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DIPOLOG CITY, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines —Johnnel Balquin of Cagayan de Oro City scored 1.5 points in the last two rounds to emerge as the overall champion in the 5th Mayor Darel Dexter T. Uy P’gsalabuk Chess Cup at the Museo Dipolog in Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte last Saturday, May 14`, 2022.

Balquin defeated Allan Cantonjos of Gingoog City in the sixth and penultimate round then halved the point with 1996 Philippine Junior Champion FIDE Master Robert Suelo Jr. of Quezon City in the seventh and final round.
He finished with 6.5 points on account of six wins and one draw in the seven-round rapid chess tournament the event was organized by the Dipolog City Chess Association headed by it’s president Ronald Truno Solon and tournament director Michel Jackson Ambuang in cooperation with Busog 28 CEO Michael “Mike” Tamonan, Mam Cendy Magallanes, Ranell Cendy Ticketing and former vice mayor Bebs Cheng.

Balquin opened his campaign in sizzling fashion, defeating Ranzeth Marco Magallanes of Dipolog City in the first round, Joselito Rojas of Dipolog City in the second round, National Master Quirino Sagario of Manila in the third round, Allan Salientes of Cebu in the fourth round, National Master Joey Albert Florendo of Zamboanga City in the fifth round, and Cantonjos in the sixth round before splitting the point with Suelo in the final round. Balquin was awarded the top prize of P20,000.

Three players – Florendo, Rodney Opada of Cagayan de Oro City and Suelo– shared second to fourth places with 6.0 points to receive P10,000, P8,000 and P5,000, respectively.\

Jan Francis Mirano of Aklan, Cantonjos and Atty. Cliburn Anthony Orbe of Pagadian City got P3,000 P1,000 and P1,000 for winding up fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively with 5.5 points apiece.

Rounding up to the top 17 who got 5.0 points each were Judge and FIDE Master Rosendo Bandal Jr. , Julius Dan Augustine Ablin, Madronio Fuentes, Marian Calimbo, Mhilter Edombingo, NM Almario Marlon Quiroz Bernardino Jr., John Cyrus Borce, Geronimo Romarate, Rocky Rocamora and NM Levi Martuna.

Photo shows Johnnel Balquin of Cagayan de Oro City receiving his cash prize of P20,000 plus champion’s trophy to former vice mayor Bebs Cheng (left) during the awarding of 5th mayor Darel Dexter T. Uy P’gsalabuk Chess Cup. A total of 96 players participated.

GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and IM Pham Le Thao Nguyen of Vietnam won gold medals in the Men’s and Women’s Individual Rapid Chess Championship, respectively, of the Southeast Asian Games 16-17 May 2022 in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. Visit chess-results.com for round by round results and to download games.

Truong Son beat GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia in the Semifinals then drew 2:2 with IM Tin Jingyao of Singapore in the Final. In the sudden death playoff, Truong Son won in 50 moves of a Queen’s Pawn game below. IM Tin Jingyao (above left) won the silver medal while Megaranto and Setyaki won bronze medals.

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In the women’s division, IM Pham Le Thao Nguyen beat WCM Sim Jia Ru of Malaysia then drew 2:2 with WGM Gong Qianyun of Singapore. In the sudden death playoff, Pham won in 45 moves of a Reti, King’s Indian Attack. Gong (above left) won the silver medal while WCM Sim and WIM Bach Ngoc Thy Duong won bronze medals.

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The Rapid Chess Team Championship starts tomorrow, 18 May 2022.

 

GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia and IM Pham Le Thao Nguyen of Vietnam topped the Men’s and Women’s preliminaries of the Southeast Asian Games Rapid Chess Championship to advance to the Knockout stage tomorrow in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. Visit chess-results.com for round by round results and to download games.

Megaranto (above left) finished alone with 4 points in the 5-round Swiss followed by IM Tin Jingyao of Singapore (above right), IM Setyaki Azarya Jodi of Indonesia (below left) and GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam (below right) , tied with 3.5 points each for 2nd to 4th, respectively by tie break.

The knockout stage will be held tomorrow, 17 May with the following Semifinal pairings

Megaranto vs. Truong Son and Tin vs Setyaki. The winners will battle for gold and silver medals while the two losing players will share bronze medals.

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In the women’s division IM Pham Le Thao Nguyen (above left) and WIM Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong (above right), both of Vietnam, finished in a tied at 4 points each in the 5-round Swiss. WGM Gong Qianyun of Singapore (below left) and WCM Sien Jia Ru of Malaysia (below right) finished 3rd and 4th with 3.5 points each.

KO pairings tomorrow pit Pham vs. Sim and Bach vs. Gong.

The Asian Online Chess Championship for Players with Disabilities is an open individual tournament for chess players who belong to any of the three disability categories (visually impaired, hearing impaired and physically disabled), in online format.

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The Individual Rapid chess championship of the SEA Games is scheduled 16-17 May. Time control is 15 minutes + 10 second increment starting from move 1 for each player. There will be 5 preliminary rounds and the top 4 players shall play semi-finals (1 vs 4 & 2 vs 3) and the losers will both get bronze medals. The winners have to fight for gold.

Here are the Round 1 pairings for men and women. Visit chess-results.com for round by round pairings and results. In photo is SEAG Standard chess champion GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam.

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Visit Official SEA Games site. As of 14 May, Vietnam has already topped the medal tally:

GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam (center) receives his gold medal for Men’s Standard Chess in the Southeast Asian Games held 10-15 May 2022 in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. At left is Silver Medalist IM Ervan Mohamad of Indonesia and at right is Bronze Medalist IM Tin Jingyao of Singapore.

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WIM Dewi Ardhiani Anastasia Citra (center) receives her Gold Medal in the SEA Games Individual Standard Chess for Women. At left is compatriot IM Irene Sukandar who won the Silver Medal and at right is WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram of Vietnam who won the bronze.

GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam and Dewi Ardhiani Anastasia Citra of Indonesia won the gold medal in the Men’s and Women’s Championship in Standard Chess, respectively, in the Southeast Asian Games held 10-15 May 2022 in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. Visit chess-results.com for round by round standings and to download games.

Truong Son beat FM Lye Lik Zang of Malaysia to finish alone with 7 points in the 9-round Swiss. IM Ervan Mohamad of Indonesia settled for a draw with GM Tran Tuan Minh of Vietnam to win the silver medal with 6.5 points, in a tie with IM Tin Jingyao of Singapore who won the Bronze medal.

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In the women’s division, WIM Dewi Ardhiani Anastasia Citra of Indonesia won the Gold medal finishing with 7 points and a better tie break than compatriot IM Irene Sukandar who won silver and WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram of Vietnam, both with 7 points each.

 

WIM Citra Dewi Ardhiani Anasatasia of Indonesia beat WIM Fronda Jan Jodilyn of the Philippines to grab solo lead with 6.5 points after the penultimate 8th round of the Southeast Asian Games Women’s championship in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam.

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In the men’s division, GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Xon of Vietnam, IM Yeoh Li Tian of Malaysia and IM Ervan Mohamad of Indonesia share the lead with 6 points each after the penultimate 8th round.

IM Ervan Mohamad of Indonesia, IM Yeoh Li Tian of Malaysia and GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam share the lead with 5 points each after 7 rounds in the homestretch of the Southeast Asian Games in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. Visit chess-results.com for round by round results and to download games.

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IM Irene Sukandar of Indonesia

The women’s division also featured a 3-way tie for the lead among IM Irene Sukandar and WIM Citra Dewi Ardhiani Anastasia of Indonesia and WGM Hoang Ti Bao Tram of Vietnam with 5.5 points each after 7 rounds.

 

IM Ervan Mohamad of Indonesia drew with IM Yeoh Li Tian of Malaysia to maintain solo lead with 4.5 points after 6 rounds of the Southeast Asian Games in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. Yeoh and GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam are in close second with 4 points each. In photo above are the Arbiters led by Chief Arbiter Maung Maung Lwin of Myanmar (fourth from right) and Appeals Committee members, Visit chess-results.com for round by round standings and to download games.

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In the women’s division, IM Irene Sukandar and Citra Dewi Ardhiani Anastasia, both of Indonesia, and WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram of Vietnam beat their respective 6th round opponents to share the lead with 4.5 points after 6 rounds of the 9-round single round robin. Here are the results of round 6 and ranking.