Lets talk about chess here...

[spider_jay_ar]

^^^ so far, invitations has already been sent to top chess players mostly Asian players. baka by end of this month, malalaman na natin kung sino ang sasali. malamang after this tournament, Philippines will have another GM or two.

it will really help us produce higher ELO-rated players and hopefully more GM for the country...ceedee,am i right that the last major international tournament that the Philippines hosted was the tournament where GM Bong Villamayor got his GM result???

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it will really help us produce higher ELO-rated players and hopefully more GM for the country...ceedee,am i right that the last major international tournament that the Philippines hosted was the tournament where GM Bong Villamayor got his GM result???

if my memory serves me right, yes it was. it was held six years ago (2000) where a round robin tournament among 10 chessers (including two Women GMs) from three countries (China, Vietnam and the Philippines) was held in Manila. He finished second behind GM Dao Thien Hai of Vietnam.

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how many points does jayson need for him to get his final GM norm???

he needs to win this tournament to get his final GM norm. but it's still all depends to the FIDE ratings committee since i think he only faced one GM in this tournament since according to the rules, a player must face at least 4 GMs to validate his norm results.

back to the tournament, IM jayson Gonzales took over the top spot of this tournament heading into the 9th and final round, after defeating IM Georgios Souleidis of Greece in the 8th round. he now leads the tournament with 6.5 points, half-point ahead of 5 other players. he will face IM Martin Senff of Germany in the final round.

good luck, jayson.

[lacquer_head]

do you already know who will play in this tournament???

Where will they will hold this tournament?

[spider_jay_ar]

if my memory serves me right, yes it was. it was held six years ago (2000) where a round robin tournament among 10 chessers (including two Women GMs) from three countries (China, Vietnam and the Philippines) was held in Manila. He finished second behind GM Dao Thien Hai of Vietnam.

i think that was a back to back tournament, one was held in Subic and another 1 in Manila...I think the manila tournament was sponsored by Equitable Bank....

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^^ malamang sa PICC gaganapin yun tournament pero it depends kung gaano karaming players ang sasali.

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i think that was a back to back tournament, one was held in Subic and another 1 in Manila...I think the manila tournament was sponsored by Equitable Bank....

that's correct... the manila tournament was called Equitable Credit Card International Chess Classic or something quite close to that name. Subic was supposed to host an international chess tournament in 2003. but somehow it was cancelled.

[spider_jay_ar]

that's correct... the manila tournament was called Equitable Credit Card International Chess Classic or something quite close to that name. Subic was supposed to host an international chess tournament in 2003. but somehow it was cancelled.

lets just hope that Rep. pichay will continue helping our chess players until they receive higher ratings and higher titles....

[Krakista]

Kailan kaya muli magkakaroon ng Philippine Open? I wanna play again.

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IM jayson gonzales could only placed second after losing his final round match to IM Martin Senff of Germany.

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after placing second in a tough tournament in mallorca, spain. IM Jayson Gonzales will be joined by fellow IMs Omar Dimakiling, Wesley So, Darwin Laylo and world junior chess campaigner NM John Paul Gonzales to play another tough tournament in Calvia, Spain on october 20-28, 2006.

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our Filipino chesspushers swept their first round matches beating their untitled opponents last friday at III Calvia Chess Festival in Calvia, Spain

here are their results:

IM Oliver Dimakiling beat Rossello Pedro Munar (Spain)
IM Darwin Laylo beat Udo Ruprich (Germany)
IM Wesley So beat Alfonso Garcia Moreno (Spain)
IM Jayson Gonzales beat Willem Sparreboom (Netherland)
IM John Paul Gomez beat Sari Rautanen (Finland)

second round pairings:

IM Drawin Laylo - Super GM Francisco Vallejo of Spain (2674)
IM Jayson Gonzales - GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami of Ireland (2581)
IM Wesley So - GM Bartlomiej Heberla of Poland (2569)
IM John Paul Gomez - GM Mihai Suba of Romania (2535)
IM Oliver Dimakiling - Vidal Alejandr Gonzalez Arribas of Spain (2297)

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second round results of our Filipino woodpushers:

IM Oliver Dimakiling beat Vidal Alejandr Gonzalez Arribas of Spain (2297)
IM John Paul Gomez shocked GM Mihai Suba of Romania (2535)
IM Jayson Gonzales drew with GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami of Ireland (2581)
IM Wesley So drew with GM Bartlomiej Heberla of Poland (2569)
Super GM Francisco Vallejo of Spain (2674) beat IM Darwin Laylo


3rd round pairings:
IM Oliver Dimakiling - GM Hichem Hamdouchi of Morroco (2582)
GM Sarunas Sulskis of Lithuania (2518) - IM John Paul Gomez
GM Branko Damljanovic of Serbia (2595) - IM Jayson Gonzales
GM Mikulas Manik of Slovakia (2454) - IM Wesley So
Alaster Pechy of Italy (2176) - IM Darwin Laylo

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3rd round results of Filipino woodpushers in III Calvia Festival in Calvia, Spain

IM Oliver Dimakiling drew with GM Hichem Hamdouchi of Morroco (2582)
GM Sarunas Sulskis of Lithuania (2518) drew with IM John Paul Gomez
GM Branko Damljanovic of Serbia (2595) beat IM Jayson Gonzales
GM Mikulas Manik of Slovakia (2454) drew with IM Wesley So
IM Darwin Laylo beat Alaster Pechy of Italy (2176)

4th round pairings:

GM Kevin Spraggett of Canada (2610) - IM Oliver Dimakiling
IM John Paul Gomez - GM Bartlomiej Heberla of Poland (2569)
IM Drawin Laylo - Gene Juan Planas of Spain (2191)
IM Wesley So - Sergey Fokin of Russia (2157)
IM Jayson Gonzalez - Klaus Rhein of Germany (2082)

Standing after 3 rounds:
12. IM John Paul Gomez - 3.0 (1.5 points against 2 GMs)
19. IM Oliver Dimakiling - 3.0 (0.5 point against 1 GM)
26. IM Wesley So - 2.5 (1.0 point against 2 GMs)
34. IM Darwin Laylo - 2.0 (0.0 point against 1 GM)
55. IM Jayson Gonzales - 2.0 (0.5 point against 2 GMs)

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Fourth round result:

GM Kevin Spraggett of Canada (2610) beat IM Oliver Dimakiling
IM John Paul Gomez shocked GM Bartlomiej Heberla of Poland (2569)
IM Drawin Laylo beat Gene Juan Planas of Spain (2191)
Sergey Fokin of Russia (2157) beat IM Wesley So
IM Jayson Gonzalez beat Klaus Rhein of Germany (2082)


IM John Paul Gomez - 3.5 (2.5 points against 3 GMs)
IM Oliver Dimakiling - 2.5 (0.5 point against 2 GM)
IM Darwin Laylo - 3.0 (0.0 point against 1 GM)
IM Jayson Gonzales - 3.0 (0.5 point against 2 GMs)
IM Wesley So - 2.5 (1.0 point against 2 GMs)

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fifth round results

GM Oleg Romanishin of Ukraine (2542) beat IM John Paul Gomez
GM Friso Nijboer of Netherland (2641) beat IM Darwin Laylo
IM Jayson Gonzales drew with GM Mihai Suba of Romania (2535)
IM Oliver Dimakiling beat Sandro Mareco of Argentina (2335)
IM Wesley So drew with IM Mario Lanzani of Italy (2335)

Standing after 5th round

16. IM John Paul Gomez - 3.5 (2.5 points against 4 GMs)
20 IM Oliver Dimakiling - 3.5 (0.5 point against 2 GM)
29. IM Jayson Gonzales - 3.0 (1.0 point against 3 GMs)
39. IM Darwin Laylo - 3.0 (0.0 point against 2 GM)
52. IM Wesley So - 2.5 (1.0 point against 2 GMs)

sixth round pairing:

IM John Paul Gomez - IM Oliver Dimakiling
IM Darwin Laylo - IM Mario Lanzani of Italy (2335)
IM Jayson Gonzales - Segey Fokin of Russia (2157)
IM Wesley So - Anthony Guennoun of France (2122)

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sixth round results:

IM John Paul Gomez drew with IM Oliver Dimakiling
IM Darwin Laylo drew with IM Mario Lanzani of Italy (2335)
IM Jayson Gonzales beat Segey Fokin of Russia (2157)
IM Wesley So beat Anthony Guennoun of France (2122)

standings after sixth round:

17. IM John Paul Gomez - 4.0 (2.5 points against 4 GMs)
18. IM Oliver Dimakiling - 4.0 (0.5 point against 2 GM)
27. IM Jayson Gonzales - 4.0 (1.0 point against 3 GMs)
40. IM Darwin Laylo - 3.5 (0.0 point against 2 GM)
44. IM Wesley So - 3.5 (1.0 point against 2 GMs)

seventh round pairings:

GM Sarunas Sulskis of Lithuania (2518) - IM Jayson Gonzales
IM Oliver Dimakiling - IM Stefan Wehmeier of Germany (2400)
IM Fabiano Caruana of Italy (2474) - IM John Paul Gomez
Denis Kutuzov of Russia (2315) - IM Darwin Laylo
FM Juan Ramon Galiana of Spain (2291) - IM Wesley So

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seventh round results:

GM Sarunas Sulskis of Lithuania (2518) beat IM Jayson Gonzales
IM Oliver Dimakiling drew with IM Stefan Wehmeier of Germany (2400)
IM Fabiano Caruana of Italy (2474) drew with IM John Paul Gomez
IM Darwin Laylo beat Denis Kutuzov of Russia (2315)
IM Wesley So beat FM Juan Ramon Galiana of Spain (2291)

standings after 7th round:

22. IM John Paul Gomez - 4.5 (2.5 points against 4 GMs)
26. IM Oliver Dimakiling - 4.5 (0.5 point against 2 GM)
29. IM Darwin Laylo - 4.5 (0.0 point against 2 GM)
30. IM Wesley So - 4.5 (1.0 point against 2 GMs)
39. IM Jayson Gonzales - 4.0 (1.0 point against 4 GMs)

eighth round pairings:

IM Darwin Laylo - GM Bartlomiej Heberla of Poland (2569)
IM Marcin Dziuba of Poland (2535) - IM Oliver Dimakiling
IM Wesley So - GM Pia Cramling of Sweden (2528)
IM John Paul Gomez - GM Karen Movsziszian of Armenia (2456)
IM Jayson Gonzales - Vidal Alejandr Gonzalez Arribas of Spain (2297)

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eight round results:

GM Bartlomiej Heberla of Poland (2569) beat IM Darwin Laylo
IM Oliver Dimakiling beat IM Marcin Dziuba of Poland (2535)
IM Wesley So drew with GM Pia Cramling of Sweden (2528)
IM John Paul Gomez beat GM Karen Movsziszian of Armenia (2456)
IM Jayson Gonzales beat Vidal Alejandr Gonzalez Arribas of Spain (2297)

standing after eight round
13. IM Omar Dimakiling - 5.5 (0.5 points against 2 GMs)
14. IM John Paul Gomez - 5.5 (2.5 points against 3 GMs)
29. IM Wesley So - 5.0 (1.5 point against 3 GMs)
34. IM Jayson Gonzales - 5.0 (1.0 point against 4 GMs)
39. IM Darwin Laylo - 4.5 (0.0 point against 3 GMs)

ninth round pairings:

GM Francisco Vallejo Pons of Spain (2674) - IM John Paul Gomez
IM Omar Dimakiling - GM Michele Godena of Italy (2522)
IM Holden Hernandez of Cuba (2524) - IM Wesley So
IM Thomas Rendle of England (2382) - IM Jayson Gonzalez
Ali Ehsan of Spain (2236) - IM Darwin Laylo

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Final rounf results

GM Francisco Vallejo Pons of Spain (2674) beat IM John Paul Gomez
GM Michele Godena of Italy (2522) beat IM Omar Dimakiling
IM Holden Hernandez of Cuba (2524) drew with IM Wesley So
IM Jayson Gonzalez beat IM Thomas Rendle of England (2382)
IM Darwin Laylo beat Ali Ehsan of Spain (2236)

Final Standing
19. IM Jayson Gonzales - 6.0 (1.0 point against 4 GMs)
22. IM John Paul Gomez - 5.5 (2.5 points against 4 GMs)
23. IM Omar Dimakiling - 5.5 (0.5 points against 3 GMs)
25. IM Darwin Laylo - 5.5 (0.0 point against 3 GMs)
29. IM Wesley So - 5.5 (1.5 point against 3 GMs)

IM Jayson Gonzales, IM Omar Dimakiling and IM John Paul Gomez just missed getting a GM norm.