2013 National Open Blitz Chess Championhips (December 28,2013) Dableo wins 2013 National Open Blitz Chess Championships

Welcome home  GM Roland Salvador !!

GM Roland Salvador (Elo rating 2467)against Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar in their round 1 match up ,Kenneth use his favorite Caro Kann Defense to authored the biggest upset in the tournament.

International Master Ronald Dableo won the 2013 Philippine Naional Open Blitz Chess Championship held December 28,2013 at the Philippine Sports Commission National Athletes Dining Hall,RMSC,Manila. 76 players including 6 Grandmasters, 7 International Master,5 FIDE Master and 41 FIDE rated players competed in a 9 - round Swiss System with a time control od G-3' + 2".
Actually three players are tied for 1st - 3rd place with 7.5 points each. Ronald Dableo, Haridas Pascua and Alcon John Datu. After the tie break score Dableo finished first. Pascua second and Datu third place.

Meanwhile Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar of Colegio de San Juan de Letran gave his father Ernie Baltazar an early birthday gift by defeating GM Roland Salvador (Elo rating 2462) in only 26 moves of a Caro Kann Defense, Kenneth was two pawn up and ready to take the rook when GM Salvador resign the game. Kenneth almost make it two wins against 2400 opponents, but time pressure allows veteran FM Fernie Donguines (Elo rating 2407) to escape with a draw. Kenneth also won against Richard Dela Cruz (2125);former De La Salle University standout Arnel Nino Aton and Henry Mariano. Kenneth loss to 1992 National Junior champion IM Yves Ranola (2349), FM Haridas Pascua of Pangasinan .

Rank	SNo.	Title	Name	IRtg	FED	Pts	BH.	BH.
1	7	IM	Dableo Ronald	2427	PHI	7½	50½	39
2	11	FM	Pascua Haridas	2375	PHI	7½	50½	38½
3	22	NM	Datu Alcon John	2288	PHI	7½	44	34½
4	19	FM	Bersamina Paulo	2317	PHI	7	43½
5	2	GM	Laylo Darwin	2496	PHI	6½	48½
6	6	GM	Paragua Mark	2430	PHI	6½	43
7	18	IM	Garma Chito	2318	PHI	6½	39
8	12	IM	Dimakiling Oliver	2372	PHI	6	53
9	30	IM	Pimentel Joel	2181	PHI	6	50½
10	4	GM	Gomez John Paul	2481	PHI	6	49½
11	21	FM	Turqueza Mari Joseph	2298	PHI	6	48½
12	23	NM	Branzuela Ali	2264	PHI	6	43
13	1	IM	Garcia Jan Emmanuel	2538	PHI	5½	55½
14	3	GM	Antonio Rogelio Jr	2487	PHI	5½	52½
15	14	FM	Segarra Randy	2352	PHI	5½	51
16	26	NM	Reyes Narquinden	2245	PHI	5½	50½
17	29		Lim Samson Jr.	2187	PHI	5½	50
18	49		Rodrigo Mark Christian	0	PHI	5½	48½
19	31	NM	Docena Jerad	2153	PHI	5½	44
20	13	NM	Elorta David	2369	PHI	5½	43
21	36		Mirano Kevin	2108	PHI	5½	42½
22	20	NM	Salcedo Raymond	2316	PHI	5½	41½
23	16	IM	Ranola Yves	2349	PHI	5½	41½
24	9	NM	Nouri Hamed	2385	PHI	5½	40½
25	25		Diaz Conrado	2246	PHI	5½	40½
26	43		So Kua Timothy John	0	PHI	5½	38½
27	24	NM	Milagrosa Alexander	2256	PHI	5	46
28	56		Balingit Hans Christian	0	PHI	5	41
29	44		Reyes Narquingel	0	PHI	5	40½
30	40	WNM	Bernales Christy Lamiel	2061	PHI	5	35
31	37	CM	Nazario Marc Christian	2098	PHI	5	33
32	33	NM	Mejia Giovanni	2126	PHI	4½	46½
33	42	NM	Cabellon Gerardo	0	PHI	4½	44
34	41		Gonzales Julius	1749	PHI	4½	42
35	38		Areque Jerry	2086	PHI	4½	41½
36	32	NM	Bernardino J. Al	2151	PHI	4½	40½
37	58		Fuerte Vincent Joseph	0	PHI	4½	40½
38	50		Parondo Rolly Jr.	0	PHI	4½	40
39	45		Baltazar Melwyn Kenneth	0	PHI	4½	40
40	28		Panopio Jr Rodolfo	2216	PHI	4½	39½
41	74		Hipona Paul Warner	0	PHI	4½	37½
42	10	GM	Bitoon Richard	2384	PHI	4½	37½
43	51		Antonio John Lee	0	PHI	4½	32½
44	27	NM	Llavanes Ronald	2224	PHI	4	48
45	47		Ruaya Virgen Gil	0	PHI	4	42½
46	60		Soria Marguel	0	PHI	4	38½
47	39		Perez Adrian	2076	PHI	4	38½
48	15	NM	Dela Cruz Noel	2350	PHI	4	38
49	66		Fronda Jusmel Christian	0	PHI	4	37
50	52		Cruz Renato Jr.	0	PHI	4	36
51	54		Paraguya Voltaire Marc	0	PHI	4	35½
52	64		Gequinto Marianito Jr.	0	PHI	4	30½
53	72		Cadiz Rene	0	PHI	4	27½
54	34		Dela Cruz Richard	2125	PHI	3½	45
55	17	IM	Nadera Barlo A.	2347	PHI	3½	41½
56	71		Bracamonte Robert	0	PHI	3½	36½
57	48		Aton Arnel Nino	0	PHI	3½	36
58	46		Estrella Eduardo	0	PHI	3	38½
59	62		Pelias Allan	0	PHI	3	37
60	67		Calar Erwin	0	PHI	3	36
61	57		Kwan Wilson	0	PHI	3	36
62	63		Mariano Harold	0	PHI	3	35½
63	53		Roma Alvin	0	PHI	3	34½
64	73		Dela Pena George	0	PHI	3	33
65	8	FM	Donguines Fernie	2407	PHI	2½	38
66	65		Segales Alejandro	0	PHI	2½	33
67	69		Tiu Burlington	0	PHI	2½	30½
68	68		Gabasa Dennis	0	PHI	2½	29½
69	61		Pelias Keiffer	0	PHI	2	35
70	55		Manzanero Stephen	0	PHI	2	35
71	59		Landicho Israel	0	PHI	2	34
72	76		Villanueva Noli	0	PHI	1½	31
73	70		Kwan Venz Dwight	0	PHI	1½	25½
74	5	GM	Salvador Roland	2462	PHI	1	32½
75	35		Castro Jose Carlo	2123	PHI	0	27
	75		Ramos Alvin	0	PHI	0	27