WYCC 2008 Round 1

The Philippine contingent to the World Youth Chess Championship 2008 that is being held in Vietnam performed fairly well overall in the first round of uncompromising chess competition.

Here are the some of the highlights of the first round results:

- 10 wins (6 with Black, 4 with White)

- 5 losses (4 with Black, 1 with White)

- 3 draws

- Of the 5 losses, 4 came from the Girls' side (Oh boy, we really need a strong and effective program for our beloved female mind warriors.)

Congratulations to the 1st round winners:

- Paulo Bersamina (Open 10)

- Jan Emmanuel Garcia (Open 14)

- Haridas Pascua (Open 16)

- Alcon John Datu (Open 16)

- Carl Victor Ochoa (Open 18)

- Chardine Cheradee Camacho (Girls 14)

- Christy Lamiel Bernales (Girls 16)

- Jedara Docena (Girls 16)

- Kyle Ochoa (Open 8)

- Patrick De Leon Haince (Open 8)

A shocker: Jan Jodilyn Fronda (1996), the country's best female performer in the recently concluded 1st World Mind Sports Games in China, lost to an opponent rated 1487 from Taipei.

Well, God bless our players . . .