Pichay and Davis Cup 2010

2nd Place winner - Group D - 12-under

with Mr. and Mrs. Dave De Leon

With my idol Grandmaster Wesley So.

Fourth round versus Paulo Bersamina ended in draw. Paulo is the champion in this event.
Final round with Stephen Rome Pangilinan also ended in a draw.
Shania Mae Mendoza and me.

GROUP D / U-12
Champion Paulo Bersamina 6.5 Pts
2nd Daryl Samantila 6.0
3rd Shania Mae Mendoza 5.5
4th Carlo Caranyagan 5.5
5th Stephen Rome Pangilinan 5.5
6th Haince Patrick De Leon 5.0
7th Mervince Yanzon 5.0
8th Juan Carlos Presente 5.0
9th Stephen Miranda 5.0
10th Alexis Osena 5.0 Top Female
11th Jesca Docena 5.0
12th Jasper Marce 5.0

GROUP C U-20
Champion Narquinden Reyes
2nd Mari Joseph Turqueza
3rd Jude Emil Fronda
4th Cris Angelo Medina
5th Antonio Chavez Jr
6th John Ranel Morazo
7th Nelson Mariano III
8th Marie Christian Nazario
9th Sherwin Tiu
10th Romy Pagon

TOP LADY WNM Aices Salvador

GROUP B OPEN
Champion FM Jan Emmanuel Garcia
2nd NM Johnny Habla
3rd Ivan Gil Biag
4th James Balicatin
5th NM Michael Gotel
6th NM Rolando Andador
7th Allan Cantonjos
8th NM Noel Dela Cruz
9th Jose Aquino Jr
10th Roel Abelgas

Top Lady Kate Dimakiling

GROUP A
Champion GM Wesley So
2nd IM Ronald Dableo

THE 5TH DR. JOSE P. LEVISTE SR. CHESS FESTIVAL WINNERS

The Baby Falcons did it again! Ali Guya ,3rd place HS Division, Daryl Samantila (that is me!), 2nd place GS Division and Timothy So Kua, Champion in the HS Division.

Steven James Dacanay, Timothy So Kua, Ali Guya and me proudly displays our trophies.

Paulo Bersamina, Daryl Samantila, Stephen Rome Pangilinan (top grade 1 player) and Jerad Docena.

The top finishers in photo: Jerad Docena, Daryl Samantila, Kenneth Baltazar, Paulo Bersamina, Giovanni Mejia, and Jet Marcos

GRADE SCHOOL TOP FINISHERS

Champion Jerad Docena 5 Pts 18.5 (M-Buch)
2nd Daryl Samantila 5 16.5
3rd Kenneth Baltazar 5 15.0
4th Paolo Bersamina 5 14.5
5th Giovanni Mejia 5 14.0
6th Jett Marcos 5 12.0

7th Virgenie Ruaya 4.5
8th Jasper Marca 4.5
9th Carlo Caranyagan 4.0
10th Steven Pangilinan 4.0 TOP Grade 1
11th Haince De Leon 4.0
12th Nathan Gajo 4.0
13th Dennis Gutierrez Jr 4.0 TOP Grade 2
14th Ian JL Forcado 4.0
15th Andrew Sopungco 4.0 Grade 2
16th Christian Navarro 4.0
17th Miguel Guerrero 4.0
18th Irvin Embalsado 4.0

Timothy So Kua champion in the HS division.

HIGH SCHOOL TOP FINISHERS

Champion Timothy So Kua 5.5
2nd Marc Nazario 5.5
3rd Vince Angelo Medina 5.0
4th Ali Guya 5.0

5th Michael Manansala 4.5
6th Gil Ruaya 4.5
7th Jean Enriquez 4.0
8th Giovanni Romero 4.0
9th Steven Dacanay 4.0
10th Mark Lao 4.0
11th Felipe Magdalaga 4.0
12th John Mark Dimaliwat 4.0
13th Steaven Fulcher 4.0
14th Michelle Yaon 4.0
15th Brian Carlo Cruz 4.0

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News from Journal Online

TIMOTHY So Kua of Adamson University and Jerad Docena of Gotamco Elementary School shared top honors in the fifth Dr. Jose P. Leviste Sr. Inter-School Chess Festival at the Ateneo Grade School Cafeteria, Ateneo de Manila University in Katipunan, Quezon City.

Kua finished in a two-way tie for first place with Marc Nazario with 5.5 points after six rounds, but earned the title by virtue of higher tiebreak score.

Kua, who drew with Nazario in the seventh and final round, pocketed the top prize of P5,000.

Nazario, a high school student of Peniel Christian School, settled for runner-up honors and P3,000 prize.

Vince Angelo Medina of Far Eastern University clinched third place with five points, the same score of Ali Guya of Adamson.

Medina, however, edged Guya for third place and P2,000 prize.

Medina defeated Giovanni Romero, while Guya subdued Jean Enriquez in the seventh and final round.

In the elementary division, Docena emerged as the overall champion with five points and pocketed the P5,000 top prize.

Actually, Docena finished in a six-way tie for the top spot with Daryl Samantila of Adamson, Kenneth Baltazar of F.G. Calderon Elementary School, Paulo Bersamina of Padre Zamora Elementary School , Giovanni Mejia of La Salle-Greenhills and Jett Marcos of Ateneo with five points.

Samantila clinched runner-up honor and P2,000 after the tiebreak scores were applied.

Baltazar wound up third, followed by Bersamina, Mejia and Marcos.

Las Vegas Open gold medallist Stephen Rome Pangilinan bagged the top Grade 1 award, while Dennis Gutierrez, Jr. clinched the Grade 2 award.

A total of 102 participants saw action in the prestigious tournament sponsored by Ateneo de Manila chess team alumni chairman Joey Leviste Jr., Constellation Energy Corp., Italpinas Euro Asian Eco-Design Corp., Grand Placement and Philippne Indonesian Business Council.

Jose P. Salvador Jr. , assistant headmaster of Ateneo Grade School Department, graced the opening ceremony, while Ramy L. Pleno, nephew of Leviste, and Patrick Caoile of Vulcan Materials Corp. attended the awarding ceremony.

Tournament director was IM Idelfonso Datu, IA Rudy Ibanez was the tournament director and Chiara Lim and Alvin Yen served as arbiters.

BERSAMINA, TIU Champion of 1st Junjun Binay Open Age-Group

1ST COUNCILOR JUNJUN BINAY OPEN AGE-GROUP CHESS TOURNAMENT 2010
14 YEARS OLD AND BELOW CATEGORY

Date : March 12, 2010
Venue : Barangay Rizal Covered Court, Makati City
Tournament Director : Boi Tabirao
Chief or Supervising Arbiter : NA Boyet Tardecilla'
Arbiter : Roland Linan, NM Mirabeau Maga, Robert Pasojinog, Franco Camillo
Secretariat : Christopher Abalos, Gina Kobayashi, Alex Osena,
Leonito Cruz, Bobot Rosanto Torres, Virgon Abalos,
Gino Santos
Rating @ : 1390

Final Ranking - Seven Rounds Swiss Sytem

Rank Sno. Name Rating GROUP PTS. BH
1 6 BERSAMINA, Paulo 1850 OPEN 6.5 28.5
2 4 MEJIA, Giovanni 1900 OPEN 5.5 29
3 8 CASTRO, Jose 1900 MAKATI 5.5 28.5
4 3 MEJIA, Cherry Ann 1900 MAKATI 5 32
5 5 CRISTOBAL, Christian 1893 OPEN 5 31.5
6 7 SAMANTILA, Daryl Unix 1850 MAKATI 5 29 (I am the the youngest among the top 10 players... not bad isn't it? considering this is already a 14-under event. I suffered two losses courtesy of Dominique Lagula and Giovanni Mejia on 6th round. If i won over Giovanni I can have the opportunity to finish 2nd, that is if I still am able to won the last game).

7 2 LAGULA, Dominique 1900 OPEN 5 29
8 18 GALAS, Bernadette 1850 MAKATI 5 28.5
9 16 DAYDAY, Jayson 0 OPEN 4.5 27.5
10 22 LAT, Jose Lorenzo 0 OPEN 4.5 25

11 9 MAGPILY, John 1780 MAKATI 4 32
12 1 EVANGELISTA, Paul Robert 1900 OPEN 4 30
13 24 LUMACAD, Jerome 0 MAKATI 4 27
14 31 PALASIGUE, Bien Ryan 0 MAKATI 4 26.5
15 30 OSENA, Alexis 1800 OPEN 4 24.5
16 33 RILLORAZA, Israelito 0 MAKATI 4 24.5
17 28 NERONA, Jonathan 0 MAKATI 4 23
18 36 SILANG, Mark 0 OPEN 3.5 25
19 27 MAGURA, Lawrence 0 MAKATI 3.5 24.5
20 26 MAGPILY, Francois Marie 0 MAKATI 3.5 21
21 11 SUEDE, Alexis 1700 MAKATI 3 27
22 10 SOPUNGCO, Andrew 1750 OPEN 3 25.5
23 17 ESPARAGOZA, Ethon 0 MAKATI 3 22.5
24 12 ABO, Jonathan 0 OPEN 3 22
25 21 LAROYA, Gabriel 0 MAKATI 3 20.5
26 14 CAMILLO, Jhnea 0 MAKATI 3 18.5
27 35 SEMILLA, Jhon Jason 0 MAKATI 3 15.5
28 19 JERUSALEM, Edwin 0 MAKATI 2.5 22.5
29 37 YADAO, Dexter 0 MAKATI 2.5 22
30 34 SEAN, Christopher 0 MAKATI 2 24.5
31 15 DABON, Wynard 0 MAKATI 2 20.5
32 23 LLENARES, Arpaul 0 MAKATI 2 19.5
33 20 KOBAYASHI, Aaron 0 MAKATI 2 18
34 32 RILLORAZA, Christian 0 MAKATI 2 17
35 29 OLIVETE, Alan 0 MAKATI 1 23
36 13 CABALLERO, John Paul 0 MAKATI 1 22
37 25 MACAHILIG, Rhodora 0 MAKATI 0 21.5


15 YEARS OLD AND ABOVE CATEGORY

Rank SNo. Name Rating GROUP PTS. BH
1 7 TIU, Sherwin 1940 MAKATI 6.5 31.5
2 9 LUMIDAO, Mervin 1920 MAKATI 6 35
3 93 SUAREZ, Rolly 1900 MAKATI 6 30.5
4 50 CABELLAS, N. 0 MAKATI 5.5 31
5 22 VASQUEZ, Jhun 1900 OPEN 5.5 30
6 36 ANDES, Andy 1900 MAKATI 5.5 27.5
7 30 MAGPILY, Francis 1800 MAKATI 5.5 26.5
8 2 SAN JUAN, Dennis 1950 OPEN 5.5 25.5
9 11 MEDINA, Vince 1910 OPEN 5 29
10 5 DELA CRUZ, Richard 1940 OPEN 5 29

11 94 TOLENTINO, Jerry 1900 MAKATI 5 28
12 42 BALAGA, Cirilone 0 MAKATI 5 28
13 28 VELASCO, Rafael 1820 OPEN 5 28
14 16 HERNANDEZ, Lourecel 1900 OPEN 5 27
15 91 SANTOS, Arthur 1850 MAKATI 5 26.5
16 21 TRANSFIERO, Eugene 1900 OPEN 5 24
17 17 JUADINEZ, Rodel 1900 MAKATI 5 21.5
18 38 ARCEGA, Noel 0 MAKATI 5 20
19 49 BUSTALINIO, George 0 OPEN 4.5 32.5
20 3 ALORA, Verth 1940 OPEN 4.5 31.5
21 8 GARCIA, Garry 1920 OPEN 4.5 31.5
22 4 CHUA, Emil 1940 OPEN 4.5 31
23 37 ARABEJO, Hernan 0 MAKATI 4.5 28.5
24 63 LANDOY, Isagani 0 MAKATI 4.5 27.5
25 43 BARTOLATA, Cheran 0 OPEN 4.5 27
26 66 LOPEZ, Francis 0 MAKATI 4.5 26
27 10 VALLEDOR, Clement 1920 OPEN 4 29.5
28 80 POLSOTIN, Joeven 0 OPEN 4 29
29 69 MAGAY, Emmanuel 0 MAKATI 4 27
30 74 NUNEZ, Romy 0 MAKATI 4 27
31 20 PADUA, Cecil 1900 MAKATI 4 26
32 55 DELA TORRE, Clark 0 MAKATI 4 26
33 64 LAZ, Christine 0 OPEN 4 26
34 27 SORIA, Marguel 1820 MAKATI 4 25.5
35 13 COCJIN, Joel 1900 MAKATI 4 24.5
36 19 LOYAGA, Nhatzky 1900 OPEN 4 25
37 46 BOLANTE, Adreal 0 MAKATI 4 25
38 78 PEREZ, Bong 1900 MAKATI 4 24.5
39 95 VIDAD, Kirk 0 MAKATI 4 23.5
40 57 FERNANDEZ, Fernando 0 MAKATI 4 19
41 67 LUMACAD, Carina 0 MAKATI 4 17.5
42 18 LOMOCSO, Richel 1900 MAKATI 3.5 28.5
43 23 ESPOSA, Ray 1850 OPEN 3.5 27
44 73 MILLA, Fred 0 MAKATI 3.5 26
45 6 SUEDE, Mikee 1940 MAKATI 3.5 25
46 90 SAJULGA, Joseph 0 MAKATI 3.5 24
47 26 LAURON, Paul 1820 MAKATI 3.5 23
48 81 PONTE, Rafael 0 MAKATI 3.5 22
49 61 GONZALES, John 0 MAKATI 3.5 21
50 60 GAUSTRE, Hardyway 0 MAKATI 3.5 20
51 79 PIASON, Joemarie 0 MAKATI 3 26
52 15 ERAZO, Leo 1900 MAKATI 3 25
53 96 YAP, Bernie 1900 MAKATI 3 24
54 88 RONDINA, Magtanggol 0 MAKATI 3 23
55 29 LAROYA, Demetrio 1800 MAKATI 3 22
56 31 PERALTA, Ronald 1800 MAKATI 3 21
57 53 CUNADO, Ariel 1800 MAKATI 3 20
58 82 PORIEM, Victor 0 MAKATI 3 19
59 25 BAYNO, Robert 1820 MAKATI 3 18
60 47 BORINAGA, Cris 0 MAKATI 3 17
61 52 COCJIN, Jannsen 0 MAKATI 3 16
62 33 ADVINCULA, Roman 0 MAKATI 3 15
63 59 GATMAITAN, Cris 0 MAKATI 2.5 28
64 62 JAMERO, Joven 0 OPEN 2.5 27
65 12 YULO, Gerry 1910 MAKATI 2.5 26
66 32 TUASON, Joseph 1800 MAKATI 2.5 25
67 48 BORINAGA, Victor 0 MAKATI 2.5 24
68 39 ARIZAPA, William 0 MAKATI 2.5 23
69 40 BACUD, Ronald 0 MAKATI 2.5 22
70 65 LLENARES, Rene 0 MAKATI 2.5 21
71 87 RONDINA, Alex 0 MAKATI 2 29
72 54 DAYCO, Norcelito 0 MAKATI 2 28
73 85 REDOR, Menandro 0 MAKATI 2 27
74 1 PASCUAL, Orly 1950 MAKATI 2 26
75 51 CABUGATAN, Abulkair 0 MAKATI 2 25
76 56 ESPARAGOZA, Michael 0 MAKATI 2 24
77 75 OLIVETE, Nandy 0 MAKATI 2 23
78 76 ONATIS, Jaime 0 MAKATI 2 22
79 14 CUNTAPAY, Cris 1900 MAKATI 1.5 23.5
80 70 MENADRO, Redor 0 MAKATI 1.5 22
81 89 SABDULLAH, Uuliano 0 MAKATI 1.5 21
82 72 MEULE, Jimmy 0 MAKATI 1 24
83 77 PEREGIONO, Jake 0 MAKATI 1 23
84 84 RAMOS, Mark 0 MAKATI 1 22
85 41 BACUS, Rheyneil 0 MAKATI 1 21
86 68 MADANAY, Jose 0 MAKATI 1 20
87 86 REGINEN, Rankie 0 MAKATI 1 19
88 34 AGUILON, Vicente 0 MAKATI 1 18
89 92 SANTOS, Jeffrey 0 MAKATI 1 17
90 97 YU, Bernardo 0 MAKATI 1 16
91 71 MENDOZA, Michael 0 MAKATI 1 15
92 58 GANNABAN, Jonathan 0 MAKATI 1 14
93 35 ALBA, Tirso 0 MAKATI 0 23.5
94 45 BENIGEN, Rankie 0 MAKATI 0 23
95 83 QUIRINO, Ernie 0 MAKATI 0 22
96 24 TORRES, Bobot Rosanto 1850 MAKATI 0 21
97 44 BAUTISTA, Cheng 0 MAKATI 0 20

SAMANTILA TOP YOUTH CHESS OPEN TOURNAMENT TOP 10 CATEGORY

Daryl over the weekend dominated the tournament in his division. He was declared CHAMPION in the YOUTH CHESS OPEN TOURNAMENT IN THE 10-UNDER CATEGORY held last Sunday, March 7, 2010. The said tournament was sponsored by the The St. Andrew`s Youth Ministry and the Knights of Columbus of Brgy. Bel-Air Makati.

Samantila, Corpin top 1st edition of National Book Store - First Move Chess Tournament Series

BY: ANTHONY NAVARRO

In the much-contested Under-11 Division, Daryl Samantila emerged triumphant with 5/5 result. Stephen Rome Pangilinan ended up with 4.5 pts having been held to a draw by Shaina Mendoza of Sta Rosa in the 3rd round. Shaina also finished undefeated with 3 wins and 2 draws (the other one with JC Presente) with 4 pts and had superior tiebreak.

The inaugural leg was a BIG success in terms of a new kiddie tournament exposure as channel for established and developing kiddie players to play and strut their wares. The tournament was organized by John Sy and ably assisted by Alex Dinoy, IA Erwin Carag, WNM Daisy Rivera and team.

It attracted a total of 69 entries for both the Under-15 and Under-11 divisions. Considering the different approach of the tournament in focussing on positive motivation to the winners and not cash prizes, this is already a good start. There will be a monthly tournament with the April date falling on April 10 due to the Holy Week break, this time it will be held in the 4th floor in the Bestseller area and total participants will be limited to 60 players. This will commence until August, then in September the venue shifts back to the Activity Center.


UNDER -- 11 Years Old (5 Rounds Swiss)

Under - 11 years old

Final Ranking

Rank Name Rtg FED Pts

1 SAMANTILA Daryl Unix 0 PHI 5 0 (CHAMPION)

2 PANGILINAN Stephen Rome 0 PHI 4½ 0

3 MENDOZA Shaina Mae 0 PHI 4 0

4 PRESENTE Juan Carlos 1762 PHI 4 0

5 OSENA Alexis Anne 1335 PHI 4 0

6 MARCELLANA Mark James 0 PHI 4 0

7 VIERNES Tucker Howard Elsteine 0 PHI 4 0

8 RILLORAZA Istraelito 0 PHI 4 0

9 LUCHINA Christian David 0 PHI 3½ 0

10 DOLORES Jelmari Jan Elmer 0 PHI 3 0

11 NAVARRO Joshua 0 PHI 3 0

12 SECUYA Alfonso 0 PHI 3 0

13 DELOS REYES Diego Peere 0 PHI 3 0

14 SOPUNGCO Andrew 1536 PHI 3 0

15 NAVARRO Christian Michael 0 PHI 3 0

16 NAVARRO Daniel Vincent 0 PHI 3 0

17 CAMILLO Francine Jhnea 0 PHI 3 0

18 RAMOS Noah 0 PHI 3 0

19 NUESTRO Angelo Isaiah 0 PHI 3 0

20 PINEDA Mark Emmanuel 0 PHI 3 0

21 REANO Jesspher Jerean 0 PHI 2½ 0

22 BLAS Jico 0 PHI 2½ 0 0

23 NAVARRO Rocky PHI 2½ 0

24 KUMAR Roshan Antony PHI 2½ 0

25 DIONOLA Stephen Uriel PHI 2 0

26 BATHULA Abhinav PHI 2 0

27 LABAYNE Abcedy PHI 2 0

28 BULABOS John Kenneth PHI 2 0

29 RAMOS Liam PHI 2 0

30 MOHAN Aparna PHI 2 0

31 GUTIERREZ Jan Cedric PHI 2 0

32 SHEKATKAR Solomon PHI 2 0

33 LABAYNE Angelo PHI 1½ ½

34 BALDOVIA Avel Louise PHI 1½ ½

35 FLORENCIO Aylssa Consuelo PHI 1 0

36 CALDERON Arveen Dominic PHI 1 0

37 DE LEON Dominique PHI 1 0

38 TAN Lance PHI 1 0

39 SAWAKI Jennifer PHI 1 0

40 ABO Joshua PHI 1 0

41 DIAZ John Christopher PHI 1 0

42 AQUINO Ryan Almera PHU 0 0

43 RESURRECCION Andre Jeremiah PHI 0 0

Top 8 Yr Old Diego Peere De Los Reyes 3.0 Don Bosco Makati
Top Lady Alexis Anne Osena 4.0 La Salle Lipa


UNDER-15 Years Old

Final Ranking

Rank Name Rtg FED Pts

1 CORPIN Justin David 0 PHI 5 (CHAMPION)

2 SALTORIO Jerome 1612 PHI 4

3 MARGARITO John Eric 1550 PHI 4

4 SALTORIO Jolina Mae 0 PHI 3

5 SALTORIO Jefferson 1548 PHI 3

6 COBSILEN JR. Clifford 1666 PHI 3

7 GATMAYTAN Joaquin Jr. 0 PHI 3

8 SALAZAR John Emil 0 PHI 3

9 CAMILLO Francisc Jerhone 0 PHI 3

10 RAMOS Lucas 0 PHI 3

11 ABUZO Charles 0 PHI 2

12 ABO Jonathan 0 PHI 2

13 VERGARA Sudama Krishna 1817 PHI 2

14 DE LEON Luke Matthew PHI 2

15 DAGAN Raymond Karl PHI 2

16 VALDEZ Jonathan PHI 2

17 DELOS SANTOS AcerKiel PHI 2

18 KHO Leonard Bryan PHI 2

19 ARCEGA Anton Miguel PHI 2

20 REANO Jestther PHI 2

21 TAN Paolo PHI 2

22 ALDEGUER Neigjhel PHI 1

23 RAGEL Andre Aleksei PHI 1

24 MINGI Archie Jason PHI 1

25 DANCEL Migo Andres PHI 1

26 TAN Louie PHI 0

lifted from http://chesswindows.blogspot.com/

SAMANTILA CHAMPION FIRST SERIES OF THE NATIONAL BOOK STORE FIRST MOVE CHESS TOURNAMENT

THE NATIONAL BOOK STORE FIRST MOVE CHESS TOURNAMENT SERIES

March 6, 2010

Robinson's Galleria, QC

Champion - 11 under category

Awarding ceremony with Mr. John Sy and NM Erwin Carag

With the 15-under and 11-under winners.

With Stephen Rome Pangilinan, second placer.

With Carlo Presente, 4th placer.

Adamson Baby Falcons Gets Grand Slam Crown

UAAP Season 72 Trophy

Most Valuable Player trophy

Coach Rodriguez and the Baby Falcons with Director Luisa Isip and ex-Baby Falcon Camille Canada

The Adamson Woodpushers Team

It is a historic three-peat title for the The Adamson University Junior Chess Team when the 72nd season of the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) chess team championships for School Year 2009-2010 ended last sunday, February 28, 2010 at the gymnasium of the University of Santo Tomas in Espana, Manila.

Playing under the watchful eye of head coach Christopher Rodriguez are the Baby Falcons composed of Jessie Abucejo, Ali Guya, Steven James Dacanay, Timothy John So Kua, Crissa Canada and reigning RP under-14 champion Karen Enriquez.

Jessie Abucejo - Most Valuable Player and Gold Medalist - board 4
Ali Guya - Silver medalist - board 2
Timothy So Kua - Bronze Medalist - board 1
Steven James Dacanay - Silver Medalist - board 3
Jean Karen Enriguez - Gold Medalist - alternate

Jessie Abucejo....................... Ali Guya


Timothy So Kua.................. Steven James Dacanay


Jean Karen Enriquez

Blow-out for the team courtesy of Mrs. Luz So Kua

with Mama Dina, Tita Luz, Dindin, Monik and me