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Publiches: Monday, June 20, 2100
Written by: Ed Andaya
TARAKAN, Indonesia -- The Philippines finished a fighting third overall at the close of the 12th ASEAN + age-group chess competitions at the Indoor Telaga Kramat Stadium here Sunday.
The Filipinos brought home a total of 61 medals -- 17 golds, 19 silvers and 25 bronzes -- at the conclusion of the prestigious, 10-nation competition which featured the best and the brightest young players in the region.
Perennial powerhouse Vietnam bagged the overall title with 101 medals, including 51 golds, 21 silvers and 29 bronzes in the annual event divided into three categories: standard, blitz and rapid.
Host Indonesia settled for runner-up honors with 64 medals on 17 golds, 25 silvers and 22 bronzes.
“Overall, the Filipino players did very well. They competed well and made the country proud with their performances against the best players in the region,” said newly-appointed National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) executive- director GM Jayson Gonzales in his report to NCFP president/chairman Prospero “Butch” Pichay, Jr.
Gonzales, also the head of the delegation, said the Filipinos’ exceptional showing in the week-long event shows that the NCFP grassroot development program is on right track “with more young and talented players coming up.”
On Sunday, the Filipinos added six more gold medals -- four individual and two team -- in the rapid style competitions held in this oil-producing island province in eastern Borneo.
Jerad Docena finally made his presence felt and captured the gold medal in the boys 14 under category with a total of six points out of a possible seven in the boys 14-under category.
Docena, one of three chess-playing siblings from Bohol, swept his first five matches against Harleff Hanif of Malaysia, Lee Huu Thai of Vietnam, Lu Chan Hung of Vietnam, Cuhendi Sean of Indonesia and Tran Minh Hoang of Vietnam and drew the remaining two games to clinch the crown.
Austin Jacob Literatus of Davao City finished in a tie for fourth to seventh places with five points, while Giovanni Mejia wound up eighth to ninth places with 4.5 points.
Also winning the gold medals are Cherry Ann Mejia and Janelle Mae Frayna in the girls 16 under division; Julius Gonzales in the boys 10 under; the girls 16 under team and the boys 10 under team.
Mejia finished strongly with five straight victories, including her two final-day assignments against Nguyen Thi Tuy of Vietnam and Anggraemi Nadia of Indonesia to finish with 5.5 points in the girls 16 under.
Frayna, who rose to prominence by ruling the National Girls Championship in Davao City last month, matched Mejia’s seven-round output of 5.5 points despite drawing her last two matches.
Gonzales , who also won the gold medal in the blitz competition, finished with four wins and three draws for 5.5 points to share first place with Pham Quang Minh of Vietnam.
Dennis Gutierrez and Jeremy Solano Jr. finished ninth and 20th, respectively.
The silver medal winners were Marie Antoinette San Diego in the girls 12 under; Richelieu Salcedo in the boys 20 under; the boys 10 under team and the girls 14 under team.
San Diego, the pride of Dasmariñas, Cavite who won the gold medal in the standard competition, finished with four wins and three draws to settle for second behind WFM Dita Karenza of Indonesia.
San Diego, a high school freshman at First Uniting Christian School, won over Yunita Febby of Indonesia, Aliya Asman Nur of Malaysia, Nguyen Hong Ngoc of Vietnam and Fisabililah Ummi of indonesia and drew with Nguyen Thi Minh of Vietnam, Dong Kang Lin of Vietnam and Karenza.
Samantha Glo Revita, silver medalist behind San Diego in the standard side of the event, finished in fifth to eighth places with 4.5 points.
Salcedo, a prized find from Misamis Oriental, who bagged one of two golds for the country in the standard chess competition, finished in a three-way tie for second to fourth places with five points in the boys 20 under bracket.
Bronze medalists were Irish Yngayo of Davao City in the girls 8 under; Paul Robert Evangelista in the boys 16 under; Sjhanie Mae Mendoza in the girls 14 under; the girls 8 under team, the boys 12 under team, the boys 20 under team and the girls 20 under team.
Yngayo finished with four points behind only Tran Vuong Mai of Vietnam and Theresa Diajeng of Indonesia.
It was Yngayo' s second medal in the week-long competitions after winning the silver in the blitz competitions.
Evangelista, on the other hand, wound up with 4.5 points, a full point behind the Vietnamese pair of Tran Tuan Minh and Pham Hoa Nam.
Mendoza, who bagged the silver rmedal in the standard chess event, finished with 4.5 points on two wins and five draws for the bronze medal. Mendoza’s compatriots, Mira Mirano and Ella Grace Moulic finished ninth and 12th, respectively.
In other results, Daryl Unix Samantilla finished with five points, Haince Patrick de Leon had four points and Tristan Frech Ibaoc had 2.5 points in the boys 12 under; and Ronald Canino and Dennis Gutierrez III finished with 3.5 points apiece and Lord Khulene de la Cruz wound up with 2.5 points. In the boys 8 under.
Publiches: Monday, June 20, 2100
Written by: Ed Andaya
TARAKAN, Indonesia -- The Philippines finished a fighting third overall at the close of the 12th ASEAN + age-group chess competitions at the Indoor Telaga Kramat Stadium here Sunday.
The Filipinos brought home a total of 61 medals -- 17 golds, 19 silvers and 25 bronzes -- at the conclusion of the prestigious, 10-nation competition which featured the best and the brightest young players in the region.
Perennial powerhouse Vietnam bagged the overall title with 101 medals, including 51 golds, 21 silvers and 29 bronzes in the annual event divided into three categories: standard, blitz and rapid.
Host Indonesia settled for runner-up honors with 64 medals on 17 golds, 25 silvers and 22 bronzes.
“Overall, the Filipino players did very well. They competed well and made the country proud with their performances against the best players in the region,” said newly-appointed National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) executive- director GM Jayson Gonzales in his report to NCFP president/chairman Prospero “Butch” Pichay, Jr.
Gonzales, also the head of the delegation, said the Filipinos’ exceptional showing in the week-long event shows that the NCFP grassroot development program is on right track “with more young and talented players coming up.”
On Sunday, the Filipinos added six more gold medals -- four individual and two team -- in the rapid style competitions held in this oil-producing island province in eastern Borneo.
Jerad Docena finally made his presence felt and captured the gold medal in the boys 14 under category with a total of six points out of a possible seven in the boys 14-under category.
Docena, one of three chess-playing siblings from Bohol, swept his first five matches against Harleff Hanif of Malaysia, Lee Huu Thai of Vietnam, Lu Chan Hung of Vietnam, Cuhendi Sean of Indonesia and Tran Minh Hoang of Vietnam and drew the remaining two games to clinch the crown.
Austin Jacob Literatus of Davao City finished in a tie for fourth to seventh places with five points, while Giovanni Mejia wound up eighth to ninth places with 4.5 points.
Also winning the gold medals are Cherry Ann Mejia and Janelle Mae Frayna in the girls 16 under division; Julius Gonzales in the boys 10 under; the girls 16 under team and the boys 10 under team.
Mejia finished strongly with five straight victories, including her two final-day assignments against Nguyen Thi Tuy of Vietnam and Anggraemi Nadia of Indonesia to finish with 5.5 points in the girls 16 under.
Frayna, who rose to prominence by ruling the National Girls Championship in Davao City last month, matched Mejia’s seven-round output of 5.5 points despite drawing her last two matches.
Gonzales , who also won the gold medal in the blitz competition, finished with four wins and three draws for 5.5 points to share first place with Pham Quang Minh of Vietnam.
Dennis Gutierrez and Jeremy Solano Jr. finished ninth and 20th, respectively.
The silver medal winners were Marie Antoinette San Diego in the girls 12 under; Richelieu Salcedo in the boys 20 under; the boys 10 under team and the girls 14 under team.
San Diego, the pride of Dasmariñas, Cavite who won the gold medal in the standard competition, finished with four wins and three draws to settle for second behind WFM Dita Karenza of Indonesia.
San Diego, a high school freshman at First Uniting Christian School, won over Yunita Febby of Indonesia, Aliya Asman Nur of Malaysia, Nguyen Hong Ngoc of Vietnam and Fisabililah Ummi of indonesia and drew with Nguyen Thi Minh of Vietnam, Dong Kang Lin of Vietnam and Karenza.
Samantha Glo Revita, silver medalist behind San Diego in the standard side of the event, finished in fifth to eighth places with 4.5 points.
Salcedo, a prized find from Misamis Oriental, who bagged one of two golds for the country in the standard chess competition, finished in a three-way tie for second to fourth places with five points in the boys 20 under bracket.
Bronze medalists were Irish Yngayo of Davao City in the girls 8 under; Paul Robert Evangelista in the boys 16 under; Sjhanie Mae Mendoza in the girls 14 under; the girls 8 under team, the boys 12 under team, the boys 20 under team and the girls 20 under team.
Yngayo finished with four points behind only Tran Vuong Mai of Vietnam and Theresa Diajeng of Indonesia.
It was Yngayo' s second medal in the week-long competitions after winning the silver in the blitz competitions.
Evangelista, on the other hand, wound up with 4.5 points, a full point behind the Vietnamese pair of Tran Tuan Minh and Pham Hoa Nam.
Mendoza, who bagged the silver rmedal in the standard chess event, finished with 4.5 points on two wins and five draws for the bronze medal. Mendoza’s compatriots, Mira Mirano and Ella Grace Moulic finished ninth and 12th, respectively.
In other results, Daryl Unix Samantilla finished with five points, Haince Patrick de Leon had four points and Tristan Frech Ibaoc had 2.5 points in the boys 12 under; and Ronald Canino and Dennis Gutierrez III finished with 3.5 points apiece and Lord Khulene de la Cruz wound up with 2.5 points. In the boys 8 under.
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