Founders' Cup: Day 3 Match Results, Photos and Videos

Scholastic Basketball Camp-Founders' Cup - Our Day 3 games have been played and what an exciting day it was for Founders' Cup. We had our usual six-game schedule and the results are here:

16 & Under Division:

La Camelle School (59)  Win vs SV Montessori (40)
La Trinidad Academy (45) vs Charis Christian Institute (53) Win

12 & Under DIvision:

La Trinidad Academy Team A Win (54) vs La Camelle School (24)
La Trinidad Academy Team B Win (20) vs SV Montessori (10)
SV Montessory vs La Camelle School (Winner by Default)
La Trinidad Academy Team A (45) vs Charis Christian Academy (53) Win

Our tournament team standings have been updated. For the 16 & Under division, Charis Christian Institute is on top with 3 wins in as many games. On second spot is La Trinidad Academy with two wins and one lose. With one win and 3 losses is La Camelle School on third spot and SV Montessori is yet to get that first win.

In the 12 & Under division, Charis Christian Institute forces a two-way with La Trinidad Academy Team A when they beat the latter with a score of 53-45. It was a tight ballgame the entire four quarters with both teams running the ground non-stop. Up until the one minute and 25 seconds, CCI was only up by five points. With a couple of turn-overs for LTA-Team A, CCI went on to finish the game with a bigger margin, 53-45. On second spot is La Camelle School with three wins and one lose. SV Montessori, is yet to get that first win.

In the 12 & Under division, SV Montessori played with all their might and heart. Playing with only four players for the entire game, they led most of the first half. It didn't matter and it didn't show that they were missing a player at all. In fact, most of the coaches agreed they could have won the game if there was a fifth player for SVM.

In the same division, the match between CCI and LTA was a showdown and it all went in favor of the team that finds the player in a better scoring position, Charis Christian Institute would always find their teammates free or closer to the basket. What a great way to honor the game, playing as a team.

We are now officially in the second round of the tournament.  If the trend continues, LTA and CCI , current leaders of the tournament, will give us a treat for the championship.

We're halfway there! Lez' go Founders!

En Passant Chess Tournament

‘En Passant’

Age Group & 2050 and below

Rapid Chess Tournament

Sunday, 8:30 am, July 20, 2014

@ Alphaland Southgate Mall, Makati City

TOURNAMENT GUIDELINES

Age Group  - Open to all non-titled chess players (regardless of gender and ratings,  the following as follows;

·         Under 10 – Born not earlier than 2004

·         Under 13 – Born not earlier than 2001

·         Under 16 – born not earlier than 1998

2050 & Below - Open to all non-titled, untitled, unrated and rated chess players with NCFP latest ratings as of June 2014,  regardless of age and gender, who are members in good standing with the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP).  However, titled kiddies can join on this division.

1.       The new FIDE Laws of Chess, (which took effect on July 1, 2014) particularly the new Laws on Rapid Chess, shall govern the tournament. (ground rule will be posted onsite)

2.       The tournament format shall be seven or more rounds Swiss System, depending on the number of participants.         

3.       The time control shall be twenty (20) minutes with 5 seconds time delay mode (Bronstein)

Age-Group	Under 10	Under 13	Under 16	2050 & Below
Champion	2000 + trophy	2500 +trophy	3000 + trophy	5000 + trophy
2nd place	1500 + medal	1,500 + medal	1,500 + medal	3000 + medal
3rdplace	1000 + medal	1000 + medal	1000 + medal	2000 + medal
4th place	700 +medal	700 + medal	700 + medal	1,000.00
5th place	600 + medal	600 + medal	600 + medal	700.00
6th to 8th place	200 + medal	300 + medal	300 + medal
6th to 10th  place				500.00
Top Female	500 + medal	500 + medal	500 + medal	600
Top 2000 Below				600
Top 1950 Below				600
Top College				600
Top Unrated				300

6.  Participants should bring any proof of age (e.g. birth certificate or government-issued I.D.)

7.      For inquiries, please call/text the following arbiters/organizers:

FNA  ALEX DINOY                      -  0922-8288510                 

FNA XIAN JAVIER                      - 0929-4558931

FNA  MILES SAMANIEGO        -  0932-4913833                 

FNA FERDIE REYES                   - 0998-3702528

FNA  GATZ LUZ                            -  0925 -8884859                

8.       Registration Fee: P250.00 for Age-Group and P300 for 2050 division free lunch for each participant.

9.       Maximum of 300 participants on a first-come, first- served basis only.

Officiated and  sanctioned by: NCFP and Chess Arbiters Union of the Philippines

                                                                                

2nd Saturday Chess @ Alphaland Mall

Well here is an upcoming tournament happening on the 12th of July at the Alphaland Mall:

LSMS-Chess @ Brent 2013

The League of Southern Manila Schools-Chess Tournament is happening this Saturday, October 19, 2013. The tournament was rescheduled from the original date of October 12 due to typhoon Santi. The time control is 30/g.

Format for the tournament is kinda' odd though:

2013 LSMS CHESS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

TOURNAMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS

I.              GENERAL:

1.     The Tournament is open to all chess teams representing the Member Schools of the League of Southern Manila Schools (LSMS). This event will be conducted in four (4) separate Divisions, namely; the BOYS & GIRLS GRADE SCHOOL DIVISION and the BOYS & GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION.

2.     Each participating team shall be composed of Five (5) players; whereby, Four (4) Regular Board Players and one (1) Alternate. The competition shall be played over Four (4) Boards.

3.     The playing members of each team must be listed in the order of their specific board assignments (Boards 1 to 4) which shall be strictly observed throughout the tournament.

4.     All players shall maintain their designated board assignments during the entire duration of the event. In no case shall a player play on a board lower higher than his original board assignment. Substitution of players shall be done via Slide-Rule.

5.     The color assignments (White or Black) based on the Pairing shall be referred to Board 1 & 3 players. The Board 2 & 4 teammates shall play the opposite color as assigned on the Pairing.

6.     The FIDE Laws of Active Chess, unless otherwise specified in these rules, shall govern the tournament.

II.            TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES AND VENUE:

This two (2)-day competition will be held at the Atrium Area of Brent International School-Manila, Brentville Subdivision, Brgy. Mamplasan, Biñan, Laguna, and will have the following schedules;

D A T E	T I M E	A C T I V I T Y
October  19, 2012 ( Saturday )	8:00 AM – 9:00 AM   9:00 AM – 10:00 AM  10:10 AM – 11:10 AM 11:20 AM – 12:20 PM 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM	Submission of Team Line-up and Coaches’ Meeting R O U N D  1 (Elimination Phase) R O U N D  2 (Elimination Phase) R O U N D  3 (Elimination Phase) R O U N D  4 (Elimination Phase) R O U N D  5 (Elimination Phase)
October 26, 2012 ( Saturday )	8:30 AM – 9:30 AM    9:40 AM – 10:40 AM 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM 12:30 PM	R O U N D  1 (Championship Phase) R O U N D  2 (Championship Phase) R O U N D  3 (Championship Phase) Awarding Ceremony

                

NOTE:      The Starting Time for each Game may vary or be adjusted as the need arises.

III.           TOURNAMENT SYSTEM & FORMAT:

1.     Each Division will be conducted in a FIVE (5) ROUND SWISS SYSTEM ELIMINATION PHASE. The Seed Number of each Team will be determined thru the Drawing-of-Lots which will be conducted during the Coaches’ Meeting. After the Elimination Phase, the TOP FOUR (4) TEAMS in each Division shall then advance to the CHAMPIONSHIP PHASE. In the Championship Phase, the four (4) chess teams shall compete in a SINGLE ROUND-ROBIN FORMAT. Their seeding of these four teams will be based on their Final Ranking in the Elimination Phase. The team with the highest total Game Points after the Single Round-Robin will be declared the Champion Team.

2.     The Scoring System shall be Game Points. The Defaulting Time will be set 15 minutes after the start of every Game.

3.     The Rate of Play for each player to make all his/her moves necessary to finish the game shall be THIRTY (30) MINUTES. The use of chess clocks shall be mandatory.

4.     Recording of moves is OPTIONAL. However, each team, through their Coach and/or Team Captain, must fill-up and submit the Team Result Form to the Chief Arbiter for proper recording of every Match Result.

IV.           TIE-BREAK SYSTEM:

1.     For the Final Ranking in the Elimination Phase and the Final Standings in the Championship Phase, ties shall be broken as follows;

1.1       Total Match Points,

1.2       Direct Encounter (result of the match/es between/among the tied teams (winner-over-the-other). If the match is drawn (1-1 tie), then the result of the game on Board 1 shall decide the tie. If the result on Board 1 is a draw, then the result of the game on Board 2 shall decide the tie. . If the result on Board 3 is a draw, then the result of the game on Board 4 shall decide the tie.

1.3       Sonnenborn-Berger (SB) System.

1.4       More No. of wins based on Match points

2.     For the Final Individual Board Results (players tied only on percentages), based on the Elimination Phase;

2.1       by winner-over-the-other,

2.2       by the most number of games played,

2.3       by the most number of won games,

2.4       by the most number of black pieces handled

I wonder how can there be ONLY four teams in the championship round if there will be 2 sets of Top 4 teams after the elimination phase---remember the two divisions? Gotta ask my Athletics Director about this.

In the meantime, the position below came up in our chess training the other in our Sports Program After School:

National Age Group Chess Championship-Luzon 2013

National Chess Federation of the Philippines has announced the Luzon leg for this year Age Group Chess Championship and it will be March 3 to 6 at the Capitol Gymnasium of Malolos City, Bulacan Province.

Please read the following documents for the tournament rules and regulations, registration form and NCFP membership form. You can download and print these forms for free.

2013 National Age Group Luzon Leg Rules Regulations 

2013 National Age Group LUZON LEG Registration Form 

NCFP Membership Form 

62nd Edition of 1st Saturday Chess Tournament

The 62nd edition of the 1st Saturday Chess Tournament organized by Don Bosco Chess Club and Paranaque Chess Association is happening on March 2, 2013.

Details:

1st SATURDAY NON –MASTER 1950

62th EDITION ACTIVE CHESS TOURNAMENT

The tournament is open to all untitled and rated players whose NCFP rating shall not exceed 1950 below.  4TH FLOOR PEREZ BLDG. DOÑA SOLEDAD AVE, COR AUSTRALIA ST.BETTER LIVING SUBD.PARANAQUE CITY.Near (SM bicutan) infront of index salon.

GUARANTEED PRIZES 

CHAMPION - PHP3,000 PLUS TROPHY TOP ELEMENTARY - PHP300 PLUS TROPHY

2ND PLACER - PHP2,000 PLUS TROPHY TOP HIGH SCHOOL - PHP500 PLUS TROPHY

3RD PLACER - PHP1,000 PLUS TROPHY TOP COLLEGE – PHP500 PLUS TROPHY

TOP LADY - PHP500 PLUS TROPHY

TOP SENIOR - PHP500 PLUS TROPHY

REGISTRATION FEE: KIDDIE - PHP150.OO STANDARD FEE: PHP250

FOR REGISTRATION PLEASE CONTACT:

DR. BONG PEREZ (383-4996) (8066462) (09197227552)

CECIL PADUA (09228418251) TONTON (384-1884) Mario(09326144563).

2012 JBS Manila Chess Battle II

The results are in for the JBS Manila Chess Battle II which happened over the weekend at Robinson-Otis, Paco, Manila. There were three divisions: Open, Rating 1950 & Below and the 14 and Under.

In the Open division, IM Barlo Nadera claimed the Championship spot with six points and higher tie-break points over the other six-pointers. On second place is FM Paulo Bersamina, third is Narquingel Reyes, fourth is Jerad Docena and on fifth is Ruel Abelgas. They make-up the top five finishers of the Open division, each having six points.

On sixth spot with 5 points is GM Bong Antonio. The Open division had 120 players and looking at the list, Bong Antonio was the only GM to play in the event. The usuals were not around like Dableo, Dimakiling, Paragua, Torre, Barbosa, Laylo and Bitoon. Except for FM Paulo Bersamina, there weren't any participants from the youngsters like Mejia, Garcia and So Kua.

I wonder whatever happened to the Ochoa brothers.

Here is final standings for the Open Division:

Results of 2012 Open Division, JBS Manila Chess Battle II


And in the 1950 and Below, there's not much news except that it was won by Genghis Imperial and followed by Jan Roldan Oriendo.

Final Standings:

Results of 2012 1950 and Below Division, JBS Manila Chess Battle II

And lastly, the future of Philippine Chess, 14 and Under:

  Result 2012 JBS Manila Chess Battle II 14 & Under

Complete Games: NCAA Chess Tournament 2012

We now have the complete games of NCAA Chess Tournament for the year 2012. Thanks to Bobby Ang of Business World Online, he generously offers his readers PGN copy of the NCAA Chess tournament.

Anyone wishing to receive a copy may leave their email addresses on my comment box or check out Bobby Ang's Chess Piece at Business World Online.

Last Move from NBS First Move Tournament

Do you remember this neat, proud and professional-looking poster found in almost all National Bookstore branches around the country?

Last October 6, 2012, the NBS First Move Chess Tournament series had its last edition at the Sports Loop of Robinson's Galleria.

Some of the good things that will always be remembered about this tournament:

• Tournament schedule begins and ends on time.
• Equipment were always enough for the players. 
• Provided beginners the opportunity to play in a tournament atmosphere.
• The playing hall gave the players the comfort they needed to play the game. 
• Organizers made sure the tournament was organized accordingly. That's the reason why they are called organizers.

So now I say "thank you to NBS, Robinson's Malls and John Sy!"

People come and go but the game lives on.

Phl falters in Final round

The Men's Philippine chess team faltered in the final round of the 40th Chess Olympiad. GM's Wesley So and Oliver Barbosa secured a draw against their opponents on boards 1 and 2 respectively.  GM's Torre and Mark Paragua bowed to their the boards 3 and 4 of the Romanian team.  The score 1 - 3 in favor of Romania. This round 11 disaster brought us down the final standing to 21st place.

For the RP Women's chess team, it was a draw 2 - 2 with WIM Perena and Fronda winning their games on boards 1 and 4 respectively against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Lady chessers Frayna and Docena were not fortunate on boards 2 and 3. Philippine Women's chess team placed 43rd over-all.

Congratulations to the Philippine delegation and thank you for a satisfactory performance! Until the next Chess Olympiad!

Team Philippines for 2012 Chess Olympiad

The National Chess Federation of the Philippines formed a team for the Open section and the Women's section of the 40th Chess Olympiad happening in Istanbul, Turkey.

According to the Registered Countries section, the official line-up for Team Philippines:

Open Category:

Board 1:  GM Mark Paragua (2508)
Board 2:  GM Oliver Dimakiling (2428)
Board 3:  GM Wesley So (2650)
Board 4:  GM Oliver Barbosa (2554)
Board 5:  GM  Eugene Torre (2469)

Here is the correct board assignments:

B1: GM Wesley So (2650)
B2: GM Oliver Barbosa (2554)
B3: GM Eugene Torre (2469)
B4: GM Mark Paragua (2508)
B5: IM Oliver Dimakiling 2428)


Women's Team:

Board 1: WIM Catherine Perena (2091)
Board 2: WFM Rulp Ylem Jose (2061)
Board 3:  Jedara Docena (2061)
Board 4:  Jan Jodilyn Fronda (2022)
Board 5:  Janelle Mae Frayna (1991)

You may visit the Official Website for pairings, schedule, round by round reports and other details you might need.

We wish our players safety and may they beat the teams they are expected to beat and play with all their might against the teams that are simply superior to them (rating, resources and training)  and who knows they might pull the something extraordinary out of it.

14 and Under ASEAN Champion FM Bersamina

Nandito na ang kumpletong laro ni FIDE Master Paulo Bersamina sa 13th ASEAN Age Group Chess Championship. Si Paulo ang nagkampeon sa 14 and Under category na ginanap noong June 11 hanggang June 22, 2012 sa Hue, Vietnam. Ang Hue City as isang makasaysayang lugar na matatagpuan sa gitna ng Vietnam at ito ay naitalaga bilang isang UN World Heritage site.

Ang swerte nga naman ng mga batang chessplayers, nakakapasyal na sila ng libre, nakakapaglaro pa sila ng paborito nilang laro. yun nga lang, kailangan matikas ka gaya ni Paulo.

Heto na ang mga laro nya. Take note, puro Vietnamese yata ang mga nakalaban ni Pau sa edition ng ASEAN Group na ito. Malaking bagay na magkampeon sa mga age group tournaments lalo't ASEAN ito sapagkat makikilatis ng player ang kanyang level sangayun sa mga ka-edad nya at sa hinaharap, gamay na nila ang bawat isa.

Walang talo si Paulo dito.

Unang round:




Pangalawang round: Pangatlong round: Pang-apat na round: Pang-limang round: Pang-anim na round: Pang-pitong round: Pang-walong round: Pang-siyam at panghuling round:

4th Isulong Mo Rapid Chess Tournament

4th “ISULONG MO!” RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT
(Non-Master, HIgh School & Elementary Division)
08:30 a.m. June 17, 2012
3rd/F, Food Court, Alphaland Southgate Mall, Makati City
(Sanctioned by the National Chess Federation of the Phils. and FIDE Rated)

• The tournament is open to all non-titled chess players, but women titled players may join.
• The tournament is divided in three divisions, (Non-Master, High School & Elementary)
• Participants should present proof of age (e.g. birth certificate, government or school identification card)
• The tournament mode of play is (7) rounds Swiss system.
• Rate of play is 25 minutes per player to finish the game.
• FIDE Laws of chess, particularly the laws of RAPID shall govern the tournament.(Ground rules will be posted onsite)

A. NON-MASTER DIVISION
Champion P6,000.00 + Trophy
2nd Place 3,500.00 + Trophy
3rd Place 2,500.00 + Trophy 
4th Place 1,500.00
5th Place 1,000.00
6th -10th Place 500.00
Category Prizes:
Top College (1st) P700.00 + Medal
Top College (2nd) 500.00 + Medal
Top 1900 & Under 500.00 + Medal
Top 55 & Above 500.00 + Medal
Top Unrated 500.00 + Medal
Top Lady (1st) 500.00 + Medal
Top Lady (2nd) 300.00 + Medal

B. HIGH SCHOOL Division
Champion P2,500.00 + Trophy
2nd place 1,500.00 + Trophy
3rd place 1,000.00 + Trophy
4th place 700.00 + Medal
5th place 500.00 + Medal
Top lady 300.00 + Medal

C. ELEMENTARY Division
Champion P2,500.00 + Trophy
2nd place 1,500.00 + Trophy
3rd place 1,000.00 + Trophy
4th place 700.00 + Medal 
5th place 500.00 + Medal
Top lady 300.00 + Medal

Registration Fee : Non-Master – P250.00 / High School & Elementary – P200.00
• The first 100 early registrants on-site are entitled to a raffle prize every round.
• Number of participants will be limited only to 280 participants for both divisions.
• Participants who are wearing sandos and slippers are not allowed to join.
• For registration and inquiries you may contact the following tournament arbiters/organizers.

Chief Arbiter : International Arbiter ROLANDO YUTUC
NA GATZ LUZ: # 0999-9948059 NA ALFREDO CHAY: # 0908-7540888
NA ALEX DINOY: # 0922-828 8510 NA MILO SAMANIEGO: # 0932-4913833

In partnership with: alphaland southgate mall 
Tournament organizers:SICILIAN CHESS CLUB and the BASHAM GAMES and SPORTS SHOP