Just imagine that you're a 2164-rated player and you're up against a Russian GM who has a rating of 2636? To make the situation more fearsome, you're commanding the Black army!
Would you scratch your head? Tremble in fear? Or stand your ground like one of the 300 Warriors who knew no defeat?
If we're to ask the young lad John Ranel Morazo (in yellow shirt, with participants from other countries), perhaps his answer would be the last one - he bravely stood his ground and held a raging giant to a standstill.
Yes, Morazo (2164) just did a remarkable show of mental tenacity by halving a point against topseed Russian GM PavelMaletin (2636) - a gap of more than 500 Elo points - in the just concluded 2010 Grand Asian Chess Championship (Men) that was held in Malaysia.
Morazo scored 6.5 points to finish 5th overall and to lead the Philippine campaign in this international event which saw the participation of 110 players from 11 countries.
Notably, Morazo finished the competition even ahead of Iranian GM Bagheri Amir (2429) who ranked 6th overall.
Six Pinoys participated in this tournament, three of whom landed in the Top 10!
Top 10 finishers (Total of 110 players)
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | |
| 1 | IM | Darban Morteza | IRI | 2305 | 8,0 | 52,5 | 45,75 |
| 2 | Nasri Amin | IRI | 2253 | 7,5 | 52,5 | 43,75 | |
| 3 | GM | Maletin Pavel | RUS | 2636 | 7,0 | 54,5 | 40,00 |
| 4 | FM | Dzhumagaliev Yan | RUS | 2360 | 7,0 | 54,5 | 39,00 |
| 5 | Morazo John Ranel | PHI | 2164 | 6,5 | 54,5 | 36,00 | |
| 6 | GM | Bagheri Amir | IRI | 2429 | 6,5 | 52,5 | 35,75 |
| 7 | Alahakoon Isuru | SRI | 1923 | 6,5 | 52,0 | 35,50 | |
| 8 | Nebato Sheider | PHI | 2180 | 6,5 | 49,0 | 32,25 | |
| 9 | Crivoi Alexandr | MDA | 0 | 6,0 | 50,5 | 32,00 | |
| 10 | Arroyo Christian | PHI | 2294 | 6,0 | 49,5 | 32,25 |
Complete rankings HERE
1 Comment:
Morazo gained 20.3 pts from this GACC tournament!
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