Saturday, May 27, 2017

Upset rocks opening of the 2017 Eastern Asia Juniors Chess Championships


Bacolod City's Alekhine Nouri toppled top seed International Master Jingyao Tin  at the start of the Eastern Asia Juniors Chess Championships being held at Tagaytay City,Philippines.A total of twenty two players are participating  in the boys division  with fourteen coming from the host Philippines.Philippines top bet IM Paolo Bersamina was held into a draw by untitled Muhammad Kamalsyah (1879) of Indonesia.The Indonesian top bet FM Yoseph Theolifus Taher(2369) and FM Novendra Priasmoro won against Jarvey Labanda and Hhaince Patrick De Leon respectively. Also winning their 1st round assignment were FM Maung Kyaw Zaw Hei Maung (2361)of Myanmar and FM Eu Wen Aron Teh(2285) ;Daniel Quizon (2140) , CM Stephen Rome Pangilinan ;Jeth Romy Morado; John Marvin Miciano and Kyz Lantada of Marikina City.

EASTERN ASIA JUNIORS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS
BOYS
Round 1 on 2017/05/27 at 2:00 pm
Bo. Name Pts Res. Pts Name
1 FM NOURI Alekhine 0 1  -  0 0 IM TIN Jingyao
2 IM BERSAMINA Paulo 0 ½  -  ½ 0 KAMALSYAH Muhammad
3 LABANDA Jarvey 0 0  -  1 0 FM TAHER Yoseph Theolifus
4 FM PRIASMORO Novendra 0 1  -  0 0 DE LEON Haince Patrick
5 MORDIDO Justine Diego 0 0  -  1 0 FM MAUNG Maung Kyaw Zaw Hein
6 FM TEH Eu Wen Aron 0 1  -  0 0 CHAN Sheng Liang Bernard
7 MANTILLA Earl Rhay 0 0  -  1 0 MICIANO John Marvin
8 QUIZON Daniel 0 1  -  0 0 ERESE James Michael
9 PALASIGUE Gal Brien 0 0  -  1 0 CM PANGILINAN Stephen Rome
10 MORADO Jeth Romy 0 1  -  0 0 CRUZ Jeremiah Luis
11 RADI   Dlekesha Dhane 0 0  -  1 0 LLANTADA Kyz

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Chess Tounament for the Junior (20 years old and below)

The FIDE World Youth U14, U16 & U18 Chess Championships 2017 (open and girls) will be held in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 16th of September (arrival) till 26th of September (departure) 2017. The Championships will be organized and held under the auspices of the Uruguayan Chess Federation (FUA), the Confederation of Chess for Americas (CCA) and the World Chess Federation (FIDE).


1st FIDE World Cadet Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2017. The championships will be held in Minsk, Belarus. The dates are 1st of June (arrivals) to 5th of June (departures) 2017.
Each federation can register unlimited number of players in each of the categories ‐ under 8, 10, and 12 (boys and girls).    A player must not have reached his 8th, 10th, 12th birthday, respectively, before January 1st of the year 2017.

FIDE World Cadets Chess Championship 2017 (under 8, under 10 and under 12 years old - open and girls) which will take place in Poços de Caldas –Minas Gerais, Brazil, 

FIDE WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS UNDER 14, 16 & 18 – MONTEVIDEO – URUGUAY 16 – 26 September 2017 

13th Asian Schools Chess Championship 2017 Open & Girls under 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 & 17 Panjin, Liaoning, China·20th to 30th July 2017 




Saturday, May 20, 2017

5 way tie for first with only one round remaining at the 2017 Asian Inter Continental Chess Campionships

USA base Julio Catalino Sadorra upset GM B Adhiban (2672) of India in the penultimate round to share the lead with four other including Wang Hao (2680),Bu Xiangzhi (2697) , Yu Yangyi (2743) all from China and Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (2687) of India at the 2017 Asian Inter Continental Chess Championships held in Chengdu City,China


Asian Continental Chess Championships 2017
Open
Organizer(s) : Chinese Chess Federation
Town : ChengDu city  Sichuan Province
Ranking Crosstable after Round 8
Rank Name Rtg FED Pts Wins Draws Loses Rtg+/-
1 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 2687 IND 6 5 2 1 4
2 Wang Hao 2680 CHN 6 4 4 0 12
3 Bu Xiangzhi 2697 CHN 6 4 4 0 6
4 Yu Yangyi 2743 CHN 6 4 4 0 0
Sadorra Julio Catalino 2575 PHI 6 4 4 0 17
6 Jumabayev Rinat 2625 KAZ 5½ 4 3 1 -1
7 Bai Jinshi 2586 CHN 5 4 2 2 8
8 Batchuluun Tsegmed 2525 MGL 5 4 2 2 13
9 Maghsoodloo Parham 2577 IRI 5 4 2 2 6
10 Sethuraman S.P. 2633 IND 5 4 2 2 -3
11 Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. 2588 IND 5 3 4 1 11
12 Sengupta Deep 2586 IND 5 3 4 1 7
13 Wei Yi 2732 CHN 5 3 4 1 -11
14 Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2698 UZB 5 3 4 1 -8
15 Adhiban B. 2672 IND 5 3 4 1 -6
16 Karthikeyan Murali 2585 IND 5 3 4 1 0
17 Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2653 IND 5 2 6 0 -1
18 Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2632 VIE 5 2 6 0 -3
19 Tran Tuan Minh 2537 VIE 4½ 3 3 2 7
20 Atabayev Saparmyrat 2422 TKM 4½ 3 3 2 12
21 Wen Yang 2607 CHN 4½ 3 3 2 -9
22 Bilguun Sumiya 2440 MGL 4½ 3 3 2 5
23 Dai Changren 2418 CHN 4½ 3 3 2 7
24 Tabatabaei M.Amin 2521 IRI 4½ 3 3 2 -9
25 Xu Xiangyu 2534 CHN 4½ 2 5 1 7
26 Sandipan Chanda 2575 IND 4½ 2 5 1 2
27 Lu Shanglei 2619 CHN 4½ 1 7 0 -7
28 Hossain Enamul 2452 BAN 4 3 2 3 13
29 Zhu Yi 2328 CHN 4 3 2 3 46
30 Li Di 2488 CHN 4 3 2 3 -1
31 Atabayev Yusup 2455 TKM 4 3 2 3 0
32 Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan 2485 MGL 4 2 4 2 7
33 Lalith Babu M R 2529 IND 4 2 4 2 3
34 Xu Yinglun 2560 CHN 4 2 4 2 -7
35 Zhao Yuanhe 2383 CHN 4 2 4 2 16
36 Nguyen Van Huy 2442 VIE 4 2 4 2 2
37 Chen Fan 2326 CHN 4 2 4 2 27
38 Gomez John Paul 2474 PHI 4 2 4 2 -5
39 Zhang Ziji 2312 CHN 4 1 6 1 43
40 Liu Guanchu 2448 CHN 4 1 6 1 6
41 Liu Yan 2413 CHN 4 1 6 1 7
42 Fang Yuxiang 2493 CHN 4 1 6 1 -14
43 Wang Yiye 2421 CHN 3½ 2 3 3 10
44 Yeoh Li Tian 2470 MAS 3½ 2 3 3 -3
45 Bersamina Paulo 2419 PHI 3½ 2 3 3 -5
46 Fang Yan 2443 CHN 3½ 2 3 3 -8
47 Xu Yi 2456 CHN 3½ 2 3 3 -11
48 Atabayev Maksat 2519 TKM 3½ 2 3 3 -24
49 Tran Minh Thang 2409 VIE 3½ 2 1 4 -13
50 Utegaliyev Azamat 2522 KAZ 3½ 1 5 2 -4
51 Sriram Jha 2390 IND 3½ 1 5 2 3
52 Lin Yi 2397 CHN 3½ 1 5 2 -2
53 Kakabaev Mergen 2350 TKM 3½ 1 5 2 4
54 Wang Shixu B 2187 CHN 3½ 1 3 3 50
55 Mollah Abdullah Al Rakib 2503 BAN 3½ 1 5 2 -13
56 Zhou Jianchao 2617 CHN 3½ 1 5 2 -26
57 Xu Minghui 2286 CHN 3 2 2 4 23
58 Peng Xiongjian 2431 CHN 3 2 2 4 -10
59 Andyka Pitra 2358 INA 3 2 0 5 -14
60 Odeev Handszar 2417 TKM 3 2 2 4 -16
61 Winkelman Albert 2029 AUS 3 2 0 5 10
62 Gonzales Jayson 2409 PHI 3 1 4 3 -8
63 Zhu Jiner 2184 CHN 3 1 2 4 8
64 Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy 2406 VIE 2½ 1 3 4 -13
65 Deng Tianle 2105 CHN 2½ 1 1 5 -14
66 Zou Chen 2320 CHN 2½ 0 5 3 4
67 Chen Qi B 2362 CHN 2½ 0 5 3 -22
68 Pang Tao 2193 CHN 2½ 0 3 4 -36
69 Wang Ting-Hao 1652 TPE 1½ 0 1 6 -3

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

9th place finished for Iqzentials/Letran Knights chess team at the 2 -1 Rapid Chess Team Tournament








Final ranking
Rank Team W D L MP Pts.
1 ORBE C -HERMIDA 5 2 0 12 17½
2 ORBE  B -PIMENTEL 5 1 1 11 19½
3 ALL IN 5 1 1 11 19
4 DEADLY TACTICIAN 5 1 1 11 19
5 TEAM SECRET 4 2 1 10 19
6 LPU-ANG BROTHERS 4 2 1 10 17
7 SENIOR BULLS 4 1 2 9 19
8 TEAM JAMES 3 3 1 9 18½
9 IQZENTIAL/LETRAN 3 3 1 9 16½
10 ORBE-D 4 1 2 9 15
11 TOKHANG (RELOAD) 4 1 2 9 15
12 EDWIN CHESSER 4 1 2 9 14½
13 DABLEO 4 1 2 9 14½
14 LAURIO 4 0 3 8 17
15 ORBE  A 3 2 2 8 16½
16 CHESS MATES 2 4 1 8 15
17 LEGASPI (DUMADAG-C) 3 2 2 8 14½
18 APOCALYPSE-MANILA 3 2 2 8 14½
19 PNP 3 2 2 8 14½
20 ALPHA BUILDERS DEV. CORP. 3 2 2 8 14
21 TOPACIAN POGITOS 3 1 3 7 17½
22 FEU TAMARAWS 2 3 2 7 16
23 BICOL URAGON (DUMADAG-B) 3 1 3 7 15½
24 ADAMSON-A 3 1 3 7 14½
25 ADAMSON-B 2 3 2 7 14
26 LPU-AHEDRES PIRATES 3 1 3 7 12½
27 PANOPS (DUMADAG-A) 3 1 3 7 12
28 LPU CAVITE (HS) 3 1 3 7 11½
29 KUNDISYONES DE PATARANTA 2 2 3 6 13½
30 ARAGONES 3 0 4 6 13½
31 SAMWAYS 3 0 4 6 13
32 GREEN ARCHERS 2 2 3 6 13
33 UST WOMENS 2 2 3 6 13
34 USTHS DREAM TEAM 3 0 4 6 12½
35 Adu WOMEN'S 1 4 2 6 11½
36 DUTAYPEROYAYAY 2 2 3 6 10½
37 TOPACIAN WARRIORS 2 1 4 5 13
38 WOODPUSHER 1 3 3 5 12½
39 EVIL GENIUSES 2 1 4 5 9½
40 ADAMSON HIGH 1 2 4 4 12
41 TITANS 1 2 3 4 11½
42 GSIS 1 2 3 4 10½
43 LARRY DUMADAG -D 0 4 3 4 10
44 M-A YABUT REALTY CHESS 1 0 6 2 8½
45 BIRTHDAY BOY/PHIL FISH 1 0 4 2 7½
46 SSC-R MLA-A 0 2 3 2 7
47 CABUYAO CITY 1 0 5 2 5
48 SSC-R MLA-B 0 1 5 1 5


9. IQZENTIAL/LETRAN (9 MP/16½ Pts.)
Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts Gam. %
Destura Lian Patrick 1890 PHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 14.3
Garcia Neal Jerusalem 1993 PHI ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 3½ 7 50.0
BALTAZAR KENNETH 1800 PHI 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 7 85.7
Daluz Christian Mark 2053 PHI 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 6 7 85.7


1.17 PNP 1½ - 2½ IQZENTIAL/LETRAN
1 Andador Rolando 1 : 0 Destura Lian Patrick
2 Macasinag Leandro ½ : ½ Garcia Neal Jerusalem
3 Tiempo Danilo 0 : 1 BALTAZAR KENNETH
4 Chua Emil 0 : 1 Daluz Christian Mark
2.10 IQZENTIAL/LETRAN 2 - 2 DUTAYPEROYAYAY
1 Destura Lian Patrick 0 : 1 Salcedo Raymond
2 Garcia Neal Jerusalem 0 : 1 Rancap Kelly
3 BALTAZAR KENNETH 1 : 0 Berenguila Marlon
4 Daluz Christian Mark 1 : 0 Manaloto Roy
3.6 IQZENTIAL/LETRAN 2½ - 1½ TOKHANG (RELOAD)
1 Destura Lian Patrick 0 : 1 Calar Erwin
2 Garcia Neal Jerusalem ½ : ½ Rubio Lloyd
3 BALTAZAR KENNETH 1 : 0 Barroga Paul Christian
4 Daluz Christian Mark 1 : 0 Paraguya Voltaire Marc
4.5 EDWIN CHESSER 2½ - 1½ IQZENTIAL/LETRAN
1 Bautista Rothsen 1 : 0 Destura Lian Patrick
2 Manansala Michael Angelo Ii ½ : ½ Garcia Neal Jerusalem
3 Prado Davemar 0 : 1 BALTAZAR KENNETH
4 Romero Giovanni Cyrene 1 : 0 Daluz Christian Mark
5.10 IQZENTIAL/LETRAN 2 - 2 ORBE  A
1 Destura Lian Patrick 0 : 1 Reyes Narquingden
2 Garcia Neal Jerusalem 0 : 1 Orbe Cliburn Anthony
3 BALTAZAR KENNETH 1 : 0 Navarro Joseph
4 Daluz Christian Mark 1 : 0 Lauron Paul John
6.9 ADAMSON-B 2 - 2 IQZENTIAL/LETRAN
1 Gatus Edmundo 1 : 0 Destura Lian Patrick
2 Villamor Godfrey 0 : 1 Garcia Neal Jerusalem
3 Huavas Christian 1 : 0 BALTAZAR KENNETH
4 Bartolome Remark 0 : 1 Daluz Christian Mark
7.10 IQZENTIAL/LETRAN 4 - 0 LPU-AHEDRES PIRATES
1 Destura Lian Patrick 1 : 0 Hipolito Christian
2 Garcia Neal Jerusalem 1 : 0 Fortin Artrino Paul
3 BALTAZAR KENNETH 1 : 0 Mendiogarin Jhoemar
4 Daluz Christian Mark 1 : 0 Talan Walt Allen










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