5th Pichay Cup Round 7

(IN PHOTO:GM GHAEMMAGHAMI Ehsan, tormentor of GM Torre in Round 7. The photo was taken before the start of Round 5.)

Notable notes in Round 7

Only half a point separates the leaders from three pursuing Filipino GMs (Laylo, Antonio and Paragua) and four foreign GMs

GM Eugene Torre lost to GM GHAEMMAGHAMI Ehsan, yielding the chance to lead the tournament to the Iranian opponent

GM Rogelio Antonio bounced back from a loss in Round 6 to beat compatriot GM John Paul Gomez

GM Bong Villamayor forfeited (or defaulted?) his game against unknown Lyndon Lumancas

FM Haridas Pascua broke his six-game drawing stance by beating a strong opponent at IM Emmanuel Senador

WGM Nadig Krutika played Polao Ben for the second time (first encounter was during the 4th PGMA Cup) and beat him again

Rankings after Round 7

Rk. Name Pts.
1 gm MCHEDLISHVILI Mikheil 5.5
2 gm GHAEMMAGHAMI Ehsan 5.5
3 gm LAYLO Darwin 5
4 gm ANTONIO Rogelio Jr 5
5 gm ZHANG Zhong 5
6 gm NGUYEN Ngoc Truong Son 5
7 gm PARAGUA Mark 5
8 gm GAGUNASHVILI Merab 5
9 gm ISMAGAMBETOV Anuar 5
10 gm DAO Thien Hai 4.5
11 gm GUPTA Abhijeet 4.5
12 gm LI Shilong 4.5
13 gm TORRE Eugenio 4.5
14 gm DAS Neelotpal 4.5
15 BITOON Richard 4.5
16 im NOLTE Rolando 4.5
17 gm FILIPPOV Anton 4
18 gm KOTANJIAN Tigran 4
19 TIRTO 4
20 fm PASCUA Haridas 4
21 ANDADOR Rolando 4
22 im DABLEO Ronald 4
23 gm GOMEZ John Paul 4
24 gm KOSTENKO Pyotr 4
25 im GARMA Chito 4
26 gm GONZALES Jayson 4
27 MARIANO Nelson III 4
28 LUMANCAS Lyndon 4
29 DATU Alcon John 3.5
30 MAGA Mirabeau 3.5
31 ELORTA David 3.5
32 im DIMAKILING Oliver 3.5
33 MACALA Allan 3.5
34 fm DONGUINES Fernie 3.5
35 LEGASPI Rhobel 3.5
36 fm CARLOS Leonardo 3.5
37 LAO Elias 3.5
38 im SENADOR Emmanuel 3
39 ROQUE Merben 3
40 BRANZUELA Ali 3
41 RIVERA Albert 3
42 gm VILLAMAYOR Buenaventura 3
43 wgm NADIG Krutika 3
44 PORTUGALERA Ric 3
45 CASTELLANO Christopher 3
46 CAUSO Deniel 2.5
47 MORAZO John Ranel 2.5
48 BAUTISTA Paolo Lorenzo 2.5
49 BAGAMASBAD Efren 2.5
50 MILAGROSA Alexander 2.5
51 SEGARRA Randy 2
52 POLAO Ben 2
53 OLAY Edgar Reggie 2
54 BERNALES Christy Lamiel 2
55 LEE Elgin 2
56 BAGAYNA Magellan 2
57 CAUMBAN Jose Piff 2
58 RICANA Leodegario 1.5
59 LEE William 1
60 PINERO Arnel 0