Asian Chess

2nd Philippines Chess Open: Round 11 pairings

Round 11 on 2008/05/14

Bo.
 
Name
IRtg
FED
Pts
Res.
Pts
 
Name
IRtg
FED

1
GM
Le, Quang Liem
2568
VIE
8
-
7
IM
Sadorra, Julio Catalino
2455
PHI

2
GM
Ghaemmagami, Ehsan
2604
IRI
7
-
7½
GM
Li, Chao
2581
CHN

3
GM
Mahjoob, Morteza
2488
IRI
7
-
7½
 
Zhou, Weiqi
2560
CHN

4
IM
Irwanto, Sadikin
2456
INA
6½
-
7
GM
Villamayor, Buenaventura
2425
PHI

5
IM
Liu, Dede
2398
INA
6½
-
6½
GM
So, Wesley
2540
PHI

6
GM
Antonio, Rogelio
2529
PHI
6½
-
6½
IM
Purnama, Tirta Chandra
2398
INA

7
IM
Wynn, Zaw Htun
2542
MYA
6
-
6
IM
Gomez, John Paul
2464
PHI

8
GM
Nguyen, Anh Dung
2512
VIE
6
-
6
 
Tolentino, Rustum
2304
PHI

9
IM
Bitoon, Richard
2420
PHI
6
-
6
GM
Dao, Thien Hai
2502
VIE

10
WIM
Zhang, Xiaowen
2361
CHN
6
-
6
 
Nolte, Rolando
2420
PHI

11
 
Wang, Li
2406
CHN
6
-
5½
IM
Juswanto, Denny
2468
INA

12
GM
Zaw, Win Lay
2574
MYA
5½
-
5½
 
Andador, Rolando
2201
PHI

13
GM
Megaranto, Susanto
2561
INA
5½
-
5½
IM
Nadera, Barlo
2397
PHI

14
IM
Sitanggang, Salor
2406
INA
5½
-
5½
 
Wan, Yunguo
2494
CHN

15
WGM
Zhang, Jilin
2361
CHN
5½
-
5½
IM
Tirto
2422
INA

16
 
Yang, Kaiqi
2307
CHN
5½
-
5½
 
Salubre, Jayson
2329
PHI

17
FM
Nava, Roderick
2345
PHI
5
-
5
IM
Nay, Oo Kyaw Tun
2485
MYA

18
 
Elorta, David
2409
PHI
5
-
5
 
Garcia, Jan Emmanuel
2213
PHI

19
 
Pialan, Fernandito
2282
PHI
5
-
5
IM
Mas, Hafizulhelmi
2396
MAS

20
 
Ochoa, Karl
2182
PHI
5
-
5
 
Nouri, Hamed
2392
PHI

21
 
Zhang, Ziyang
2384
CHN
5
-
5
 
Yu, […]

Possible GM Norm for Dede Liu

Indonesian Dede Liu is already 6.5 out of 9 and if he wins his 10th round game against tournament joint leader GM Le Quang Liem he has a good chance of getting a GM norm.
This according to Kristaneus Liem’s blog.
 
Picture courtesy of portretcatur.blogspot.com

2nd Philippines Chess Open: Round 10 pairings

Mas beats his 9th round opponent Garcia, Jan Emmanuel (2213) and is now 5/9. He plays on board 12 vs IM Wynn Zaw Htun (2574) in Round 10.

Round 10 on 2008/05/13

Bo.
 
Name
IRtg
FED
Pts
Res.
Pts
 
Name
IRtg
FED

1
GM
Li, Chao
2581
CHN
7
-
6½
GM
Mahjoob, Morteza
2488
IRI

2
IM
Liu, Dede
2398
INA
6½
-
7
GM
Le, Quang Liem
2568
VIE

3
 
Zhou, Weiqi
2560
CHN
6½
-
6½
GM
Antonio, Rogelio
2529
PHI

4
GM
Dao, Thien Hai
2502
VIE
6
-
6
GM
Ghaemmagami, Ehsan
2604
IRI

5
GM
So, Wesley
2540
PHI
6
-
6
IM
Irwanto, Sadikin
2456
INA

6
IM
Sadorra, Julio Catalino
2455
PHI
6
-
6
GM
Nguyen, Anh Dung
2512
VIE

7
GM
Villamayor, Buenaventura
2425
PHI
6
-
5½
GM
Megaranto, Susanto
2561
INA

8
IM
Purnama, Tirta Chandra
2398
INA
5½
-
5½
IM
Juswanto, Denny
2468
INA

9
IM
Gomez, John Paul
2464
PHI
5½
-
5½
WIM
Zhang, Xiaowen
2361
CHN

10
 
Nolte, […]

2nd Philippines Chess Open: Round 9 pairings

Mas drew his 8th round game and is now 4/8.

Round 9 on 2008/05/12

Bo.
 
Name
IRtg
FED
Pts
Res.
Pts
 
Name
IRtg
FED

1
GM
Le, Quang Liem
2568
VIE
6½
-
6½
GM
Li, Chao
2581
CHN

2
GM
Nguyen, Anh Dung
2512
VIE
5½
-
6
 
Zhou, Weiqi
2560
CHN

3
IM
Irwanto, Sadikin
2456
INA
5½
-
6
IM
Liu, Dede
2398
INA

4
GM
Ghaemmagami, Ehsan
2604
IRI
5½
-
5½
GM
Villamayor, Buenaventura
2425
PHI

5
GM
Megaranto, Susanto
2561
INA
5½
-
5½
GM
Mahjoob, Morteza
2488
IRI

6
GM
Antonio, Rogelio
2529
PHI
5½
-
5½
 
Nolte, Rolando
2420
PHI

7
IM
Wynn, Zaw Htun
2542
MYA
5
-
5
IM
Sadorra, Julio Catalino
2455
PHI

8
IM
Bitoon, Richard
2420
PHI
5
-
5
GM
So, Wesley
2540
PHI

9
 
Elorta, David
2409
PHI
5
-
5
GM
Dao, Thien Hai
2502
VIE

10
 
Wang, Li
2406
CHN
5
-
5
IM
Gomez, John Paul
2464
PHI

11
WIM
Zhang, Xiaowen
2361
CHN
5
-
4½
 
Wan, Yunguo
2494
CHN

12
IM
Juswanto, Denny
2468
INA
4½
-
4½
 
Andador, Rolando
2201
PHI

13
IM
Sitanggang, […]

2nd Philippines Open: Round 8 pairings

Round 7 results
Zhou Weiqi drew against Li Chao and but still maintains his half point lead in the tournament as some of the other top boards drew too. Board 2 Ghaemmagami, Ehsan drew with Le, Quang Liem. Board 3: Megaranto beat Rolando Nolte. Antonio drew with Wesley on board 4. Richard Bitoon beat Wynn Zaw […]

Kristianus Liem’s blog

Kristianus Liem’s blog is now also including Malaysian results in his reports.
Lots of candid picture such as above. (Li Panru - whom Mas beat in round 4).
Check it out at:http://potretcatur.blogspot.com/

2nd Philippines Chess Open: Round 7 pairings

Tournament leader, Zhou Weiqi has been performing excellently. The last two rounds he has been the giant killer in beating tournament favourite Wesley So and Indonesian most promising - Susanto Megaranto. He faces his compatriot Li Chao next. Li Chao recovered from his Round 5 loss against Megaranto by beating Julio Catalino Saddora in Round […]

2nd Philippines Open: Round 6 Pairing

 
Mas lost his 5th round game vs Dino Ballecer. He will be playing Yang Kaiqi (2307) of China next.

Round 6 on 2008/05/10

Bo.
 
Name
IRtg
FED
Pts
Res.
Pts
 
Name
IRtg
FED

1
 
Zhou, Weiqi
2560
CHN
4½
-
4½
GM
Megaranto, Susanto
2561
INA

2
 
Nolte, Rolando
2420
PHI
4
-
4
GM
Ghaemmagami, Ehsan
2604
IRI

3
GM
Li, Chao
2581
CHN
4
-
4
IM
Sadorra, Julio Catalino
2455
PHI

4
GM
Le, Quang Liem
2568
VIE
4
-
4
GM
Antonio, Rogelio
2529
PHI

5
IM
Wynn, Zaw Htun
2542
MYA
3½
-
3½
 
Ballecer, Dino
2406
PHI

6
 
Jia, Haoxiang
2249
CHN
3½
-
3½
GM
So, Wesley
2540
PHI

7
GM
Mahjoob, Morteza
2488
IRI
3½
-
3½
IM
Liu, Dede
2398
INA

8
GM
Nguyen, Anh Dung
2512
VIE
3
-
3½
WGM
Zhang, Jilin
2361
CHN

9
GM
Dao, Thien Hai
2502
VIE
3
-
3
IM
Nadera, Barlo
2397
PHI

10
IM
Purnama, Tirta Chandra
2398
INA
3
-
3
IM
Irwanto, Sadikin
2456
INA

11
 
Yu, Lie
2383
CHN
3
-
3
GM
Villamayor, Buenaventura
2425
PHI

12
IM
Tirto
2422
INA
3
-
3
 
Zhang, Ziyang
2384
CHN

13
 
Senador, Emmanuel
2383
PHI
3
-
3
IM
Bitoon, Richard
2420
PHI

14
 
Elorta, David
2409
PHI
3
-
3
WIM
Zhang, Xiaowen
2361
CHN

15
 
Villanueva, […]

Games of Li Panru as Black

It’s probably too late to benefit Mas now as the games are ongoing or already finished but let’s take a look at Li Panru’s games as black from the U16 Girls - World Youth 2007:

2nd Philippines Open: Round 4 Pairing

Round 4 on 2008/05/09

Bo.

Name
IRtg
FED
Pts
Res.
Pts

Name
IRtg
FED

1
GM
Li, Chao
2581
CHN
3

3
GM
Antonio, Rogelio
2529
PHI

2
GM
So, Wesley
2540
PHI
3

3
GM
Megaranto, Susanto
2561
INA

3
GM
Mahjoob, Morteza
2488
IRI
2½

2½
GM
Ghaemmagami, Ehsan
2604
IRI

4
GM
Le, Quang Liem
2568
VIE
2½

2½

Nolte, Rolando
2420
PHI

5

Zhou, Weiqi
2560
CHN
2½

2½

Jia, Haoxiang
2249
CHN

6

Yu, Lie
2383
CHN
2

2
IM
Wynn, Zaw Htun
2542
MYA

7
GM
Nguyen, Anh Dung
2512
VIE
2

2
FM
Nava, Roderick
2345
PHI

8
WGM
Zhang, Jilin
2361
CHN
2

2
GM
Dao, Thien Hai
2502
VIE

9
IM
Gomez, John Paul
2464
PHI
2

2
IM
Nadera, Barlo
2397
PHI

10
IM
Sadorra, Julio Catalino
2455
PHI
2

2

Xu, Tong
2188
CHN

11

Senador, Emmanuel
2383
PHI
2

2
GM
Villamayor, Buenaventura
2425
PHI

12
WIM
Zhang, Xiaowen
2361
CHN
2

2
IM
Bitoon, Richard
2420
PHI

13

Villanueva, Nelson
2239
PHI
2

2
IM
Bancod, Ronald
2411
PHI

14

Elorta, David
2409
PHI
2

2

Yang, Kaiqi
2307
CHN

15
IM
Purnama, Tirta Chandra
2398
INA
2

2

Olay, Edgar Reggie
0
PHI

16

Wan, Yunguo
2494
CHN
1½

1½
IM
Simanjuntak, Sebastian
2251
INA

17

Lluch, Victor
2340
PHI
1½

1½
IM
Juswanto, Denny
2468
INA

18

Xiu, Deshun
2371
CHN
1½

1½
IM
Sitanggang, Salor
2406
INA

19

Salubre, Jayson
2329
PHI
1½

1½

Ballecer, Dino
2406
PHI

20

Wang, Xiaohui
2211
CHN
1½

1½

Wang, Li
2406
CHN

21
FM
Pacis, Adrian
2269
PHI
1½

1½
IM
Liu, Dede
2398
INA

22
IM
Mas, Hafizulhelmi
2396
MAS
1½

1½

Li, […]