Saturday, May 7, 2011

2011 FIDE Candidates Matches; Round 1 and 2: Kamsky leads Topalov1:5 : 0.5

The Quarter finals of the 2011 FIDE Candidates Matches, the qualifier to challenge World Champion V Anand in 2012 start May 3 at Kazan Tatarstan. The Quarter and the Semi Final is a short  four game match + tie break if necessary. The time control is 120 minutes to make 40 moves +  60 minutes for the next 20

Friday, May 6, 2011

2011 Asian Individual Open Chess Championship Round 4 : Yu Yangyi joins Bu Xiangzhi at the top , Adhiban crushed Wesley So!

 Yu Yangyi defeated  A Pourramezanali in 25 moves of a Catalan Opening to join Bu Xuangzhi at the top after four rounds of the Asian Individual Open Chess Championship 2011. Wesley So

Thursday, May 5, 2011

2011 Asian Individual Open Chess Championship Round 3: Good day for Pinoy chessers; Bu Xiangzhi, takes solo lead!

Filipino players won three  games and drawn two in the third round of the 2011 Asian Individual Open Chess Championship even as Bu Xiangzhi of China takes the solo leadership. GM Wesley So won against Sayed Alavi in 40 moves of a Catalan while Darwin Laylo defeated Jwan Bakr using the Modern Benoni in only 31 moves. GM John Paul Gomez playing black scored his first victory beating Rui Gao of China in 39 moves of a French Defense.IM Oliver Barbosa held

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

2011 Asian Individual Open Chess Championship Round 2: Two straight draw for So. Four shares lead

 Round 2 Results & Standings
  1. Harikrishna P                Wen Yang     draw
  2. Moradiabadi E              Bu Xiangzhi     0-1   Sicilian Najdorf ,32 moves
  3. Yu Yangyi                     Laylo Darwin     1-0  Caro Kann , Panov 57 moves
  4. Kunte A                        Negi P     0-1   Semi-Slav ,27 moves
  5. Alavi S J                        Zhoi Weiqi     draw
  6. Bakr J                           Jumabaev R     0-1  French Tarrasch 43 moves

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

2011 Asian Individual Open Chess Championship Round 1 : GM's Paragua,Gomez, Hou Yifan falls ;

GM's Mark Paragua ,John Paul Gomez of the Philippines and Hou Yifan of China lost to their lower rated opponents  while the top three seeded players were held to a draw at the start of

Monday, May 2, 2011

2011 Davao City National Age Group Chess Championship : Final Standings

2011 DAVAO CITY NATIONAL AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP


Boys Under-10 Division (23 players)           Arbiter : FA Edmon Grey Prado ; FA Ralph Caluya

Date : 2011/04/25 to 2011 04/28      Site : Gaisano Mall

Gold ----   5.0 points ---    Gonzales,Julius


Silver ----  4.0 points ---    Pepito,Jeremy


Bronze---   4.0 points ---    Delada,Edrian

4th-5th -    3.5 points ------Pondoyo,Chris Aldritz ;

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