GM JAYSON GONZALESRPs 9th Grandmaster

Lito Dormitorio, a labor consultant from the Department of Agrarian Reform showed his superb knowledge in the game of chess by capturing the title of the 38th edition of the 1st Saturday Non-Master Chess Tournament last March 5, 2011. In his victory, he took the championship solo prize of P 3,000 plus an elegant trophy given by the organizer Barangay Don Bosco Chess Club and Parañaque Chess Association. The event sponsors are Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, Magnolia Beverages, Hi-Smart Vitamin, Complete Solution Pharma, Boy Francisco and Hector Tagaysay.

Aside from Dormitorio, other winners that shares the 2nd to 3rd place are John Piccio, Ervil Villa, Robert Cacho and Jerad Docena. Category winners are Top High School went to Kevin Arquero, Top Grade School for Robin Ignacio, Top Lady Jellie Ann Magro and Top Senior for Bel Redolbela. The next leg schedule will be held on April 2. For details please contact Dr. Gilbert Perez at 546-3714, 383-4996 or 0919-7227552 or Cecil Padua at 0923-5297465. (See complete results in page 6)

* GM Paragua in Chess Piece by p 2*Touch Move by A. Dacallos p7*Chess Schedules p3*National Inter-Province p 5

SNB SPORTS NEWS MONTH 03 MARCH 2011

Dormitorio at LastRules 38th Edition

of 1st Saturday

2011 Mayor Allen Singson Cup Open and Kiddies Chess

Championships  March 19-20.Candon City, Ilocos Sur

The tournament  will  be divided  into three categories: Open, which is open to all titled  and untitled  players; 16 years old  and  under category  and 12 years old and under division.The tournament will be played in seven rounds Swiss with a time control of 45 minutes per player.At stake are trophies and  cash prizes:Open --  P15,000 (champion), P10,000 (runner-up), P7,000 (third placer),  P5,000 (fourth placer),  P3,000 (fifth)  and  P2,000 sixth to 10 th placers)Under 16 – P3,000  (champion), P2,000 (runner-up, P1,000 (third placer), P700 (fourth), P600 (fifth)  and P500 (sixth to 1 0th).Under 12 – same as Under 16  cash prizes.Entry fee is P200.For inquiries,  call  Sangguniang  Panglungsod secretary Jerry Malamion at cell. 0917-5811046 or Jun Balbin at  cell. 0917-5683261.

Davao City to host Mayor Duterte chessfest

DAVAO City  becomes the  country’s  chess capital   for almost  two weeks with the staging of the much-awaited Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte-2011 National Age-Group chess championships  on April 25-28 and the National Junior chess championships on April 29-May 3 at the Gaisano and  NCCC Malls. Turn to page 5

Let’s dwell just a little bit more on this tournament victory of GM Mark Paragua. It was held in memory of Jimmy Quon, a very well-liked chess coach and blitz player extraordinaire. He is proof that chess is not only about playing the game -- it is also about instruction, enjoyment, journalism, theoretical research, etc etc .... and a very much ignored and quickly forgotten discipline -- chess organization.

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(As published in Chess Piece, BusinessWorld, 11 March 2011 Jimmy Quon Memorial California Market Center, Los Angeles, USA January 19-23, 2011

Final Standings 1. GM Mark Paragua PHI 2520, 7.5/9 2. GM Melikset Khachiyan USA 2518, 6.0/9 3. IM Mackenzie Molner USA 2458, 5.0/9 4-7. GM Dejan Bojkov BUL 2544, IM Jacek Stopa POL 2451, IM-elect Daniel Naroditsky USA 2419, IM Zhanibek Amanov KAZ 2421, 4.5/9 8. IM Tim Taylor USA 2314, 3.5/9 9. IM-elect Robby Adamson USA 2349, 3.0/9 10. NM Alessandro Steinfl ITA 2209, 2.0/9

This tournament is not only a memorial to Jimmy Quon but also a testimony to the hardworking chess organizer National Master Ankit Gupta.

NM Ankit Gupta is a United States Chess Federation Life Master that learned to play chess at the age of seven. He was born in New Delhi, India, and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. He emigrated from India with his family to the United States in 1991, and more recently moved to the greater Los Angeles area in 2006 for his academic studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. He originally learned chess under the tutelage of NM Michael Arne and reached the 2100 level under Arne’s guidance. Ankit took a hiatus from chess for a few years before returning to tournament play in 2009. That same year, he started taking lessons from Grandmaster Ronen Har-Zvi, the U-16 World Youth Champion in 1992. Within 11 months, Ankit has increased his rating by more than 250 rating points, and is now rated over 2300 USCF and 2250 FIDE. He attributes much of his recent rating increase due to the constant guidance of his instructor and friend, GM Har-Zvi.

Ankit has an interest in various research fields especially those involving the polymer chemistry industry. Recently, he has been collaborating with GM Ronen Har-Zvi on a chess book, "Playing the Petroff," under the publication of Everyman Chess that will be released in the Spring of 2011. Recently, together with Michael Belcher, formed Metropolitan Chess, an organization based in Los Angeles to promote the game and offer chances at GM/IM norms, and high-level chess tournaments in an effort to bring greater chess opportunities to Los Angeles, California, USA.

You know how to jumpstart (once again!) chess development in the Philippines? Encourage private organizers like Mr. Gupta is doing in Los Angeles. Why should the NCFP be the one to do all the organizing? Without organizers like him we will not have great chess like this.

GM Mark Paragua (2520) – GM Dejan Bojkov (2544) (1-0)

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 0-0 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Nxd5 Bg7 10. Nc3 Bg4 11. Be2 Nc6 12. D5 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Na5 15. Qd4 Qc7 16. Be2 Rfc8 17. 0-0 18. Rfe1 Nd6 19. C4 Qc5 20. Qf4 Rc7 21. h4 Rac8 22. h5 Qa5 23. Qe5 Ne8 24. Bd3 Qb6 25. Qg3 Qf6 26. Re5 Rd8 27. Rae1 b6 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Bxg6! fxg6 30. Re6 Qh8 31. Qxg6+ Qg7 32. Qh5 Nf6 33. Qe5 Rdd7 34. Rc6 Ne8 35. Qh5 Nf6 36. Qe5 ….

Ne8 37. Qh5 Nd6? 38. Re3 Kf8 39. Rf3+ Nf7 40. Rg6 Qa1+

(Mark's opponent GM Dejan Bojkov has been an active tournament player for more than a decade but it was only recently that his career really took off. Bojkov is the 2009 Bulgarian Champion and won the strong Groningen Open twice, in 2008 and 2010. He is also a book author and recently branched out into DVDs, doing a video tutorial for Chessbase on the King's indian Defense)

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WHITE TO MOVE AND WINS!

Chess Enthusiasts! Our next issue of puzzles will be more exciting and please be prepared.

Our chess puzzles are my favorite collections but I change things and ideas in manner of sharing.This time, We are accepting any chess puzzles that you would like to share to us. Please send your puzzles in our email ad: sulong_news2009@yahoo.com.ph

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Floor Perez Building, Dona Soledad cor Australia St., Better Living, Parañaque City Contacts: Tel. Nos. (02) 383-4996, (02) 546-3714 and Mobile Nos. (0919) 722-7552.Email address: sulong_news2009@yahoo.com.ph

CHESS CHESS QUIZ! By NM Ed

CHESS SCHEDULES!

Alphaland Summer Youth Rapid Chess Tournament April 03, 2011 / 09:00 a.m. - 08:00p.m. 3/F Food Court, Alphaland

Southgate Mall, EDSA corner Chino Roces Avenue extension, Makati City. (connected directly to the MRT-3 Magallanes Station

Prizes and AwardsElementary division. Champion Php1,500.00 + digital chess clock and

trophy, 1st runner up Php1,000.00 + medal , 2nd runner up Php500.00 + medal . 3rd-7th runner up each will receive chess set.

High School division, Champion Php2,500.00 plus trophy, 1st runner up Php1,500.00 plus medal, 2nd runner up Php1,000.00 plus medal,

3rd-4th runner up each will receive chess set. Contact: Mr. Alex Dinoy @ 0922 828 8510

SUMMER NON-MASTERS ACTIVE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP03 April 2011

@ Tonsuya Covered Court, Malabon CityPRIZES:

CHAMPION: Php 3,000.00 + trophy2nd place: php 2,000.00 + trophy3rd place: php 1,000.00 + trophy

CONSOLATION: PHP 500.00 + CHESSBOARDTOP LOCAL TOP KIDDIE TOP FEMALE

TOP SENIOR TOP UNRATED FOR INQUIRIES: 0918-6555973 (BUBOY VARGAS)

By: TONSUYA MALABON CHESS CLUB

CHESS ARBITRATION SEMINAR SLATEDA two-day Chess Arbitration Seminar will be held on March 19 & 20, 2011 at the Ramon Magsaysay (Cubao) High School, Cubao, Quezon City. Organized by the Ramon Magsaysay Alumni Chess Club, Inc. in cooperation with the Chess Arbiters Association of the Phils. (CAAP) invites all teachers, coaches, trainers, amateurs, professionals and individuals who want to learn the basic skills of officiating and arbitration in chess. Well-known International Arbiters composed of IA Gene Poliarco, IA Erwin Carag and other notable National Arbiters are the primary lecturers and facilitators of this seminar which will tackle Arbitration, Coaching, Organizing and rules of the Chess 960 (Fischer Random Chess). Registration fee is P1,500 inclusive of FIDE Laws manuals, material handouts certificates and snacks. Seminar proper will start at 8:00 am and limited only for 20 participants. For details, please contact the: Milo Samaniego at 0920-2063544 or 713-6811.

For business franchising and event reservation; you may contact or look

for Ferdie Yulo or Olive Yulo.

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MERALCO CHESS CLUB ACTIVITIESBy Rolly Sol Cruz, President-Meralco Chess Club

PACE chessfest: Frayna, Curioso, Lemi, Uy triumph  (from NCFP Website)ROSALES, Pangasinan –  Janelle Mae Frayna  of FEU-FERN College crowned herself as the champion in the second leg of the 2011 Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence-National Chess Academy age-group  chess  championships held at the SM City Rosales here over the weekend.

Frayna, the 14-year-old campaigner from Bicol  region, finished with 4.5 points on four wins and one draw in the five-round tournament organized by PACE in cooperation with the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), headed by president/chairman Prospero “Butch” Pichay, and   Rosales Mayor Ricardo .V. Revita.Frayna’s only draw came against chess wizard Prince Mark Aquino of  San Nicolas, Pangasinan.  The junior student of FEU-FERN employed  the tricky hyper-modern Alekhine defense against Aquino’s aggressive king’s pawn opening play to salvage a draw.She capped her campaign with another win over  teammate Enrica Vila in the fifth and final round.Sharing the limelight were  Romulo Curioso of Cabanatuan East Central School, who edged  Samantha  Glo Revita of Rosales North Central School in the tiebreak to win the 14 years old and under category;   Daniel John Lemi of Vigan Central School, who topped the 11 years old and under class; and  Jamier Lus Uy of  Don Bosco-Tarlac, who ruled the eight under division.Curioso, 11 and a sixth grader form Cabanatuan East Central, and Revita, 11 and a fifth grader from Rosales North,

MERALCO EDSA UNO KIDDIES CHESS TOURNAMENTBy NM Marlon Bernardino

MERALCO Chess Club celebrated the 25th anniversary of PEOPLE'S POWER REVOLUTION by staging the EDSA 1 Kiddies Cup for the heroes of our future generation which was held just a stone throw away from the EDSA Shrine

ASEAN Olympiad Silver medalist and Palarong Pambansa Finalist Daryl Unix Samantila of Adamson University locked arms with Batang Quezon City Champion John Eric Margarito of Bagong Silangan High School in leading the MERALCO All Star Kiddies of Ahedres or ASKALs by scoring 4 points a piece in this 5-round rapid tournament. Other members of the ASKALs are Xavier Champ Justin Corpin of Roces High School and Shell Finalist Jose Carlo Castro with Mandaluyong City Champion Michael Lirazan of Pleasant Hills Elementary School and ASEAN Olympiad Bronze medalist Rhal Sol Cruz of La Salle as reserves.The kids from Sta Rosa which is composed of Jasper Forcado, Mauro Ciriaco, Jasper Marce and Mark Marcellan finished at 2nd place while Makati with Michael Magpily, Bernadette Galas, Jester Sistoza, and Francois Magpily wound up 3rd.

"Congrats to the MERALCO ASKALs, not just for winning the event but for coming out to play despite knowing that there are no cash prizes. They simply wanted to share their talents and championship experience to other kids. This is amateurism at its best! Through their talent, dedication, and love, they are showing us that the Filipinos are really worth dying for. With them around, siguradong maliwanag ang buhay!" said Rolly Sol Cruz of MERALCO Chess Club.The event was supervised by IA and NM Erwin Carag, and NAs Tony Yu and Boyet Tardecilla and supported by MERALCO's Sports and Youth Advocacy Office headed by MERALCO Bolts Head Coach Ryan Gregorio. The ASKALs And the MVP-Olympics-bound MERALCO Chess Team will play next Saturday on MERALCO's Chess for Caritas, a simultaneous play by National Masters Gerry Cabellon and Erwin Carag.

Meralco Senior Team in Practice

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So, Paragua, Gomez vying in Nat'l inter-province chessfest By Ed Andaya, Peoples’ Tonight THREE of the country’s top players –  GMs Wesley So,  Mark Paragua and John Paul Gomez  -- have  already confirmed their participation in the 2011 National Inter-Province chess team championship set April 1-5 at the Cabagnot Training Center in Kalibo, Aklan.

So, the country’s highest-rated player with an ELO of  2667, will carry the banner of Tagaytay City of Mayor Abraham “Bambol” Tolentinto, while Paragua will lead the fight for Misamis Oriental  during the five-day competition being held in this progressive Western Visayas province noted for its world-famous Santo Niño Ati-Atihan Festival.

Gomez will spearhead the title-retention bid of  LWUA-Quezon City A.Also in the early list of participants are Palawan, Oriental Mindoro, Ilo-ilo Province, Antique, Pampanga, Laguna, Rizal,Bohol, Capiz   Aklan, Sulong Roxas City, LWUA-Quezon City B and  C, DAR- Quezon City, PNP- Quezon City, Makati  City, Bacolod City, Iloilo City, Passi City and other cities and other top provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao.

A   guaranteed cash  prize of P100,000 and trophy await the winning  team in this annual  competition organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP),  headed by chairman/president  Prospero “Butch” Pichay,  in cooperation with the  Aklan provincial government, thru  Gov.  Carlito Marquez.

The runner-up and  the third placer  will receive P70,000 and P50,000, respectively.NCFP  executive director Willie Abalos  said  the participating team  can field  in  four  regular players  and  one alternate. Teams, however, can only field  one titled player  -- GM, IM, FM  or NM --  who will play on top board.The other  cash prizes are: P30,000 to the fourth placer, P20,000 to the fifth placer; P10,000 to the sixth placer;   P9,000 to the seventh placer; P8,000 to the  eighth placer; P7,000 to the ninth placer; and P6,000 to the 10th placer.The top individual performers  from boards one to five will also get P2,000 each and medals.

For details and request for formal invitation, call the  NCFP secretariat at tel. 02-3817224,  or cell 0949-1760889 and  0929-2266210, or email at NCFPsecretariat@yahoo.com hambalosin@yahoo.comInterested participants can also get in touch to  NCFP regional director  and Aklan sports coordinator Willie Neri at 0920-5636732.

NATIONAL AGE-GROUP CHESS TOURNEY TO LINGAYEN (From NCFP Website)

ALL chess roads lead to  Lingayen, Pangasinan for the staging of the 2011 National age-group  chess  championships at the Capitol Complex Training Center  on April 8-12.An annual undertaking of the  National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), headed by chairman/president Prospero “Butch” Pichay, in cooperation with the Pangasinan provincial government thu Gov. Amado T. ,Espino, Jr., the  five-day competition will be held to determine the country’s representatives to the Asian Youth chess championship scheduled May 14-22 in Subic, Zambales.The staging of the prestigious competition in Lingayan was recently finalized after Gov. Espino formally accepted the proposal submitted by  Pichay, who was represented by newly-designated  NCFP director for grassroots development program GM Jayson Gonzales.Gonzales personally visited Gov. Espino  in his office in Pangasinan last Feb. 16.Also present during the meeting were Juan Sison, president of the Pangasinan Chess Federation, and  Modesto Operania, senior adviser to Gov. Espino and  the provincial sports coordinator for Pangasinan.“The  current direction of grassroots chess development program, with our youths as the focus, coupled with inspiring supports from the LGUs is a vision we have long dream,” said Pichay upon learning the recent developments. Up for grabs in the nine-round Swiss system competition, which open to all youth players aged 18 years and below, are the right to represent the country in the Asian Youth Championship in the following age categories: 18 years and below (boys and girls); 16 years and below (boys and girls); 14 years and below (boys and girls); 12 years and below (boys and girls) 10 years and  below (boys & girls); and 8 years and below (boys and girls).Entry fee is P250  in all categories.

Residents of Pangasinan, however, will be charged P100 only provided  that he/she can present proof  of residence.Deadline of registration and payment is April 6.Interested parties may now register and contact GM Gonzales at  tel. 02-4737008 or  mobile 0923-7079834.

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1st SATURDAY MAGNOLIA BEVERAGES RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT (1950 & Below BDBCC Rating) Organizer(s) : Brgy. Don Bosco Chess Club Tournament Director : Dr. BONG PEREZ Chief or supervising arbiter : NA GATZ V. LUZ Arbiter : Mario Perez, Topel Abalos, Jun Abalos Town : Better Living, Paranaque City Rating-Ø : 1700 Date : 2011/03/05 Final Ranking Rank Name Pts Res. BH. SB. Fide vict Remarks1 DORMITORIO, Lito 6½ 0 36½ 27.50 26 6 Champion2 PICCIO, John 6 0 29½ 25.00 24 6 2nd - 3rd Place3 VILLA, Ervil 6 0 29½ 24.00 23 6 2nd - 3rd Place4 CACHO, Robert 6 0 28 23.75 23½ 5 2nd - 3rd Place5 DOCENA, Jerad (HS) 6 0 26½ 22.00 23 6 2nd - 3rd Place6 AREQUE, Jerry 5½ 0 31½ 23.25 24 5 7 ARQUERO, Kevin 5½ 0 30 22.00 23 5 Top High School8 GUYA, Ali (COL) 5½ 0 29½ 20.75 25 5 9 LUMIDAO, Melvin 5 0 33½ 22.50 24 5 10 ARGUELLES, Efren 5 0 33½ 22.00 25 5 11 BAUTISTA, Miel 5 0 32 21.50 23 5 12 REYES, Emnar (COL) 5 0 31½ 20.75 22½ 4 13 REBOLDELA, Bel 5 0 28½ 19.00 19 5 Top Senior (66yrs.old)14 CABUAL, Gino (HS) 5 0 28 18.50 21 5 15 BATCHO, Ricky (HS) 5 0 28 17.75 22 4 16 PALASIGUE, Bren Bryan (HS) 5 0 27½ 18.00 19 5 17 RUAYA, Virgen Gil (HS) 5 0 27½ 16.00 23 5 18 LOMOCSO, Richel 5 0 27 16.50 19 5 19 LOYAGA, Nhatz 5 0 26½ 17.50 19 5 20 IGNACIO, Robin (GS) 5 0 23 12.50 16 5 Top Grade School21 AGUILAR, Juni 4½ 0 30½ 19.00 19½ 4 22 PADUA, Cecil 4½ 0 30 17.25 19 4 23 PARAGUYA, Marc 4½ 0 30 17.00 21½ 4 24 TALAN, Walt Allen (HS) 4½ 0 29½ 18.50 18½ 3 25 MARRAS, Ray 4½ 0 29 16.25 17 4 26 CAMINONG, Chester 4½ 0 28½ 15.25 19 4 27 ALANAN, Brent Lenard (GS) 4½ 0 28 15.75 16 4 28 MARTIN, Ricardo 4½ 0 27½ 16.25 17½ 4 29 MEJIA, Giovanni 4½ 0 27½ 14.50 19 4 30 PEREZ, Dr. Bong 4½ 0 23 13.25 16½ 4 31 LUMBERA, Joselito 4½ 0 23 12.75 17½ 4 32 BARRION, Emerson 4 0 34 17.00 21 4 33 ORBE, Angelito 4 0 32 16.00 17 4 34 LAURON, Pol 4 0 31 16.00 19 3 35 BELMONTE, Jamie Dick 4 0 31 14.00 20 4 36 BONIFACIO, Ferdinand 4 0 29½ 14.00 18 4 37 BONIFACIO, Anfernee (HS) 4 0 29 13.00 18 4 38 ENRIQUEZ, Dario 4 0 27½ 13.50 18 4 39 YNGAYO, JR., Patcheco (HS) 4 0 27 13.50 16 4 40 MEJIA, Raul 4 0 26 11.00 15 4 41 BASILIO, Mikko Joselino (HS) 4 0 26 10.50 17 4 42 MAGRO, Jellie Ann (GS) 4 0 25½ 11.00 16 4 Top Lady 43 LANDICHO, Israel 4 0 25 12.00 14 4 44 COCJIN, Joel 4 0 25 10.00 13 4 45 TALAPIAN, Ronald 4 0 25 9.00 14 4 46 DE LEON, Luke Matthew (GS) 4 0 23 10.00 15 4 47 NOB, Jared Christian (HS) 4 0 22½ 9.50 10 4 48 GUILLERMO, Joseph (HS) 4 0 22 11.50 13 4 49 SAN JUAN, John Victor (HS) 4 0 20½ 10.50 15 4

50 MOLINES, Mina Angelica (HS) 4 0 20½ 10.00 11 4 51 LABARDA, Armando 3½ 0 27½ 8.75 15½ 2 52 ESGUERRA, Jabe 3½ 0 26½ 11.25 16½ 3 53 FABREGAS, Rowenson 3½ 0 26½ 10.25 17 3 54 VALENCERINA, JR., Arsenio 3½ 0 25½ 10.25 15 3 55 SUPNET, Gamaliel (COL) 3½ 0 25 10.25 12½ 3 56 PELIGRO, <<Abraham>> 3½ 0 24½ 9.75 14½ 3 57 SISON, Oscar 3½ 0 24 10.00 13 3 58 LORETO, Domingo 3½ 0 23½ 9.50 14½ 3 59 JERESANO, Jose Angelo (HS) 3½ 0 23 9.75 15½ 3 60 MACANDA, Mary Jocelyn (HS) 3½ 0 21½ 9.25 12½ 3 61 DOCENA, Jesca (GS) 3½ 0 21½ 7.50 12½ 3 62 PIZARRO, <<Melchor>> 3 0 30½ 11.25 17½ 2 63 TONGO, Jim 3 0 28 10.00 14 3 64 TABLIGAN, John Gabriel (HS) 3 0 27½ 8.00 14 3 65 CAUNCA, Louie (HS) 3 0 27 10.50 13 1 66 PANOPIO, Rodolfo 3 0 27 9.50 15 3 67 RUAYA, Virgenie (HS) 3 0 25 8.50 10 3 68 ORTH, Reinhard 3 0 24½ 9.00 11 3 69 TREDES, Bienh (HS) 3 0 24 8.00 11 3 70 REAMON, David Angelo (HS) 3 0 24 7.00 11 3 71 PANGILINAN, Jeanette Alyson (GS) 3 0 24 6.00 13 3 72 GAMAYOT, Janela Joyce (GS) 3 0 23 8.75 14½ 2 73 TAGAYUNA, Anne Krsicha (GS) 3 0 22½ 8.00 10 3 74 MIRANDA, Jose Raphael (GS) 3 0 22 6.00 13 3 75 SANTOS, Epaphras (GS) 3 0 21½ 7.00 8 3 76 DACALLOS, Alberto 3 0 21 6.00 12 3 77 GACUTAN, Ericka (HS) 3 0 20½ 8.00 9 3 78 ROSALES, Mark (HS) 3 0 20½ 7.75 11 2 79 LIM, Cassandra (GS) 3 0 20½ 5.00 11 3 80 GAVINO, Bianca Catherine (HS) 3 0 20 7.00 11 3 81 MESINA, Kristine Pearl (GS) 3 0 20 6.50 11 3 82 TRAMPE, Fe Esperanza (HS) 3 0 19 6.00 10 3 83 ALOJADO, Le Ann (HS) 3 0 18½ 6.00 9 3 84 LACSON, Daniel Rey (HS) 3 0 17½ 5.00 8 3 85 OSOL, Lawrence (HS) 3 0 15½ 3.50 8 3 86 ABRIGO, Briggs (HS) 2½ 0 24½ 6.25 14½ 2 87 QUIMPO, Marcus Dominick (GS) 2½ 0 22½ 5.25 9 2 88 REMONTE, Anya Katrina (HS) 2½ 0 22 4.25 12½ 2 89 IREMEDIO, Dannie Lincoln (HS) 2½ 0 20 5.25 7½ 2 90 HIPOLITO, Rachel (HS) 2½ 0 18 5.25 10 2 91 BUSTAMANTE, Rodrigo 2 0 25½ 5.50 11 2 92 LINGON, Jhunnel (HS) 2 0 24½ 4.50 12 2 93 BALASABAS, Vincent (HS) 2 0 22½ 4.00 9 2 94 GONZALES, John Paul (GS) 2 0 22½ 3.00 8 2 95 PAREL, Alyssa Pauline (HS) 2 0 21½ 4.00 8 2 96 QUIMPO, Matt Daniel (HS) 2 0 21 4.00 8 2 97 GLORIANI, Kurt Paul (HS) 2 0 20½ 4.00 10 2 98 ZABALA, Jana Alyza (HS) 2 0 19 3.00 6 2 99 TINGZON, Isabelle (HS) 2 0 19 3.00 5 2 100 PENARANDA, Hazelle Marie (HS) 2 0 16½ 2.00 6 2 101 CABUAL, Magina Grace (GS) 2 0 16½ 1.00 3 2 102 CABUAL, Deanne (GS) 2 0 16 1.50 5 2 103 CARBALLO, Joey Glenn (GS) 2 0 14½ 2.00 9 2 104 CALPO, Jasmine (HS) 2 0 14 1.00 5 2 105 MANLAPAZ, Gian Paulo (HS) 1½ 0 22½ 3.25 8 1 106 LUCIANO, Martin Robin (GS) 1½ 0 21 3.50 7½ 1 107 ILUSORIO, Raphael (HS) 1½ 0 19 3.75 7 1 108 LEGASPI, Gary 1 0 22 3.00 6 1 109 UMALI, Marvin Nicklaus (GS) 1 0 19 0.00 3 0 110 ONODA, Takashi (HS) 1 0 19 0.00 2 0 111 MARCELO, Amiel Claudette (HS) 1 0 13 0.00 3 1 112 BANES, Stephen 0 0 24½ 0.00 0 0 113 RAMOS, Christopher (HS) 0 0 19½ 0.00 0 0

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TOUCH MOVE! By Albert Dacallos

2nd Torneo De Ajedrez Open and Kiddies Category

Organizer(s) : Makati Chess Club

Tournament Director : Atty. Vicente Aceveda

Chief or supervising arbiter : NA Boyet Tardecilla

Arbiter : Francis Magpily, Victor Borinaga (NAPCA)

Town : 7378 Olympia, Kalayaan, Makati City

Date : 2011/03/06

Final Ranking Open Category

Rank SNo. Name Pts BH.

1 11 GUMILA Narciso 4 8

2 13 NM MAGA Mirabeau 3 10½

3 9 GALAS Bernadette 3 7

4 12 MABASA Marco 3 6

5 15 YULO Ferdie 2½ 10

6 8 FABREGAS Rowenson 2½ 8½

7 10 GOMEZ Michael 2½ 6

8 3 CABANSAG Danny 2 7

9 16 YULO Gerry 1½ 9½

10 2 BRIGGS Abrigo 1½ 8

11 6 DACALLOS Albert 1½ 7½

12 1 ALVAREZ Edgar 1½ 7½

13 7 DELA Cruz Melvin 1½ 6½

14 5 CRISTOBAL Kristian Paulo 1 8½

15 14 MAGPILY John 1 8½

16 4 CRISTOBAL Bobby 0 9

Final Ranking Kiddies Category

Rank SNo. Name Rtg Pts

1 5 SISTOZA Jester 1600 4½

2 1 CHANGCO Francelouis 1633 4½

3 4 MAGURA Lawrence 1600 3

4 2 PARRO Francis Roi 1605 3

5 9 VALDEZ Erick Spencer 1550 3

6 6 MAGPILY Francois 1550 2

7 3 DELA CRUZ Mico 1600 2

8 8 OCSAN Melito Jr. 1550 1½

9 7 MANLAPAZ Gian Paul 1550 1½

This time the 2nd Makati Torneo De Ajedrez went to the new member Narciso Gumila from tondo, manila. He captured the event held last March 6, 2011 at 4th Floor, Olympia, Makati City. The event was organized regularly by Makati Chess Club headed by Club President Atty. Vic Aceveda.

Meanwhile in the distaff side Kiddies Category, the honor awarded to Jester Sistoza and Franceslouis Changco who are co-champion in the just concluded Makati Torneo De Ajedrez. Other winners are Lawrence Magura, Francis Roi Changco and Erick Spencer Valdez. The reward of holding this event for kiddies is the fast learning in becoming a strong player.

Duterte Chessfest…

The twin competitions  are being organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), headed by president/chairman Prospero  “Butch”  Pichay in cooperation with the Davao City government, thru Mayor Duterte.

The  national age-group championships will  serve as qualifying events  for the ASEAN + age-group tournament in Tarakan, Indonesia on June  11-20, while the  national junior championships will be the qualifying event for the  World Juniors  in New Delhi,  India on  Aug. 1-16.

“We’re pleased to hold the  two prestigious  events in the NCFP calendar in  Davao City under the auspices of Mayor Duterte,” said PIchay,  who designated NCFP executive/events director Willie Abalos   as the tournament director.

“With slots to the ASEAN +  age-group championships in Tarakan and the World Juniors in New Delhi,  I expect  the players   to give their best and earn the chance  to represent the country,” added Pichay.

Trophies and cash prizes are at stake in both tournaments, the biggest to be held this year in  the progressive  Mindanao  city  known as the business, investment and tourism hub for the entire southern Philippines.

In the age-group categories,   the tournament  is divided into the following categories:

In the national juniors boys and grils divisions, the eligible players are those born on or after January 1, 1991.

For inquiries, call or text  James Infiesto  at cell  0910-2041199,  Willie Abalos at cell  0929-2266210  or Ilann Perez at cell  0949-1760889 or email   ncfpsecretariat@yahoo.com

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GM Wesley So is No. 4 of World Junior PlayerPhilippines move to #29 in the world

The decision to withdraw after the sixth round of the  2011 Aeroflot  Open chess championships  in Moscow last month  turned out to be a wise move for GM Wesley So, after all. So struggled in two major international  tournaments  -- the Tata Steel-Corus chess championship and the  Aeroflot Open – but managed to keep fourth place in the FIDE  list of the world’s top junior players after the first three months  of  the year.The 17-year-old  Filipino champion  completed the first quarter of the year with an ELO of 2667, or six points lower than his ELO 2673 in the previous FIDE quarterly list. GM Fabiano Carunaa of Italy kept the  top spot in the list with an ELO of  2716 from a high of 2771. GM Anish Giri of the Netherlands and  GM  Le Quang Liem of Vietnam came in second and third with ELO of  2690 and 2689, respectively.

In solo fifth is GM  Sebastian Felle rof France with ELO 2657.“I think withdrawing  (in the Aeroflot)  was the right  thing to do at that time since I can’t think very well due to over-fatigue.  That way, I was able to save a few more ELO points,” said So, who is  scheduled  to leave for Canada today to join his family for a much-needed, 10-day  vacation.Overall, So  dropped to No. 76 in the world from a high of  64 in the January rating  list.  He was previousl ylisted No. 60 in the world with an ELO of 2674 during the July 2010  period.The Philippines, however,  jumped  to No. 29  in the list of the world’s top chess-playing countries  despite So’s recent struggles.The Philippines now has an average rating of 2538, seven points higher than the previous rating  period.The country is still ahead of  Southeast Asian rivals Vietnam (34),  Indonesia (59),  Singapore (61) and Malaysia (74).GM Rogelio Antonio, Jr. maintained second place in the  local list with an ELO of  2589.GM  Mark Paragua made the biggest gain during the three-month period,  rising to ELO 2547 from  the previous 2521 after playing 30 games in the lucrative US circuit. The 26-year-old campaigner from Meycauyan, Bulacan  reached his peak with an ELO of 2621  in  April 2006.Also making a jump was GM John Paul Gomez, who vaulted to fourht place with an ELO of  2538 from 2527.GM Roland Salvador, who made history by becoming he country’s newest GM during an internatonal tournament in Italy late last year, fell from third to fifth with an ELO of 2532.

Everything is set to unfold the 1st Vice-Mayor Danny De Guzman Non-Master and Kiddies Chess Tournament which will be held on March 20, 2011 10:00am at Hulo Bliss, Mandaluyong. The event is organized by Hulo Bliss Community Association led by Tournament Director Frandy Yu and sponsored by sports benefactor Vice-Mayor Danny De Guzman of Mandaluyong City. For details please contact Frandy Yu at 0928-958-6826.

CHESS MAKATA! ni Ka Edgar Alvarez(Pagpapatuloy mula sa Pinoy Chess Portal)

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WE WILL MISS YOU!

Our condolences to the family of Jose "Boy" Rabe, a national arbiter and former DIRECTOR of the defunct Philippine Chess Federation from late 80's-90's.

Philippine chess team head of delegation, tournament organizer, national coach, a trainor and a successful businessman... He's family plan a memoriam chess tourney sometimes on june on his natal day...

By Alex Dinoy and Chess Friends