Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Malabon Chess Association win 2013 Philippine Blitz Chess Association Team Championships

Malabon Chess Association defeated the Varsity Selection Team 4.5 : 1.5 in the last round to captures the 2013 Philippine Blitz Chess Association held December 22,2013 at the Plaza Hulong Duhat ,Malabon City.
The Varsity Youth Selection Team (20.0 points) team enjoys  a one point lead over the MCA (19.0 points) before the start of the final round.  Ernie Baltazar playing Bd 3 score the first point of the match by beating  Rey Dimacili to tie the score at 20 points a piece. Board 1 Irvin Ortega won against Remark Bartolome of Colegio de San Juan , and suddenly MCA leads by one point. Arturo Del Rosario playing on board 4 increase MCA lead to points by winning against 18 year old Harris de Guia.  The Varsity came close to the point once again at 22 : 21 when Philip Octaviano of Polytechnic University of the Philippine defeated Armando Miranda on Board 2. The deciding game come from Jethro Serrano on Board 5 when he beat Varsity's top scorer Edwin Abarca , who earlier scores five straight victories. The last game to finished between Charlie Tan and  Ric Arellano end in a draw for the final scores.
The Super Veteran Chess Team led by NM Marlon Ricafort  finished third place. National Master Marlon Ricafort and Domingo Dejero as a consolation got the gold in Board 1 and Board 3 respectively , same with Philip Octaviano of the Varsity Youth Team as Board 2 champion. Gold medalist from the champion MCA team were Arturo del Rosario on Board 4 and Charlie Tan on Board 6


Board 1
















Rank Name Rtg Team Pts. Rank vict SB ratP
1 Ricafort Marlon 2285 Super Veteran Chess Team 3 5 12.75 2498
2 Ortega Irvin 2200 MCA Selection Team 4 1 4 5.00 2250
3 Diaz Joel 2040 San Agustin ,Malabon Team 2 4 2 1.00 2053
4 Bartolome Remark 2050 Varsity Selection Team ½ 2 0 2.75 1774









Board 2
















Rank Name Rtg Team Pts. Rank vict SB ratP
1 Octaviano Philip 2035 Varsity Selection Team 2 5 11.75 2378
2 Baldera Josso 1915 San Agustin ,Malabon  Team 3 4 3 4.50 2017
3 Habana Edgardo 2000 Super Veteran Chess Team 3 2 6.75 1931
4 Miranda Armando 2015 MCA Selection Team 1 1 1 2.50 1710









Board 3
















Rank Name Rtg Team Pts. Rank vict SB ratP
1 Baltazar Ernie 2080 MCA Selection Team 1 4 8.25 2181
2 Dejero Domingo 2075 Super Veteran Chess Team 3 4 9.75 2183
3 Dimacili Rey 2000 Varsity Selection Team 3 2 3 4.50 2015
4 Samonte Jeboy 1890 San Agustin ,Malabon Team 0 4 0 0.00 1252









Board 4
















Rank Name Rtg Team Pts. Rank vict SB ratP
1 Del Rosario Arturo 1975 MCA Selection Team 1 4 10.75 2155
2 De Guia Harris 1980 Varsity Selection Team 4 2 4 8.50 2085
3 Dela Cruz Louie 2030 Super Veteran Chess Team 3 3 3 5.00 1943
4 Baldera Celso 1875 San Agustin ,Malabon Team ½ 4 0 2.25 1594









Board 5
















Rank Name Rtg Team Pts. Rank vict SB ratP
1 Serrano Jethro 1980 MCA Selection Team 5 1 5 9.00 1960
2 Abarca Edwin 1970 Varsity Selection Team 5 2 5 9.00 1963
3 Serna Marvin 1890 Super Veteran Chess Team 2 3 2 0.00 1592
4 Bognot Rene Boy 0 San Agustin ,Malabon  Team 0 4 0 0.00 1147









Board 6
















Rank Name Rtg Team Pts. Rank vict SB ratP
1 Tan Charlie 1900 MCA Selection Team 1 4 8.25 1730
2 Arellano Ric 1875 Varsity Selection Team 2 2 8.75 1488
3 Amansec Redd 0 San Agustin ,Malabon  Team 2 4 2 3.50 1645
4 Blanco Ron Ron 0 Super Veteran Chess Team 1 3 1 2.50 1533









Board 7
















Rank Name Rtg Team Pts. Rank vict SB ratP
1 Rebandaban Joey 1870 Super Veteran Chess Team 2 3 2 4.50 1783


Final Ranking














Rank Team 1 2 3 4 Pts. MP
1 MCA Selection Team * * 4½ 2 3½ 4 4½ 5 23½ 10
2 Varsity Selection Team 1½ 4 * * 3 3 4 5 20½ 8
3 Super Veteran Chess Team 2½ 2 3 3 * * 4 6 20½ 6
4 San Agustin ,Malabon Chess Team 1½ 1 2 1 2 0 * * 0

The MCA Champion Team (seated from l-r) Jethro Serrano, Armando Miranda, Irvin Ortega, Charlie Tan.
Standing (from left Ernie Baltazar and Arturo del Rosario.
No. Round 1 on 2013/12/26 at 9:00 Res. Team
1 MCA Selection Team 3½ - 2½ Super Veteran Chess Team
2 Varsity Selection Team 4 - 2 San Agustin ,Malabon Chess Team








No. Round 2 on 2013/12/27 at 9:00 Res. Team
1 Super Veteran Chess Team 6 - 0 San Agustin ,Malabon Chess Team
2 MCA Selection Team 2 - 4 Varsity Selection Team








No. Round 3 on 2013/12/28 at 9:00 Res. Team
1 Varsity Selection Team 3 - 3 Super Veteran Chess Team
2 San Agustin ,Malabon Chess Team 1½ - 4½ MCA Selection Team








No. Round 4 on 2013/12/29 at 9:00 Res. Team
1 Super Veteran Chess Team 2 - 4 MCA Selection Team
2 San Agustin ,Malabon Chess Team 1 - 5 Varsity Selection Team








No. Round 5 on 2013/12/30 at 9:00 Res. Team
1 San Agustin ,Malabon Chess Team 2 - 4 Super Veteran Chess Team
2 Varsity Selection Team 1½ - 4½ MCA Selection Team








No. Round 6 on 2013/12/31 at 9:00 Res. Team
1 Super Veteran Chess Team 3 - 3 Varsity Selection Team
2 MCA Selection Team 5 - 1 San Agustin ,Malabon Chess Team

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