Worlds Top Juniors: Fabiano,Giri and So makes NEW YEAR giant leap in January 2011 FIDE ratings

With Carlsen,Karjakin,Nepomniachtchi,Vachier-Lagrave and Adreikin graduating from the junior ranks, Fabiano Caruana of Italy makes a giant leap and now topped the World Junior list with 2721,gaining 12 rating points. Anish Giri of Netherland is in second place with his 2686,gaining 4 rating points, now closer to 2700 barrier.Wesley So of the Philippines gained 4 points to take 3rd place,the highest ever by a Filipino player. So gained 9 points from the 2010 Asian Games elimination but lost 4 points in the semi and the final of the Asian Games.So also lost 1 rating point from the SPICE Cup in USA. Vietnam's Le Quang Liem in his worst performance lost 25 rating points in one tournament,the 2010 Asian Games Team elimination scoring only 0.5/5 games; losing to Wang Yue of China,Rustam Kasmdzhanov,Shukaraliev and Kashgaleyev and a draw against Ehsan Ghaem Maghami of Iran.


THE TOP JUNIORS PLAYER FIDE RATING FOR JANUARY 2011
1. CARUANA,FABIANO ITALY 2721
2. GIRI,ANISH NED 2686
3. SO,WESLEY PHI 2673
4. LE QUANG LIEM VIE 2664
5. FELLER,SEBASTIEN FRA 2657
6. KOVALYOV,ANTON ARG 2629
7. SAFARLI,ELTAJ AZE 2629
8. SALGADO LOPEZ,I. ESP 2626
9. SJUGIROV,SANAN RUS 2626
10. MATLAKOV,MAXIM RUS 2616
11. NEGI,PARIMARJAN IND 2607
12. YU,YANGYI CHN 2607
13. HOU YIFAN CHN 2602
14. HESS ROBERT USA 2572

Age does'nt matter,Azmaiparashvili rules 2010 ASEAN OPEN!

GM Zurab Azmaiparahvili clinch the title by the slimmest of margins over IM Oliver Barbosa of the Philippines.Azmaiparashvili and Barbosa both finished with 4 wins and 5 draws to bag the top prize in the nine-round Swiss System tournament.IM Barbosa defeated FM Timothy Chan Wei Xuan in the final round.GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia was solo third with 6.0 points. GM John Paul Gomez another Olympic campaigner from the Philippines finished in a tie for 4th to 9th place with 5.5 points. Also in the same scores were IM Nguyen Van Huy,IM Richard Bitoon,GM Cao Sang; GM Dao Thien Hai, and FM Nguyen Duc Hoa. FM Timothy Chan Wei Xuan had 5.0 points to emerges as the highest placed Singaporeans in the tournaments which attracted a total of 32 players. Philippines sent the most number of entries with 11 players, 3 more than the host Singapore and Indonesia.Nelson Mariano III and Kim Steven Yap also scores 5.0 points.

Vietnam rules Open U-17 and Open U-14 titles; India clinch Girls U-11 crown!!

FM's Nguyen Van Hai and Le Tuanh Minh of Vietnam and Tejaswini Sagar of India widens their lead to 1.5 points in the Open U-17,Open U-14 and Girls U-11 respectively to takes the title with one round remaining at the 2010 Singapore International Youth Chess Festival. Nguyen Van Hai tally 7.5 out of 8 games while Le Tuanh Minh dominate his division with a perfect 8 out of 8 performance. Tejaswini Sagar grab the Girls U-11 title, scoring 7.5/8 1.5 points ahead of Zhansaya Abdumalik of Kazakhstan,Az-Zahra Azhar Puteri Munnajah of Malaysia and Huang Minh Thu of Vietnam with one round remaining.

Round 9 Pairings GIRLS U-11

Bd. 1 Sagar Tejaswini vs Hoang Minh Thu
Bd. 2 Abdumalik Zhansaya vs WFM Nur Najiha Hisham
Bd. 3 Azhar Puteri Munajjah vs. Nguyen Thi Minh Oanh
Bd. 4 Chandra Vania Vindy vs. Tan Jia Yun

Malaysians grab solo lead in Girls-U14 and Open-Under 8 at Singapore Int'l Youth Chess

WCM Nur Nabila Azman Hisham of Malaysia is the solo leader in the Girls U14 division after 8 rounds of the 2010 Singapore International Youth Chess Festival.Azman Hisham won five games and 3 draws for 6.5 points one half point ahead of WFM Dao Thi Lan Anh (Vietnam) and 1 point clear of Janelle Frayna of Far Eastern University (Phil).In the Open U-8 division,Malaysian Wong Yim Long is solo leader with 7.5 points,one point ahead of Cyrus Low Zhen Yu(Singapore).Nguyen Huynh Minh Thien of Vietnam and Chua Alfred Xue Kai are in 3rd and 4th place,both with 6.0 points.A total of 55 players from 9 countries are entered in the Open U-8 division.

OPEN-Under 8 Division Standings after Round 8

Rank Name Country W D L Total
1. Wong Yim Long Malaysia 7 1 0 7.5
2. Low Zhen Yu Cyrus SIN 6 1 1 6.5
3. Nguyen Huyn Minh Thien VIE 6 0 2 6.0
4. Chua Alfred Xue Kai SIN 6 0 2 6.0
5. Hong Zhong Kai SIN 5 1 2 5.5
6. Nadhwani Aum IND 5 1 2 5.5
7. Danial Choo Zhenghao SIN 5 1 2 5.5
8. Low Yi Quan SIN 5 1 2 5.5
9. Narken Jin SIN 5 1 2 5.5
10.Park Joon Ha KOR 5 1 2 5.5
11.Woon Sheng Kai Nicholas SIN 5 1 2 5.5



GIRLS UNDER 14 STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 8

1. Nur Nabila Azman Hisham MAS 5 3 0 6.5
2. Dao Thi Lan Anh VIE 6 0 2 6.0
3. Janelle Frayna PHI 5 1 2 5.5
4. Tansika Misal IND 5 0 3 5.0

2010 National Inter Cities Rapid Chess Team :

 2010 National Inter-Cities & Municipalities Rapid Chess TeamTournament. Natavio Bonifacio of host Dagupan City, GM Wesley So of Makati and FM Jony Habla of Pasig-Dep-Ed finished with the same scores of 8 out of 9 games for an 88 9% performances.WFM Cheradee Camacho of Quezon City-Ateneo Blue Eagles scores 5.5/9 to finished 12th on Board 1. Another Pasig-Dep-Ed bet Rainier Labay won the Board 2 top honors scoring 6.5/8 for 81.3%,Rodolfo Panopio Jr(Calamba"A") and Ryan Dungca
(Roxas,Palawan) are tied for 2nd both with 7/9 Michael Kevin Baltazar of Quezon City-Ateneo Blue Eagles "B" scores 5.5/9.Board 3 honors goes to Jimson Bitoon of Manila-CSB with 8/9 for 88.9 %.Veteran Gene Salmorin nd Rosaldo Salvador both from Ozamis City won the Board 4 and Board 5 top honors.

2010 National Inter-Cities & Municipalities Rapid Chess Tournament
INDIVIDUAL Board Standings  BOARD 1
Bo.	Name	Team	Pts.	Games	%
1	So Wesley	MAKATI-MMDA	8	9	88.9
1	Dableo Ronald	CALAMBA"B"-GPTEX GLOBAL	8	9	88.9
1	Habla Jony	DEPED PASIG	8	9	88.9
1	Natavio Bonifacio	DAGUPAN CITY "A"	8	9	88.9
1	Senador Manny	CALAMBA "A"-GPTEX GLOBAL	7	9	77.8
1	Dela Cruz Jake	JSB MARKETING-URDANETA CITY	7	9	77.8
1	Laylo Darwin	Q.C.-LWUA"A'	6.5	9	72.2
1	Gomez John Paul	MUNTINLUPA CITY	6.5	9	72.2
1	Nava Roderick	BINALONAN, PANGASINAN	6.5	9	72.2
1	Llavanes Ronald	ANGELES CITY	6	9	66.7
1	Garcia Ronald	RBR-ALAMINOS CITY	2.5	4	62.5
1	Andador Rolando	DLS-CSB-MANILA	5.5	9	61.1
1	Salcedo Richilieu	FEU-MANILA	5.5	9	61.1
1	Camacho Chardine Cheradee	Q.C.-BLUE EAGLES"B" ATENEO	5.5	9	61.1
1	Ricana Leodegario	OZAMIS CITY	4	7	57.1
1	Ramos Luisito	MARIVELES-BATAAN	4	7	57.1
1	Cunanan Kimberly Jane	MABALACAT PAMPANGA	4	7	57.1
1	Barbosa Oliver	ANTIPOLO CITY	5	9	55.6
1	Datu Alcon John	Q.C.-BLUE EAGLES"A" ATENEO	5	9	55.6
1	Artuz Glennen	U.N.C. NAGA CITY	5	9	55.6
1	Meneses Mario	SAN LEONARDO, NUEVA ECIJA	5	9	55.6
1	Tullao Edgar	6TH DISTRICT PANGASINAN	5	9	55.6
1	Garma Chito	ROXAS-PALAWAN	4.5	9	50
1	Bancod Ronald	SAMAL, BATAAN	4.5	9	50
1	Elorta David	DON GALO PARAÑAQUE CITY	4.5	9	50
1	Bernales Christy Lamiel	Q.C. LWUA"C"	4.5	9	50
1	Montoyo Ted Ian	BACOLOD CITY-JRR DIZON FOUNDATION	4.5	9	50
1	Gotel Michael	JG &CO. QUEZON CITY	4.5	9	50
1	Falcon Saldy	SAN FABIAN	4.5	9	50
1	Gonzales Jayson	FEU-MANILA	3.5	7	50
1	Jabilles Noy	BAUANG LA UNION	3	6	50
1	Legaspi Rhobel	RICNOR FARMS PALAYAN CITY	4	9	44.4
1	Nolte Rolando	APOCALYPSE MANILA	4	9	44.4
1	Sarip Roger	MARITIMA CHESS CLUB-LANAO SUR	3.5	9	38.9
1	Bautista Roberto Jr.	DAGUPAN CITY	3.5	9	38.9
1	Ulanday Judelito	6TH DISTRICT PANGASINAN	3	8	37.5
1	Docena Jerad	Q.C. LWUA"B"	3	8	37.5
1	Gatus Edmundo	TAGAYTAY CITY	3	9	33.3
INDIVIDUAL Board Standings  BOARD 2
2	Labay Reiner	DEPED PASIG	6.5	8	81.3
2	Asuella Ellan	BACOLOD CITY-JRR DIZON FOUNDATION	5.5	7	78.6
2	Panopio Rodolfo	CALAMBA "A"-GPTEX GLOBAL	7	9	77.8
2	Dungca Ryan	ROXAS-PALAWAN	7	9	77.8
2	Pimentel Joel	DLS-CSB-MANILA	6.5	9	72.2
2	Aquino Jose Jr.	ANTIPOLO CITY	6.5	9	72.2
2	Biron Robert	MUNTINLUPA CITY	6.5	9	72.2
2	Cantonjos Allan	DON GALO PARAÑAQUE CITY	6.5	9	72.2
2	Dispo Cres	DAGUPAN CITY	6.5	9	72.2
2	Turqueza M J	Q.C.-LWUA"A'	6	9	66.7
2	Palma Michael Angelo	JG &CO. QUEZON CITY	5	8	62.5
2	Tubianosa Liolen	TAGAYTAY CITY	5.5	9	61.1
2	Guerrero Chester	BINALONAN, PANGASINAN	5.5	9	61.1
2	Baltazar Kevin	Q.C.-BLUE EAGLES"B" ATENEO	5.5	9	61.1
2	Salcedo Rene	OLONGAPO CITY	4	7	57.1
2	Fernadez Fidel Jr	DAGUPAN CITY "A"	4.5	8	56.3
2	Llavanes Rommel	U.N.C. NAGA CITY	5	9	55.6
2	Casil Daniel Jr	BAUANG LA UNION	5	9	55.6
2	Petilla Fabie	SAN FABIAN	5	9	55.6
2	Arguelles Efren	MAKATI-MMDA	4.5	9	50
2	Suede Mikee Charlene	Q.C. LWUA"C"	4.5	9	50
2	Legaspi Gary	RICNOR FARMS PALAYAN CITY	4.5	9	50
2	Polao Ben	MARITIMA CHESS CLUB-LANAO SUR	4.5	9	50
2	Rivera Albert	APOCALYPSE MANILA	4.5	9	50
2	Navarro Leonardo	SAN LEONARDO, NUEVA ECIJA	4.5	9	50
2	Evangelista Ricthie	FEU-MANILA	4	8	50
2	Lomibao Emanuel	MANGALDAN, PANGASINAN	4	8	50
2	Quinto George	LA CASA DE AHEDREZDAGUPAN CITY	4	8	50
2	Mejia Giovanni	Q.C. LWUA"B"	4	8	50
2	Lacap Elwood	URDANETA CITY	4	8	50
2	Uy James Carmelo	BACOLOD CITY-JRR DIZON FOUNDATION	3.5	7	50
2	Palermo Ferdinand	JG &CO. QUEZON CITY	2.5	5	50
2	Halili Robert	ANGELES CITY	4	9	44.4
2	Aquino Prince Mark	6TH DISTRICT PANGASINAN	4	9	44.4
2	Estabillo Ely John	RBR-ALAMINOS CITY	3.5	9	38.9
2	Galindo Joseph	OZAMIS CITY	3	8	37.5
2	Tadina Hector	SAN FERNANDO LA UNION	3	8	37.5
2	Villa Ervil	SAMAL, BATAAN	3	9	33.3
2	Pradas Dale	OLONGAPO CITY	2	6	33.3
INDIVIDUAL Board Standings  BOARD 3
3	Bitoon Jimsoon	DLS-CSB-MANILA	8	9	88.9
3	Biag Ivan	APOCALYPSE MANILA	8	9	88.9
3	Salmorin Generoso	OZAMIS CITY	8	9	88.9
3	Perez Adrian	MAKATI-MMDA	6.5	9	72.2
3	Tiu Sherwin	ROXAS-PALAWAN	6	9	66.7
3	Reyes Narquingden	DON GALO PARAÑAQUE CITY	6	9	66.7
3	Delima Arthur	RICNOR FARMS PALAYAN CITY	6	9	66.7
3	Pestaño Catrihino	SAN LEONARDO, NUEVA ECIJA	6	9	66.7
3	Salubre Jayson	MARITIMA CHESS CLUB-LANAO SUR	6	9	66.7
3	Tan Mark	ANGELES CITY	6	9	66.7
3	Austria Jimmy Jr.	DAGUPAN CITY "A"	5	8	62.5
3	Gonzales Felix	BACOLOD CITY-JRR DIZON FOUNDATION	5.5	9	61.1
3	Areque Jerry	TAGAYTAY CITY	5.5	9	61.1
3	Fronda Jude Emil	MUNTINLUPA CITY	5.5	9	61.1
3	Corre Conrad	OLONGAPO CITY	5.5	9	61.1
3	Samantila Daryl Unix	Q.C. LWUA"B"	4.5	8	56.3
3	Bihag Roilo	U.N.C. NAGA CITY	5	9	55.6
3	Medina Vince	BINALONAN, PANGASINAN	5	9	55.6
3	Mendoza Fernando	DAGUPAN CITY	5	9	55.6
3	Mercado Jayson	Q.C.-LWUA"A'	4.5	9	50
3	Lim Samson	CALAMBA"B"-GPTEX GLOBAL	4.5	9	50
3	Bayron Jonathan	BAUANG LA UNION	4.5	9	50
3	Amir Zomer	JSB MARKETING-URDANETA CITY	4.5	9	50
3	Lalas Gerard	MANGALDAN, PANGASINAN	4	8	50
3	Batulan Elito	SAN FERNANDO LA UNION	4	8	50
3	Palma Chris Antonio	JG &CO. QUEZON CITY	3.5	7	50
3	Linda Bernard	MARIVELES-BATAAN	3.5	7	50
3	Orden Rolando	URDANETA CITY	3	6	50
3	Mañgila Rosemarie	DEP ED DAGUPAN CITY	3	6	50
3	Mejia Cherry Ann	Q.C. LWUA"C"	4	9	44.4
3	Suede Akiko Charmaine	Q.C. LWUA"C"	4	9	44.4
3	Guya Ali	BINALONAN, PANGASINAN	3.5	8	43.8
3	Apeta Jesus Jr.	LA CASA DE AHEDREZDAGUPAN CITY	3.5	8	43.8
3	Lagula Mc Dominique	FEU-MANILA	3	7	42.9
3	Lagasca Marvin	DAGUPAN CITY	3	7	42.9
3	Revita Samantha Glo	6TH DISTRICT PANGASINAN	2	5	40
3	Jocson Richie	CALAMBA "A"-GPTEX GLOBAL	3.5	9	38.9
3	Plan Emmanuel	Q.C.-BLUE EAGLES"A" ATENEO	3.5	9	38.9
3	Valiente Herman	ANTIPOLO CITY	3.5	9	38.9
3	Mariano Kristine Mae	Q.C.-BLUE EAGLES"B" ATENEO	3.5	9	38.9
3	Navarro Ian	SAN FABIAN	2.5	7	35.7
3	Cachin Pepe	URDANETA CITY	2	6	33.3
INDIVIDUAL Board Standings  BOARD 4
4	Penero Arnel	SAMAL, BATAAN	7.5	9	83.3
4	Salvador Rosaldo	OZAMIS CITY	5	6	83.3
4	Dela Rosa Sonny	ANTIPOLO CITY	7	9	77.8
4	Casiano Andrew	TAGAYTAY CITY	6.5	9	72.2
4	Dacanay Steven	CALAMBA"B"-GPTEX GLOBAL	6.5	9	72.2
4	Boroc Henry	RICNOR FARMS PALAYAN CITY	5	7	71.4
4	De Leña Leon	6TH DISTRICT PANGASINAN	3.5	5	70
4	Saripada Sinoden	JSB MARKETING-URDANETA CITY	5.5	8	68.8
4	Orozco Perzeus	CALAMBA "A"-GPTEX GLOBAL	6	9	66.7
4	Reyes Narquingel	DLS-CSB-MANILA	6	9	66.7
4	Garado Mark	MARIVELES-BATAAN	4	6	66.7
4	Datuin Monaliza	DEP ED DAGUPAN CITY	2	3	66.7
4	Abenes Raynielle	BAUANG LA UNION	2.5	4	62.5
4	Amanggay Paisal	MARITIMA CHESS CLUB-LANAO SUR	5.5	9	61.1
4	Collantes Daniel	U.N.C. NAGA CITY	3	5	60
4	Frayna Janelle Mae	FEU-MANILA	3	5	60
4	Garcia Glenn	OLONGAPO CITY	3	5	60
4	Lumidao Mervin	DON GALO PARAÑAQUE CITY	5	9	55.6
4	Velasquez Russel	SAN LEONARDO, NUEVA ECIJA	5	9	55.6
4	Montes Joseph	APOCALYPSE MANILA	4.5	9	50
4	Davila Joaquin	Q.C.-BLUE EAGLES"A" ATENEO	4.5	9	50
4	Alora Verth	ROXAS-PALAWAN	4.5	9	50
4	Camaya Jose	ANGELES CITY	4.5	9	50
4	Castillo Jeff	RBR-ALAMINOS CITY	4	8	50
4	Madriaga Jose	JG &CO. QUEZON CITY	3.5	7	50
4	Gutierrez	SAN FABIAN	2	4	50
4	Volante Jojo	RICNOR FARMS PALAYAN CITY	1	2	50
4	Fadriquela Danny	Q.C.-LWUA"A'	4	9	44.4
4	Esquerra Joseph	MUNTINLUPA CITY	4	9	44.4
4	Gumila Narciso	MAKATI-MMDA	4	9	44.4
4	De Vera Jess	LA CASA DE AHEDREZDAGUPAN CITY	2	5	40

Singapore International Youth Championship Round 5 : Le Tuan Minh in solo lead!

Top seed FM Le Tuan Minh of Vietnam won his games against two Filipinos in round 4 and 5 to take the solo lead in the Open-under 14 of the 2010 Singapore International Youth Championship held in Stansfield Residence 1,Mt Vernon Rd.,Singapore.Le won against Jerad Docena and Paul Robert Evangelista both students from FEU. Another Filipino Vince Angelo Medina also of FEU was held to a draw by unrated Roid Attakaatsur of Indonesia,both had 4.5 points for joint 2nd place.Le Tuan Minh and Vince Angelo Medina were paired to play in the crucial 6th round today while Attakaatsur battles Evangelista.Jerad Docena's back to back loses against Le and compatriot Medina pulls him down to 10th place in the standings with 3 points.A total of 44 players from 9 countries participated with the winner going home with S$1,500.In the Girls-Under 14,Nur Nabila Azman Hisham of Malaysia toppled top seed Jannele Frayna of the Philippines to take the solo lead after 5 rounds with 4.5 points.Three players Frayna,WFM Dao Thi Lan Anh of Vietnam and Yuan Wei Ting of Singapore are tied for 2nd-4th place all with 4 points.

Manila-CSB : 2010 National Inter-Cities and Municipalities Rapid Chess Team champion

Manila,composed of College of Saint Benilde and DLSU players rules the 2010 National Inter-Cities and Municipalities Rapid Chess Team Championship held in People's Auditorium,Dagupan City,Philippines.Led by Nm Rolando Andador,the 1995 Asian Junior bronze medalist and Joel Pimentel,2006 ASEAN Under 14 age-group champion.Manila won seven games with two draws and no loss to finished two match points ahead of favorite Makati led by Gm Wesley So and Paranaque City who come from behind to finished third.A total of 43 teams participated in the events sponsored by the city goverment of Dagupan City under the auspices of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS


RANK TEAM ** MP GP
1. MANILA- CSB 16 26
2. MAKATI-MMDA 14 23
3. PARANAQUE 14 22
4 CALAMBA CITY "A" 13 23.5
5. ROXAS,PALAWAN 12 22.5
7. ANTIPOLO CITY 11 22
8. QUEZON CITY -LWUA"A" 11 21
9. MANILA-APOCALYPSE 11 21
10.OZAMIS CITY 11 21
11.BINALONAN,PANGASINAN 11 20.5
12.URDANETA CITY- JSB 11 20.5
13.CALAMBA CITY"B" 11 20
14.ANGELES CITY 10 20.5
15.SAN LEONARDO,NUEVA ECIJA 10 20.5
16.PALAYAN CITY 10 20.5
17.TAGAYTAY CITY 10 20.5
18.BACOLOD CITY 10 20
19.MARITIMA,LANAO SUR 10 19.5
20.MANILA-FEU 9 19
21.NAGA CITY- UNC 9 19
22.DAGUPAN CITY "B" 9 18.5
23.DAGUPAN CITY "A" 9 18.5
24.SAMAL,BATAAN 9 17
25.BAUANG,LA UNION 9 17
26.QUEZON CITY- ATENEO BLUE EAGLES "B" 9 15.5
27.QUEZON CITY- JG COMPANY 8 19
28.6TH DISTRICT,PANGASINAN 8 17.5
29.QUEZON CITY- LWUA "B" 8 17.5
30.QUEZON CITY- LWUA "C" 8 17
31.QUEZON CITY- ATENEO BLUE EAGLES"A" 8 15.5
32.URDANETA CITY "A" 8 14.5
33.OLONGAPO CITY 7 17
34.PASIG DEP-ED 7 16
35.MARIVELES,BATAAN 7 15.5
36.DAGUPAN CITY-LA CASA DE AJEDREZ 7 14
37.SAN FERNANDO,LA UNION 7 13
38.DAGUPAN CITY - DEP-ED 7 11.5
39.SAN FABIAN 6 15
40.ALAMINOS,PANGASINAN 6 14.5
41.MANGALDAN,PANGASINAN 5 12.5
42.PASIG DEP-ED MAIN 3 5
43.MABALACAT,PAMPANGA 2 6