Monday, February 28, 2011

All Bulacan Chess Festival - 3rd placer


 02.28.2011
2011 All Bulacan Chess Festival
SM Marilao

It was a supposed to be a nice ending but picked a wrong decision that made me lose in the last round with Presente.  I ended in the 3rd place, behind Presente who became the eventual winner and 2nd is Caranyagan.  A draw can already made me a champion but never thought of it but instead tried to won the last game.  'Draw na lang, nagpilit pa, kaya natalo pa', a classical wrong decision that maybe many of the chess players have already experienced.  Can`t replay the game, just charged it to experience and may this be a lessons learned. 
One thing more most bothering is the crowd already behind and beside the players.  Actually as i was playing i was already being bumped at my back by the man behind me.   Can`t move either since people are already standing beside me.  People were analyzing games and can hear buzzes so closely.  Though it was already reported to the organizers, nothing change, nobody moved until it was over.

Presente (1st), Samantila (3rd), Caranyagan (2nd)

 
 
  
  
Well attended event inside the SM Marilao Event Center.
 
  Where are the kiddie players playing in this board? Can you still see?
While the Seniors were up in the stage playing and well concentrated.

All Bulacan Chess Festival.. more pictures

This is the penultimate round wherein the crowd were already just beside us. 
Here are the players being sorrounded by the curious crowd.
 

Samantila and Margarito Top Meralco EDSA 1 Chess Tournament

02.26.2011,
MERALCO EDSA UNO KIDDIES CHESS TOURNAMENT TAGUMPAY  Philippineindex.com
Meralco EDSA 1 Chess Tournament
Meralco HQ Canteen, Pasig City


It was the MERALCO All Star Kiddies of Ahedres team or ASKALS chess version composed of  Daryl Samantila, Eric Margarito, Jose Castro and Justin Corpion (other ASKALS are Michael Lirazan and Rhal Sol Cruz but not present during the tournament)  who made the team category.  Other teams that joined the event were the Sta. Rosa and the Makati kids.   The top winners were Daryl and Eric who both scored 4 a piece but Daryl got the higher bucholz and was the event champion, followed by Ian Forcado of Sta. Rosa, Laguna in the 3rd place. 

The Kiddies in Action
 



The Meralco Chess Master tournament beside the kiddies.  They are preparing for the forthcoming MVP Olympics.  Goodluck sirs!
The announcement of winners and some light moments during the break.
  
 

The winners.
Daryl with his father, coach of Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Coach Erwin and Mr. Boyet Tardecilla.