Lets talk about chess here...

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after a successful finsh at calvia, spain. the five filipino chessers are currently campaigning at Bad Wiessee, Germany seeking higher ELO rating and GM norm.

after three rounds, IM Oliver Dimakiling, IM Darwin Laylo, IM Jayson Gonzales and IM Wesley So are among the leaders with 3 points. while IM John Paul Gomez is half-point behind after drawinf his third round match against Super GM Vadim Malakhatko of Ukraine.

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round 4 results:

IM Omar Dimakiling drew with GM Yannick Pelletier (2588) of Switzerland
IM Darwin Laylo drew with GM Stelios Halkias (2571) of Greece
IM Jayson Gonzales drew with GM Michael Prusikin (2560) of Germany
IM Wesley So drew with GM Piotr Bobras (2527) of Poland
IM John Paul Gomez beat Holger Niese (2136) of Germany

standings after round 4

16. Wesley So - 3.5 (0.5 point against 1 GM)
19. Oliver Dimakiling - 3.5 (0.5 against 1 GM)
25. Darwin Laylo - 3.5 (0.5 against 1 GM)
26. Jayson Gonzalez - 3.5 (0.5 against 1 GM)
27. John Paul Gomez - 3.5 (0.5 against 1 GM)

Round 5 pairings:

GM Andrei Sokolov (2572) of France - IM Darwin Laylo
IM Jayson Gonzales - GM Stelios Halkias (2571) of Greece
IM Wesley So - GM Michael Prusikin (2560) of Germany
IM John Paul Gomez - GM Vladimir Georgiev (2532) of Moldova
FM Ludwig Deglmann (2334) of Germany - IM Oliver Dimakiling

good luck...

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Round 5 results:

IM Darwin Laylo beat GM Andrei Sokolov (2572) of France
GM Stelios Halkias (2571) of Greece beat IM Jayson Gonzales
IM Wesley So beat GM Michael Prusikin (2560) of Germany
GM Vladimir Georgiev (2532) of Moldova beat IM John Paul Gomez
FM Ludwig Deglmann (2334) of Germany drew IM Oliver Dimakiling


round 5 standings:

10. Darwin Laylo - 4.5 (1.5 points against 2 GMs)
12. Wesley So - 4.5 (1.5 point against 2 GMs)
20. Oliver Dimakiling - 4.0 (0.5 point against 1 GM)
54. Jayson Gonzalez - 3.5 (0.5 against 2 GMs)
64. John Paul Gomez - 3.5 (0.5 against 2 GMs)

round 6 pairings:

IM Darwin Laylo - GM Evgeny Postny (2609) of Israel
GM Vladimir Burmakin (2559) of Russia - IM Wesley So
IM Oliver Dimakiling - FM Bernd Salvermoser (2288) of Germany
Manfred Kroencke (2189) of Germany - IM Jayson Gonzales
Reinhard Jaenig (2160) of Germany - IM John Paul Gomez

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round 6 results:

GM Evgeny Postny (2609) of Israel beat IM Darwin Laylo
IM Wesley So beat GM Vladimir Burmakin (2559) of Russia
IM Oliver Dimakiling beat Bernd Salvermoser (2288) of Germany
IM Jayson Gonzales beat Manfred Kroencke (2189) of Germany
IM John Paul Gomez beat Reinhard Jaenig (2160) of Germany

standings after round 6

4. Wesley So - 5.5 points (2.5 points against 3 GMs)
20. Oliver Dimakiling - 5.0 (0.5 point against 1 GM)
27. Darwin Laylo - 4.5 (1.5 points against 3 GMs)
32. Jayson Gonzalez - 4.5 (0.5 against 2 GMs)
40. John Paul Gomez - 3.5 (0.5 against 2 GMs)

round 7 pairings:

IM Wesley So - GM Vereslav Eingorn (2591) of Ukraine
GM Igor Khenkin (2620) of Germany - IM Oliver Dimakiling
IM Jayson Gonzales - GM Vladimir Burmakin (2559) of Russia
IM John Paul Gomez - GM Jean-Marc Degraeve (2551) of France
FM Ingo Cordts (2324) of Germany - IM Darwin Laylo

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Round 7 results:
IM Wesley So drew with GM Vereslav Eingorn (2591) of Ukraine
GM Igor Khenkin (2620) of Germany beat IM Oliver Dimakiling
IM Jayson Gonzales drew with GM Vladimir Burmakin (2559) of Russia
IM John Paul Gomez lost to GM Jean-Marc Degraeve (2551) of France
IM Darwin Laylo beat FM Ingo Cordts (2324) of Germany

standing after round 7

8. Wesley So - 6.0 points (3.0 points against 4 GMs)
17. Darwin Laylo - 5.5 (1.5 points against 3 GMs)
34. Jayson Gonzalez - 5.0 (1.0 against 3 GMs)
37. Oliver Dimakiling - 5.0 (0.5 point against 2 GMs)
69. John Paul Gomez - 4.5 (0.5 against 3 GMs)

round 8 pairings.

GM Stelios Halkias (2571) of Greece - IM Wesley So
IM Darwin Laylo - IM Mohamad Al Sayed (2486) of Qatar
IM Oliver Dimakiling - FM Thomas Wessendorf (2319) of Germany
IM Maxim Chetverik (2289) of Russia - IM Jayson Gonzalez
FM Michael Babar (2193) of Germany - IM John Paul Gomez

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round 8 results.

GM Stelios Halkias (2571) of Greece drew with IM Wesley So
IM Darwin Laylo beat IM Mohamad Al Sayed (2486) of Qatar
IM Oliver Dimakiling beat FM Thomas Wessendorf (2319) of Germany
IM Maxim Chetverik (2289) of Russia lost to IM Jayson Gonzalez
FM Michael Babar (2193) of Germany lost to IM John Paul Gomez

standing after 8th round

7. Wesley So - 6.5 points (3.5 points against 5 GMs)
12. Darwin Laylo - 6.5 (1.5 points against 3 GMs)
26. Jayson Gonzalez - 6.0 (1.0 against 3 GMs)
27. Oliver Dimakiling - 6.0 (0.5 point against 2 GMs)
46. John Paul Gomez - 5.5 (0.5 against 3 GMs)

final round pairings
IM Wesley So - GM Vladimir Georgiev (2532) of Moldova
GM Konstantin Landa (2570) of Russia - IM Darwin Laylo
IM Jayson Gonzales - GM Sergei Krivoshey of Ukraine (2484)
FM Stephan Buchal (2397) of Germany - IM Oliver Dimakiling
IM John Paul Gomez - Klaus de Francesco (2280) of Germany

*IM Wesley So have already clinched his first GM norm.
*IM Darwin Laylo needs to draw his final round assignment to clinch his 2nd GM norm and he needs one more norm to become a full pledged GM.
*IM Jayson Gonzales needs to draw his final round assignment to clinch his final (?) GM norm.

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final round results

IM Wesley So drew with GM Vladimir Georgiev (2532) of Moldova
GM Konstantin Landa (2570) of Russia drew with IM Darwin Laylo
IM Jayson Gonzales beat GM Sergei Krivoshey of Ukraine (2484)
FM Stephan Buchal (2397) of Germany lost to IM Oliver Dimakiling
IM John Paul Gomez beat Klaus de Francesco (2280) of Germany

final round standing:
7. Wesley So - 7.0 points (4.0 points against 6 GMs)
10. Darwin Laylo - 7.0 (2.0 points against 4 GMs)
17. Jayson Gonzalez - 7.0 (2.0 against 4 GMs)
20. Oliver Dimakiling - 7.0 (0.5 point against 2 GMs)
29. John Paul Gomez - 6.5 (0.5 against 3 GMs)

*Wesley So, Darwin Laylo, Jayson Gonzalez get their respective GM norm in this event. So's first, Laylo's second and Gonzales' third (?)

[Macky_EX]

Thanks for the updates....

I believe So cemented his stature as the future of RP Chess..... 4.0 pts against 6 tough GMs, wow!

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next up for these players.... 1st Gloria Macapagal Arroyo International Chess Tournament which will be held in PICC starting November 16.

i also have to confirm if Jayson got his 3rd GM norm because if he does, he will be a full-pledged GM.

[spider_jay_ar]

So, Laylo gain GM results

Inquirer
Last updated 03:31am (Mla time) 11/14/2006

Published on Page A25 of the November 14, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

Final Standings
7.5 points -- GM Stelios Halkias (Greece), GM Alexander Shabalov (USA); 7.0 points --GM Al Modiahki (Qatar), GM Alexander Moiseenko (Ukraine), GM Igor Khenkin (Germany), GM Konstantin Landa (Russia), IM Wesley So (RP), GM Andrei Sokolov (France), GM Piotr Bobras (Poland), IM Darwin Laylo (RP), GM Jean Marc Degraeve (France), GM Evgeny Postny (Israel), GM Vladimir Georgiev (Macedonia), GM Yannick Pelletier (France), GM Vladimir Epishin (Russia), GM Michael Pruskin, IM Jayson Gonzales (RP), GM Zhu Chen (China), GM Vereslav Engorn (Ukraine), IM Oliver Dimakiling (RP); 6.5 points -- IM John Paul Gomez (RP)

THE COUNTRY’S youngest International master is threatening to become the youngest grandmaster as well.

Wesley So, 13, became the youngest Filipino to earn a GM result even as fellow IM Darwin Laylo also gained a GM norm in the German International Open Chess Championship Sunday in Bad Wiessee, Germany.

So, the former whiz kid from Bacoor, Cavite, split the point with GM Vladimir Georgiev of Macedonia after just 10 moves to better the performance of GM Mark Paragua, who got his first result at 17.

The 27-year-old Laylo, from Lipa City, Batangas, also drew with GM Konstantin Landa of Russia.

So, who became the country’s youngest IM at 12, and Laylo finished in a tie for third with 16 others, including compatriot IMs Jayson Gonzales and Oliver Dimakiling.

After the tiebreak was applied, So emerged the best-placed Filipino at seventh overall.

So finished behind eventual champion GM Stelios Halkias of Greece (7.5), GM Alexander Shabalov of the United States (7.5), and fellow 7-pointers GMs Al Modiahki of Qatar, Alexander Moiseenko of Ukraine, Igor Khenkin of Germany and Landa.

Gonzales toppled GM Sergei Krivoshey of Ukraine while Dimakiling nipped FM Stephan Buchal of Germany in the final round.

IM-elect John Paul Gomez of Laguna trounced Klaus Francesco of Germany to finish with 6.5 points and emerge runner-up in the 2400 and below category.

Gonzales could have completed his GM status, but fell eight points short after tabulating the average rating of his opponents. The average rating of his opponents was 2373 while the required was 2381. NM Marlon Bernardino


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Good thing thatSo (1st) and Laylo (2nd) were able to achieve GM results in this tournament. Congratulations also to IM Gomez for being a full-pledged IM. I just hope that IM Gonzales will get his last GM result in his next tournament.

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a total of 15 Filipino chess players led by IM Wesley So and Ronald Dableo are currently playing in this tournament. 1st GMA Cup champion, GM Zhang Pengxiang along with 4 other Chinese GMs are currently leading in the standings after sixth round with 5 points. IMs So, John Paul Gomez and Yves Ranola are only half a point behind the leaders. other participants in this tournaments are Vietnam GMs Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, Nguyen Anh Dung, Le Quang Liem and Dao Thien Hai, GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia and GM Wu Shaobin of Singapore. in fact, a total of 14 GMs (4 of them Super GMs), 6 WGMs, 18 IMs are entered in this tournament that will run until this saturday (dec 30)

RP chessers standing after the sixth round.

8.) IM John Paul Gomez - 4.5 pts (3.5 points against 5 GMs)
12.) IM Yves Ranola - 4.5 pts (0.5 pt against 2 GMs)
13.) IM Wesley So - 4.5 points (1 pt against 2 GMs)
21.) FM Julio Catalino Sadorra - 4.0 points (1 pt against 1 GM)
28.) FM Roderick Nava - 3.5 points (1 pt against 2 GMs)
32.) IM Enrique Pacencia - 3.5 points (0 pt against 1 GM)
36.) IM Luis Chiong - 3.5 points (0 pt against 1 GM)
38.) IM Ronald Dableo - 3.5 points
45.) IM Chito Garma - 3.0 points (0 pt against 1 GM)
52.) NM Anthony Markinano - 3.0 points (0 pt against 1 GM)
55.) NM Eric Gloria - 2.5 points (0 pt against 1 GM)

round 7 pairings:
IM Gomez - GM Wu Wenjin (2476) of China
IM Ranola - GM Le Quang Liem (2519) of Vietnam
IM So - Li Chao (2508) of China
FM Sandorra -GM Ni Hua (2621) of China
FM Nava - IM Salor Sitanggang (2423) of Indonesia
IM Pacencia - IM Chandrashekhar S Gokhale (2375) of India
IM Chiong - IM Dableo
IM Garma - Shanmugam Ravindran (2161) of Singapore
NM Markiano - FM Goh Weiming (2408) of Singapore
NM Gloria - Gunsen Bat-Ochir (2231) of Mongolia

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round 7 results:
IM Gomez - GM Wu Wenjin (2476) of China; 0-1
IM Ranola - GM Le Quang Liem (2519) of Vietnam; 0-1
IM So - Li Chao (2508) of China; 1-0
FM Sandorra -GM Ni Hua (2621) of China; 0-1
FM Nava - IM Salor Sitanggang (2423) of Indonesia; 0.5 - 0.5
IM Pacencia - IM Chandrashekhar S Gokhale (2375) of India; 0.5 - 0.5
IM Chiong - IM Dableo; 0.5 - 0.5
IM Garma - Shanmugam Ravindran (2161) of Singapore; 1-0
NM Markiano - FM Goh Weiming (2408) of Singapore; 0-1
NM Gloria - Gunsen Bat-Ochir (2231) of Mongolia; 0-1

standing after 7th round;

8.) IM Wesley So - 5.5 points (1 pt against 2 GMs)
15.) IM John Paul Gomez - 4.5 points (3.5 points against 6 GMs)
20.) IM Yves Ranola - 4.5 points (0.5 points against 3 GMs)
26.) FM Roderick Nava - 4.0 points (1 pt against 2 GMs)
28.) FM Julio Catalino Sadorra - 4.0 points (1 pt against 2 GMs)
31.) IM Enrique Pacencia - 4.0 points (0 pt against 1 GM)
33.) IM Chito Garma - 4.0 points (0 pt against 1 GM)
37.) IM Luis Chiong - 4.0 points (0 pt against 1 GM)
40.) IM Ronald Dableo - 4.0 points
66.) NM Anthony Markinano - 3.0 points (0 pt against 1 GM)
70.) NM Eric Gloria - 2.5 points (0 pt against 1 GM)

round 8 pairings:
GM Li Shilong (2524) of China - IM So
GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (2534) - IM Ranola
IM Ashot Nadanian (2436) of Armenia - IM Gomez
IM Pacencia - WIM Le Kieu Thien Kim (2322) of Vietnam
IM Dableo - IM Chandrashekhar S Gokhale (2375) of India
FM Sadorra - IM Tirto (2429) of Indonesia
IM Chiong - IM Garma
FM Nava - IM Terry Toh Chun-Eng (2410) of Singapore

NOTE: IM Wesley So needs to score 1 point in his final two rounds to secure his second GM norm. IM John Paul Gomez and IM Yves Ranola, on the other hand, need to win their final 2 matches to get their first GM norm. Good luck, Wesley, John Paul and Yves.

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round 8 results:

GM Li Shilong (2524) of China - IM So ; 0-1
GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (2534) - IM Ranola; 0.5-0.5
IM Ashot Nadanian (2436) of Armenia - IM Gomez; 0-1
IM Pacencia - WIM Le Kieu Thien Kim (2322) of Vietnam; 0.5-0.5
IM Dableo - IM Chandrashekhar S Gokhale (2375) of India; 0-1
FM Sadorra - IM Tirto (2429) of Indonesia; 1-0
IM Chiong - IM Garma; 1-0
FM Nava - IM Terry Toh Chun-Eng (2410) of Singapore; 0.5-0.5

standing after round 8;

12.) IM Wesley So - 5.5 points (1 pt against 3 GMs)
20.) IM Yves Ranola - 5.0 points (1.0 points against 4 GMs)
21.) FM Julio Catalino Sadorra - 5.0 points (1 pt against 2 GMs)
22.) IM Luis Chiong - 5.0 points (0 pt against 1 GM)
25.) IM John Paul Gomez - 4.5 points (3.5 points against 6 GMs)
28.) FM Roderick Nava - 4.5 points (1 pt against 2 GMs)

final round pairings to be played later:

IM So - IM Bui Vinh (2485) of Vietnam
IM Ranola - Shen Siyuan (2292) of China
IM Gomez - IM Pacencia

despite the loss, IM Wesley So still has a chance to get his second GM norm by beating IM Bui Vinh in the final round.

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1st GMA Cup International Chess champion Chinese Super GM Zhang Pengxiang continues his winning ways as he won the Singapore Masters. he beat fellow Chinese GM Li Shilong in the final round to finish with 7.5 points in a 9-round Swiss tournament. In fact, the Chinese dominated the tournament as they took 8 of the top 10 spots in the tournament. IM Wesley So only settled for a draw in the final round against Vietnamese IM Bui Vinh to finish as the top Filipino finisher in the tournament with 6.0 points good for 14th place but the sad news is he missed getting his 2nd GM norm by half-a-point.

round 9 results

IM So - IM Bui Vinh (2485) of Vietnam; 0.5 - 0.5
IM Ranola - Shen Siyuan (2292) of China; 0-1
IM Gomez - IM Pacencia; 0-1

final standings

14.) IM Wesley So - 6.0 points
15.) FM Julio Catalino Sadorra - 6.0 points (he could become a newly-minted IM with this performance)
23.) IM Enrique Pacencia - 5.5 points
29.) IM Yves Ranola - 5.0 points
31.) FM Roderick Nava - 5.0 points
36.) IM Luis Chiong - 5.0 points
42.) IM John Paul Gomes - 4.5 points (he lost his final three matches)
45.) IM Chito Garma - 4.5 points
51.) IM Ronald Dableo - 4.5 points
53.) NM Anthony Markinano - 4.5 points
60.) NM Eric Gloria - 4.0 points
82.) NM Alfredo Paez - 3.0 points
95.) NM Rustum Tolentino - withdrew from the tournament

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the Philippines will be represented by 7 or maybe 8 in this elimination round for the World Chess Championship. the Asian Zonal is slated on January 10-19 at Phu Quoc, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam. GMs Eugene Torre, Joey Antonio and Mark Paragua will lead the Philippines contingent in this event along with IM Wesley So, who topped the national Open last month which also served as qualifiers for this event, IM Oliver Dimakiling, IM Ronald Dableo and IM Darwin Laylo. IM Jayson Gonzales remains undecided if he will joined the tournament. the top 2 finishers in this tournament will advanced to the World Chess Championship. Christy Bernales, WIM Beverly Mendoza and WNM Kimberly Jane Cunanan will play for the women’s side. Other nations that will be represented in this qualifiers are regional rivals Vietnam, Indonesia, Mongolia and Singapore.

[shock_and_awe]

too bad wesley so missed his second GM norm by half a point. anyway, im still proud of this kid. he's the country's future.

what's with the chess syndicate in our country?

[spider_jay_ar]

ceedee, do you have an idea on who are the players being investigated due to alleged game-fixing? do you know who is the champion of the Tanauan Open? I think he is being invcestigated also based on what I saw on NBN Teledyaryo Sports yesterday.

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ceedee, do you have an idea on who are the players being investigated due to alleged game-fixing? do you know who is the champion of the Tanauan Open? I think he is being invcestigated also based on what I saw on NBN Teledyaryo Sports yesterday.

i dont have any idea who are the players that are being investigated. IM Chito Garma won the Tanauan Open last October. He almost swept the star-studded field by scoring 10.5 points out of possible 11 points. he defeated three GMs Torre, Antonio and Paragua and top-rated IMs Darwin Laylo, Ronald Dableo, and Yves Ranola along the way. IM Richard Bitoon was the only player who forced a draw against IM Garma who won 100 thousand pesos, by far the biggest cash prize last year.

if he was being investigated for winning this tournament, then Pichay must also investigate those players who lost to IM Garma.

[Blueprint]

the Philippines will be represented by 7 or maybe 8 in this elimination round for the World Chess Championship. the Asian Zonal is slated on January 10-19 at Phu Quoc, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam. GMs Eugene Torre, Joey Antonio and Mark Paragua will lead the Philippines contingent in this event along with IM Wesley So, who topped the national Open last month which also served as qualifiers for this event, IM Oliver Dimakiling, IM Ronald Dableo and IM Darwin Laylo. IM Jayson Gonzales remains undecided if he will joined the tournament. the top 2 finishers in this tournament will advanced to the World Chess Championship. Christy Bernales, WIM Beverly Mendoza and WNM Kimberly Jane Cunanan will play for the women’s side. Other nations that will be represented in this qualifiers are regional rivals Vietnam, Indonesia, Mongolia and Singapore.

Hi. I've been trawling the net for the official website. Meron ba? Kung meron, may nakakaalam ba? Salamat!

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Hi. I've been trawling the net for the official website. Meron ba? Kung meron, may nakakaalam ba? Salamat!

so far, wala e... in fact, sa FIDE calendar, d nakalagay ang tournament na ito.

anyway, eto ang pinakaupdate sa campaign nila.

GM Mark Paragua (ELO 2573) will be the top seed in this tough nine round Swiss tournament that will start tomorrow. IM Wynn Zaw Htun (ELO 2566) of Myanmar and GM Dao Thien Hai (ELO 2559) of Vietnam will be seeded second and third respectively followed by two more Filipino GMs Rogelio Antonio (2551) and Eugene Torre (2547). six more Filipino woodpushers, four of them seeking GM norms, will join the tournament where the two top men placers will qualify for 2007 World Chess Championship. IMs Ronald Dableo and Darwin Laylo need one more GM norm to become a full-pledged GM. while IMs Wesley So and Oliver Dimakiling shoot for their second norm. GM Nelson Mariano and unrated Leo Daylo complete the Filipino line-up. their strongest rivals will come from Viet GMs Nguyen Anh Dung, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and Le Quang Liem. the top rated grandmaster, GM Utut Adianto of Indonesia (2583) is conspicuously absent in this field.
Catherine Perena (2227), on the other hand, will spearhead the country's campaign in the distaff side. she is seeded sixth behind WGM Bathuyaag Mongontuul of Mongolia and four Vietnamese players. joining Perena are WFM Sheerie Joy Lomibao (ELO 2183), WIM Beverly Mendoza (ELO 2182), Sherily Cua (ELO 2061), Kimberly Jane Cunanan ( ELO 1968) , Doha campaigner Jedara Docena (ELO 1957) and Christy Lamiel Bernales.

good luck....