Thursday, September 9, 2010

F.G. Calderon HS wins 2010 ManilaDistrict Meet

F.G. Calderon High School led by brothers Melwyn Kenneth and Marc Kristoffer Baltazar won the 2010 Manila District Meet. The team finished two points ahead of Sergio Osmena High School. The tournament were held in Lakandula High School, Tondo,Manila. The time control was one hour and five minute for the games.The last round saw the clash between the two leading teams,F.G. Calderon High School and F.Torres High School. Melwyn Kenneth did his job and defeated Rogie Ford Manalad with black.Marc Kristoffer Baltazar also did well by beating Jayson Quimson also with the black pieces.Arnuel Sevilla did the same against Adolfo Jacobo in Board three.Ares Ocampos prevented a shut-up win for Calderon HS by beating John Co in Board 4.

2010  MANILA DISTRICT MEET CHAMPIONSHIP   (BOYS DIVISION)

NO.      SCHOOL                                                         PTS.

1.         F.G. CALDERON HIGH SCHOOL                 15.0

2.         SERGIO OSMENA HIGH SCHOOL               13.0

3.         LAKANDULA HIGH SCHOOL                       11.5

4.         F. TORRES HIGH SCHOOL                             10.0

5.         M.L.Q.HIGH SCHOOL                                      7.0

6.         J.P.LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL                             3.5


INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION

BOARD  1           

GOLD-           Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar                 F.G.Calderon HS              5.0 / 5     100%
SILVER-         Jules Salazar                                     J.P. Lauerel HS                 3.0 / 5       60%
BRONZE-       Donico Castillo                                 Lakandula  HS                   2.5/ 5        50%

BOARD  2

GOLD-          Matthew Palomata                            S.Osmena HS                     5.0/ 5   100%
SILVER-        Marc Kristoffer Baltazar                    F.G.Calderon HS                4.0 /5     80%
Bronze-          Kenneth Pelayo                                  Lakandula HS                     3.0/5      60%

BOARD  3

GOLD-         Ray Anasco                                        Lakandula HS                      4.0/5     80%
SILVER-       Arnuel Sevilla                                     F.G.Calderon HS                  4.0/5     80%
BRONZE-     Sherwin Grabillo                                M.L Q HS                             2.5/ 5    50%

BOARD  4

GOLD-       Ares Ocampos                                     F.Torres HS                           4.0/5     80%
SILVER      Peter Glinoga                                        M.L.Q. HS                             3.5/5     70%
BRONZE-   Arnest Aquino                                      S.Osmena HS                         3.0/5     60%

Round 1

Osmena High School won by 4-0 scores by technicality  . The No Coach No Play rules, Greg Reposo ,coach of Torres High School came in more than 30 minutes late and all the game was declare won by default for Osmena High School.

OSMENA HIGH SCHOOL               vs        TORRES HIGH SCHOOL

Bd.1 Richard Balsalubre                     Rogieforf Manalad             (1-0)
Bd.2 Mathew Palomata                      Jayson Quimson                (1-0)
Bd.3 Lebantino                                  Adolfo Jacobo                   (1-0)
Bd.4 Arnest Aquino                           Ares Ocampo                    (1-0)

                                                                                                 4   :   0

 Defending champion F.G.Calderon with Palarong Pambansa Gold medalist Melwyn Kenneth  Baltazar and brother Marc Kristofffer Baltazar playing Bd 1 and 2 are again favored to win the title.
 
F.G.CALDERON HIGH SCHOOL       VS       M.L QUEZON HIGH SCHOOL

Bd 1.  Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar                       John Andagan               1-0             
Bd. 2  Marc Kristoffer Baltazar                        Joshua Co                      1-0
Bd 3.  Arnuel Sevilla                                        Sherwin Gravillo             1-0
Bd 4.  John Co                                                Peter Glinoga                  0-1

                                                                                                         3.0  :  1.0

Perennial title contender Lakandula High School coach by Del Tangco is seeded 2nd in the tournament and expected to fight it out with Calderon High School for the title.

LAKANDULA HIGH SCHOOL       VS      J.P.LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL

Bd.1   Donico Castillo                                   Jules Salazar                  0.5  -  0.5   
Bd.2   Kenneth Pelayo                                  Gerwin De Guzman        1     -   0
Bd. 3  Ray Anasco                                       Jayson Obra                   1     -   0
Bd. 4  Arnulfo Arboleda                               Bryan Turlao                   1    -    0

                                                                                                        3.5   :    0.5

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Philippine Blitz Chess Association: 1 VS 14 CHESS SIMUL EXHIBITION; NEVER MIND ,NATA...

Philippine Blitz Chess Association: 1 VS 14 CHESS SIMUL EXHIBITION; NEVER MIND ,NATA...: "2010 ASEAN AGE-GROUP Senior Division Triple gold medalist Ernie Baltazar conducted a 14 board simultaneous chess exhibition against the top ..."

1 VS 14 CHESS SIMUL EXHIBITION; NEVER MIND ,NATAPOS DIN

2010 ASEAN AGE-GROUP Senior Division Triple gold medalist Ernie Baltazar conducted a 14 board simultaneous chess exhibition against the top High School players of host F.G. Calderon High School, at Hermosa,Tondo,Manila last Saturday August 21,2010.                                                                                  The score  14  wins   0   draw   0  loss .Baltazar winning all his games.
Board No.     Name                                  Year-Section                              Results
1.   Carl Simon Balisi                        III-Obedience                                  1-0
2.   Mark John Sales                        II - Escoda                                       1-0
3.   Kenneth Bueno                          II - Gomez                                        1-0
4.   Alfonz S. Red                            I  -  Lily                                             1-0
5.   Dale  Matthew Castillote            I  -  Gladiola                                      1-0
6.   Jairo  M. Solsona                      III -  Justice                                        1-0            
7.   Ian Patrick Pascubillo                II   -  Rizal                                          1-0
8.   Earvin John M. Munoz              III  -  Faith                                          1-0
9.   Juniver E. Yanguas                   III  -   Faith                                          1-0
10.  Arnuel Sevilla                          III  -  Courage                                      1-0
11.  John Azel T. Co                     III  -   Integrity                                       1 -0
12.  Zairah J. Bingabing                   I-  Sampaguita                                     1-0
13.  Angelica Marie A. Salac          IV - Einstein                                         1-0
14.  Gracious Faith D. Gamol          II - Del Pilar                                        1--0

Monday, August 16, 2010

NCFP MONTHLY (August) RAPID CHESS:Kenneth tumalo ng NM;Garcia Kampeon


Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar is the 2010 Palarong Pambansa gold medalist held in Tarlac City,Philippines.At the age of seven he become the youngest gold medalist in the National Capital Region  regional meet held in 2006  at Bulwagang Katipunan, Caloocan City.Kenneth at the age of eight captured the 2006 National Age-Group Under-10 Boys Division.Kenneth,is back to back grand finalist in the Shell National Youth Active Chess from year 2009-2010.



Tinalo ng 12- taong gulang na si Kenneth Baltazar,mag-aaral ng F.G.Calderon High School si National Master Andrew Merlas sa isang Queen's Pawn Game. Tinalo rin ni Kenneth ang isa pang rated player,si Verth Alora (ELO 2117) sa ginanap na NCFP Monthly (August) Rapid Tournament sa PSC Canteen,Vito Cruz, Manila noong Sabado,Agosto 14,2010. Tumapos si Kenneth sa score na 4/7. Nagtala naman ng 6.5 puntos si Gary Garcia upang sungkitin ang titulo. Tumanggap si Garcia ng P6,000.00. Pinaghatian naman ni Emmanuel Emperado at Nelson Mariano III ang pinagsamang P6,000.00 para sa ikalawa at ika-tatlong puesto.Mag kasunod na tinalo ni Garcia ang mag-amang, Ernie at Kenneth Baltazar, tanging si Mariano lamang ang nakatabla kay Garcia,dating manlalaro ng Rizal Technological University sa Mandaluyong City.Tumapos naman si Ernesto Baltazar, triple gold medalist  sa nakaraang 2010 ASEAN Senior-50 above Tournament na dinaos sa Subic sa disgrasyang score na 2.5/7.Tinalo ang matandang Baltazar nila Gary Garcia,Primitivo Virtudazo,Joel Cocjin at Bong Perez samantalang  tabla naman kay Michelle Yaon ng Laguna.Dalawang sunod na talo naman laban kay Ryan Dungca at Ritchie Evangelista ang tumapos kay Melwyn Kenneth para sa kampeonato.


NCFP Monthly (Augut) Rapid Tournament
Final Rankig  after round 7
Rank   Name   Rtg   FED   Pts   BH.
1   Garcia Garry   2021   PHI   6.5   31.5
2   Emperado Emmanuel   1946   PHI   6   30
3   Mariano III Nelson   1924   PHI   6   29.5
4   Arguelles Efren   1977   PHI   5.5   31.5
5   Gumila Narciso       PHI   5.5   31
6   Cacho Robert   1980   PHI   5.5   28
7   Dungca Ryan   2031   PHI   5.5   26.5
8   Docena Jerad   1852   PHI   5   33
9   Penero Arnel   2034   PHI   5   28
10   Sanchez Elizer       PHI   5   24.5
11   Merlas Andrew   2000   PHI   5   24
12   Evangelista Ritchie   1951   PHI   5   24
13   Flores Rex       PHI   4.5   32
14   Panopio Jr Rodolfo   2045   PHI   4.5   31
15   Lumidao Melvin   1890   PHI   4.5   30
16   Abalos Willie   1993   PHI   4.5   23.5
17   Dableo Arvin   1815   PHI   4   31.5
18   Baltazar Melwyn Kenneth   1773   PHI   4   31.5
19   Fabriquela Danny   1900   PHI   4   29
20   Balmaceda Joseph       PHI   4   29
21   San Juan Dennis   2043   PHI   4   28.5
22   Alora Verth   2040   PHI   4   27
23   Paril Gabriel   2031   PHI   4   27
24   Salvador Buddy   1900   PHI   4   25.5
25   Colindres Emil       PHI   4   25.5
26   Perez Adrian   1917   PHI   4   25
27   Mendoza Jonathan       PHI   4   24
28   Cabual Gino Divino       PHI   4   24
29   Padua Cecil   1665   PHI   4   23.5
30   Villate Raul   1765   PHI   4   23.5
31   Bustalino George       PHI   3.5   27.5
32   Virtudazo Primitivo       PHI   3.5   20.5
33   Perez Bong       PHI   3.5   19.5
34   Evangelista Paul Robert   1554   PHI   3   28
35   Lat Chito   1900   PHI   3   27.5
36   Pascual Orlando   1771   PHI   3   27.5

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Docena & Baltazar shared first in 2010 NCR Shell National Active Chess



Jerad Docena and 2010 Palarong Pambansa gold medalist Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar ended shared first at the NCR leg of the 2010 Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship, a nine round Swiss System held June 26-27,2010 at the Event Center,SM Mega Mall,Mandaluyong City.Both scores 8.0 points.This year the event attracted two hundred eighty one players aged 14 years old and below.The first five rounds was held on Saturday,then four rounds on Sunday.
After scoring 5/5 points after five rounds Docena and Baltazar drew each other in round 6. Both players dropped half a point each in the final round.Docena salvage a draw against Paul Robert Evangelista while Baltazar was held to a draw by Giovani Mejia.In the final standings Docena had a slightly better tie break Both qualified for the grand finals to be held in late October this year.
Five players ended shared 3rd,with  7.5 points each but only Giovani Mejia qualified, Christian Nanola (Laguna) Paul Robert Evangelista (FEU) and Jose Carlo Castro also scored 7.5 points but just missed qualifications.Top under 12 players like Mervince Yanzon, Carlo Caranyagan,Elijah Maliam Romulo Curioso Jr and Nelson Busa also failed to qualify.


Shell National Youth Active Chess – NCR Leg Winners

01/07/2010

The 18th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship National Capital Region Leg held recently at SM Megamall finished off with De La Salle University's Mari Joseph Turqueza and Jerad Docena from Far Eastern University- FERN Diliman emerging as leg champions in the Juniors and Kiddies division respectively.
SNYACC NCR Top Winners
Turqueza (back row, middle) toppled other players in the Juniors division with a score of 7 and 43.5 Bucholz. Sheider Nebato (back row, right) of Far Eastern University posted 7 points and 43 Bucholz to win 1st runner- up, while Adrian Perez (back row, left) of Mapua Institute of Technology garnered 7 points and 39 Bucholz to cop 2nd runner- up. All three earned seats to compete in the grand finals. Richelieu Salcedo of Rizal Technological University fell short as he posted 7 points and 39 Bucholz for the 3rd runner-up spot and Narquingden Reyes of De La Salle- College of Saint Benilde got 7 points and 39 Bucholz which earned him the 4th runner-up trophy.

Docena (front row, middle) finished strong with a perfect score of 8 points and 56 Bucholz. Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar (front row, right) from F.G. Calderon Integrated School won 1st runner- up with 8 points and 54.5 Bucholz, Giovanni Mejia (front row, left) from La Salle Greenhills settled for 2nd runner- up with 7.5 points and 58 Bucholz, while Laguna College of Business and Arts' Christian Nanola placed third with 7.5 points and 55.5 Bucholz. Finally, Paul Robert Evangelista from Far Eastern University- FERN Diliman ranked fourth with 7.5 points and 54.5 Bucholz.

Each winner from the respective divisions received a cash prize, while the six finalists, also took home trophies aside from cash prizes which were handed over by Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation Social Performance Head for Pandacan Janot Barretto (far left) and Asia’s First Grandmaster Eugene Torre (far right).

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Philippine rules11th ASEAN Age Group Seniors 50 Chess Championship



Team Philippines emerged champion in the Seniors 50 of the 11th Asean Age Group Chess Championship held June 4-13,2010 at the Subic Bay,Philippines.National Master Rudy Ibanez rules the Standard and the Rapid individual events. National Arbiter Ernie Baltazar and NCFP director Edmund Legaspi combined for the team gold in the Standard event.Ernie Baltazar added another golds in the Rapid  team events and the Blitz team events together with Joel Pineda.Singapore International Master Chan Peng Kong prevented the Philippines sweep by ruling the Blitz Individual events.

COUNTry      GOLD      SILVER   BRONZE           TOTAL

Philippine       5                    1                2    
Singapore        1                    4                0                         
Vietnam            0                    1               3                  


Thailand                           0                    0                0                         0


11th ASEAN+ AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010  BLITZ CHESS - SENIORS 50
Final Ranking crosstable after 9 Rounds
Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 # Pts. 
1 IM Chan Peng Kong  2267 SIN * 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 8.5
2 Ibanez Rudy  0 PHI 0 * ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.5
3 Ernesto Baltazar  0 PHI 0 ½ * 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 6
4 N Y Wong  0 SIN 0 0 1 * 1 1 0 0 1 1 5
5 Le Thien Vi  0 VIE ½ 0 0 0 * 1 0 1 1 1 4.5
6 Joel Pinelda  0 PHI 0 0 ½ 0 0 * 1 1 1 1 4.5
7 Legaspi Edmundo  2126 PHI 0 0 0 1 1 0 * 0 1 0 3
8 Srivatanakul Pricha  1803 THA 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 * 0 1 3
9 Ngo Duc Thang  0 VIE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 * ½ 1.5
Lam Tuyet Mai  0 VIE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ * 1.5



11th ASEAN+ AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010  RAPID CHESS - SENIORS 50
Final Ranking crosstable after 7 Rounds
Rk. Name FED 1.Rd 2.Rd 3.Rd 4.Rd 5.Rd 6.Rd 7.Rd Pts.  TB1
1 Ibanez Rudy  PHI   9w1   2s0   7s1   3w1   4s1   5w1   8s1 6 26
2 Chan Peng Kong  SIN  10s1   1w1   6s½   4w0   5w1   9s1   7w1 5.5 23
3 N Y Wong  SIN   5w0   9s1   8w1   1s0   6w1  10s1   4w1 5 22
4 Le Thien Vi  VIE   8s½  10w1   5w1   2s1   1w0   6s1   3s0 4.5 27
5 Ernesto Baltazar  PHI   3s1   7w1   4s0   6w1   2s0   1s0   9w½ 3.5 29
6 Joel Pinelda  PHI  11s1   8w1   2w½   5s0   3s0   4w0  10s1 3.5 25
7 Sayo Ernesto  PHI -1   5s0   1w0   9s½  10w1   8w1   2s0 3.5 23
8 Srivatanakul Pricha  THA   4w½   6s0   3s0  10w1   9w1   7s0   1w0 2.5 24
9 Ngo Duc Thang  VIE   1s0   3w0  10s½   7w½   8s0   2w0   5s½ 1.5 26
10 Lam Tuyet Mai  VIE   2w0   4s0   9w½   8s0   7s0   3w0   6w0 0.5 26
11 Salvador Mangalinoan  PHI   6w0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25

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