Tourney mode: Scheveningen ( all players playing all players of the other team)
5 games long games (5th -9th August)
5 games rapid games (11 th -14th August)
Russia: Vladimir Malakhov 2732
Nikita Vitiugov 2722
Artyom Timofeov 2690
Sergei Rublevsky 2688
Potkin Vladimir 2626
China Men : Wang Hao 2724
Wang Yue 2716
Bu Xiangzhi 2676
Zhou Jiangchao 2688
Ni Hua 2645
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
World Juniors and Girls U-20 Chess Champioships,Chotowa,Czarna,Poland
Time mode: 90 minutes/40 moves + 30 seconds/move staring with the 1st move.
Prize fund: Juniors 15,000 euro: 1st 4,000 2nd 3,000 3rd 3,000 4th 2,500 5th 2,000 6th 1,500 7th 1,000
8th 800 9th 500
Girls 10,100 euro: 1st 3,000.00 2nd 2,000 3rd 1,500 4th 1,000 5th 800 6th 700
7th 600 8th 500
Prize fund: Juniors 15,000 euro: 1st 4,000 2nd 3,000 3rd 3,000 4th 2,500 5th 2,000 6th 1,500 7th 1,000
8th 800 9th 500
Girls 10,100 euro: 1st 3,000.00 2nd 2,000 3rd 1,500 4th 1,000 5th 800 6th 700
7th 600 8th 500
N H Chess Tournament- Rising Stars vs Experience,Amsterdam
Tourney mode: Scheveningen (every player of one team is playing every player of the other team twice). (10 games)
Experience: Boris Gelfand,Peter Svidler,Peter Nielsen,Loek van Wely,Ljubomir Ljobojevic.
Rising Stars: Hikaru Nakamura,Fabiano Caruana,Wesley So,Anish Giri,David Howell
Time mode: 40 moves in 2 H +30 minutes +30 seconds/move starting with move 41 st.
Prize fund: 2,0000 euro for the players of the winning team, 1,000 euro per player for the losing team. if tied 25:25 then 1,500 euro per player. In addition each player receives 500 euro for each point he scores.Special prize for the 'Rising Stars' team: the player with the highest scores will be invited to the 2011 Amber Blindfold and Rapid tournament in Nice, provided he scores 50%. In case his scores is below 50% ,he and a partner of his choicewill be invited to attend yhe 2011 Amber as tournament guest.The number three 'Rising Star' will receive a Sony Vaio Notebook.
Experience: Boris Gelfand,Peter Svidler,Peter Nielsen,Loek van Wely,Ljubomir Ljobojevic.
Rising Stars: Hikaru Nakamura,Fabiano Caruana,Wesley So,Anish Giri,David Howell
Time mode: 40 moves in 2 H +30 minutes +30 seconds/move starting with move 41 st.
Prize fund: 2,0000 euro for the players of the winning team, 1,000 euro per player for the losing team. if tied 25:25 then 1,500 euro per player. In addition each player receives 500 euro for each point he scores.Special prize for the 'Rising Stars' team: the player with the highest scores will be invited to the 2011 Amber Blindfold and Rapid tournament in Nice, provided he scores 50%. In case his scores is below 50% ,he and a partner of his choicewill be invited to attend yhe 2011 Amber as tournament guest.The number three 'Rising Star' will receive a Sony Vaio Notebook.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Father's Day at the 11th ASEAN Age Group +Chess Championship
Ernesto Baltazar,the 53 year old father of 2010 Palarong Pambansa (National Games) Elementary boys champion Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar bags three golds and a bronze medal in the 11th Asean Age Group+Chess Championship held June 4-13,2010 at the Subic Bay Port,Philippines.
Baltazar, a last minute entry of the Department of Education, combined with NM Rudy Ibanez and NCFP director Edmundo Legaspi for the team gold in the Standard event.He team up with Olongapo city bet Joel Pineda for two more golds in the Rapid and the Blitz team event .He went on to win the bronze medal in the individual event behind champion IM Chan Peng Kong of Singapore ,winning against 2009 Senior gold medalist Le Thien Vinh of Vietnam and 2008 gold medalist Edmundo Legaspi..The father make up for the sorry loss of his son in the Standard,Rapid and Blitz events.Melwyn Kenneth scores four straight win in the rapid event,winning against AustinJacob Literateratus ,John Ray Batucan and U.S.A. 2009 World Youth representative Jarod Pamatmat,all member of the gold medal team in the rapid event,but lost all his remaining three games to CM Le Hu Tai and FM Che Cuoc Hu of Vietnam and to compatriot Vince Angelo Medina. In the Standard events,Kenneth defeated Rapid Individual championJerad Docena, and drew with top seed Le Tuanh Minh but finished only 11th over all. In the Blitz event Kenneth finished tied for 3rd -6th place but lost in the tie-break.
Baltazar, a last minute entry of the Department of Education, combined with NM Rudy Ibanez and NCFP director Edmundo Legaspi for the team gold in the Standard event.He team up with Olongapo city bet Joel Pineda for two more golds in the Rapid and the Blitz team event .He went on to win the bronze medal in the individual event behind champion IM Chan Peng Kong of Singapore ,winning against 2009 Senior gold medalist Le Thien Vinh of Vietnam and 2008 gold medalist Edmundo Legaspi..The father make up for the sorry loss of his son in the Standard,Rapid and Blitz events.Melwyn Kenneth scores four straight win in the rapid event,winning against AustinJacob Literateratus ,John Ray Batucan and U.S.A. 2009 World Youth representative Jarod Pamatmat,all member of the gold medal team in the rapid event,but lost all his remaining three games to CM Le Hu Tai and FM Che Cuoc Hu of Vietnam and to compatriot Vince Angelo Medina. In the Standard events,Kenneth defeated Rapid Individual championJerad Docena, and drew with top seed Le Tuanh Minh but finished only 11th over all. In the Blitz event Kenneth finished tied for 3rd -6th place but lost in the tie-break.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Gold for NCR Elementary Boys Team at 2010 Palarong Pambansa
NCR Elementary Boys Team blanks Northern Mindanao and Calabarzon Region both by 2
:0 scores to captures the 2010 Palarong Pambansa Elementary Boys ,held in Hacienda Luisita,Tarlac City. Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar,NCR's board 1 player won against Tristan Ibaoc and Maliam Elijah on the top board. Giovanni Mejia (NCR)playing on board 2 won against Alji Cantonjos and Carlo Caranyagan .Central Visayas Region finished runner-up 1 point behind the winner. Bicol Region defeated Northern Mindanao 1.5:0.5 to finished 4th place with 8.5 points .Northern Mindanao finished 3 rd with 9.0 points.
FINAL STANDINGS
1ST place 11 points- National Capital Region
Bd 1. Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar Bd 2. Giovanni Mejia
2nd place 10.0 points- Central Visayas Region
Bd. 1 Allan Pason Bd.2 Felix Shaun Balbona
3rd place 9.0 points- Northern Mindanao Region
Bd. 1. Tristan Frech Ibaoc Bd. 2 Alji Cantonjos
4th place 8.5 points- Bicol Region
Bd. 1. Collier Graspela Bd.2. Christian Paul Bonganay
5th place 8.0 points - Western Visayas Region
Bd. 1. Lanz Renuel Otero Bd.2. John Kenneth Bayot
6th place- 8.0 points - Central Luzon Region
Bd. 1 Nelson Busa Bd. 2 Romulo Curioso
7th place- 8.0 points - CALABARZON Region
Bd.1. Elijah Maliam Bd. 2. Carlo Caranyagan
8th place- 7.0 points - Ilocos Region
Bd. 1. Fernando Mendoza Bd. 2 Ramil Rabanera
9th place- 7.0 points- Cagayan Valley Region
Bd.1 Jerico Cacal Bd.2 Alder Baldwin Jallorina
10th place - 6.5 points Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao
Bd. 1 Abedin Muslim Sultan Bd.2. Abdul Bashet Abubacar
11th place- 6.0 points Cordillera Autonomous Region
Bd. 1 Jan Lawrence Concepcion Bd 2. Espino Tiw-an
12th place- 6.0 points- Zamboanga Peninsula Region
Bd.1 Bismar Macasalong Bd.2 Carlo Deloria
13th place 6.0 points CARAGA
Bd.1 Ahmad Ali Bd.2 Flashelbert Patis
14th place 5.0 points- - MIMAROPA
Bd. 1 Ricky Manito Jr. Bd.2 Charlie Cesar
15th place 4.5 points - CRAA
Bd. 1. Akmad Sema Bd 2 Kenneth JohnOlaso
16th place 4.0 points- Davao Region
Bd.1 Rafael dela Torre Jr. Bd.2 Raymart Silao
17th place 4.0 points Eastern Visayas Region
Bd.1 JohnNeil Cantillon Bd.2. Christian Loy Canezo
:0 scores to captures the 2010 Palarong Pambansa Elementary Boys ,held in Hacienda Luisita,Tarlac City. Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar,NCR's board 1 player won against Tristan Ibaoc and Maliam Elijah on the top board. Giovanni Mejia (NCR)playing on board 2 won against Alji Cantonjos and Carlo Caranyagan .Central Visayas Region finished runner-up 1 point behind the winner. Bicol Region defeated Northern Mindanao 1.5:0.5 to finished 4th place with 8.5 points .Northern Mindanao finished 3 rd with 9.0 points.
FINAL STANDINGS
1ST place 11 points- National Capital Region
Bd 1. Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar Bd 2. Giovanni Mejia
2nd place 10.0 points- Central Visayas Region
Bd. 1 Allan Pason Bd.2 Felix Shaun Balbona
3rd place 9.0 points- Northern Mindanao Region
Bd. 1. Tristan Frech Ibaoc Bd. 2 Alji Cantonjos
4th place 8.5 points- Bicol Region
Bd. 1. Collier Graspela Bd.2. Christian Paul Bonganay
5th place 8.0 points - Western Visayas Region
Bd. 1. Lanz Renuel Otero Bd.2. John Kenneth Bayot
6th place- 8.0 points - Central Luzon Region
Bd. 1 Nelson Busa Bd. 2 Romulo Curioso
7th place- 8.0 points - CALABARZON Region
Bd.1. Elijah Maliam Bd. 2. Carlo Caranyagan
8th place- 7.0 points - Ilocos Region
Bd. 1. Fernando Mendoza Bd. 2 Ramil Rabanera
9th place- 7.0 points- Cagayan Valley Region
Bd.1 Jerico Cacal Bd.2 Alder Baldwin Jallorina
10th place - 6.5 points Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao
Bd. 1 Abedin Muslim Sultan Bd.2. Abdul Bashet Abubacar
11th place- 6.0 points Cordillera Autonomous Region
Bd. 1 Jan Lawrence Concepcion Bd 2. Espino Tiw-an
12th place- 6.0 points- Zamboanga Peninsula Region
Bd.1 Bismar Macasalong Bd.2 Carlo Deloria
13th place 6.0 points CARAGA
Bd.1 Ahmad Ali Bd.2 Flashelbert Patis
14th place 5.0 points- - MIMAROPA
Bd. 1 Ricky Manito Jr. Bd.2 Charlie Cesar
15th place 4.5 points - CRAA
Bd. 1. Akmad Sema Bd 2 Kenneth JohnOlaso
16th place 4.0 points- Davao Region
Bd.1 Rafael dela Torre Jr. Bd.2 Raymart Silao
17th place 4.0 points Eastern Visayas Region
Bd.1 JohnNeil Cantillon Bd.2. Christian Loy Canezo
Thursday, April 15, 2010
NCR lead at 2010 PALARONG PAMBANSA (ELEMENTARY BOYS DIVISION)
The team of NCR are leading at the 2010 Palarong Pambansa Elementary Boys Division. After 5 rounds the NCR team score 9 points, CENTRAL VISAYAS and NORTHERN MINDANAO follows with 7.0 points.The Palaro takes place from April 12-17,2010 at Aquino Complex,Luisita, Tarlac City.Plays start daily at 9:00 am. NCR with Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar playing on first board defeated Elijah Maliam of CALABARZON in only 25 moves of a King's Indian Defense while board two Giovanni Mejia beat Carl Caranyagan for NCR's 2: 0 victory.
ROUND 6 Standings
9.0 points NCR
7.0 points CVIRAA
6.5 points BRAA, NMRAA; CLRAA
6.0 points IRAA;CALABARZON
5.5 points WVRAA
5.0 points CAR ; CAVRAA ;
4.0 points CRAA ; ARMM ; ZPIRAA
3.0 points EVRAA ; CARAGA
2.0 points DAVRAA, MIMAROPA
ROUND 6 Standings
9.0 points NCR
7.0 points CVIRAA
6.5 points BRAA, NMRAA; CLRAA
6.0 points IRAA;CALABARZON
5.5 points WVRAA
5.0 points CAR ; CAVRAA ;
4.0 points CRAA ; ARMM ; ZPIRAA
3.0 points EVRAA ; CARAGA
2.0 points DAVRAA, MIMAROPA
Friday, April 2, 2010
2010 PALARONG PAMBANSA starts Monday
The 2010 Palarong Pambansa will start Monday April 12,2010 at the Aquino Center,Luisita,Tarlac. Fifteen regional champions will vie for the prestigious title in the 7- round Swiss System tournament Defending champion National Capital Region are again favored to win the title in the Secondary Girls Division and the Elementary Boys Division, while Region VI with Jerich Cajeras and Joel Pimentel are the top bet for the Secondary Boys Division. 2009 ASEAN Age -group gold medalist Cherry Ann Mejia and Mikee Suede banners the NCR team for the secondary girls while Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar and Giovanni Mejia ,will play in the elementary boys division.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
2010 SPICE SPRING INVITATIONAL
GM Julio Becerra won convincingly the 2010 edition of SPICE Spring Invitational. He finished with 6.5/9 a full point ahead of competition with 5 victories, 3 draws and only 1 loss. The rest of the medals went to Gergely Antal and Benjamin Finegold who shared the second position with 5.5 points.
FINAL STANDING
1. Julio Becerra USA 2538 6.5 PTS.
2. Gergely Antal HUN 2511 5.5
3. Benjamin Finegold USA 2534 5.5
4. Ippolito Deam USA 2466 5.0
5. Kuljasevic CRO 2552 4.5
6. Papp Gabor HUN 2542 4.5
7. Yang Darwin USA 2378 4.0
8. Krush, Irina USA 2461 3.5
9. Kraai,Jesse USA 2508 3.0
10. Hansenn,Eric CAN 2415 3.0
FINAL STANDING
1. Julio Becerra USA 2538 6.5 PTS.
2. Gergely Antal HUN 2511 5.5
3. Benjamin Finegold USA 2534 5.5
4. Ippolito Deam USA 2466 5.0
5. Kuljasevic CRO 2552 4.5
6. Papp Gabor HUN 2542 4.5
7. Yang Darwin USA 2378 4.0
8. Krush, Irina USA 2461 3.5
9. Kraai,Jesse USA 2508 3.0
10. Hansenn,Eric CAN 2415 3.0
The European Champion: Ian Nepomniatchtchi and Pian Cramling
Ian Nepomniatchtchi of Russia and Pia Cramling of Sweden rules the 11th European Individual Men and Women's Chess Championship held at Rijeka,Croatia. In the last round,the 20-year old Russian grandmaster defeated Vladimir Akopian from Armenia to score 7 wins and 4 draws, earning 9 points. Second place is shared by Baadur Jobava and Timoteev Artyom. After the rapid tie-breaks, the silver goes to Georgian Baadur Jobava while Artyom Timotteev won third place.Pia Cramling defeated unbeaten Victoria Cmilyte of Lithuania to win the title. Cramling recorded 8 wins with 2 draws and 1 defeat for 9 points.Cmilyte won the silver medal with 8.5 points.Five players with 8 points Monicka Socko,Maire Sabag,Tatiana Kosintseva ,Natalia Shukova and Yelena Dembo.The bronze was won by the Polish Monika Socko after the play-off.
The 23 Mens qualifier for the 2010 World Cup:
1. Ian Nepomniatchtchi 2. Baadur Jobava 3. Artyom Timofeev 4. Zahar Efimenko 5.Igor Lysyj 6. Zoltan Almasi 7. Evgeny Tomashevski 8. Maxim Rodshtein 9. Ivan Salgado Lopez 10. Arman Pashikian 11. Rauf Mamedov 12. Sergei Movsesian 13. Yuri Drozdovskij 14. Vlastimil Babula 15. Evgeny Vorobiov 16. Vladimir Akopian 17. Ferenc Berkes 18. Vladimir Potkin 19. Stelios Halkias 20. Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 21. Evgeny Alekseev 22. Boris Grachec 23. Bartosc Socko
The 14 Women's Qualifier
1. Pia Cramling 2. Victoria Cmilyte 3. Monicka Socko 4. Tatiana Kosintseva 5. Maire Sebag 6. Natalia Shukova 7. Yelena Dembo 8. Antoaneta Stefanova 9. Anna Muzychuk 10. Nadezhda Kosinsteva 11.Maria Muzychuk 12.Ekaterina Kovalevskaya 13. Nastassia Ziazulkina 14. Iweta Rajlich
The 23 Mens qualifier for the 2010 World Cup:
1. Ian Nepomniatchtchi 2. Baadur Jobava 3. Artyom Timofeev 4. Zahar Efimenko 5.Igor Lysyj 6. Zoltan Almasi 7. Evgeny Tomashevski 8. Maxim Rodshtein 9. Ivan Salgado Lopez 10. Arman Pashikian 11. Rauf Mamedov 12. Sergei Movsesian 13. Yuri Drozdovskij 14. Vlastimil Babula 15. Evgeny Vorobiov 16. Vladimir Akopian 17. Ferenc Berkes 18. Vladimir Potkin 19. Stelios Halkias 20. Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 21. Evgeny Alekseev 22. Boris Grachec 23. Bartosc Socko
The 14 Women's Qualifier
1. Pia Cramling 2. Victoria Cmilyte 3. Monicka Socko 4. Tatiana Kosintseva 5. Maire Sebag 6. Natalia Shukova 7. Yelena Dembo 8. Antoaneta Stefanova 9. Anna Muzychuk 10. Nadezhda Kosinsteva 11.Maria Muzychuk 12.Ekaterina Kovalevskaya 13. Nastassia Ziazulkina 14. Iweta Rajlich
Monday, March 22, 2010
DR. J.P. LEVISTE INTER-SCHOOL CHESS FESTIVAL :SIX SHARES TITLE
Ateneo de Manila school grader,Jett Marcos score 4 wins and 2 draws earning 5.0/ 6 points to share the title with Palarong Pambansa bound NCR champion Melwyn Kenneth Baltazar (5.0pts.) and Giovanni Mejia (5.0pts) together with 3 other players in the 2010 Dr. J.P. Leviste Inter-school Chess Festival held in Ateneo de Manila Grade School Canteen,Katipunan Avenue,Quezon City. In the last round Baltazar and Mejia defeated Haince de Leon and unbeaten Jerad Docena (5pts.) respectively.The same score of Paulo Bersamina (5 pts.) who beat Stephen Pangilinan of San Jose del Monte City and Samantila . Virgenie Ruaya and Jasper Marce were half point behind with 4.5 points. There are 10 players with 4.0 points Carlo Caranyagan;StephenPangilinan;Haince de Leon;Nathan Gajo;Dennis Gutierrez Jr.;Ian Forcado;Andrew Sopungco;Christian Navarro;Miguel Guerrero and Irvin Embalsado. Six players score 3.5 points Ynna Canape;Alison Claveria;Kianjoo Macapagal;Kurt Dullon;Angela Viray and Rothse Bautista. A total of 60 players participated in the one day event organized by the Ateneo de Manila Chess Teams under coach IM Idelfonso Datu and coach Ciara Lim.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
20 10 11 TH ASEAN + AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2010 ASEAN + Age Group Championship will be held in Subic Freeport,Olongapo City,Philippine, from 4th to 13th June 2010. Participants may compete in the U- 8; U-10; U-12; U-14; U-16; U-20 Age-Groups gor Girls and Open. In addition Seniors (aged 50 and above) will be held.There will be three events the Standard Chess, the Rapid Chess and Blitz chess.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
11 TH EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL MEN AND WOMEN'S CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
The 11 th European Individual Men's and Women's Chess Championship is taking place from March 5-19 2010 at Rijeka,Croatia. The tournament are qualifier for the next WORLD CUP , part of the World Championship cycle. 22 players will qualify. GM Ian Nepomniatchi from Russia is on top with 8 points after 10 rounds.Eight players are half point behind.GM Jobava Baadur of Georgia share second place with GM's Zahar Efimenko of Ukraine, Rauf Mamedov of Azerbaijan, Ivan Sokolov of Bosnia, Russian GM' s Artyom Timofeev; Denis Khismatulli; Igo Lysyg and Vladimir Akopian of Armenia.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
19 TH AMBER BLINDFOLD AND RAPID TOURNAMENT
The 19 th AmberBlindfold and Rapid Tournament is taking place from March 13- 25 2010 at the Palais de la Mediterranee,Nice. The rate of play is 25 minutes per game with 10 seconds added with every move in rapid and 20 seconds added with every move in blindfold. List of Participants
1. MAGNUS CARLSEN Norway
2. VLADIMIR KRAMNIK Russia
3. LEVON ARONIAN Armenia
4. ALEXANDER GRISCHUK Russia
5. PETER SVIDLER Russia
6. BORIS GELFAND Israel
7. VASILY IVANCHUK Ukraine
8. VUGAR GASHIMOV Azerbaijan
9. RUSLAN PONOMARIOV UKRAINR
10. SERGEY KARJAKIN Russia
11. LEINIER DOMINGUEZ Cuba
12. JAN SMEETS The Netherland
1. MAGNUS CARLSEN Norway
2. VLADIMIR KRAMNIK Russia
3. LEVON ARONIAN Armenia
4. ALEXANDER GRISCHUK Russia
5. PETER SVIDLER Russia
6. BORIS GELFAND Israel
7. VASILY IVANCHUK Ukraine
8. VUGAR GASHIMOV Azerbaijan
9. RUSLAN PONOMARIOV UKRAINR
10. SERGEY KARJAKIN Russia
11. LEINIER DOMINGUEZ Cuba
12. JAN SMEETS The Netherland
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