Monday, May 23, 2011

Pinoys in Asian Youth Chess Championship 2011

It's been a hiatus from blogging for almost two weeks, so let's get going again from where we stopped. Let's go back to Subic, the battle site of the recently concluded Asian Youth Chess Championship 2011.

As we all know, sports is all about competition and comparison. In sports, we don't just measure ourselves. We always measure ourselves in comparison with our counterparts.

And so, by any comparison, our Filipino youth generally had a difficult time slugging it out against their Asian counterparts. We produced only One Gold Medal, courtesy of FM Jan Emmanuel Garcia (Open U-16), which was expected of him since he was the top seed in his age group category.

It was the young guns from India who dominated the field, almost sweeping all the Gold Medals at stake! India won 10 of the 12 Gold Medals awarded (Standard, Individual). With the 44-player Indian contingent and dominating medal haul, it's as if India hosted the event. Or shall we say Indians are already very much at home in the Philippines, with the Filipino and Indian cultures long intertwined?

Of the 20 participating chess federations (countries), only three won the Gold: India, Iran, and the Philippines. If I were the publicist of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), I would highlight this angle: Philippines is one of only three countries that won Gold in the Asian Youth Chess Championship 2011.

Is that comforting enough?

Or is it better to assess ourselves again - in comparison with the direction and development of our counterparts - so that we could win more Gold in the future?

Let us review the PERFORMANCE/FINAL RANKING of each Filipino participant in the tournament:

OPEN U-18

7PHI
Aquino Prince Mark
8PHI
Datu Alcon John
12PHIFMPascua Haridas
15PHI
Florendo Joey Albert
16PHI
Ramos Alfonso Baldomero R

OPEN U-16
1PHIFMGarcia Jan Emmanuel
4PHI
Lagula Dominique
17PHI
Dulay Dave Patrick
18PHI
Evangelista Paul Robert
22PHI
Casiano Paul Benjamin

OPEN U-14
9PHI
Docena Jerad
15PHI
Mejia Giovanni
22PHI
Ramos Joshua
25PHI
Sol Cruz Raul Jr.

OPEN U-12
10PHI
Daryl Unix Samantila
14PHI
De Leon Haince Patrick
15PHI
Lemi Daniel John

OPEN U-10
10PHI
Gonzales Julius
11PHI
Rilloraza Istraelito
20PHI
Dennis Gutierrez JR
21PHI
Paler Emanuel Van R.

OPEN U-8
2
Gutierrez Dennis IIIPHI
6
Dela Cruz Khulene LordPHI
15
Uy Jamler LuisPHI
18
Canino Ronald

GIRLS U-18
2PHI
Fronda Jan Jodilyn
5PHIWFMCamacho Chardine Cheradee
8PHI
Suede Mikee Charlene
17PHI
Laz Christine Joyce
19PHI
Nahudan Eibtizam

GIRLS U-16
3PHIWFMMejia Cherry Ann
4PHI
Frayna Janelle Mae
15PHI
Jean Karen Enriquez
20PHI
Pernites Ma Clark Encar

GIRLS U-14
7PHI
Canape Ynna Sophia
11PHI
Mirano Mira
16PHI
Membrere Merlene
18PHI
Fuerte Mary Joyce

GIRLS U-12
2PHI
Revita Samantha Glo
3PHI
San Diego Marie Antoinette
20PHI
Paez Charlotte

GIRLS U-10
11
Docena Jesca
13
Palaming Regyne
15
Guirhem Fiona Geeweneth

GIRLS U-8
10PHI
San Diego Jerlyn Mae
12PHI
Olila Erlyn Mae
16PHI
De Guzman Rheam Arah
20PHI
Yngayo Irish

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