Chester Neil Reyes won the 1st PMA Masikhay Open Rapid Chess Tournament held August 3, 2024 at the SM City BF Parañaque, Philippines. Reyes was the only player to score a perfect 7 points. Visit chess-results.com for round by round results and final standings.
Reyes opened his campaign with a win over Evan Meneses then followed it with victories over Marlon Aurellano Balbaboco Jr., AIM Cyrus Vladimir Francisco, Godfrey Villamor, FM Christian Mark Daluz, FM Alekhine Nouri and Philip Octaviano.
Reyes received the P10,000 cash prize plus trophy and a gold medal for his efforts in this 1-day rapid tournament, organized by PMA Masikhay Class of 1999, in close cooperation with SM City BF Parañaque, IIEE and Bayanihan Chess Club.
The 19-year-old Reyes is a 2nd year College Student taking up College of Information and Computing Sciences at University of Santo Tomas.
GM Darwin Laylo of Tondo, Manila defeated Kevin Arquero of Pasay City in the last round to finish second with 6.5 points. The University of Santo Tomas chess team coach had six wins and one draw and pocketed P7,000 plus a silver medal.
Mark Gerald Reyes of Rodriguez, Rizal, Melito Ocsan Jr. of Makati City and AIM Cyrus Vladimir Francisco of Pasig City finished with identical 6.0 points.
However, after the tie break points were applied, Mark Gerald wound up third, Ocsan settled for fourth and Francisco finished fifth to pocket P5,000, P3,000 and P2,000 and a medal, respectively.
Rounding up the top 15 who got P1,000 each were Nouri, Octaviano of, Lee Roi Palma, NM Romeo Alcodia, IM Ronald Dableo, Arquero, Nelson Busa Jr., IM Barlo Nadera, Villamor and NM Angele Tenshi Biete.
Marco Piolo Sanido won the top kiddie award while IM Jose Efren Bagamasbad took the top senior and Atty. Rodolfo Enrique “Rudy” Rivera took the top PWD category.-Marlon Bernardino-
PMA Masikhay Class of 1999 President Cav Joey Baybayan (right foreground), shakes hands with TV actor Jao Mapa, before making the ceremonial moves to usher the start of the 1st PMA Masikhay Open Rapid Chess Tournament. Others in photo are GM Darwin Laylo, Cav Ervin Divinagracia, IM Ronald Dableo and Cav Darwin De Luna.