Tuesday, August 31, 2010

1st Campomanes Memorial Cup Open - Round 6 HIGHLIGHTS

ROUND 6 HIGHLIGHTS:

- GM Zhao Jun beat GM Li Chao to grab the solo lead
- GM Wesley So beat IM OLiver Barbosa to recover from a loss against GM Le Quang Liem in Round 5
- IM Richard Bitoon lost to GM Zhou Jianchao, slimming his chance of nailing a GM norm
- GM John Paul Gomez lost to GM Zhang Zhong
- GM Darwin Laylo beat GM Sandipan Chanda with Black
- Senador Emmanuel defeated GM GELASHVILI Tamaz
- 12-year old Paulo Bersamina drew with WGM KIRAN Manisha Mohanty

RP's Best Performers in Round 6 (RUSTICBULL'S PICK):
- Emmanuel Senador
- GM Darwin Laylo

RANKINGS after ROUND 6

Rk.
NameFEDRtgBdldPts.
1GMZHAO JunCHN2586
5,5
2GMDING LirenCHN2574
4,5
3GMGAGUNASHVILI MerabGEO2596
4,5
4GMSO WesleyPHI2674
4,5
5GMZHOU JianchaoCHN2668
4,5
6GMGHAEM MAGHAMI EhsanIRI2585
4,5
7GMLE Quang LiemVIE2681
4,5
8GMKAZHGALEYEV MurtasKAZ2619
4,5
9GMLAYLO DarwinPHI2522
4,5
10GMZHANG ZhongSIN2582
4,5
11GMNI HuaCHN2645
4,0
12GMLI Chao BCHN2629
4,0
13GMFILIPPOV AntonUZB2609
4,0
14
SENADOR EmmanuelPHI2393
4,0
15GMSHARAVDORJ DashzegveMGL2448
4,0
16GMTORRE EugenioPHI2489
4,0
17GMGONZALES JaysonPHI2435
4,0
18IMBITOON RichardPHI2447
3,5
19IMNADERA Barlo APHI2419
3,5
20IMNOLTE RolandoPHI2425
3,5
21
LOU YipingCHN2425
3,5
22IMSAPTARSHI RoyIND2387
3,5
23
LEGASPI RhobelPHI2304
3,5
24
ANKIT R RajparaIND2362
3,5
25GMGOMEZ John PaulPHI2527
3,5
26IMBARBOSA OliverPHI2458
3,5
27GMKOTANJIAN TigranARM2551
3,5
28FMHABLA JonyPHI2325
3,5
29IMDIMAKILING OliverPHI2418
3,5
30FMSEGARRA RandyPHI2308
3,0
31
FLORENDO Paulo JamesPHI2270
3,0
32IMTIRTOINA2360
3,0
33IMDABLEO RonaldPHI2448
3,0
34GMSANDIPAN ChandaIND2637
3,0
35
OLAY Edgar ReggiePHI2289
3,0
36
ELORTA DavidPHI2363
3,0
37IMBANCOD RonaldPHI2328
3,0
38GMGELASHVILI TamazGEO2605
3,0
39IMIRWANTO SadikinINA2419
3,0
40GMHAZNEDAROGLU KivancTUR2501
3,0
41FMDE RAMOS JuliusPHI2368
3,0
42IMHALAY TaufikINA2358
3,0
43IMROCA PetronioPHI2372
3,0
44IMYU LieCHN2447
3,0
45WIMPADMINI RoutIND2275
2,5
46FMCHAN Wei Xuan TimothySIN2338
2,5
47
DATU Alcon JohnPHI2203
2,5
48
DELA CRUZ NoelPHI2392
2,5
49IMYAP Kim StevenPHI2394
2,5
50IMNGUYEN Huynh Minh HuyVIE2466
2,5
51
ROQUE MerbenPHI2244
2,5
52
CATURLA CesarPHI2250
2,5
53IMGARMA ChitoPHI2341
2,5
54IMRANOLA YvesPHI2397
2,5
55
CAUSO DenielPHI2289
2,0
56
TURQUEZA Mari JosephPHI2140
2,0
57
BAGAMASBAD EfrenPHI2259
2,0
58WIMPHAM Le Thao NguyenVIE2304
2,0
59
GATUS EdmundoPHI2265
2,0
60FMPASCUA HaridasPHI2368
2,0
61WGMKIRAN Manisha MohantyIND2272
2,0
62
PHADKE SohanIND2232
2,0
63CMBHAGWAT VinodIND2175
2,0
64
BERSAMINA PauloPHI1984
2,0
65
LABAY RainerPHI2217
1,5
66
POLAO BenPHI2063
1,5
67
KRAWCHENI AndreiAUS2056
1,5
68
NODADO JerryPHI2287
1,5
69IMMANINANG RafaelitoPHI2261
1,5
70
LEGASPI EdmundoPHI2118
1,0
71
MILAGROSA AlexanderPHI2248
1,0
72
EVANGELISTA RitchiePHI2256
0,5

WFM Catherine Pereña

Pinay campaigner WFM Catherine Pereña (in photo) drew with ersthwhile leader WIM Hoang Thi Nhu Y of Vietnam to lead the Philippine women contingent's campaign in the 1st Campomanes Memorial Cup (Women).

Pereña has piled up 3.5 points with the draw with Hoang (4.5 points) who slid to No.2 spot and surrendered the lead to WGM Shen Yang (5.0 points) of China.

Pereña is now in 8th spot, followed by another Pinay campaigner WIM Cristine Rose Mariano who also has 3.5 points.

After six rounds of battle, the Pinay campaigners have yet to squeeze out a win against their foreign counterparts.

Belated happy birthday to Catherine by the way. She reached the draw with the ersthwhile leader of the tournament on her birthday. What's the feeling of playing in a tournament during your birthday?

ROUND 6 RESULTS
RANKINGS after Round 6
PAIRINGS for Round 7

1st Florencio Campomanes Cup Memorial Tournament (Challenger) Round 6

Fourteen-year old Angelo Vince Medina posted his fifth win to lead the 1st Florencio Campomanes Cup Memorial Tournament (Challenger) after six rounds with 5.5 points.

Just in case you overlooked his age, he's just 14. Impressively enough he defeated more senior players like Allan Sasot, Sherwin Tiu, and Gary Legaspi to jostle his way to the top of the ladderboard.

The Challengers section (based on my observation during the staging of the previous PGMA and Pichay Cups) used to be a homogenous field of Filipino players cutting each other's throats. It's now good to see that in this tournament, we see players from China, India, Russia, and USA.

Let's hope that more foreign players join the Challengers section in the future.

ROUND 6 RESULTS
RANKINGS after Round 6
PAIRINGS for Round 7

Monday, August 30, 2010

1st Campomanes Memorial Cup (OPEN) GAMES (Rounds 1 and 2)

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RANKINGS after Round 4

ROUND 5 PAIRINGS