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Gabrielle O. Nuqui won the Central Luzon Regional Athletic Association (CLRAA) Secondary Boys Chess Tournament held last April 24-28 at the Palayan City Kalayaan Hall in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija,Philippines.

The 15 years old Nuqui, a Grade 9 student of Mawaque High School in Mabalacat City, Pampanga collected 6.5 points on six wins and a draw in seven outings.

Nuqui scored victories over John Mark Tallod in the first round, Daniel Gil Eclevia in the second round,
Tiv Omangay in the third round, Paul Terence Tabago in the fourth round, 5 Austin Jay Tablan in the fifth round, and Ralph Christian Aquino in the sixth and penultimate round.

He split the points with Vince Duanne Pascual in the seventh and final round.

With the win, Nuqui, representing Region 3, will advance to the Palarong Pambansa National Finals to be held on July 29 to August 5 in Marikina City.

” I hope to do well in the Palarong Pambansa National Finals in Marikina City.” said Nuqui, one of the top players of Mabalacat City Gamemasters Chess Club, playing under the guidance of Mayor Cris Garbo, coach Allen Dino and Deped trainers.

Istraelito Rilloroza and Mark Noah Ventayen ruled the San Fabian Summer Chess League Rapid Tournament held last April 29, 2023 at Brgy. Sagud-Bahley in San Fabian, Pangasinan, Philippines.

Photo shows San Fabian Chess Club president lawyer Reddy Ceralde Balarbar and SK Chairperson Pamela Ada Fajardo making the ceremonial moves kicking off the one-day tournament,

Rilloroza topped the Open category while Ventayen captured the title in the 14 years old and below kiddies division.
Rilloroza , a varsity woodpusher of the Far Eastern University trained by GM Jayson Gonzales finished the Open Division with 6.5 points while Apollo Agapay and Emmanuel Lomibao trailed him at second and third place, respectively, with 6.0 points each.

Jabez Antonio Canilang was fourth with 5.5 points followed by Jonathan Bayron, Brylle Vinluan, Jhune Dultra, Edgar Tullao, Gerald Lalas, Sinoden Saripada, Jerome Junig and Elwood Lacap, who all finished with 5.0 points apiece.

Meanwhile, Ventayen ruled the seven-round Swiss system rapid competition with 6.5 points. Liuyen Wuo settled for second place with 6.0 points. Vince Mark Gabrillo rounded off the top five with 5.5 points followed by Cleiford Kortchnoi Molinyawe also with 5.5 and Kim Andrea Mamaril.

Rishi Cendana grabbed the sixth place with 5.0 points, the same output of George Wu Jr., John Crisjard Estabillo, Jewel Hannah Aquino, Rian Edora, Gian Miel Erfe Mandagan and Whisky Rosario.

“The inaugural chess tournament of San Fabian Chess Club held last 29 April 2023 at Brgy. Sagud-Bahley, San Fabian, Pangasinan was successful. Not only chess players from Pangasinan but also from Laguna, Bulacan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Zambales, Isabela, Baguio City, and La Union participated in the one-day rapid chess event. Thank you PB Efren R. Fajardo, SK Chairperson Pamela Ada Fajardo, Atty. Prime Sendaydiego, DepEd officials, Brgy. Kagawads, SK Officials, Brgy. Security Force, Ellarma family, and the others who extended assistance.” said San Fabian Chess Club president lawyer Reddy Ceralde Balarbar.

“San Fabian Chess Club (SFCC) means Searching For Chess Champions,” he added.

” My goal is for the Club to conduct rapid chess tournaments four (4) times a year,” said lawyer Balarbar.

San Fabian, Pangasinan produced chess athletes champions in the likes of 1991 Philippine Junior Champion Fide Master Arlan Cabe, National Masters Dennis Gutierrez and Gefer Imbuido and the late Solomon Bautista.

Final Standings:
(Open Division)
6.5 points—Istraelito Rilloroza
6.0 points—Apollo Agapay, Emmanuel Lomibao
5.5 points—Jabez Antonio Canilang
5.0 points—Jonathan Bayron, Brylle Vinluan, Jhune Dultra, Edgar Tullao, Gerald Lalas, Sinoden Saripada, Jerome Junig, Elwood Lacap
(14 years old and below)
6.5 points—Mark Noah Ventayen
6.0 points—Liuyen Wuo
5.5 points—Vince Mark Gabrillo, Cleiford Kortchnoi Molinyawe, Kim Andrea Mamaril
5.0 points—Rishi Cendana, George Wu Jr., John Crisjard Estabillo, Jewel Hannah Aquino, Rian Edora, Gian Miel Erfe Mandagan, Whisky Rosario
by Marlon Bernardino

The inauguration ceremony of the Bangabandhu Asian Zone-3.2 Chess Championships, Open and Women’s Championships, sponsored by Shah Cement and organised by Bangladesh Chess Federation was held 2nd May at Dilkusha Hall of Hotel Purbani International, in Dhaka.

The event is the qualifying stage for FIDE World Cup Chess-2023 and FIDE Women’s World Cup Chess-2023. A total of 56 players in the Open section and 22 players in the women’s division are participating in the 9-round Swiss-League format of zonal chess. Three thousand six hundred and two thousand four hundred US dollars will be awarded to the open category and women’s category. The open and women’s second round matches will start tomorrow (Wednesday) from 3-00 PM at the same venue

Dr. Benazir Ahmed, BPM (Bar), President of South Asian Chess Council (SACC) & President of Bangladesh Chess Federation inaugurated the event as chief guest. Heroic Freedom Fighter Brigadier General Shahidullah Chowdhury, ndc (Retd), Executive Director of Abul Khair Group & Syed Shahab Uddin Shamim, President FIDE Zone-3.2 and General Secretary of Bangladesh Chess Federation were present as special guests. K M Shahidullah, Vice-President of Bangladesh Chess Federation presided over the ceremony. Dr. Shoeb Reaz Alam, Addition D.I.G of Bangladesh Police and Joint-Secretary of Bangladesh Chess Federation gave speech and Masudur Rahman Mallick, Joint-Secretary of Bangladesh Chess Federation was present on the stage. All games started immediately after the opening ceremony at the same venue.

International master of Bangladesh Mohammad Fahad Rahman won against Md. Masum Hossain in open category, candidate master Naim Haque Sheikh Rashedul Hasan and Shafiq Ahmed Dr. Ratan defeated Kumar Pal. Grand Master Ziaur Rahman is playing with Candidate Master Sohail Chowdhury, Grand Master Niaz Morshed is playing with Fide Master Muhammad Suawe of Maldives and Grand Master Enamul Hossain is playing with Rajeev Zoar Haque Pradhan. In the women’s category, WFM Noshin Anjum is playing with Omnia Binte Lubaba along with WIM Rani Hamid playing with Abeysinghe Janandani of Sri Lanka.

In women’s 1^st round play, top seeded WFM Tanima Parveen lost to Sri Lankan WCM Sanudula Dahamdi, Wadifa Ahmed defeated Sri Lanka’s Wijesuriya and WCM Jannatul Ferdous defeated Fatiha Eyenoon Dia.

The Indonesian duo of FM Aditya Bagus Arfan (left) and Laysa Latifah, top seeded tandem in the 21-country tournament, won the Asian Mixed Doubles Under-18 Chess Team Championship held over the weekend of 28-30 April 2023.

The Indonesian pair scored 16 match points, one match point ahead of runner-up Turkmenistan with 15 match points and third placer Philippines with 13 match points. Visit chess-results.com for round by round results.

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Hommadov Amanmuhamnmet (left) and Shohradova Lala of Turkmenistan

Christian Gian Karlo Arca (left) and Francesca Largo of Philippines.

In the individual competition, Christian Gian Karlo Arca won the gold medal among the boys followed by Hommadov Amanmuhamnmet of Turkmenistan for the silver. The bronze medal was shared by FM Aditya Bagus Arfan of Indonesia, Fandi Mazen of Syria (below left) and FM Sai Han Thiha of Myanmar (below right).

 

Among the girls, Latifah Laysa of Indonesia won the gold medal followed by silver medalist Shohradova Lala of Turkmenistan and bronze medalist Melika Mohammadi of Iran (photo below).

The Press-Briefing of the Bangabandhu Asian Zone-3.2 Chess Championships, Open and Women’s Championships was held at Bangladesh Chess Federation Hall-Room today (Sunday).

The Zonals to be held in Dhaka from 2 to 10 May 2023 qualify for the FIDE World Cup 2023 and FIDE Women’s World Cup 2023. the event is  sponsored by Shah Cement and organised by Bangladesh Chess Federation .

Syed Shahab Uddin Shamim, President of FIDE Asian Zone-3.2 and General Secretary of Bangladesh Chess Federation gave a speech with various information in this press-briefing.

K M Shahidullah, Vice President of Bangladesh Chess Federation and International Chess Arbiter Md. Haroonn Or Rashid spoke in this press-briefing. Three members of the Executive Committee of Bangladesh Chess Federation, International Organizer Mahmuda Hoque Chowdhury Moly, Zakir Ahmed and Sajal Mahmud were present in the press-briefing.

The opening ceremony of the zonal chess will be held at Jalsaghar of Hotel Purbani International on Tuesday, May 2^nd at 3-00 PM. The game will start immediately after the opening ceremony at the same venue.

Zonal Chess Open and Women’s Division are being held in 9 round Swiss-League format over 9 days. Open prize fund of $4,100 and Women’s prize fund of $2,900 will be awarded in the tournaments.

Watch video news of Asian Online Mixed Doubles U18 Team Championship on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook and TikTok.

The second day of the 2023 Asian Under 18 Mixed Doubles Chess Championship, rounds 4 – 6 were held today (Saturday) 29 April 2023, online on Tornelo.com with Zoom monitoring.

4th round: Indonesia beat Turkmenistan 1.5:0.5, the Philippines drew with Sri Lanka, Palestine drew with Bangladesh, and India beat Hong Kong by 2:0.

5th round: Indonesia beat Sri Lanka 1.5:0.5, the Philippines drew with Turkmenistan, India drew with Iran and Palestine beat Bahrain 2:0

6th round: Indonesia beat India 2:0, Turkmenistan beat Palestine 2:0, the Philippines drew with Bangladesh, Iran drew with Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka beat Myanmar 2:0.

Indonesia solely leads after 6th round matches with 11 points.

Turkmenistan is in 2nd position with 9 points. Philippines & India are jointly in 3rd position with 8 points each.

Rounds 7-9 will be on Sunday, 30 April 2023.

Pasig City King Pirates beat Davao Chess Eagles to claim the PCAP crown. Playing under the guidance of Pasig City mayor Vico Sotto and coach Franco Camillo, the Pasig City King Pirates defeated Davao Chess Eagles, 11.5-9.5, 11.5-9.5, in 2 sets last Wednesday virtually held at Chess.com Platform.
“It was a great honor for the Pasig City King Pirates for winning the prestigious PCAP tournament. We are proud of our athletes and we are hoping to win  more chess titles,” said Pasig City King Pirates coach Franco Camillo.
In set one of the Grand Finals against Davao, GM Mark Paragua,  AGM Rowelyn Joy Acedo, IM Chris Ramayrat Jr., and Jerome Villanueva carried the Pasig King Pirates team in rapid play for a 9-5 win.
Davao, earlier took control of the blitz category, 4.5-2.5.
The second set was another story after they split 3.5-3.5 in the blitz category.
However, Paragua, FM Nelson “Elo” Mariano III and IM Eric Labog Jr. provided the full points in the rapid play while IM Idelfonso Datu and Kevin Arquero chipped inn half point each for a 8-6 win.
In the battle for third place, Laguna Dasmariñas toppled Negros Island Region, 14-7.
PCAP, the country’s first and only professional chess league, is managed by President-Commissioner Atty. Paul Elauria and Chairman Michael Angelo Ong Chua.
The tournament is supported by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), headed by Chairman-President Prospero “Butch” Pichay Jr

The Turkmenistan Mixed Doubles team of Hommadov Amanmuhamnmet (below left) and Shohradova Lala lead the Asian Under-18 Online Mixed Doubles Chess Championship which started 28th April organized by Asian Chess Federation on Tornelo. The duo beat Syria, Kyrgyzstan and India in the first three rounds of the 9-round Swiss System. Visit chess-results.com for round by round pairings and standings.

Watch live games in chess.com, chessbase and lichess.

In Technical Meeting photo are Technical Delegate Casto Abundo of Philippines, Executive Director of Asian Chess Federation, Chief Arbiter IA Abdulrahim Mahdi of UAE, Fair Play Officer Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh of Iran, Appeals Committee Chairman Luxman Wijesuriya of Sri Lanka, Deputy Chief Arbiter Haroon or Rashid of Bangladesh, Pairings Chairman Michael Pagaran of Philippines, Arbiters IA Kaussar Bauyrzhan of Kazakhstan, IA Ellie Amira Malaysia and FA Tulga Tserengavaa of Mongolia.

Philippines, Indonesia and Sri Lanka are close behind Turkmenistan. Here are the standings after round 3.

 

The Asian Zone 3.3 Men’s and Women’s Zonal Chess Championships will be organized by the Indonesian Chess Federation on behalf of FIDE and the Asian Chess Federation from 5 to 13 May 2023 at the Century Park Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia. Visit chess-results.com for pairings and standings. The top two men shall qualify for the World Cup in July in Azerbaijan while the women’s champion will qualify for the concurrent Women’s World Cup.

The Asian Online U18 Mixed Doubles Chess Championship starts Friday, 28 April on Tornelo with teams of one boy and one girl under-18 years of age from 16 countries, namely Indonesia, Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Bahrain, Pakistan, Mongolia, Fiji, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Iran, Lebanon and Sri Lanka.

The tournament will be a 9-round Swiss System with Rapid chess time control. Boys will play against boys and girls vs girls in this first Asian Mixed Doubles format. Visit chess-results.com for lists of players.

Above, CM Gaurang Bagwe (left) and WFM Bhagyashree Patil of India.

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Above, Christian Gian Karlo Arca (left) and Francesca Largo of Philippines.

FM Aditya Bagus Arfan (left) and Laysa Latifah of top seed Indonesia.

Genivan Genkeswaran (left) and Swetha A/P Thamil Manni of Malaysia.

Ijlan Amer (left) and Aayat Asmi of Pakistan

Hommadov Amanmuhamnmet (left) and Shohradova Lala of Turkmenistan

Margad Amar-Ulziit (left) and Michid Amar-Ulziit of Mongolia.

Kao, Jamison Edrich (left) and Liu, Tianyi of Hong Kong.