NCFP training for 2011 Aeroflot Open

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It's good to know that the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) held a training tournament for the select members of the Philippine chess pool in preparation for the 2011 Aeroflot Open which will be held in Moscow, Russia on February 7-18.

Remember that the Philippine Men's Team composed of GMs So, Antonio, Gomez, Laylo, and Torre benefited from such a training to have a historic second place finish in the latest edition of Asian Games. And please don't forget that IM Barbosa played an important role in that preparation.

What I like in this 7-man contingent is that it included a lady and a kid (though I haven't seen the name of Bernales in the list of participants for Group C.) I'm hoping to see more ladies and kids to be sent to this level of competition.

Here are the Aeroflot-bound Pinoy campaigners:

GM John Paul Gomez (Group B)
GM Darwin Laylo (Group B)
IM Oliver Barbosa (Group B)
IM Richard Bitoon (Group B)
IM Oliver Dimakiling (Group B)
WNM Christy Lamiel Bernales
NM Paulo Bersamina (Group C)

Here are some of their games during the training:
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