I spent the weekend with my hands full as me and my family celebrated my loving wife's birthday last Saturday, April 19, 2008. The best thing heard from the birthday girl is this "It is so nice to share one's birthday with people you've always wanted to be with... specially those I have not seen in awhile..."
Again, Happy birthday to you Claire!
The Region IV NCFP Qualifying Tournament for the Dresden Olympiad is 4 days away and I've been hearing that this leg is probably one of the strongest as most of the NCR residents who were not able to join their event (NCR Leg) will be joining this one. Brace yourselves for a tough tourney!
Here's NM Bernardino's email news:
MISS USA-PHILIPPINES 2008 INSPIRES INTON CHESS CUP
Miss USA-Philippines 2008 Krista Kleiner (Center) inspires the players and officials when she visits the traditional ceremonial moves of 2008 Ariel Inton Chess Cup dubbed as Quezon City Inter-Barangay District I elimination round over the weekend at the Barangay Project 6 covered court.
QC Majority Floor Leader councilor Ariel Inton (right) of fourth district shakes hands with Barangay Project 6 captain Mario Nuñez, as well NM Andrew Vasquez (right) also shakes his hands with councilor Boy Calalay of district 1 in this sports tourism project event, brainchild of Inton which is backed up by QC mayor Feliciano "Sonny" Belmonte and Eurotel.Also in photo were chief arbiter IA Gene Poliarco (standing left beside Ms. Kleiner) and tournament director Tito Estaris (standing right beside Ms. Kleiner).
ARIEL INTON CHESS CUP GRAND FINALE GOES TO SM NORTH
BY: MARLON BERNARDINO
THE Grand Finals of the forthcoming 2008 Ariel Inton Chess Cup dubbed as Quezon City Inter-Barangay Chess Championships takes its first moves on May 8 at the Entertainment Plaza of SM North Edsa in Quezon City.
The three-day (May 8, 9 and 10) chess team tourney will showcase the top five finishers in the district 1, 2, 3 and 4 meet, which aims to discover chess masters in the grass roots-level.
Tournament director Tito Estaris and tournament secretary Dimple Dagasdas said that the champion team will go home the top purse of P20,000, the runner-up gets pocketed P10,000 while the third placer receive P5,000 in this sports tourism project event, brainchild of Inton which is backed up by QC mayor Feliciano "Sonny" Belmonte and Eurotel.MARLON BERNARDINO
SO WINS IN ONE-ON-ONE DUEL; PEREÑA EARNS WIM NORM IN JAKARTA
BY: MARLON BERNARDINO
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED…
WITH one round to go, Filipinos Wesley So and Catherine Pereña, both assured to bring home honor and glory for the country after a successful campaign in Japfa Chess Festival 2008 being held at the Indonesian Sports Council Hall in Jakarta, Indonesia, over the weekend.
The 14-year-old So, whose local and international campaign is supported by NCFP president Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr., NCFP secretary-general Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino Jr., Filway Marketings Inc. CEO/ President Hector "Chito" Tagaysay and businessman Reginald Tee, held into a draw with fellow grandmaster (GM) Indon ace Susanto Megaranto (2561) in their Game 4 match after 45 moves of a Sicilian Defense using the black pieces enough to win the one-on-one, six games Fide rated match despite losing his Game 5 after 28 moves of a Nimzovitch Defense, handling the white pieces late Saturday.
So who hails from Bacoor, Cavite, currently the world's youngest grandmaster, with an Elo rating of 2540, younger than GMs Parimarjan Negi of India and Fabiano Caruana of Italy and the United States (he has dual citizenship), is leading at 3.5-1.5 points against Indon GM Megaranto going to the six and final round.
It shall be recalled that GM Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. bested GM Edhi Handoko of Indonesia, 3.5-2.5, in their on-one-one duel was also held in Jakarta (1998) ten years ago.
"We were roommates in many tournaments. Magaling maghanda sa kalaban si Wesley (So) at napakabait na bata pa na walang yabang sa sarili and I know he will go far. He deserves to be No.1. Ka teammate ko din siya sa Tagaytay Chess Team." said Antonio yesterday.
In the Woman Grandmaster Tournament, the Caloocan City-based Pereña obtain her first Woman International Master (WIM) norm after posting two consecutive victories to raise her total 4.5 points, requirement for WIM norm going to the final round.
"Mula sa NCFP, malugod nating binabati sina Wesley (So) at Catherine (Pereña) na nagbigay muli ng karangalan sa bansa matapos ang matagumpay na kampanya sa Indonesia Chess kahit may isang round pang nalalabi." said NCFP president Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr., who already produced three grandmaster under his term---So, Darwin Laylo and Jayson Gonzales.
Pereña on the other hand, who hold an Elo rating of 2234 crushed WFM Thandar Aye Win (2291) of Myanmar after 48 moves of a Slav Defense and followed a 44 moves victory over WGM Jana Krivec (2362) of Slovenia in their King's Indian Defense clash, in round 8 and 9, in order to clinch her first WIM norm. MARLON BERNARDINO.
Individual Standings after round 9:
Woman Grandmaster Tournament, six player's double round-robin format, Rating Average: 2317, WGM Norm: 6.5 points while WIM Norm: 4.5 points
6.0 points---WGM Li Ruofan (2423, Singapore)
5.5 points--- WGM Regina Pokorna (2352, Slovakia)
5.5 points---WIM Irine Kharisma Sukandar (2243, Indonesia)
4.5 points---WGM Jana Krivec (2362, Slovenia)
4.5 points---WIM Irine Kharisma Sukandar (2243, Indonesia)
2.5 points---WNM Catherine Pereña (2234, Philippines)
1.0 point---WFM Thandar Aye Win (2291, Myanmar)
MARLON BERNARDINO
Round 8
(22) Perena,Catherine (2234) - Thanda,Aye Win (2291) [D19]
Jakarta (8), 19.04.2008
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.0–0 0–0 9.Qe2 Bg6 10.Ne5 Nbd7 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.e4 Qc7 13.Bg5 Qa5 14.e5 Nd5 15.Ne4 Be7 16.Bxe7 Nxe7 17.Ng5 Nd5 18.Qf3 Qd2 19.Qg4 Qf4 20.Qxf4 Nxf4 21.g3 Nd5 22.Rac1 Rac8 23.Rc2 Rfe8 24.Rfc1 N7b6 25.a5 Nxc4 26.Rxc4 a6 27.Ne4 Rc7 28.Kf1 f6 29.Nc5 Kf7 30.Ke2 g5 31.Rh1 Rb8 32.Ra4 Rd8 33.Re1 Rh8 34.Rh1 Rd8 35.Kf3 Re7 36.Ke4 Kg6 37.Ra3 Rc8 38.Rb3 Rcc7 39.f4 f5+ 40.Kf3 g4+ 41.Ke2 Kf7 42.h3 gxh3 43.Rxh3 Kg8 44.Kf3 g6 45.Rd3 Rc8 46.Rd1 Rf8 47.Ra1 b6 48.Nb7 1–0
Round 9
(27) Perena,Catherine (2234) - Krivec,Jana (2362) [E67]
Jakarta (9), 19.04.2008
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d6 3.c4 Nbd7 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Nc3 e5 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Qc2 c6 10.b3 Re8 11.e4 Nc5 12.Rd1 Qc7 13.h3 Ne6 14.Bb2 Nd7 15.Ne2 a5 16.a3 Ndc5 17.Rab1 b6 18.b4 axb4 19.axb4 Nd7 20.Rd3 Bb7 21.Rbd1 Red8 22.Qd2 Ndf8 23.Ne1 Rxd3 24.Nxd3 Rd8 25.Qc1 c5 26.Kh2 cxb4 27.Nxb4 Rxd1 28.Qxd1 Qxc4 29.Nd5 Bxd5 30.exd5 Nc5 31.Bc1 Nd3 32.Be3 b5 33.Nc1 Nc5 34.Bf1 Qc3 35.Bxb5 Ncd7 36.Qa4 Nf6 37.Ne2 Qe1 38.d6 Nd5 39.Bc6 Nf6 40.Ng1 Ne6 41.Qc2 Nc5 42.Qxc5 e4 43.d7 Qxe3 44.Qxe3 1–0
Round 4
(4) Megaranto,Susanto (2561) - So,Wesley (2540) [B30]
Jakarta (4), 19.04.2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.0–0 Nge7 5.Re1 Nd4 6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.d3 a6 8.Ba4 Nc6 9.Nd2 Be7 10.Qh5 0–0 11.Nf3 b5 12.Bb3 Qb6 13.Bg5 f6 14.Bd2 Bb7 15.Nh4 Qc5 16.Qg4 Kh8 17.Qh3 Qh5 18.g4 Qe8 19.f4 g5 20.fxg5 fxg5 21.Nf3 Qg6 22.Rf1 Qg7 23.Qg3 Bf6 24.Rf2 Be5 25.Nxe5 Rxf2 26.Kxf2 Nxe5 27.Ke2 Rf8 28.Rf1 Rxf1 29.Kxf1 Qf6+ 30.Ke2 d5 31.exd5 Bxd5 32.Bxd5 exd5 33.h3 Kg7 34.Qf2 Qxf2+ 35.Kxf2 Kf6 36.Bb4 Kg6 37.Bc5 Nc6 38.b4 h6 39.a3 Kf7 40.Kg3 Kg7 41.h4 Kf7 42.h5 Ke8 43.Kf3 Ne5+ 44.Kg3 Nc6 45.Kf3 ½–½
Round 5
(5) So,Wesley (2540) - Megaranto,Susanto (3561) [B00]
Jakarta (5), 19.04.2008
1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Nc3 e6 5.Be3 Nf6 6.h3 Bh5 7.d5 exd5 8.exd5 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Ne5 10.Qe2 h5 11.0–0–0 Be7 12.f4 Ned7 13.g3 c5 14.Bg2 0–0 15.g4 b5 16.g5 Nh7 17.Qxh5 b4 18.Ne4 Qa5 19.Kb1 Rab8 20.f5 Rfe8 21.Bf4 c4 22.Bxd6 Nhf6 23.gxf6 Nxf6 24.Qh4 Nxe4 25.Bxe7? Diagram 25...Nc3+! 26.Kc1 b3 27.cxb3 cxb3 28.axb3 Qa1+ 0–1
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