6th Dr Jose Leviste Sr. Inter Collegiate Chess Festival 2010

FINAL STANDINGS
RANK
1-7.- 5.0 points--- Chester Guerrero(Collegio de San Juan de Letran);Sheider Nebato(FEU);Narquingel Reyes(St Benilde);John Ranel Morazo;Richilue Salcedo;Nelson Mariano III(UE),Ali Guya

8-9 -4.5 points --- Gerard Ferriol(University of Santo Thomas);Rusty Manaloto

10-20.- 4.0 points --- Michael Kevin Baltazar (Philippine College of Criminology); Gabriel Layugan
(Ateneo de Manila); Adrian Perez(Mapua Institute of Technology);Daniel Casil; Ferdinand Reyes(Adamson University); Franz Barreto; Antonio Chavez(Far Eastern University); Joseph Navarro; Paolo Antonio Cortez; Emmanuel Plan(Ateneeo de Manila); Mari Joseph Turqueza(De La Salle College);

21-26.-3.5 points--- Nino Datu; Melvin John Orlanda; Jerome Flores; Narquinden Reyes(CSB); Michael Punzalan; Nikki Capinpin (Ateneo de Manila)

27-39.-3.0 points --- Jesus Benjamin Lising; Nathan Sarigumba; Nigel Valenzuela(San Sebastian College); Jeffrey Rabago; Marc Co; Jomar Naranjo; John Kristofferson De Leon; Lennon Hart Salgados(Far Eastern University); Genalyn Miclat(Philippine College of Criminology); Mark Umali; Eugene De Ramos; Kristine Mae Mariano(Ateneo de Manila);
Hanz Cheng.

40-51.-2.5points --- Stanley Garma; John Zacarias; John Vergel Antolin; Allan Ducut; Joseph Caloracan; Adrian Paragua; Kevin Manaloto; Nisce Pinas; Shajala Bisda; Gerard Rodrigo; Ral Aguam; Marjune Sandoval;


52-59.-2.0 points ---Francis Ligon; Nikki Erica Yngayo; Jake Davila; Jeanine Plaza; Claudine Aberin; Rodrigo Cabiling Jr; Vangielyn Bautista; Jonalyn Remigio;

60-64.- 1.5 points ---Wilfred Vergel Neri; Arvin Santiago; Ma Jessica Espiritu; Ian Co; Krezeil Lacorte;

65-67.- 1.0 ---point Maria Janell Ignacio; Camille Valenzuela; Christin Joy Canapi

68.---- 0 point --- John Piccio

Philippine Blitz Chess Association: 2011 Tournament Calendar for Juniors

Philippine Blitz Chess Association: 2011 Tournament Calendar for Juniors: "1. 12th Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Age-Group Chess Championship- Taraka,Indonesia June 11-20,2011. 2..."

2011 Tournament Calendar for Juniors

Grand Finals 2011 Shell National Youth Active Chess Championships :   October 8-9,2011  at the SM MegaMall,Mandaluyong City.    10 players Single Round -Robin System Time control : 20 minutes +5 seconds increments. 




Global Internet Speed Chess Tournament. - Aug, 20 - Aug, 28 2011 City:OnlineCountry:IND




FISU University Olympiad 2011 - Aug, 12 - Aug, 23 2011  City:ShenzhenCountry:CHN



Asian Dragons Open 2011 - Aug, 06 - Aug, 14 2011  City:TaipeiCountry:TPE



8th IGB Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysia Open 2011 - Aug, 17 - Aug, 25 2011 City:Kuala LumpurCountry:MAS



31st ASTRO MERDEKA RAPID OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2011 - Aug, 27 - Aug, 28 2011    City:      Kuala Lumpur     Country:MAS


South East Asia Games  (SEA Games)
Palembang, Indonesia   November 11-25, 2011

Florencio Campomanes Memorial 2011
Yangon, Myanmar,   July 5 - 12, 2011

2nd Chairma Prospero Pichay Jr Cup International Chess Championships
 June 2 - 8 , 2011 Verona Hall, Traveller's Hotel , Subic Freeport,Olongapo City,Philippines

Zone  3.3 ZONAL CHAMPIONSHIP    May 23 -31 2011
 Tagaytay  City ,  Philippines

1.1 2011 Philippine National Age Group Chess Championship(U-18;U-16;U-14;U-12;U10;U-8)

 Capitol Complex Training Center,Lingayen Pangasinan  April 8-12,2011.Elimination for Asian Youth Chess Championship.

Philippine Blitz Chess Association: Karjakin leaped to 5th in January 2011 FIDE Rating...

Philippine Blitz Chess Association: Karjakin leaped to 5th in January 2011 FIDE Rating...: "Sergey Karjakin(2776)of Russia take fifth place in the January ratings list following his excellent performance in the Tahl Memorial and the..."

Karjakin leaped to 5th in January 2011 FIDE Rating List

Sergey Karjakin(2776)of Russia take fifth place in the January ratings list following his excellent performance in the Tahl Memorial and the Russian Chess Championship,gaining 16 points.Magnus Carlsen of Sweden topped the rating list with 2814 gaining 10 points in the Nanjing Pearl and 2 points in the London Classic.Viswanathan Anand(2810) of India dropped to second spot,gaining 7 points from the Nanjing Pearl and the London Classics.Number 3 Lev Aronian(2805) of Armenia joined the elite group of 2800 rated grandmasters gaining 4 points from the Tahl Memorial. Vladimir Kramnik remains in 4th with 2784.Hikaru Nakamura of United States enter the top 10 list with 2751 gaining 10 points from the Tahl Memorial and the London Classics.Judith Polagar of Hungary,who didn't play a single game continue to lord it in the womens list with 2686.Humpy Koneru of India is in second with 2607 gaining 7 points.World Women champion Hou Yifan hurdle the 2602 barriers to take 3rd,gaining 11 points from the 2010 Asian Games and the World Women Championship Match.

MEN TOP 10 JANUARY 2011

1. MAGNUS CARLSEN(Norway) 2814
2. VISWANATHAN ANAND (India) 2810
3. Levon Aronian (Armenia) 2805
4. Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) 2784
5. Sergey Karjakin (Russia) 2776
6. Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) 2775
7. Alexander Grischuk (Russia) 2773
8. Shakriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) 2772
9. Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) 2764
10.Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2751


WOMEN TOP 3 JANUARY 2011

1. Judith Polgar (Hungary) 2686
2. Humpy Koneru (India) 2607
3. Hou Yifan (China) 2602

Philippine Blitz Chess Association: 2010 Asean Age Group Chess-Senior 50+: Like father...

Philippine Blitz Chess Association: 2010 Asean Age Group Chess-Senior 50+: Like father...: "Younger children usually follows what their parents do. But for Ernie Baltazar it was the other way around.Ernie Baltazar,father of National..."

2010 Asean Age Group Chess-Senior 50+: Like father, like son or Like son, like father

Younger children usually follows what their parents do. But for Ernie Baltazar it was the other way around.Ernie Baltazar,father of National Age-Group and Palarong Pambansa champion Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar, follow what his son do,joined the 2010 ASEAN Age-Group Chess Championship held in Traveller's Hotel, Subic Bay, Philippines.
Ernie , a chess amateur, never joined any national or international tournament until this one.Nobody expected that the elder Baltazar will win any medals.Relatively unknown,no national rating ,no local rating and no tournament experience he beat to the finish 2008 ASEAN gold medalist National Master Edmund Legaspi of the Philippines;2009 ASEAN gold medalist Le Thien Vi of Vietnam,FIDE rated Pricha Srivatanakul of Thailand,N Y Wong of Singapore,Ngo Duc Thang and Lam Tuyet Mai also from Vietnam.He also won against Joel Pineda,Salvador Mangalindan and Ernesto Sayo of Dep-Ed.He was glad that he garnered a total of 3 gold and 1 bronze in the Standard,Rapid and Blitz events of the Senior 50+ on his first try.A fourth gold slipped away when he loss to International Master Chan Pen Kong of Singapore,in a Q+R + 5 pawns against Chan Q+N + 3 pawns ending,Ernie's Queen slips from f6 to f7 square; losing the Queen and the gold. He now set his sight on a higher plane: a grandmaster titles at the age of 60.

Final Ranking
Rank	SNo.		Name	Rtg	Pts	Wins	Draws	Loses	BH.	SB.
1	10	IM	Chan Peng Kong	2267	8½	8	1	0	36½	34.25
2	6		Ibanez Rudy	0	7½	7	1	1	37½	26.00
3	4		Ernesto Baltazar	0	6	5	2	2	39	19.50
4	7		Ngiyam Yee Wong	0	5	5	0	4	40	18.00
5	3		Le Thien Vi	0	4½	4	1	4	40½	14.75
6	1		Joel Pineda	0	4½	4	1	4	40½	12.00
7	2		Legaspi Edmundo	2126	3	3	0	6	42	11.00
8	8		Srivatanakul Pricha	1803	3	3	0	6	42	9.50
9	5		Ngo Duc Thang	0	1½	1	1	7	43½	3.75
	9		Lam Tuyet Mai	0	1½	1	1	7	43½	3.75

FINAL STANDINGS ASEAN  UNDER-14 OPEN DIVISION  BLITZ EVENT

Rank		Name	Rtg	Pts	Wins	Draws	Loses	BH.	SB.
1		Le Tuan Minh	2091	7	6	2	1	50½	38.75
2		Batucan John Ray	0	6½	6	1	2	48½	33.50
3	CM	Le Huu Thai	1947	6½	6	1	2	44	31.00
4		Docena Jerad	1962	6	4	4	1	49½	30.50
5		Literatus Austin Jacob	0	6	4	4	1	49	31.25
6		Christian C Nanola	0	6	5	2	2	46	29.25
7	FM	Che Quoc Huu	1900	6	6	0	3	45	28.50
8		Baltazar Melwyn Kenneth	0	6	6	0	3	40½	22.00
9		Medina Vince Angelo	1963	5½	4	3	2	51	29.00
10		Sean Winshand Cuhendi	1685	5½	5	1	3	40½	25.25
11		Verano Dante Leonardo	0	5	3	2	3	43½	17.50
12	CM	Le Thanh Tai	1807	5	5	0	4	42	19.00
13		Pason Allan	0	5	5	0	4	41½	22.50
14		Merilles Nezil Arj	0	5	4	2	3	41	22.00
15		Peres Carl Angelo	0	5	5	0	4	41	20.00
16		Balbona Felix Shaun	0	5	4	2	3	40	20.25
17		Cabual Gino Divino	0	5	4	2	3	39½	21.00
18		Mejia Giovanni	0	4½	4	1	4	47½	23.00
19	CM	Le Minh Hoang	1963	4½	4	1	4	42	18.00
20		Iskandar Bin Abdullah	1865	4	4	0	5	44	15.50
21		Chin Matthew Peter	1958	4	4	0	5	42	16.00
22		Lim De Dao Linson	1756	4	3	2	4	40	16.00
23		Salcedo Ben Christian	0	4	3	0	5	36½	11.00
24		Taganas Harold	0	4	3	0	5	35	9.00
25		Bautista Joshua	0	4	4	0	5	31½	10.00
26		Aguete Janleigh	0	4	3	0	5	31½	7.00
27		Merilles Zejih Angelo	0	3½	2	1	5	39½	10.25
28		Eufemio Micko	0	3½	2	1	5	38½	10.00
29		Lim Winsen	0	3½	2	1	5	33	6.25
30		De Leon Luke Matthew	0	3	3	0	6	37½	10.00
31		Cajigal Jehiel Vikoh	0	3	3	0	6	36	7.50
32		Llantada Kyz	0	2½	1	1	6	28½	2.75
33		Robi Abundo	0	1	0	0	8	34½	0.00