Tatay (Father)

I took this photo in one of the mini-chess tournaments of the Malibay Chess Club some years ago - definitely one of my favorites whenever I want to humanize the beauty of chess in our lives. Just like any other sports, chess can be a tool in enriching our moments with our loved ones.

Haridas strikes back

After losing in Round 4 against No.2 seed IM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (2504) of India, Filipino campaigner FM Haridas Pascua (2358) strongly bounced back by trouncing Abhishek Kelkar (2261) of India in only 20 moves of a Sicilian Opening in Round 5 of the 2010 Asian Junior Chess Championship that is being held in India.

Haridas has so far compiled 3.5 points after five rounds of actions. Watch his fine victory in Round 5 (PGN courtesy of the Indian Chess Federation). Live games available HERE.

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Waving the Philippine Flag

John Ray Batucan, Jarod Pamatmat, and Austin Jacob Literatus
(photo courtesy of a friend who doesn't want to be named)

June 12 no more, but still feels like the Philippine Independence Day. Seeing three Philippine flags waving on top of the rankings in the Open 14 Standard Chess category of the 11th ASEAN+ Age-Group chess championship can give us Filipinos a feeling that we have conquered the world!!

Our boys in the Open 14 category (standard chess) produced the country's best performance in that regional tourney. They won gold for individual performance (Literatus) and another gold as as a team.

Final rankings (total of 36 players)

Rk.			Name	Typ	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1			Literatus Austin Jacob	B14	PHI	0	7,0
2			Le Tuan Minh	B14	VIE	2091	7,0
3			Batucan John Ray		PHI	0	6,5
4			Pamatmat Jarod M		PHI	2064	6,5

Chinese action

BY: BOBBY ANG

(As published in Chess Piece, BusinessWorld, 18 June 2010)

China Chess Championship
Xinghua, Jiangsu
May 24-June 4, 2010

Final Standings
1-3. GM Wang Hao 2722, GM Bu Xiangzhi 2681, GM Zhou Jianchao 2652, 7.5/11
4-5. GM Li Shilong 2514, GM Ni Hua 2667, 6.0/11
6. GM Li Chao 2619, 5.5/11
7-9. IM Zhang Ziyang 2422, GM Ding Liren 2547, Lu Shanglei 2349, 5.0/11
10-11. GM Zhou Weiqi 2585, GM Hou Yifan 2589, 4.5/11
12. Ji Dan 2379, 2.0/11
Category 13

The Chinese Chess Championship this year was held in Xinghua in the province of Jiangsu, one of the fastest-developing provinces in China. Xinghua is the hometown of chess prodigy Hou Yifan.

Let us recall for a minute last year’s Chinese Championship. It had quite an exciting finish. Two rounds before the end Wang Hao (only 20 years old at that time but already considered a veteran) was 1.5 points ahead of rising star Ding Liren (16 years old but his baby-face features and small build make him look only 13 or 14) and looked all set to take his first championship trophy home.

But fate ruled otherwise. In the penultimate round Ding Liren brilliantly defeated Wang Hao to narrow the gap to half a point:

Ding Liren (2458) -- Wang Hao (2696) [D45]
ch-CHN Xinghua Jiangsu CHN (10), 05.06.2009
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This was the first tournament in China where the new FIDE rules on zero-tolerance was implemented, and it provides that if a player is not seated and ready at exactly the time a round is due to start, he/she loses the game by default. Ding Liren’s last round opponent GM Zhou Jianchao, a very tough customer who outrates Ding by 177 points, arrived a few seconds late and was defaulted! This turn of events completely messed up Wang Hao’s frame of mind, and he went on to lose to Liang Chong (someone he had beaten multiple times in the past and never lost to) and see the championship slip through his grasp.

This year, 2010, Wang Hao did not start as strongly as in the previous year -- he was upset by Li Shilong in the second round.

Li Shilong (2514) -- Wang Hao (2722) [E14]
ch-CHN Xinghua CHN (2), 25.05.2010
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At 33 years of age Li Shilong is actually the oldest player in the tournament. He is very capable of defeating a super-GM as much as crashing down to an unrated player. Today he does the first.





Wang Hao had to play catchup to Bu Xiangzhi for the rest of the tournament. However, a 3-0 final spurt took Wang Hao into a tie for first and a win on tie-break points.

Wang Hao (2722) -- Ding Liren (2547) [E63]
ch-CHN Xinghua CHN (1), 24.05.2010
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From my review of the championship it seems that the period of mechanical, boring chess in China is over and several players with exciting, tactical styles have come to the fore. It has become interesting to play over the games of the Chinese Championship. We will discuss this some more on Monday.

NM Rudy Ibañez

(SOURCE: Lily O. Ramos of PNA)

The coach-player tandem of National Master (NM)Rudy Ibañez (in photo) and Carlo Caranyagan shone in the international arena after winning medals at the just- concluded 2010 ASEAN+ age-group chess championships in Traveller’s Hotel in Subic, Zambales.

Ibañez hails from Lucena, a certified national master and national arbiter won two golds and one silver medal in the 50-years-old -and- above category.

He also led the Philippine Team in winning three more gold medals in the team results of standard, rapid and blitz competitions.

Ibañez, head coach of Arellano University, Marist School of Marikina, and part of coaching staff of Ateneo de Manila University headed by former Olympian IM Idelfonso Datu notched an impressive 8.5 out of possible nine points in the standard competitions to win his first gold medal.

Ibañez also scored six out of possible seven points for his two gold medals in the rapid competition.

Ibañez, who almost swept the three-category event settled in the silver medal blitz competition after tallying 7.5 out of possible nine points.

Ibañez only lost to top seed and eventual winner IM Chan Peng Kong of Singapore who took the gold medal in the blitz competition with 8.5 out of possible nine points.

"My triumph at the Asean Age Group Chess is for the players being taught by me. I've said before that our goal is to produce another world class player in the mould of Super Grandmaster Wesley So," said Ibanez, a member of the Marikina Chess Federation headed by it’s president sportsman/businessman Johnny "Joel" Gaudia.

The incoming freshman student of Arellano University Carlo Caranyagan won silver medal in the boys' 12-and- under category, blitz competition and gold in the team result.

A bronze medal was also won by Marist School of Marikina student Haince Patrick de Leon in the Boys under 10 category in the rapid and blitz competitions.

De Leon copped a bronze and silver in the team result.

Parang Elementary School student Julius Gonzales also triumphed in the boys' 8- and- under -category after winning the silver in the standard event with a silver team medal plus a Candidate Master result.

2010 Asian Junior Chess Championship

Don't forget that the country of the reigning world chess champion is India.

That fact is more than enough to see a decent official website of the All India Chess Federation, host of the 2010 Asian Junior Chess Championship.

And for the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) to emulate, the Indian Chess Federation has a live coverage of the 2010 AJCC. Watch HERE.

Remember that the NCFP hosted the just concluded ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championship. Sadly,the chess community has yet to see even a single PGN of the games played in Subic.

By the way, Filipino bets FM Haridas Pascua and Christy Lamiel Bernales are fighting for the Philippine flag in this Asian junior chess tournament. After two rounds, Haridas has produced a perfect 2/2 performance. Bernales on the other hand has 1.0 point (Girls category).

I wonder, however, why this event was billed as an "Asian" event. In the Open category which is being participated in by 74 players, only five players are non-Indians!!

GM Antonio "plays" on TV

Watch GM Joey Antonio in a highly "game" mood in Eat Bulaga's "Sa Pula, Sa Puti" game portion. Notably, GM Antonio was lined up together with the country's entertainment industry personalities. Enjoy!

Wesley So in action

(NOTE: Photo courtesy of WNM Rulp Ylem Jose)

BY: BOBBY ANG

(As published in Chess Piece, BusinessWorld, 14 June 2010)

3rd Phoenix Petroleum
Battle of GMs
Philippine National Championship
Character Hotel, Tagaytay City
May 25-June 2, 2010

Final Standings
1. GM Wesley So 2665, 8.5/10
2. GM John Paul Gomez 2507, 7.5/10
3-4. GM Rogelio Antonio Jr 2572, IM Julio Catalino Sadorra 2450, 7.0/10
5. GM Darwin Laylo 2527, 6.0/10
6. IM Rolando Nolte 2420, 4.5/10
7-8. IM Ronald Dableo 2464, IM Richard Bitoon 2476, 4.0/10
9. FM Haridas Pascua 2358, 3.5/10
10. IM Oliver Dimakiling 2443, 2.0/10
11. FM Jan Emmanuel Garcia 2315, 1.0/10

Well, heh heh, I received a bunch of complaints from BW readers why I didn’t feature any of Wesley’s games in last Friday’s columns. The truth is, I was reserving them for today.

The opening system in the next game is called the "Chinese Dragon." The Belgian theoretician and FIDE Master Luc Henris wrote an interesting article on it in New in Chess Yearbook around 2002 and many people have taken it up since, including the world’s highest rated player Magnus Carlsen.

Wesley So also has it in his repertoire, and in the following game claims his latest victim.

Bitoon, Richard (2476) -- So, Wesley (2665) [B78]
National Championship Tagaytay City (9.1), 01.06.2010
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Ino Sadorra prepared the French Winawer for the Battle of the GMs and used it every chance he got, compiling a score of 1.5/3 -- a win vs Nolte, draw with Bitoon, and this loss.

So, Wesley (2665) -- Sadorra, Julio Catalino (2469) [C18]
National Championship Tagaytay City (1.1), 25.05.2010
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Jan Emmanuel Garcia is the rising star of the Philippines. He got two international norms from the Asian Intercontinental Championship last May in Subic and soon will be climbing up the ranks from the promising to the established star. The operative word there is "soon," because for now Wesley So is still too much for him.

So, Wesley (2665) -- Garcia, Jan Emmanuel (2315) [B09] National Championship Tagaytay City (3.1), 26.05.2010
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GM Wesley So. Our Pearl of the Orient.

FEU, Calabarzon Players Rule 5th PACE Kiddies, PACE Marches On

BY: ANTHONY NAVARRO (Chess Windows Laguna Correspondent)

Right on Independence Day, when many of our youngsters were waging a last day battle at the Asean Age Group Blitz event in Subic and when most of the schools were about to open, we traveled early from Laguna to get an assessment for the ‘every Saturday’ class of the PACE and then get some practice / seasoning playing against HS players and also submit registration requirements for the Shell Active NCR leg slated on June 26-27 at the Megamall.. It was another opportunity to greet and socialize again with chess parents particularly with a Tanauan contingent composed of chess parents led by Mr. Romero with 4 players in tow. Though there were only 25 registrants, it was confirmed with PACE’s Boyet Tardecilla that the prizes for the major places will be honored and the 7 rounds Swiss format will continue and for the category prizes, there must be minimum of 5 players per age group.

It was a good result for FEU and Tanauan / Laguna players as shown in the ff results :

Place/Category NAME Points Affiliation
Champion Ahvix Alfonso 6.5 FEU
2nd Michael Manansala 5.5 FAITH, Tanauan
3rd Juan Carlos Presente 5.0 Adamson
4th Paul Evangelista 5.0 FEU
5th Jasper Marce 5.0 Sta Rosa, Laguna (Grade 5)
6th Virgen Gil Ruaya 4.5 Rizal
Top U-14 Prado 4.5 Tanauan
Top Lady Gladys Romero 4.5 Tanauan
7th Enrica Villa 4.0 FEU
8th Robert Tolentino 4.0 Tanauan
9th Paul Casiano 4.0 Meralco Chess Club
10th Charles Abuzo 4.0 Bulacan

After consistently placing in the top ten and qualifying to the finals in November, FEU’s Ahvix Alfonso ruled the tourney this time having an unblemished record of 6.5 pts, settling for a last round draw with incoming Adamson Jr HS Presente in the last round. Tanauan’s Manansala also had a good outing with a lone loss to champion Ahvix. Both are now in the PACE Kiddies honor roll and can no longer play in the next legs. All 4 Tanauan players placed with prizes. Sta Rosa’s Jasper Marce bounced off against eventual champ Ahvix right in the first round before continuing his sluggish play by falling to Paul Casiano. He then reeled off 5 straight wins to break out of a slump dating back to the Angping Cup, punctuated by wins over Abuzo and Tanauan’s Tolentino in his last 2 games.

It is always worth the local travel, everytime I go to PACE, I pick-up something new like from GM Jayson’s sharings on sportsmanship on the significance of attending the opening as well as closing phases of chess events, giving recognition and positive motivation for players. Watchout for more chess events lined up by PACE :

- Participation in the National Inter-Cities and Municipalities in July in Mandaluyong
( this was where now Super GM Wesley So got his licks playing Board 1 for
Tagaytay City,Cavite circa 2000)

- Conducting executive chess events
- Conducting chess team events
- Standard chess events (Asian Games now have both standard and rapid events)

Another dream is to have PACE kiddies earn some ratings, maybe by conducting an international youth tournament here.

Whatever happens, GM Jayson has been spending his own resources to help the current kiddies realize what was missing before. He is also open to having more chess academies or clubs in the country to cater to the grassroots development. So don’t just stand there, be a PACE member and help your country! Stay tuned to www.rpchessacademy.org for announcements.

WCM Le Tran Phuong Uyen

This young Vietnamese young girl made a strong statement in the just concluded 11th ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championship in Subic - she swept all her opponents in the Girls 8 category. If I'm not mistaken, she's the only one among all the players in all age categories who made a perfect performance in the standard chess format.

She defeated three talented young girls on her way to the top. One of her victims was RP's reigning Girls 8 princess Regyne Palaming (who also made a perfect performance in the RP Age-Group competition in Davao). This Viet's rising star also beat our very own Cristine De Los Reyes and Irish Yngayo.

The signs are clear. This very early, Vietnam is planting good seeds which can reap sweet fruits in the years to come.

Look at her notable performance:

Player info

Name	Le Tran Phuong Uyen
Title	WCM
Starting rank	10
Rating	0
Rating national	0
Rating international	0
Ratingperformance	2000
Points	9
Rank	1
Federation	VIE
Ident-Number	114
Fide-ID	12403997

Rd.	SNo		Name	Rtg	FED	Pts.	Res.
1	1		Zainoor Ikmal Maisarah Mohd Noor	0	MAS	2,0	s 1
2	6		Le Thuy An	0	VIE	5,0	w 1
3	2		Bui Thanh Nha Truc	0	VIE	7,5	s 1
4	7		Palaming Regyne	0	PHI	5,0	w 1
5	3		Nguyen Ha Trang Linh	0	VIE	2,0	s 1
6	8		De Los Reyes Cristine	0	PHI	3,0	w 1
7	4		Hng Mei Xian Eunice	0	SIN	0,0	s 1
8	9		Nguyen Duy Thien An	0	VIE	7,5	w 1
9	5		Yngayo Irish	0	PHI	4,0	s 1

Wesley So again

(RUSTICBULL's NOTE: My thanks to Sir Bobby for citing me in his column.)

BY: BOBBY ANG

(As published in Chess Piece, BusinessWorld, 11 June 2010)

3rd Phoenix Petroleum Battle of GMs
Philippine National Championship
Character Hotel, Tagaytay City
May 25-June 2, 2010

Final Standings
1. GM Wesley So 2665, 8.5/10
2. GM John Paul Gomez 2507, 7.5/10
3-4. GM Rogelio Antonio Jr 2572, IM Julio Catalino Sadorra 2450, 7.0/10
5. GM Darwin Laylo 2527, 6.0/10
6. IM Rolando Nolte 2420, 4.5/10
7-8. IM Ronald Dableo 2464, IM Richard Bitoon 2476, 4.0/10
9. FM Haridas Pascua 2358, 3.5/10
10. IM Oliver Dimakiling 2443, 2.0/10
11. FM Jan Emmanuel Garcia 2315, 1.0/10

GM Wesley So won it all again. He is rated so far ahead of the other local players that he has to pile up enormous winning scores so as not to lose FIDE rating points, but I am glad to see that it does not bother him at all. Wesley, who also dominated the first two stagings of the event in Manila and Dapitan City, put on another strong performance and took home the top prize of P200,000.

Since the inception of the Battle of GMs in 2008 nobody has managed to defeat Wesley yet. I echo the sentiments of Mr. Resty Par, the so-called rusticbull of the chess blogs that the Philippine chess community should salute Wesley, not because of his superb showing in the three stagings of the Battle of GMs but because of his commitment to give back to where he came from. Wesley participated not because of the fame, not because of the prize, not because of the feat, but because of his unselfish desire to share his talent for the improvement of Philippine chess.

For those of you who are not aware, several years ago the Philippine top players would put a condition to their participation in local tournaments that the games be not rated so that they do not lose any points. This is a completely selfish act and took away the chances of locals to get international ratings for themselves and also made it impossible to get title norms.

Speaking about title norms we congratulate IM Julio Catalino Sadorra for earning his second GM norm (he obtained the first during the President GMA Cup last 2008). Ino lost to the top two players but then scored 7/8 against the rest, most of the games in hair-raising style such as the following:

Dableo, Ronald (2464) -- Sadorra, Julio Catalino (2450) [A21]
National Championship Tagaytay City (9.1), 01.06.2010
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GM Jayson Gonzales had to withdraw after a few rounds after his elder brother, Ruben Gonzales, passed away at age 47 due to cardiac arrest. The results of the games he had already played were nullified.

Here’s something interesting -- the tournament was suspended after round 5 for two days to give way to the Commissioner Harry Angping Cup, a rapid tournament sponsored by the head of the Philippine Sports Commission, which was held in Pasig. GM Joey Antonio won this ahead of GM Wesley So, IM Rolando Nolte, and NM Alex Milagrosa, the three of whom tied for second place. Alex Milagrosa showed that he was still a force to reckon with in quickplay -- he started with an unimpressive 1.5/3 and then finished by winning his remaining six games, in the process upsetting IMs Barlo Nadera, Chito Garma, and Richard Bitoon.

In connection with the Angping Cup, a problem arose the next day, when GM Joey showed up late for his game with Wesley So in the Battle of GMs. He asked for postponement of the game on the grounds of tiredness after ruling the Angping Cup. This, of course, was denied since the other players were also at the Angping Cup and they all showed up on time in Tagaytay, and GM Joey given a default loss.

(Some parts not shown here)

Dimakiling, Oliver (2441) -- Antonio, Rogelio, Jr. (2572) [E42]
National Championship Tagaytay City (2.1), 26.05.2010
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GM John Paul Gomez was in the lead for most of the time but could not match Wesley’s 3/3 at the end. He was unspectacular but coolly efficient, taking advantage of whatever opportunities his opponents afforded him.

Pascua, Haridas (2358) -- Gomez, John Paul (2507) [D13]
National Championship Tagaytay City (4.1), 27.05.2010
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We will continue our coverage on Monday.

Best move!!

The Philippines' youngest ever national junior champ and reigning 12-Under prince Paulo Bersamina (left photo) and reigning 14-Under ruler Austin Jacob Literatus (right photo) saved the country's pride in what could have been a total Vietnamese domination in the standard chess category of the ongoing 11th ASEAN Age-Group Chess Championship in Subic.

Bersamina and Literatus produced two of the three gold medals for individual performance in the Open 12 and Open 14 categories, respectively. The third gold medal was courtesy of NM Rudy Ibañez for the Veteran 50 category.
Our beloved Pinay girls got short of winning a gold medal this time. Thanks to Janelle Mae Fryna for winning a silver medal in the Girls 14 category.

Notably, Indonesia hauled in 3 individual gold medals in the Girls category. Also, Singapore produced one gold.

See? The numbers of our neighbors when it comes to medal tally are improving - and improving fast!

Numbers show us the reality. No alibis. No ifs, no buts. It's the whole package.

It seems that all of our neighbors are improving when it comes to age-group competitions. It is only logical to conclude that our neighbors are doing something right.

How about us? Where are we leading to?

I am not saying that we are not doing the right thing. It's just that our neighbors - particularly Vietnam - are doing something better.

Hmmnnn . . . isn't Indonesia making a loud statement with its 3-gold output in the Girls category?

Knock, knock. If we don't collect ourselves and respond accordingly to the challenges, Indonesia might even surpass us in age-group competitions.

Nobody to blame. That's the worst thing we could do. Our players, parents, and coaches have already endured so much sacrifices. However, the numbers show us that the players, parents, and coaches of our neighboring countries might have even endured MORE pain.

For our government and concerned chess bodies and institutions, yes, you might have exerted efforts and spent funds for your programs. But you see, all of what you are doing seem to fail in comparison with what our neighboring countries are putting into action.

Now we see . . . chess is not all about making the RIGHT MOVE, huh? Rather, it's about making the BEST MOVE!

Vietnam dominates 11th ASEAN Age-Group Chess Championships

Vietnam dominated the 11th ASEAN Age-Group Chess Championship (Standard Chess), virtually transforming Subic into a Vietnamese turf.

The visiting Vietnamese contingent produced 25 gold, 23 silver and 19 bronze medals to solidify its international prestige as the new chess powerhouse in age-group competitions in Southeast Asia.

The host Philippines came far second with 8 gold, 5 silver, and 9 bronze medals.

In last year's edition of the ASEAN Age Group Championships, Vietnam (the host) also dominated the overall medal tally with 31 (gold), 29 (silver), and 26 (bronze). The Philippines came in second with 2 (gold), 5 (silver) and 7 (bronze).

Categories in the rapid and blitz will still be played, but I think winning in the standard category summed it all.

(NOTE: The numbers are sourced from chess-results.com.)

More reports to come. Please watch out.

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds

Rk.		FED	gold	silver	bronze	Total
1		VIE	25	23	19	67
2		PHI	8	5	9	22
3		INA	3	2	2	7
4		SIN	2	6	4	12
5		IRI	1	0	3	4
6		MAS	0	2	1	3
7		THA	0	1	1	2

Vietnam widens lead in 11th ASEAN Age Group

BY: ANTHONY NAVARRO (Chess Windows Laguna correspondent)

(RUSTICBULL'S NOTE: Here are the leaders after Round 7. Vietnam continues to dominate the battle for gold, gaining more might to defend its title and putting a stamp as the chess powerhouse in age-group competitions in Southeast Asia.)

LEADERS (For gold medals)

Vietnam 7 (Open 20, Girls 20, Open 14, Girls 14, Girls 12, Open 8,Girls 8)
Philippines 3 (Srs 50, Open U16, Open U12)
Indonesia 2 (Girls 16, Girls 10)
Singapore 1 (Boys 10)

SENIORS 50
1. Rudy Ibanez PHI 6.5
2. Chan Peng Kong SIN 6.0

OPEN 20
1. Ton That VIE 5.5
2. Bhao Koa VIE 5.5
3. Chua Zeng SIN 5.0
4. Richilieu Salcedo PHI 5.0
5. Lee Kim MAS 5.0
6. Lo Kin Mun SIN 5.0

GIRLS 20
1. Hoang Thi VIE 6.0
2. Pham Bich VIE 6.0

OPEN 16
1. Prince Mark Aquino PHI 5.0
2. Nguyen Ha VIE 5.0
3. Oberio Aglipay PHI 4.5
4. Jan Nigel Galan PHI 4.5
5. Dang Hong VIE 4.5
6. Kline Surposa PHI 4.5
7. Huynh Lam VIE 4.5

GIRLS 16
1. Chelsea Sihite INA 5.5
2. Nguyen Panh VIE 4.5
3. Mikee Suede PHI 4.5
4. Jan Fronda PHI 4.5
5. Eibtizam Nahudan PHI 4.5

OPEN 14
1. Le Tuan Minh VIE 5.5
2. John Ray Batucan PHI 5.5
3. Austin Literatus PHI 5.0
4. Jarod Pamatmat PHI 5.0
5. Le Huu VIE 5.0
6. Che Quoc VIE 5.0

GIRLS 14
1. Pham Hong Ming VIE 5.5
2. Do Hoang VIE 5.5
3. Janelle Frayna PHI 4.5
4. Mira Mirano PHI 4.5

OPEN 12
1. Paulo Bersamina PHI 5.5
2. Nguyen Vanh VIE 5.5
3. Tristan Ibaoc PHI 4.5
4. Badkoubi IRI 4.5
5. Daryl Samantila PHI 4.5
6. Nelson Busa Jr PHI 4.5

GIRLS 12
1. Vu Thi VIE 5.5
2. Anastasia Ptricks INA 5.0
3. Vu Hoang VIE 5.0
4. Shania Mendoza PHI 5.0
5. Samantha Revita PHI 5.0

OPEN 10
1. Tin Jingyao SIN 6.5
2. Amin IRI 6.0
3. Amier Hamza MAS 5.5

GIRLS 10
1. Karenza Dita INA 6.5
2. Dong Khanh VIE 5.0
3. Arab Kiana IRI 5.0
4. Dao Thien Kim VIE 5.0
5. Vo Mai Truc VIE 5.0

OPEN 8
1. Nguyen Anh Khoi VIE 6.5
2. Julius Gonzales PHI 6.0
3. Ethan Lim AUS 5.0
4. Stephen Pangilinan PHI 5.0

GIRLS 8
1. Le Tran VIE 7.0
2. Nguyen Duy VIE 6.5
3. Bui Thanh VIE 5.5

11th ASEAN Age Group PHOTOS

Photos courtesy of the newly crowned RP National Juniors (Women) champion WNM Aices Salvador.

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