NM Efren Bagamasbad

I wanted to label this particular match as the “Game of the Day.”

NM Bagamasbad (2283) just beat GM Bong Villamayor (2474) in Round 1 of the ongoing 2nd Subic International Open.

NM Bagamasbad is the country’s No.59 highest-rated player while GM Villamayor, No.10.

It was indeed a very good start for Bagamasbad, only to vow to compatriot IM Rolando Nolte in the second round.

Villamayor, on the contrary, extracted a full point against junior player Jan Emmanuel Garcia (2292) in the same round.

Position after 37. . .Qe5. White to play. How did NM Bagamasbad force GM Buenaventura to resign?

Watch the full game below: