Elorta overwhelms Mangatarem tourney

BY: GILBERT PASCUA

MANGATAREM RAPID & BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT 2010
(In Honor of Mr. Teofilo Natividad)
Sponsored by Atty. Caesar Natividad (Rapid) & Mun. Coun. ALdwin Pasion (Blitz)

Final results:

Open (Top Finishers)

NM Elorta David 6.5 Champion
IM Oliver Barbosa 6.0 1st Runner-up
FM Haridas Pascua 6.0 2nd Runner-up
Abraham Bayron 6.0 3rd Runner-up
Roque Merben 5.5
Ranel Morazo 5.5
IM Barlo Nadera 5.0
NM Andrew Vazquez 5.0
NM Julius Sinangote 5.0
NM Ronald Llavanes 5.0
NM Julius de Ramos 5.0
NM Allan Macala 5.0
Melvin Miguel 5.0
Darius Lagasca 5.0

Under-16 Division (Top Finishers)

Romy Fagon 6.5 Champion
Highzzy Manaloto 6.0
Erwell Dulay 5.5
Jonalyn Pagaduan 5.5
Efhraim Ragadio 5.0
Rabanera Ramil 5.0
Zyralle Kindipan 5.0
R Jay Matabang 5.0
Jonathan Pagaduan 5.0
Kiana Claudine Bachar 5.0
Ryan Rabanera 5.0

Blitz Event
Top Finishers

NM David Elorta 8.5 Champion
NM Sinangote 8.0
Roque Merben 7.5
FM Haridas Pascua 6.0
NM Nelson Villanueva 6.0
NM Joseph Galindo 6.0
NM Allan Macala 6.0
Paulo Bersamina 6.0

NM Haridas Pascua (right) in action.

RP's reigning 12-Under prince Paulo Bersamina mixing it up in the Open.

Huge number of participants.

Paulo and Mom with Atty. Natividad.