of CVM Investments, Inc. and Arcade Sampang of ASM Company.</div>
Jovie Sisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10891392782806856839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253485350907218619.post-58675023985807514212013-10-21T15:24:00.004-07:002013-10-21T15:24:42.589-07:00Tagaytay-Philippines scores 4-0 win in Asian Cities Chess opening<div id="yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382393059496_6574" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;">
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TAGAYTAY CITY---Tagaytay-Philippines started strong in the 2013 Asian Cities Chess Team Championship also known as Dubai Cup, pulling off a 4-0 victory against tenth seed Erdenet, Mongolia at the Tagaytay International Convention Center Sunday, here.</div>
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Grandmasters Oliver Barbosa, Mark Paragua, John Paul Gomez and Darwin Laylo swept their Mongolian rivals in one of five shutout wins on opening day that put the top-seeded Filipinos among the early leaders in the event hosted by Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, also the Fide Asian Zone 3.3 president and his wife and mayor, Dr. Agnes Tolentino and Tagaytay city council.</div>
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Barbosa (ELO 2567) dumped International Master Namkhai Battulga (ELO 2396) after 46 moves of Slav defense on board one to usher in the Filipinos' rampage.</div>
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Paragua (2571) trounced Oyunbold Bilegsaikhan (ELO 2071) after 48 moves of Sicilian defense on board two.</div>
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Gomez (2511) nipped Choidog Ganbold (2171) after 53 moves of King's Indian defense on board three, while Laylo (2497) crushed Shagdarsuren Turbat (2035) after 28 moves of Gruenfeld defense on board four.</div>
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"We hope to perform well in this event," said Gomez, who got his GM title during the 2008 Dresden Olympiad, the reigning Battle of the Grandmasters-National Open champion.</div>
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The impressive win put the Filipinos in an early collision against 6th-seeded Sharjah (UAE) in the second round scheduled Monday.</div>
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Sharjah (UAE) bannered by GM Salem A.R. Saleh (2567), IM Omar Noaman (2388), FM Alhuwar Jasem (2256) and Abdulla Al Tahir (1967) walloped 15th-seeded Seoul (Korea), 4-0, with FM Lee Sanghoon (2171), CM Kim Inguh (1805), Kim Changhoon (1790) and Wang Chengjia (1934) at the helm.</div>
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In other matches, third-seed Shanghai (China) blasted Abu Dhabi (UAE), 4-0; fourth-seeded Philippine Sports Commission-Manila (Philippines) blanked thirteen-seeded Bs Begawan (Brunei), 4-0; fifth-seeded Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) outclassed fourteen-seeded Kuwait (Kuwait), 4-0 and sixth-seeded Sharjah (UAE) beat fifteen-seeded Seoul (Korea), 4-0.</div>
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The Philippine Sports Commission-Manila (Philippines) led by Grandmaster Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. (2518), International Masters Rolando Nolte (2447) and Jan Emmanuel Garcia (2396) and Woman International Master Janelle Mae Frayna (2121) trounced Bs Begawan (Brunei) of Hj, Azahari Siti Nur Fatimah (1985), Kamis, Kamarunsalehin (1882), Hj, Azahari Md Aliuddin (2069) and Hj, Sulaiman Amir Fakhry (2049), respectively.</div>
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Meanwhile, the Col. Vicente F. Flora Jr.-backed seventh-seeded Philippine Air Force-Pasay City (Philippines) defeated sixteen-seeded Singapore (Singapore), 3-1, with National Masters Onofre Espiritu (2332), Ronald Llavanes (2239) and Raymond Salcedo (2313) providing the victories for the Armed Forces of the Philippines champion squad.</div>
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Singaporean Fide Master Tin Jingyao (2160) upset International Master Barlo Nadera (2362) using the black pieces on board one.</div>
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Second-seeded Shanghai (China) subdued eleventh-seeded Sri Lanka (Colombo), 3-1; 17th-seeded Dubai (UAE) crushed 8th-seeded Baghdad (Iraq), 3-1, and 9th-seeded Shah Alam (Malaysia) dealt 18th-seeded Chinese-Taipei (Taipei), 3.5-0.5.</div>
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The champion team will get $3,000 aside from the Dubai Cup, while the second and third placed teams will receive $2,000 and $1,000, respectively.</div>
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Chief Arbiter is Casto "Toti" Abundo, the Asian Chess Federation (ACF) deputy vice president.</div>
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Manila---Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Oliver Barbosa was held to back-to-back draws in the ongoing 2013 Indonesian Chess Open Championship at the Puri Ratna Ballroom, Grand Sahid Jaya Hotel, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman 86 Jakarta, Indonesia.</div>
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Barbosa improved his output for a total of 4.5 points on 3 wins and 3 draws and a loss. He is currently tied for 10th to 30th placers along with compatriot GM Darwin Laylo, who lost to GM Alexander Moiseenko of Ukraine after 39 moves of Gruenfeld defense. Laylo crushed GM Jaan Ehlvest of the USA in the sixth round.</div>
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"Hindi nag risk si Oliver (Barbosa) kasi mahirap ang posisyon at napilitan siyang mag repetition move ng kanyang black bishop sa b4 square to c3 square against sa rook ni Cao Sang sa a3 square to a1 square," said National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) Chairman/President Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr., long-time benefactor of Barbosa.</div>
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The Taytay, Rizal native Barbosa, earlier draw against countryman International Master Rolando Nolte in the sixth round on Monday.</div>
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Nolte, on the other hand was yielded to GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami of Iran after 77 moves of Sicilian defense in the seventh round.</div>
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GM John Paul Gomez also lost to GM Nigel Short of England after 22 moves of French defense.Gomez drew with GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam in the sixth round.</div>
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Meanwhile, solo leader GM Aleksey Dreev of Russia still leads the field with 6.0 points after halving the point with GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly of India after 30 moves of Slav defense.</div>
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At 2nd is GM Sandro Mareco of Argentina with 5.5 points. Mareco beat GM Ivan Ivanisevic of Serbia after 33 moves of Trompovsky Opening.</div>
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In other Filipino matches saw, IM Oliver Dimakiling split the point with Ehlvest , IM Emmanuel Senador was beaten by GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia, GM Mark Paragua settled for a truce with Pradeep Kumar R A of India, GM Richard Bitoon defeated FM Paulo Bersamina, National Master Emmanuel Emperado was yielded to WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs of Mongolia, IM Kim Steven Yap smashed IM Tirto of Indonesia, GM Eugene Torre drew with Surya Wahyudi of Indonesia and IM Ronald Bancod subdued FM Firdaus Maksum of Indonesia.</div>
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The Filipino Indonesia chess campaign are supported by National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) Chairman/President Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr., Secretary-General Rep. Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino Jr. and Executive Director GM Jayson Gonzales, Philippine Sports Commission and Philippine Olympic Committee.</div>
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FILIPINO GRANDMASTER (GM) Darwin Laylo settled for a truce with Spanish GM Renier Igarza Vazquez to create a 20-way tie for seventh place along with compatriot GMs Oliver Barbosa and John Paul Gomez and International Master Rolando Nolte in the fifth round of the 2013 Indonesian Chess Open Championship yesterday at the Puri Ratna Ballroom, Grand Sahid Jaya Hotel, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman 86 Jakarta, Indonesia.</div>
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Barbosa toppled Fide Master Anjas Novita of Indonesia, Gomez defeated countryman FM Paulo Bersamina and Nolte subdued IM Muhammad Ivan Situru of Indonesia.</div>
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Laylo, Barbosa, Gomez and Nolte tallied 3.5 points each, the same output of 16 others woodpushers.</div>
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GM Aleksey Dreev of Russia nipped overnight solo-leader GM Ivan Ivanisevic of Serbia to grabs the solo leadership board with 4.5 points.</div>
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GM Alexander Moseenko of Ukraine, meantime outclassed GM Shyam Sundar M of India to climb at 2nd to 6th placers in the company of fellow 4.0 pointers that includes Ivanisevic , GM Hoang Thanh Trang of Hungrary, GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly of India and GM Sandro Mareco of Argentina.</div>
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Meanwhile, after beating GM Eugene Torre in the fourth round, National Master Emmanuel Emperado continued his impressive showing by upsetting IM Sadikin Irwanto of Indonesia for his three points in five outings.</div>
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Bersamina, on the other hand remains at 2.5 points, the same score of GM Richard Bitoon, IM Emmanuel Senador and IM Oliver Dimakiling.</div>
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GM Mark Paragua tallied 2.0 points while Torre and IM Ronald Bancod have 1.5 points apiece.</div>
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The Filipino Indonesia chess campaign are supported by National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) Chairman/President Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr., Secretary-General Rep. Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino Jr. and Executive Director GM Jayson Gonzales, Philippine Sports Commission and Philippine Olympic Committee. </div>
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Manila---Filipino Grandmaster Darwin Laylo played even better in his fourth game in the 2013 Indonesian Chess Open Championship, turning back Indonesian International Master Farid Firman Syah, yesterday being held at the Puri Ratna Ballroom, Grand Sahid Jaya Hotel, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman 86 Jakarta, Indonesia.</div>
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The Marikina City native Laylo, playing under the baton of multi-titled Philippine Army chess team tallied 3.0 points, the same output of GM Alexander Moseenko of Ukraine, GM Vadim Malakhatko of Belarus, GM Renier Igarza Vazquez of Spain, GM Nigel Short of England, GM Avetik Grigoryan of Armenia, GM Jaan Ehlvest of the USA, GM Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria, GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami of Iran, GM Bayarsaikhan Gundavaa of Mongolia, GM Ivan Sokolov of the Netherlands, GMs Suri Vaibhav, Shyam Sundar M and Abhijeet Gupta of India, GM Eduardo Iturrizaga of Venezuela, GM Sandro Mareco of Argentina, GM Cao Sang of Vietnam, IM Tirta Chandra Purnama and FM Anjas Novita of Indonesia.</div>
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Not everything was good news for local chess fans, though, with Grandmasters John Paul Gomez and Oliver Barbosa failing to sustain their momentum.</div>
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The Binan, Laguna ace Gomez was yielded to GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly of India while the Taytay,Rizal pride Barbosa bowed to GM Hoang Thanh Trang of Hungrary.</div>
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With the win, Ganguly and Trang joined GM Aleksey Dreev of Russia in the 2nd to 4th placers with 3.5 points apiece. Dreev, on the other hand toppled GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia.</div>
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GM Ivan Ivanisevic of Serbia, meantime subdued overnight co-leader GM Avetik Grigoryan of Armenia to grabs the solo leadership board with perfect 4.0 points.</div>
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In other Filipino matches saw, GM Richard Bitoon was beaten by GM Ivan Sokolov of the Netherlands, FM Paulo Bersamina split the point with IM Nguyen Van Huy of Vietnam, GM Mark Paragua lost to IM Lioe Dede of Indonesia as well IM Oliver Dimakiling was collapsed to GM Gopal G N of India.</div>
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IM Rolando Nolte beat GM Ardiansyah H of Indonesia, IM Emmanuel Senador crushed GM Enamul Hossain of Bangladesh, NM Emmanuel Emperado upset GM Eugene Torre, IM Kim Steven Yap nipped FM Sumiya Bilguun of Mongolia and IM Ronald Bancod lost to Fauzan M of Indonesia.</div>
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The Filipino woodpushers Indonesia chess campaign are being supported by National Chess Federation of the Philippines headed by chairman/president Prospero “Butch” Pichay Jr. and secretary-general Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino Jr., Philippine Sports Commisison (PSC) chairman Ricardo "Richie" Garcia and Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Jose "Peping" Cojuangco.</div>
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MANILA – Grandmaster Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. finished with a seven-round total of 6.0 points on five wins and two draws to capture his first major title in local soil this year.</div>
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The multi-awarded campaigner from Calapan, Oriental Mindoro topped the 2013 Battle of the Grandmaster "Blitz" Chess Championships at the Philippine Sports Commission Conference Room, Administration Bldg., Vito Cruz, Manila <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1381193393_1">on Monday</span>.</div>
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US based GM Rogelio "Banjo" Barcenilla actually tied with Antonio with similar 6.0 points, but Antonio won via superior quotient in the event backed up by National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) Vice President for Luzon Atty. Ruel V. Canobas in close cooperation with the Philippine Sports Commisison (PSC) and the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC).</div>
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It shall be recalled that Antonio, who plays for the Philippine Army chess team, edged the country's top-rated player, Super Grandmaster Wesley So, in the finals to rules the 5th Gathering of Knights and Kings Open Chess Tournament last December held at the Ramon Magsaysay Cubao High School in Quezon City.</div>
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Meanwhile, International Master Joel Pimentel and GM Darwin Laylo, finished in third to 4th places with 5.5 points apiece.</div>
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Four players, led by Fide Master Paulo Bersamina, finished in fifth to 8th places with 5.0 points each.</div>
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Joining Bersamina are Rodolfo Panopio Jr., FM David Elorta, and GM candidate Ronald Dableo.</div>
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IM Oliver Dimakiling led a big group of players with 4.5 points that includes GM John Paul Gomez, GM Mark Paragua, NM Jerad Docena, FM Jony Habla and NM Nelson Villanueva.</div>
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GM Oliver Barbosa joints 15th position with 4.0 points.</div>
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In the women's play, Woman Fide Master Jan Jodilyn Fronda won the title with 6.5 points. Woman National Master Christy Lamiel Bernales came second with 5.5 points followed by third place Woman Fide Master Cherry Ann Mejia with 4.5 points.</div>
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At fourth to 5th places are Woman International Master Beverly Mendoza and Ynna Sophia Canape with 4.0 points apiece.</div>
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NCFP Deputy Secretary-General/ Treasurer Red Dumuk, NCFP Executive Director GM Jayson Gonzales, International Arbiter Gene Poliarco and Fide Arbiter Patrick Lee led the closing rites.</div>
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