Philippine Collegiate Chess : Letran cops top Collegiate title !

ROUND 1 It’s a slow start for the Colegio de San de Letran as it was held to a draw by Team Diskarte of BatangasKenneth Baltazar and Marco Mabasa delivered the points for Letran as Lian Destura and Paul Cristian Barroga lost on the top board.

1.18 18 LETRAN KNIGHTS 2 - 2 41 TEAM DISKARTEH
1 DESTURA Lian Patrick 1890 0 : 1 DIMAYUGA Ryan 1916
2 BARROGA Paul Christian 2074 0 : 1 CASUMBAL Ted Francis 1964
3 BALTAZAR Melwyn Kenneth 2203 1 : 0 DIMAYUGA Nicodemus 1914
4 MABASA Marco Jay 2007 1 : 0 ESPINOSA Julius 1972

ROUND 2 Letran Knights crushed the GM Darwin Laylo team of Four Knights . GM Laylo scores the only win against Letran winning against Lian Destura at Board 1. Paul Barroga, Kenneth Baltazar and Marco Mabasa makes it 3: 1 for Letran winning at Board 2 , 3 and 4 respectively.

2.12 21 FOUR KNIGHTS 1 - 3 18 LETRAN KNIGHTS
1 GM LAYLO Darwin 2441 1 : 0 DESTURA Lian Patrick 1890
2 MAGPILY Francis Apollo 1702 0 : 1 BARROGA Paul Christian 2074
3 DULAY Dave Patrick 2009 0 : 1 BALTAZAR Melwyn Kenneth 2203
4 MONTES Joseph 2013 0 : 1 MABASA Marco Jay 2007

ROUND 3

ROUND 3 Letran College was held to a draw by the Adamson Chess team preparing for the coming UAAP as Kenneth Baltazar defeated Adamson’s top player Jerome Villanueva and Lian Destura victory against Jerick Faeldonia. Mark Labog and Ali Guya save the day for the Falcon with victory at Board 2 and board 4

3.8 18 LETRAN KNIGHTS 2 - 2 29 ADAMSON UNIVERSITY
1 DESTURA Lian Patrick 1890 1 : 0 FAELDONIA Jerick 1541
2 BARROGA Paul Christian 2074 0 : 1 LABOG Mark Kevin 2255
3 BALTAZAR Melwyn Kenneth 2203 1 : 0 VILLANUEVA Jerome 2245
4 MABASA Marco Jay 2007 0 : 1 GUYA Ali 2093

Round 4 : Letran Knights upset the NM Efren Bagamasbad led Orbe Team B as Lian Destura escape with a win against NM Efren Bagamasbad, Marco Mabasa drew with veteran Jaime Criste and Kenneth Baltazar score the winning point against Jesse Abucejo. NM makes it a close score with a win against Paul Barroga in board 2

4.5 3 ORBE TEAM B 1½ - 2½ 18 LETRAN KNIGHTS
1 NM BAGAMASBAD Efren 2095 0 : 1 DESTURA Lian Patrick 1890
2 REYES Narquingel 2170 1 : 0 BARROGA Paul Christian 2074
3 ABUCEJO Jesse 1972 0 : 1 BALTAZAR Melwyn Kenneth 2203
4 CRISTE Jaime 1960 ½ : ½ MABASA Marco Jay 2007

ROUND 5 : Letran draw with U E (Team A)

The Letran Knights faces the University of the East Team A composed of present and former varsity players. Kenneth Baltazar score another win against Eliseo Budoso while Paul Christian Barroga won against Robert Gene Mariano now with the SSS . Lian Destura lost to Christian Villegas , and Marco Mabasa lost to Pio Kit Ibanez .for the 2 : 2 draw

5.3 18 LETRAN KNIGHTS 2 - 2 28 UNIV. OF THE EAST (Team A)
1 DESTURA Lian Patrick 1890 0 : 1 VILLEGAS Christian 2020
2 BARROGA Paul Christian 2074 1 : 0 MARIANO Robert Gene 1893
3 BALTAZAR Melwyn Kenneth 2203 1 : 0 BUDOSO Eliseo 2117
4 MABASA Marco Jay 2007 0 : 1 IBANEZ Piokit 2106

ROUND 6

Letran College toppled COC Team by blanking the top seed team by a 4 -0 score. Kenneth Baltazar scores his 6th straight win against former Letran player Benjamin Jesus Lising even as Top Board Lian Destura won against Erwin Calar while Paul Christian Barroga and Marco Mabasa defeated Alexis Enage and Ed Tunguia respectively

6.3 1 COC Team 0 - 4 18 LETRAN KNIGHTS
1 CALAR Erwin 1920 0 : 1 DESTURA Lian Patrick 1890
2 ENAGE Alexis 2116 0 : 1 BARROGA Paul Christian 2074
3 LISING Jesus Benjamin 2147 0 : 1 BALTAZAR Melwyn Kenneth 2203
4 TUNGUIA Eduardo 2017 0 : 1 MABASA Marco Jay 2007

ROUND 7 The FEU Diliman led by NM John Jacutina hands Letran College its only lost in the tournament winning 3 : 1 as Kenneth Baltazar score his seventh straight victory against Jarvey Labanda at board 3 preventing a shut out score.

7.3 18 LETRAN KNIGHTS 1 - 3 12 FEU DILIMAN  
1 DESTURA Lian Patrick 1890 0 : 1 NM JACUTINA John Merill 2159  
2 BARROGA Paul Christian 2074 0 : 1 BERNARDO Darry 2143 
3 BALTAZAR Melwyn Kenneth 2203 1 : 0  
LABANDA Jarvey 1950  
4 MABASA Marco Jay 2007 0 : 1 CERVERO Tristan Jared 1936