International Master Oliver Barbosa bagged his 18th title in the United States chess circuit by topping the Marshall Chess Club Saturday game 60 minutes Chess Championships at the Marshall Chess Club in New York, New York last August 1.
Barbosa, who hails from Taytay, Rizal finished with perfect four points. He beat William Wijaya, Sam Barsky, GM Michael Rohde and IM Jay Bonin, respectively.
He then saw action in the 10th Grand Prix Points Tonight in New York last August 6 and settled joint fourth along with three others with 3.0 points in four games of play.
Barbosa also participated in the 15th annual Northeast Open Chess Championships in Stamford, Connecticut last August 9. Barbosa settled 2nd to 4th placers in the company of Siddharth Ravichandran and Alec Getz after tallying 4.0 points apiece. GM Alexander Ivanov won the event with 4.5 points in five outings. His only draw was against Barbosa in the final round. By Marlon Bernardino
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
IM Oliver Barbosa shines anew in US
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