Battle of Grandmasters results

Final Ranking - Men

Rank		Name	Rtg	Pts	Res.	Koya	SB.
1	GM	So, Wesley	2540	8½	0	3½	43.5
2	GM	Torre, Eugene	2519	7½	½	2½	37.5
3	IM	Bitoon, Richard	2420	7½	½	2	34
4	IM	Gomez, John Paul	2464	7	0	2½	35
5	GM	Antonio, Rogelio Jr.	2529	6½	0	3½	36.5
6		Nolte, Rolando	2420	5½	0	1	25.5
7	IM	Sadorra, Julio Catalino	2455	5	0	1	20
8	FM	Donguines, Fernie	2362	4½	1	1½	21.25
9		Barbosa, Oliver	2403	4½	0	1½	22.25
10		Nouri, Hamed	2392	3½	1	1	15.75
11	GM	Villamayor, Buenaventura	2425	3½	0	1½	16.75
12	GM	Gonzales, Jayson	2468	2½	0	2	15.5
Final Ranking - Women
Rank		Name	Rtg	Pts	Res.	Koya	SB.
1		Perena, Catherine	2234	8	0	3	40.5
2		Cua, Sherily	2132	7½	1	3½	39.5
3		Camacho, Charine Cheradee	2106	7½	0	2½	36.5
4		Cua, Shercila	2203	7	0	2½	35.5
5		Salvador, Aices	1999	6½	0	2	32
6		Jose, Rulp Ylem	2044	6	0	1½	28
7		Bernales, Christy Lamiel	1934	4½	1	½	19
8	WIM	Mendoza, Beverly	2072	4½	0	2	23
9		Magno, Enerose	2169	4	1	1	18.5
10		Docena, Jedara	1973	4	0	1½	18.75
11		Cunanan, Kimberly Jane	1939	3½	0	2½	22
12		Palomo, Jenny Rose	0	3	0	1	15.25

Top 6 games in Round 3 of 2nd Philippines Open

The National Chess Federation of Philippines website is doing a good job in updating the results. They even put up the top 6 games live on their website.

 

This is perhaps something we have to do also for the coming Malaysian Open. They used the MyChess java applet to display the games. However I feel that it's a bit slow on some machines and prefer the above flash interface. Incidentally the flash chess boards you see above is also written by Phillipino Robert Ambalang. :)

2nd Philippine Chess Open

Top seed Iranian GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami and Filipino GM Wesley So face off at the opening of the 2nd Philippines International Open in Subic. Looking on are National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) president Prospero Pichay, NCFP secretary-general Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino and other NCFP directors, World Chess Federation Secretary General Ignatius Leong, Asian Chess Federation Deputy President Casto Abundo and SBMA Deputy Administrator for Business Group Raul Marcelo .

SUBIC -- Newly-crowned “Battle of GMs” champion Wesley So couldn't have asked for a better start.

Buoyed by a string of successes in both local and international tournaments recently, So made short work of his first two matches to lead the march of the favorites in the 2008 Philippine Open international chess championship at the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center here Thursday.

The 14-year-old campaigner from Bacoor, Cavite , who skyrocketed to fame following his impressive showing in the third Prospero Pichay Cup where he earned his GM title last year and the Dubai Open early this year, whipped FM Roderick Nava in 56 moves of the English and IM Chandra Purnama of Indonesia in only 33 moves of the Sicilian.

“Magandang simula pero mahaba pa po ito. Basta laban lang lagi,” said So, who is seeking his fourth major title this year following title triumphs in the Dubai Open, the “One-on-One Duel” with GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia and the “Battle of GMs” last week.

So’s third round opponent is comebacking Reggie Olay, who trounced first-round winner David Elorta.

Five other Filipinos -- GM Rogelio Antonio Jr., John Paul Gomez, Julio Catalino Sadorra, Ronald Bancod and Olay – also hurdled their first two assignments to join So, Megaranto, GM Li Chao of China and GM Anh Dung Nguyen of Vietnam in the lead with two points.

Antonio, who finished fifth in the recent “Battle of GMS” , crushed Jayson Salubre in the first round and IM Hafizulhelmi Mas of Malaysia in the second round.

Gomez, a three-time national junior champion, whipped IM Irine Sukandar of Indonesia and Kaiqi Yang of China ; Sadorra outclassed Catherine Perena and IM Sebastian Simanjuntak of Indonesia ; and Bancod dumped Rolando Andador and Karl Victor Ochoa.

Megaranto, one of 11 Indonesian players in the tournament supported by the Department of Tourism and the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) , outplayed Deshun Xiu of China and FM Lin Naing Kyaw of Myanmar .

Chao, who is best remembered for winning the second President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Cup last November, overwhelmed compatriots Zhang Ziyang in the first round and Li Wang in the second round.

Nguyen, one of three Vietnamese players seeking to make an impact in local chess, trounced Efren Bagamasbad and Barlo Nadera in successive rounds.

Little-known Dino Ballecer provided another surprise when he held top seed GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami of Iran to a draw in their top board encounter.

The draw came after Maghami humbled IM Chito Garma in the first round.

Other major reversals in the first two rounds were registered by NM Emmanuel Senador, who upset third seed Win Lay Zaw of Myanmar; Xiaohui Wan of China, who toppled IM Richard Bitoon; and Karl Victor Ochoa, who shocked IM Salor Sitanggang of Indonesia.

Last Wednesday, Pichay formally opened the tournament, along with NCFP secretary-general TAgaytay City Mayor Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, FIDE secretary-general Ignatius Leong and Asian Chess Federation deputy president Casto Abundo.

At stake in the prestigious tournament is a guaranteed cash prize of US40,000, with the champion bringing home the lion’s share of US $6,000 and an elegant trophy.

The runner-up and the third placers will receive US$5,00 and US$4,000, respectively.

Cash prizes will be given up to the 32nd placers.

After the tournament, the NCFP will hold the Subic International Open starting May 16 with more foreign players expected to come.

At stake is US$30,000, with the champion pocketing the top prize of US $5,000.