Asian Chess
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, [...]
Mas draws vs IM Simanjuntak
It’s funny to get the latest results from an Indonesian blogger instead of the official site.
Thanks to Kristianus Liem blog, we now know that Mas drew his game vs IM Simanjuntak. Mas is now on 1.5 / 3.
Liem posted this last night and at the time of this posting, the round 3 results have [...]
2nd Philippines Open: Top 6 board games from Round 3
The National Chess Federation of Philippines website is doing a good job in updating the results. They even put up the top 6 games live on their website.
This is perhaps something we have to do also for the coming Malaysian Open. They used the MyChess java applet to display the games. However I [...]
2nd Philippines Open: Round 3 pairing
Bo.
Name
IRtg
FED
Pts
Res.
Pts
Name
IRtg
FED
1
IM
Bancod, Ronald
2411
Phi
2
0-1
2
GM
Li, Chao
2581
CHN
2
GM
Megaranto, Susanto
2561
INA
2
1-0
2
GM
Nguyen, Anh Dung
2512
VIE
3
Olay, Edgar Reggie
0
Phi
2
0-1
2
GM
So, Wesley
2540
Phi
4
GM
Antonio, Rogelio
2529
Phi
2
1-0
2
IM
Gomez, John Paul
2464
Phi
5
GM
Ghaemmagami, Ehsan
2604
IRI
1½
1-0
2
IM
Sadorra, Julio Catalino
2455
Phi
6
Ballecer, Dino
2406
Phi
1½
0-1
1½
GM
Le, Quang Liem
2568
VIE
7
Nouri, Hamed
2392
Phi
1½
1½
Zhou, Weiqi
2560
CHN
8
IM
Wynn, Zaw Htun
2542
MYA
1½
1½
Senador, Emmanuel
2383
Phi
9
GM
Dao, Thien Hai
2502
VIE
1½
1½
WIM
Zhang, Xiaowen
2361
CHN
10
Wang, Xiaohui
2211
CHN
1½
1½
GM
Mahjoob, Morteza
2488
IRI
11
GM
Villamayor, Buenaventura
2425
Phi
1½
1½
Villanueva, Nelson
2239
Phi
12
IM
Liu, Dede
2398
INA
1½
1½
Nolte, Rolando
2420
Phi
13
GM
Zaw, Win Lay
2574
MYA
1
1½
Jia, Haoxiang
2249
CHN
14
Zhang, Ziyang
2384
CHN
1
1
Wan, Yunguo
2494
CHN
15
IM
Aung, Aung
2491
MYA
1
1
Yu, Lie
2383
CHN
16
IM
Juswanto, Denny
2468
INA
1
1
Xiu, Deshun
2371
CHN
17
IM
Irwanto, Sadikin
2456
INA
1
1
WGM
Zhang, Jilin
2361
CHN
18
FM
Nava, Roderick
2345
Phi
1
1
IM
Tirto
2422
INA
19
IM
Bitoon, Richard
2420
Phi
1
1
Tolentino, Rustum
2304
Phi
20
Bagamasbad, Efren
2322
Phi
1
1
Elorta, David
2409
Phi
21
Wang, Li
2406
CHN
1
1
FM
Pacis, Adrian
2269
Phi
22
Yang, Kaiqi
2307
CHN
1
1
FM
Kyaw, Lin Naing
2405
MYA
23
IM
Purnama, Tirta Chandra
2398
INA
1
1
Ochoa, [...]
2nd Philippines Open Schedule
For those who want to follow the developments of this tournament the schedule is as follows:
Tuesday May 6 Arrival
Wednesday May 7 Players Meeting 11:00 at official hotel
Opening and Rd 1 [...]
Philippines Open 1st round results
Bo.
Name
IRtg
FED
Pts
Res.
Pts
Name
IRtg
FED
1
GM
Ghaemmagami, Ehsan
2604
IRI
0
1 - 0
0
IM
Garma, Chito
2386
Phi
2
Zhang, Ziyang
2384
CHN
0
0 - 1
0
GM
Li, Chao
2581
CHN
3
GM
Zaw, Win Lay
2574
MYA
0
0 - 1
0
Senador, Emmanuel
2383
Phi
4
Yu, Lie
2383
CHN
0
½ - ½
0
GM
Le, Quang Liem
2568
VIE
5
GM
Megaranto, Susanto
2561
INA
0
1 - 0
0
Xiu, Deshun
2371
CHN
6
WGM
Zhang, Jilin
2361
CHN
0
0 - 1
0
Zhou, Weiqi
2560
CHN
7
IM
Wynn, Zaw Htun
2542
MYA
0
½ - ½
0
WIM
Zhang, Xiaowen
2361
CHN
8
FM
Nava, Roderick
2345
Phi
0
0 - 1
0
GM
So, Wesley
2540
Phi
9
GM
Antonio, Rogelio
2529
Phi
0
1 - 0
0
Salubre, Jayson
2329
Phi
10
Bagamasbad, Efren
2322
Phi
0
0 - 1
0
GM
Nguyen, Anh Dung
2512
VIE
11
GM
Dao, Thien Hai
2502
VIE
0
1 - 0
0
Cabe, Arlan
2317
Phi
12
Yang, Kaiqi
2307
CHN
0
1 - 0
0
Wan, Yunguo
2494
CHN
13
IM
Aung, Aung
2491
MYA
0
½ [...]
Top GMs in 2nd and 3rd Philippines Open
Most countries have one major big open once in a year (eg: Malaysian Open) but Philippines are more gila chess than I thought as they have not two but three major opens!! Maybe that’s the way to make more GMs for the country
Tomorrow (May 7) will be the start of the twin-tournament [...]
Wesley starts off hot in Battle of Grandmasters
GM Wesley So started his first round in the Battle of Grandmasters tourney with a strong win vs Julio Catalino Sadorra.
[Event "Battle of Grandmasters"][Site "CITYSTATE Hotel"][Date "2008.04.25"][Round "1.4"][White "Sadorra, Julio Catalino"][Black "So, Wesley"][Result "0-1"][ECO "E25"][WhiteElo "2455"][BlackElo "2540"][PlyCount "72"][EventDate "2008.04.03"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 [...]
Wesley So in Gulf News
Closetgrandmaster spotted this piece of news from GulfNews.com.
But the picture is Li Chao!
Let’s check the old pictures…
Wesley goes 3-0 vs Megaranto
VS
And it’s only a 6 game match!
Looks like Wesley So is on fire in Indonesia. He only needs a draw to win overall.
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