19th SIGEMAN Chess Tournament Round 5: Three- way tie for first; King walk for Wesley beat Hector in 31 moves

Wesley So playing black won against Jonny Hector in 31 moves of a French Defense to share 1st-3rd place with Anish Giri and Hans Tikkanen at the end of the 19th Sigeman Chess Tournament. Hans Tikkanen held Anish Giri into a draw in 45 moves of a Gruenfeld Defense. Top seed Alexei Shirov finished 4th over all with 2.5 points after a last round draw with Nels Grandelius in only 24 moves of a Semi Slav defense. GM Wesley So the youngest players to achieve a 2600 rating in 2008 at the age of 15 escape the mating attack of Hector and threatens mate in one or a loss of a queen when Hector resigns.

2nd Pichay Cup International Open Chess Round 10: Final Standings

               2nd CHAIRMAN PROSPERO A. PICHAY, JR. CUP INTERNATIONAL OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
 Final Ranking after 10 Rounds Rk.   Name FED Rtg Pts.  TB1 TB2
 1 GM Laylo Darwin   PHI 2516         7.5    2496
 2 GM Wen Yang   CHN 2545           7.5    2486
 3 GM Li Shilong   CHN 2501             7.5   2482
 4   Lu Shanglei   CHN 2473                7      2504
 5 GM Arutinian David   GEO 2564     7      2489
 6   Ma Qun   CHN 2427                     7     2474
 7 GM Xu Jun   CHN 2486                  7     2460
 8 GM Gomez John Paul   PHI 2538     7    2434
 9 GM Megaranto Susanto   INA 2529  7   2358
 10   Xiu Deshun   CHN 2514               7    2311

2nd Pichay Cup International Open Chess Round 8: Laylo maintains lead;

Rank after Round 8

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	GM	Laylo Darwin	PHI	2516	7.0	39.5	29.5	33.75
2	GM	Arutinian David	GEO	2564	6.0	41.5	30.5	29.75
3	GM	Wen Yang	CHN	2545	6.0	40.5	30.5	28.75
4	GM	Li Shilong	CHN	2501	6.0	38.0	28.5	27.75
5		Lu Shanglei	CHN	2473	6.0	37.5	28.0	26.25
6	GM	Megaranto Susanto	INA	2529	6.0	33.0	24.5	24.75
7	GM	Xu Jun	CHN	2486	5.5	43.0	32.0	27.50
8	GM	Gagunashvili Merab	GEO	2603	5.5	42.5	32.0	27.25
9	GM	Gomez John Paul	PHI	2538	5.5	41.5	30.5	25.75
10	GM	Zhang Zhong	SIN	2592	5.5	41.0	31.0	27.25
11		Ma Qun	CHN	2427	5.5	38.5	30.5	25.00
12	FM	Garcia Jan Emmanuel	PHI	2344	5.5	38.0	29.5	24.25
13	IM	Barbosa Oliver	PHI	2506	5.5	37.0	28.0	26.25
14		Xiu Deshun	CHN	2514	5.5	35.0	26.5	22.25
15	GM	Paragua Mark

2nd Pichay Cup International Open Chess Round 7: Laylo increased lead; Arutinian ,Liu Shilong shares 2nd-3rd place

 Rank after Round 7 


Name FED Rtg Pts.  TB1 TB2 TB3

 1 GM Laylo Darwin  PHI 2516    6.5 pts    29 21 26.3
 2 GM Arutinian David  GEO 2564    5.5     31 22 23
 3 GM Li Shilong  CHN 2501    5.5     29 21 21.5
 4 GM Xu Jun  CHN 2486    5     33 24 21.3
 5 GM Zhang Zhong  SIN 2592    5     32 24 22

11th ASEAN Age Group Championship 2010 Standard Chess - OPEN 14: FINAL STANDINGS

   11th ASEAN+ AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010   STANDARD CHESS - OPEN 14


   Final Ranking crosstable after 9 Rounds Rk.   Name Rtg FED 1.Rd 2.Rd 3.Rd 4.Rd 5.Rd 6.Rd 7.Rd 8.Rd 9.Rd Pts.  TB1


 1   Literatus Austin   0 PHI  13s1  21w1   4s½   3w½  14w1   6s1   2w0   9s1   7w1     7   51
 2   Le Tuan Minh  2091 VIE  30s1  19w1   3s½   4w1   6s0  12w1   1s1   8w1  11s½    7   48
 3   Batucan John Ray  0 PHI  32s1  16w1   2w½   1s½   8w1   7w1   4s½  13w1   5w0    6.5   49
 4   Pamatmat Jarod M  2064 PHI  22w1  14s1   1w½   2s0  26w1  11s1   3w½   7s½  13w1   6.5   49
 5   Sean Cuhendi  1685 INA  26w½  12s0  27w1  15s0  29w1  10s1  11w½  21w1   3s1    6    41
 6   Mejia Giovanni  0 PHI   9s1   8w1   7w1  11s½   2w1   1w0  13s0  12s½  14w½    5.5   50
 7 CM Le Huu Thai  1947 VIE  33s1  10w1   6s0   9w1  11w1   3s0  21s1   4w½   1s0    5.5   48
 8   Chin Matthew Peter  1958 SIN  35w+   6s0  22w1  10w1   3s0  17s1  12w½   2s0  15w1    5.5   47
 9 CM Le Thanh Tai  1807 VIE   6w0  25s1  20w1   7s0  10w½  26s1  15w1   1w0  12s1    5.5   45
 10   Merilles Nezil Arj  0 PHI  17w1   7s0  31w1   8s0   9s½   5w0  30s1  22w1  21s1    5.5   41
 11   Baltazar Melwyn Kenneth  0 PHI  20w1  15s1  12w1   6w½   7s0   4w0   5s½  14s½   2w½    5   50
 12   Pason Allan  0 PHI  24s1   5w1  11s0  13w1  17w1   2s0   8s½   6w½   9w0    5    48

2011 Barangay 70 (Caloocan City) Summer Chess League : 4th place finished for Kenneth !

Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar defeated Jerome Flores of Caloocan City; Richard dela Cruz of Bulacan and Paolo Cristobal of Pasay City in the last three rounds to finished a strong fourth at the end of the 2011 Barangay 70 Summer Chess League held in Barangay 70 Hall , Palon Street, Zone 6 District I Caloocan City.
Bryan Barcelon finished with a score of 5.5 out of six to takes the title. Melvin Salutan finished 2nd with 5.0 points while Zaldy Salvador of Nadurata,9th Avenue finished 3rd with 4.5 points. Kagawad Dey Pastrana and Gilbert Galang awarded the cash prizes and trophies to the top 8 finishers.National Arbiter King Jeremias of Santa Maria,Bulacan officiated the events.

		2011 Barangay 70 Summer Chess League
Final Ranking
Rank	SNo.	Name	FED	Pts	SB.
1	3	Barcelon Bryan	PHI	5½	17.25
2	16	Salutan Melvin	PHI	5	15.75
3	17	Salvador Zaldy	PHI	4½	17.00
4	1	Baltazar Melwyn Kenneth	PHI	4	9.50
5	15	Pitero Paterno	PHI	4	8.50
6	7	Criste Jr Jaime	PHI	3½	11.25
7	11	Labrador Andrew	PHI	3½	8.75
8	19	Teves Steven	PHI	3½	6.75
9	2	Barcelon Allan Ronald	PHI	3½	6.25
10	9	Dela Cruz Ricahard	PHI	3	8.00
11	8	Cristobal Paolo Kristian	PHI	3	6.50
12	12	Lucion Rommel	PHI	2½	5.75
13	4	Barcelona Jojo	PHI	2½	5.00
14	18	Samson Alvin	PHI	2	5.00
15	20	Valledor Clemente	PHI	1½	3.00
16	5	Barranco Whardy	PHI	1	3.00
17	10	Flores Jerome	PHI	1	1.00
18	6	Chua Emil	PHI	½	2.50
19	14	Petot Edgar	PHI	0	0.00
20	13	Nasayao Tagor	PHI	0	0.00

Final Ranking
Rank	SNo.	Name	FED	1.Rd.		2.Rd.		3.Rd.		4.Rd.		5.Rd.		6.Rd.		Pts	SB.
1	3	Barcelon Bryan	PHI	20	w 1	7	b 1	10	w 1	5	b 1	11	w 1	3	b ½	5½	17.25
2	16	Salutan Melvin	PHI	18	w ½	3	b ½	17	w 1	10	b 1	5	w 1	6	b 1	5	15.75
3	17	Salvador Zaldy	PHI	6	b ½	2	w ½	4	b 1	7	b 1	12	w 1	1	w ½	4½	17.00
4	1	Baltazar Melwyn Kenneth	PHI	7	w 0	20	b 1	3	w 0	17	b 1	10	w 1	11	b 1	4	9.50
5	15	Pitero Paterno	PHI	16	b 1	13	b 1	11	w 1	1	w 0	2	b 0	12	b 1	4	8.50
6	7	Criste Jr Jaime	PHI	3	w ½	18	b 1	9	w 1	11	b 0	8	w 1	2	w 0	3½	11.25
7	11	Labrador Andrew	PHI	4	b 1	1	w 0	16	b 1	3	w 0	15	b 1	9	b ½	3½	8.75
8	19	Teves Steven	PHI	10	b 0	12	w ½	20	b 1	15	w 1	6	b 0	13	b 1	3½	6.75
9	2	Barcelon Allan Ronald	PHI	12	b 1	10	w 0	6	b 0	16	w 1	14	b 1	7	w ½	3½	6.25
10	9	Dela Cruz Ricahard	PHI	8	w 1	9	b 1	1	b 0	2	w 0	4	b 0	14	w 1	3	8.00
11	8	Cristobal Paolo Kristian	PHI	14	b 1	15	w 1	5	b 0	6	w 1	1	b 0	4	w 0	3	6.50
12	12	Lucion Rommel	PHI	9	w 0	8	b ½	18	w 1	13	b 1	3	b 0	5	w 0	2½	5.75
13	4	Barcelona Jojo	PHI	19	- +	5	w 0	15	b ½	12	w 0	16	b 1	8	w 0	2½	5.00
14	18	Samson Alvin	PHI	11	w 0	17	b 0	19	- +	18	- +	9	w 0	10	b 0	2	5.00
15	20	Valledor Clemente	PHI	17	w 1	11	b 0	13	w ½	8	b 0	7	w 0	16	- -	1½	3.00
16	5	Barranco Whardy	PHI	5	w 0	19	- +	7	w 0	9	b 0	13	w 0	15	- -	1	3.00
17	10	Flores Jerome	PHI	15	b 0	14	w 1	2	b 0	4	w 0	18	- -	18	- -	1	1.00
18	6	Chua Emil	PHI	2	b ½	6	w 0	12	b 0	14	- -	17	- -	17	- -	½	2.50
19	14	Petot Edgar	PHI	13	- -	16	- -	14	- -	20	- -	20	- -	20	- -	0	0.00
20	13	Nasayao Tagor	PHI	1	b 0	4	w 0	8	w 0	19	- -	19	- -	19	- -	0	0.00

Round 6 on 2011/07/06 at 4:00
Bo.	SNo.	Name	Pts	Res.	Pts	Name	SNo.
1	17	Salvador Zaldy	4	½  -  ½	5	Barcelon Bryan	3
2	7	Criste Jr Jaime	3½	0  -  1	4	Salutan Melvin	16
3	8	Cristobal Paolo Kristian	3	0  -  1	3	Baltazar Melwyn Kenneth	1
4	2	Barcelon Allan Ronald	3	½  -  ½	3	Labrador Andrew	11
5	12	Lucion Rommel	2½	0  -  1	3	Pitero Paterno	15
6	4	Barcelona Jojo	2½	0  -  1	2½	Teves Steven	19
7	9	Dela Cruz Ricahard	2	1  -  0	2	Samson Alvin	18
8	5	Barranco Whardy	1	-  -  -	1½	Valledor Clemente	20
9	6	Chua Emil	½	-  -  -	1	Flores Jerome	10
10	14	Petot Edgar	0	-  -  -	0	Nasayao Tagor	13

Round 5 on 2011/07/06 at 9:00
Bo.	SNo.	Name	Pts	Res.	Pts	Name	SNo.
1	3	Barcelon Bryan	4	1  -  0	3	Cristobal Paolo Kristian	8
2	16	Salutan Melvin	3	1  -  0	3	Pitero Paterno	15
3	17	Salvador Zaldy	3	1  -  0	2½	Lucion Rommel	12
4	7	Criste Jr Jaime	2½	1  -  0	2½	Teves Steven	19
5	1	Baltazar Melwyn Kenneth	2	1  -  0	2	Dela Cruz Ricahard	9
6	18	Samson Alvin	2	0  -  1	2	Barcelon Allan Ronald	2
7	20	Valledor Clemente	1½	0  -  1	2	Labrador Andrew	11
8	5	Barranco Whardy	1	0  -  1	1½	Barcelona Jojo	4
9	6	Chua Emil	½	-  -  -	1	Flores Jerome	10
10	14	Petot Edgar	0	-  -  -	0	Nasayao Tagor	13

Round 4 on 2011/06/06 at 4:00
Bo.	SNo.	Name	Pts	Res.	Pts	Name	SNo.
1	15	Pitero Paterno	3	0  -  1	3	Barcelon Bryan	3
2	8	Cristobal Paolo Kristian	2	1  -  0	2½	Criste Jr Jaime	7
3	9	Dela Cruz Ricahard	2	0  -  1	2	Salutan Melvin	16
4	11	Labrador Andrew	2	0  -  1	2	Salvador Zaldy	17
5	4	Barcelona Jojo	1½	0  -  1	1½	Lucion Rommel	12
6	19	Teves Steven	1½	1  -  0	1½	Valledor Clemente	20
7	10	Flores Jerome	1	0  -  1	1	Baltazar Melwyn Kenneth	1
8	2	Barcelon Allan Ronald	1	1  -  0	1	Barranco Whardy	5
9	6	Chua Emil	½	-  -  +	1	Samson Alvin	18
10	14	Petot Edgar	0	-  -  -	0	Nasayao Tagor	13