5th Pichay Cup Rounds 2 and 3

Notable notes in Round 3

GM Darwin Laylo defeated compatriot IM Richard Bitoon to share the lead with GM MCHEDLISHVILI Mikheil of Georgia after three rounds

GM Bong Villamayor lost to GM KOTANJIAN Tigran of Armenia

GM Eugene Torre broke his drawish stance and recorded his first win in his 10 most recent games

FM Haridas Pascua (2310) showed off solid performance after three draws against tough opponents - GM GHAEMMAGHAMI Ehsan (2579) of Iran in Round 1; GM Torre (2535) in Round 2; and GM ISMAGAMBETOV Anuar (2528) of Kazakstan to parade a peformance rating so far of 2547

Notable notes in Round 2

In the battle of the roses, WGM Krutika Nadig of India beat Cristy Lamiel Bernales of the Philippines

GM Jayson Gonzales lost to GM FILIPPOV Anton

Deniel Causo (2334) defeated GM ISMAGAMBETOV Anuar (2528)

GM Paragua erected back-to-back wins against two buddies (Merben Roque in Round 1 and David Elorta in Round 2)

GM Eugene Torre drew his game - AGAIN - against FM Haridas Pascua

Rankings after Round 3

Rk. Name Pts.
1 gm MCHEDLISHVILI Mikheil 3
2 gm LAYLO Darwin 3
3 gm FILIPPOV Anton 2.5
4 gm PARAGUA Mark 2.5
5 gm DAO Thien Hai 2.5
6 gm GUPTA Abhijeet 2.5
7 gm KOTANJIAN Tigran 2.5
8 gm ANTONIO Rogelio Jr 2.5
9 gm GOMEZ John Paul 2.5
10 gm NGUYEN Ngoc Truong Son 2.5
11 gm GHAEMMAGHAMI Ehsan 2.5
12 CAUSO Deniel 2
13 im DABLEO Ronald 2
14 DATU Alcon John 2
15 gm LI Shilong 2
16 gm DAS Neelotpal 2
17 gm GONZALES Jayson 2
18 im GARMA Chito 2
19 im SENADOR Emmanuel 2
20 gm GAGUNASHVILI Merab 2
21 BITOON Richard 2
22 gm ZHANG Zhong 2
23 fm DONGUINES Fernie 2
24 gm TORRE Eugenio 2
25 gm KOSTENKO Pyotr 2
26 fm CARLOS Leonardo 2
27 MILAGROSA Alexander 2
28 im NOLTE Rolando 1.5
29 gm VILLAMAYOR Buenaventura 1.5
30 TIRTO 1.5
31 fm PASCUA Haridas 1.5
ANDADOR Rolando 1.5
33 SEGARRA Randy 1.5
34 im DIMAKILING Oliver 1.5
35 gm ISMAGAMBETOV Anuar 1.5
36 OLAY Edgar Reggie 1
37 PORTUGALERA Ric 1
38 ELORTA David 1
39 BRANZUELA Ali 1
40 wgm NADIG Krutika 1
41 MACALA Allan 1
42 MAGA Mirabeau 1
43 RIVERA Albert 1
44 CASTELLANO Christopher 1
45 ROQUE Merben 1
46 MARIANO Nelson III 1
47 POLAO Ben 1
48 BERNALES Cristy Lamiel 1
49 BAGAMASBAD Efren 1
50 LUMANCAS Lyndon 1
51 LAO Elias 1
52 RICANA Leodegario 0.5
53 MORAZO John Ranel 0.5
54 LEGASPI Rhobel 0.5
55 LEE Elgin 0
56 BAUTISTA Paolo Lorenzo 0
57 BAGAYNA Magellan 0
58 LEE William 0
59 CAUMBAN Jose Piff 0
60 PINERO Arnel 0