2013 Philippine National Games: Blitz Chess Championships : IM Oliver Dimakiling grabbed the gold medal on tie breaks .

Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar defeated  Grand Master Darwin Laylo , the biggest upset win in the tournement

Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar faced National Master Alcon John Datu of San Beda College in the 5th round.

Melwyn Kenneth surprised International Master Rolando Nolte in the 1st round   to join 33 other players for the early lead.

GrandMaster Richard Bitoon hands Kenneth Baltazar  his 1st loss in the 2013 Philippine National Games

Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar, an incoming 4th year High School student of Colegio de San Juan de Letran defeated IM Rolando Nolte in the 1st round, then shocks GM Darwin Laylo in the 2nd round to share the lead with 30 other including 4 grandmasters at the start of the 2013 Philippine National Games Blitz Chess Championships held in Polytechnic University of the Philippines,Sta Mesa Manila. Kenneth opted to play in the Men's Division(age 21-above) instead of the Junior Division (16-20 years old). It was the first victory of Kenneth against a Grand Master and an International Master. A total of 84 players including 6 grandmaster are enter in the tournament organized by the POC and PSC to assess the expanse of athletic potentials as by-product of the national sports programs and  to serve as the ultimate challenge grounds to bring out the best of the national crop and the emerging ones, and finally, to serve as the final "ranking and selection ground" for possible composition of the national pool, and from which the team for the future international competitions .Kenneth loss to GM Richard Bitoon in the third round and to NM Alcon John Datu in the fifth round.

 IM Oliver Dimakiling grabbed the gold medal on tie breaks . GM Rogelio Antonio defeated solo leader GM Mark Paragua in the final round to create a four way tie for first, however Dimakiling emrged first with Paragua finishing second and Antonio  third; Alcon John Datu of San Beda College also with 6 points finished fourth.

Final Results  BLITZ Competition
Mens Division

Gold --         IM Oliver Dimakiling       6.0 points       31.5
Silver --        GM Mark Paragua          6.0 points       31.0
Bronze --      GM Rogelio Antonio Jr   6.0 points        31.0

Womens Division

Gold  --        Catherine Perena               6.0 points       32
Silver --         Jon Ira Dela Cruz              6.0 points       27
Bronze --       Jan Jodalyn Fronda            5.5 points

Junior Division Boys  Blitz Events

Gold  --          Diego Abrahan Claro          5.5 points       1
Silver --          Jose Castro                         5.5 points       0
Bronze --         Christian Nanola                 5.0 points

Junior Division Girls Blitz Event

Gold --           Jean Karen Enriquez             6.5 points
Silver --          Judith Pineda                        5.5 points
Bronze --        Michelle Yaon                      5.0 points

POC-PSC PHIL. NATIONAL GAMES CHESS TOURNAMENT BLIITZ CHESS - Open Division
Final Ranking crosstable after 7 Rounds
Rk.		Name	Rtg	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	6.Rd	7.Rd	Pts.
1	im	DIMAKILING Oliver	2452	33b1	55w1	6b½	13w½	23b1	8w1	10b1	6
2	gm	PARAGUA Mark	2555	28b1	62w1	17b1	7b1	18w1	19w1	3b0	6
3	gm	ANTONIO Rogelio Jr.	2537	34w1	25b1	39w½	23b½	24w1	5b1	2w1	6
4	nm	DATU Alcon John	2302	30b1	51w1	11b0	54w1	26b1	20w1	12b1	6
5	im	NADERA Barlo	2373	31b½	64w1	41b1	6w1	11b1	3w0	19b1	5.5
6		BIAG Ivan Gil	2219	42w1	29b1	1w½	5b0	43w1	39b1	16w1	5.5
7	im	PIMENTEL Joel	2215	70w1	15b1	20b1	2w0	12b0	28w1	36b1	5
8	fm	PASCUA Haridas	2367	38w1	22b1	50w1	18b0	25w1	1b0	35w1	5
9	im	NOLTE Rolando	2447	26b0	66w1	28b1	14w1	13b1	10w0	25b1	5
10	nm	SALCEDO Raymond	2283	58w1	49b1	18w0	21b1	47w1	9b1	1w0	5
11		FLORENDO Joey Albert	1998	84w1	24b1	4w1	16b½	5w0	47b1	15w½	5
12	im	GARCIA Jan Emmanuel	2393	63w0	69b1	34w1	51b1	7w1	18b1	4w0	5
13	fm	TURQUEZA Mari Joseph	2241	53w½	63b1	27w1	1b½	9w0	49b1	29w1	5
14		CHAVEZ Antonio	2058	72w1	16b0	32w1	9b0	56w1	40b1	24w1	5
15		VILLANUEVA Jerome	1998	83b1	7w0	67b1	17w½	52b1	27w1	11b½	5
16	gm	BITOON Richard	2396	37b1	14w1	26b1	11w½	19b0	17w1	6b0	4.5
17	fm	BERSAMINA Paulo	2276	32w1	21b1	2w0	15b½	22w1	16b0	39w1	4.5
18		PARONDO Rolly Jr.	1990	65b1	52w1	10b1	8w1	2b0	12w0	27b½	4.5
19	gm	GOMEZ John Paul	2488	43w1	45b1	23w½	39b1	16w1	2b0	5w0	4.5
20	im	DABLEO Ronald	2438	56w1	35b1	7w0	49b1	50w1	4b0	21w½	4.5
21		AQUINO Prince Mark	2029	48b1	17w0	60b1	10w0	31b1	23w1	20b½	4.5
22		GUYA Ali	2064	68b1	8w0	44b½	62w1	17b0	64w1	45b1	4.5
23	im	SALCEDO Richelieu II	2221	40b1	46w1	19b½	3w½	1w0	21b0	41b1	4
24		ARROYO Christian	2245	60b1	11w0	36b1	37w1	3b0	54w1	14b0	4
25		MIRANO Kevin	2138	73b1	3w0	33b1	48w1	8b0	30w1	9w0	4
26		BALTAZAR Melwyn Kenneth	2076	9w1	47b1	16w0	40b1	4w0	29b0	56w1	4
27		DIANO Eden	2389	59b1	41w½	13b0	44w1	30w1	15b0	18w½	4
28		TABLIGAN John Gabriel	1989	2w0	70b1	9w0	75b1	32w1	7b0	48w1	4
29		LAGUTIN Nelman	2008	44b1	6w0	48b0	78w1	59b1	26w1	13b0	4
30		RAVAGO Jeffrey	1924	4w0	72b1	35w1	52w1	27b0	25b0	51w1	4
31		CRUZ Renato Jr.	1944	5w½	53b½	45w1	50b0	21w0	76b1	49w1	4
32		NAVARRO Joseph	1879	17b0	65w1	14b0	67w1	28b0	55w1	57b1	4
33		DALAUTA Randolph	1961	1w0	71b1	25w0	72b1	35w0	53b1	47w1	4
34		JUMANAN Alfred	1982	3b0	82w1	12b0	68w1	55b1	45w0	52b1	4
35	nm	MANAOG Stewart	2075	82b1	20w0	30b0	73w1	33b1	48w1	8b0	4
36		REYES Einnar Marc	1975	47w0	75b1	24w0	69b1	42w1	50b1	7w0	4
37		OROZCO John Perzeus	1954	16w0	81b1	42w1	24b0	49w0	74b1	50w1	4
38		MARGARITO John Eric	1931	8b0	48w0	81b1	80w½	46b½	65w1	54b1	4
39	nm	LLAVANES Ronald	2280	79b1	54w1	3b½	19w0	41b1	6w0	17b0	3.5
40		MARIMLA Erickson	1831	23w0	61b1	57w+	26w0	62b1	14w0	46b½	3.5
41		GALAN Jan Nigel	2032	77w1	27b½	5w0	63b1	39w0	43b1	23w0	3.5
42		ENRIQUEZ Rogelio Jr.	2100	6b0	73w1	37b0	60w1	36b0	44w½	66b1	3.5
43		ROMA Alvin	1973	19b0	68w½	64b1	57w1	6b0	41w0	62b1	3.5
44		FLORES Reynaldo	1902	29w0	77b1	22w½	27b0	53w½	42b½	63w1	3.5
45		ALBELAR Kritz	2093	78b1	19w0	31b0	66w½	80b1	34b1	22w0	3.5
46		PARAGUYA Voltaire Marc	1991	61w1	23b0	47w0	53b½	38w½	75b1	40w½	3.5
47	gm	LAYLO Darwin	2500	36b1	26w0	46b1	55w1	10b0	11w0	33b0	3
48		MENOR John Eric	0	21w0	38b1	29w1	25b0	51w1	35b0	28b0	3
49		FRONDA Jude Emil	2047	80b1	10w0	59b1	20w0	37b1	13w0	31b0	3
50	nm	ALISANGCO Nicomedes	2157	66b1	67w1	8b0	31w1	20b0	36w0	37b0	3
51		SAN JUAN Dennis	2030	74w1	4b0	53w1	12w0	48b0	59w1	30b0	3
52	nm	MEJIA Giovanni	2146	75w1	18b0	56w1	30b0	15w0	58b1	34w0	3
53		LABOG Marc Kevin	1848	13b½	31w½	51b0	46w½	44b½	33w0	74b1	3
54		VISCA Jayson	2016	76w1	39b0	74w1	4b0	58w1	24b0	38w0	3
55		GRAFIL Franz Robert	2068	81w1	1b0	58w1	47b0	34w0	32b0	72w1	3
56		MIRANO Francis Jan	1958	20b0	80w1	52b0	82w1	14b0	73w1	26b0	3
57		ALVARADO Ricardo	2015	67b0	78w1	40b-	43b0	72w1	60b1	32w0	3
58		LANDICHO Israel	1915	10b0	83w1	55b0	65w1	54b0	52w0	64b1	3
59		BAUTISTA Miel	1859	27w0	76b1	49w0	74b1	29w0	51b0	77w1	3
60		PAGUINTO Ceferino	1850	24w0	84b1	21w0	42b0	66b1	57w0	73b1	3
61		YCASAS Emmanuel	0	46b0	40w0	82b0	81w0	84b1	83w1	75w1	3
62		DACANAY Steven James	2107	71w1	2b0	63w½	22b0	40w0	68b1	43w0	2.5
63		PENERO Nigel	1947	12b1	13w0	62b½	41w0	64b0	67w1	44b0	2.5
64		TAGLUCUP Henry	0	69w½	5b0	43w0	70b1	63w1	22b0	58w0	2.5
65		YGOT Jeremias	0	18w0	32b0	71w1	58b0	79w1	38b0	69w½	2.5
66		YEN Alvin	1809	50w0	9b0	77w1	45b½	60w0	71b1	42w0	2.5
67		SAMANTE Christian	0	57w1	50b0	15w0	32b0	69w1	63b0	70w½	2.5
68		BALTAZAR Ernesto	0	22w0	43b½	69w½	34b0	71w½	62w0	80b1	2.5
69		CRUZ Jared	1800	64b½	12w0	68b½	36w0	67b0	80w1	65b½	2.5
70		ALCANTARA Michael Solomon	1826	7b0	28w0	80b0	64w0	83b1	81w1	67b½	2.5
71		DE LEON Luke Matthew	1743	62b0	33w0	65b0	84w1	68b½	66w0	76w1	2.5
72		CRUZ Charles	0	14b0	30w0	79b1	33w0	57b0	78w1	55b0	2
73		MEJIA Raul	1744	25w0	42b0	76w1	35b0	77w1	56b0	60w0	2
74		MORONA Rodel	0	51b0	79w1	54b0	59w0	78b1	37w0	53w0	2
75		PORTUGUESE Bret Michael	1805	52b0	36w0	83b1	28w0	81b1	46w0	61b0	2
76		SABALILAC Arvex	0	54b0	59w0	73b0	79w1	82b1	31w0	71b0	2
77		DELOS SANTOS John Manuel	0	41b0	44w0	66b0	83w1	73b0	82w1	59b0	2
78		RANOA Felix	1738	45w0	57b0	84w1	29b0	74w0	72b0	81w1	2
79		YAP Danilo	1887	39w0	74b0	72w0	76b0	65b0	84w1	82b1	2
80		DE ROCA Jodito	0	49w0	56b0	70w1	38b½	45w0	69b0	68w0	1.5
81		AMAR Arnel	0	55b0	37w0	38w0	61b1	75w0	70b0	78b0	1
82		ALMODAL Antonio	0	35w0	34b0	61w1	56b0	76w0	77b0	79w0	1
83		VINLUAN Jonathan	0	15w0	58b0	75w0	77b0	70w0	61b0	84b1	1
84		VICTORIO Aldrine	0	11b0	60w0	78b0	71b0	61w0	79b0	83w0	0

Pairings/Results
Round 1
Bo.	No.	Name	Rtg	Result	Pts.	Name	Rtg	No.
1	44	TABLIGAN John Gabriel	1989	0 - 1	0	PARAGUA Mark	2555	1
2	2	ANTONIO Rogelio Jr.	2537	1 - 0	0	JUMANAN Alfred	1982	45
3	46	REYES Einnar Marc	1975	0 - 1	0	LAYLO Darwin	2500	3
4	4	GOMEZ John Paul	2488	1 - 0	0	ROMA Alvin	1973	47
5	48	DALAUTA Randolph	1961	0 - 1	0	DIMAKILING Oliver	2452	5
6	7	DABLEO Ronald	2438	1 - 0	0	MIRANO Francis Jan	1958	49
7	50	OROZCO John Perzeus	1954	0 - 1	0	BITOON Richard	2396	8
8	9	GARCIA Jan Emmanuel	2393	0 - 1	0	PENERO Nigel	1947	51
9	52	CRUZ Renato Jr.	1944	½ - ½	0	NADERA Barlo	2373	11
10	12	PASCUA Haridas	2367	1 - 0	0	MARGARITO John Eric	1931	53
11	54	RAVAGO Jeffrey	1924	0 - 1	0	DATU Alcon John	2302	13
12	14	SALCEDO Raymond	2283	1 - 0	0	LANDICHO Israel	1915	55
13	57	YAP Danilo	1887	0 - 1	0	LLAVANES Ronald	2280	15
14	16	BERSAMINA Paulo	2276	1 - 0	0	NAVARRO Joseph	1879	58
15	60	PAGUINTO Ceferino	1850	0 - 1	0	ARROYO Christian	2245	17
16	18	TURQUEZA Mari Joseph	2241	½ - ½	0	LABOG Marc Kevin	1848	61
17	62	MARIMLA Erickson	1831	0 - 1	0	SALCEDO Richelieu II	2221	19
18	21	PIMENTEL Joel	2215	1 - 0	0	ALCANTARA Michael Solomon	1826	63
19	64	YEN Alvin	1809	0 - 1	0	ALISANGCO Nicomedes	2157	22
20	23	MEJIA Giovanni	2146	1 - 0	0	PORTUGUESE Bret Michael	1805	65
21	67	MEJIA Raul	1744	0 - 1	0	MIRANO Kevin	2138	24
22	25	DACANAY Steven James	2107	1 - 0	0	DE LEON Luke Matthew	1743	68
23	69	RANOA Felix	1738	0 - 1	0	ALBELAR Kritz	2093	27
24	28	BALTAZAR Melwyn Kenneth	2076	1 - 0	0	NOLTE Rolando	2447	6
25	70	ALMODAL Antonio	0	0 - 1	0	MANAOG Stewart	2075	29
26	30	GRAFIL Franz Robert	2068	1 - 0	0	AMAR Arnel	0	71
27	72	BALTAZAR Ernesto	0	0 - 1	0	GUYA Ali	2064	31
28	32	CHAVEZ Antonio	2058	1 - 0	0	CRUZ Charles	0	73
29	74	DE ROCA Jodito	0	0 - 1	0	FRONDA Jude Emil	2047	33
30	34	GALAN Jan Nigel	2032	1 - 0	0	DELOS SANTOS John Manuel	0	75
31	76	MENOR John Eric	0	0 - 1	0	AQUINO Prince Mark	2029	36
32	37	VISCA Jayson	2016	1 - 0	0	SABALILAC Arvex	0	78
33	79	SAMANTE Christian	0	1 - 0	0	ALVARADO Ricardo	2015	38
34	40	FLORENDO Joey Albert	1998	1 - 0	0	VICTORIO Aldrine	0	81
35	82	VINLUAN Jonathan	0	0 - 1	0	VILLANUEVA Jerome	1998	41
36	42	PARAGUYA Voltaire Marc	1991	1 - 0	0	YCASAS Emmanuel	0	83
37	84	YGOT Jeremias	0	0 - 1	0	PARONDO Rolly Jr.	1990	43
38	59	BAUTISTA Miel	1859	0 - 1	0	DIANO Eden	2389	10
39	20	BIAG Ivan Gil	2219	1 - 0	0	ENRIQUEZ Rogelio Jr.	2100	26
40	56	FLORES Reynaldo	1902	0 - 1	0	LAGUTIN Nelman	2008	39
41	35	SAN JUAN Dennis	2030	1 - 0	0	MORONA Rodel	0	77
42	80	TAGLUCUP Henry	0	½ - ½	0	CRUZ Jared	1800	66

Pairings/Results
Round 2
Bo.	Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name
1	PARAGUA Mark	2555	1	1 - 0	1		DACANAY Steven James
2	MIRANO Kevin	2138	1	0 - 1	1	gm	ANTONIO Rogelio Jr.
3	LAYLO Darwin	2500	1	0 - 1	1		BALTAZAR Melwyn Kenneth
4	ALBELAR Kritz	2093	1	0 - 1	1	gm	GOMEZ John Paul
5	DIMAKILING Oliver	2452	1	1 - 0	1		GRAFIL Franz Robert
6	MANAOG Stewart	2075	1	0 - 1	1	im	DABLEO Ronald
7	BITOON Richard	2396	1	1 - 0	1		CHAVEZ Antonio
8	DIANO Eden	2389	1	½ - ½	1		GALAN Jan Nigel
9	GUYA Ali	2064	1	0 - 1	1	fm	PASCUA Haridas
10	DATU Alcon John	2302	1	1 - 0	1		SAN JUAN Dennis
11	FRONDA Jude Emil	2047	1	0 - 1	1	nm	SALCEDO Raymond
12	LLAVANES Ronald	2280	1	1 - 0	1		VISCA Jayson
13	AQUINO Prince Mark	2029	1	0 - 1	1	fm	BERSAMINA Paulo
14	ARROYO Christian	2245	1	0 - 1	1		FLORENDO Joey Albert
15	SALCEDO Richelieu II	2221	1	1 - 0	1		PARAGUYA Voltaire Marc
16	LAGUTIN Nelman	2008	1	0 - 1	1		BIAG Ivan Gil
17	VILLANUEVA Jerome	1998	1	0 - 1	1	im	PIMENTEL Joel
18	ALISANGCO Nicomedes	2157	1	1 - 0	1		SAMANTE Christian
19	PARONDO Rolly Jr.	1990	1	1 - 0	1	nm	MEJIA Giovanni
20	PENERO Nigel	1947	1	0 - 1	½	fm	TURQUEZA Mari Joseph
21	NADERA Barlo	2373	½	1 - 0	½		TAGLUCUP Henry
22	LABOG Marc Kevin	1848	½	½ - ½	½		CRUZ Renato Jr.
23	CRUZ Jared	1800	½	0 - 1	0	im	GARCIA Jan Emmanuel
24	NOLTE Rolando	2447	0	1 - 0	0		YEN Alvin
25	ENRIQUEZ Rogelio Jr.	2100	0	1 - 0	0		MEJIA Raul
26	ALVARADO Ricardo	2015	0	1 - 0	0		RANOA Felix
27	ALCANTARA Michael Solomon	1826	0	0 - 1	0		TABLIGAN John Gabriel
28	JUMANAN Alfred	1982	0	1 - 0	0		ALMODAL Antonio
29	PORTUGUESE Bret Michael	1805	0	0 - 1	0		REYES Einnar Marc
30	ROMA Alvin	1973	0	½ - ½	0		BALTAZAR Ernesto
31	DE LEON Luke Matthew	1743	0	0 - 1	0		DALAUTA Randolph
32	MIRANO Francis Jan	1958	0	1 - 0	0		DE ROCA Jodito
33	AMAR Arnel	0	0	0 - 1	0		OROZCO John Perzeus
34	MARGARITO John Eric	1931	0	0 - 1	0		MENOR John Eric
35	CRUZ Charles	0	0	0 - 1	0		RAVAGO Jeffrey
36	LANDICHO Israel	1915	0	1 - 0	0		VINLUAN Jonathan
37	DELOS SANTOS John Manuel	0	0	0 - 1	0		FLORES Reynaldo
38	MORONA Rodel	0	0	1 - 0	0		YAP Danilo
39	NAVARRO Joseph	1879	0	1 - 0	0		YGOT Jeremias
40	SABALILAC Arvex	0	0	0 - 1	0		BAUTISTA Miel
41	VICTORIO Aldrine	0	0	0 - 1	0		PAGUINTO Ceferino
42	YCASAS Emmanuel	0	0	0 - 1	0		MARIMLA Erickson