Antonio shines anew
Men
5 points -- W. So, N. Truong Son (Vietnam)
4.5 -- R. Antonio
4 -- S. Megaranto (Indonesia). B. Gundavaa (Mongolia), D. Laylo, N. Duc Hoa (Vietnam), C .Sang (Vietnam).
3.5 -- M. Paragua, E. Torre. H. Pascua, R. Barcenilla, G. Munkhgal (Mongolia), T. T. Minh (Vietnam), D. T. Hai (Vietnam), J. Gomez, R. Bitoon, N. Van Huy (Vietnam).
3 -- M. Gotel, B. Nadera, S. Farid (Indonesia), S. ,Bilguun (Mongolia), M. Turqueza, R. Amgalanbaatar (Mongolia), P. Bersamina, N. Mariano, R. Tolentino
Women
5 points -- N.T. An (Vietnam)
4 -- B. Galas, B. Mongontuul (Mongolia), W. Medina (Indonesia)
3.5 -- H.T. Tram (Vietnam), N.T. Hung (Vietnam)
TAGAYTAY City -- On a day top seed GM Wesley So settled for his second draw in three days, GM Rogelio Antonio, Jr. demolished FM Gombosuren Munkhgal of Mongolia in the sixth round to strengthen his bid for one of two World Cup berths at stake in the 2012 Asian Zone 3.3 chess championships at the Tagaytay International Convention Center.
Antonio, ever so eager to regain his top billing in local and international chess, defeated Munkhgal in 58 moves of the Nimzo-Indian to vault into solo third place behind So and GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam with 4.5 points on three wins and three draws in this prestigious, nine-round competition hosted by the Tagaytay City government of Mayor Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino.
More importantly, the win by the third-seeded Antonio (ELO 2541) gives the host country another strong candidate for one of two Asian Zone 3.3 slots to the World Cup scheduled in Tromso, Norway later this year.
The win also enabled Antonio, who represented the country in the 2009 World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, to set up a crucial seventh-round showdown against Truong Son.
Truong Son, one of six Vietnamese players in the 42-player field, outwitted GM Mark Paragua in only 28 moves of the Gruenfeld to forge a two-way tie for the lead with So with five points in six matches.
So, the highest-rated player here with an ELO of 2682, split the point with defending champion GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia in 51 moves of the Slav defense.
“It’s a good draw (against Megaranto). Mahirap din na pilitin,” said the 19-year-old So, who is taking a break from his studies at the Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri to take another crack at the World Cup.
The draw with So also enabled Megaranto to keep his hopes alive with four points, the same score of GM Darwin Laylo, GM Bayarsaikhan Gundavaa of Mongolia and GM Nguyen Duc Hoa and Cao Sang of Vietnam.
Laylo split the point with Duc Hoa in 43 moves of another Gruenfeld, Gundavaa toppled IM Barlo Nadera in 47 moves of the French defense and Cao Sang subdued FM Mari Joseph Turqueza in 19 moves of the Queen’s pawn.
Asia’s first GM Eugene Torre dumped Manny Yu, GM John Paul Gomez drew with GM Richard Bitoon, GM Rogelio Barcenilla Jr. halved the point with FM Tran Tuan Minh of Vietnam and FM Haridas Pascua split the point with IM Nguyen Van Huy of Vietnam to stay in contention with 3.5 points.
In the women’s division, Bernadette Galas of the Philippines pulled the rug from under second seed WGM Pham Le Thao Nguyen of Vietnam to climb into a tie for second to fourth places with four points.
Galas, who also won over FM Ummi Fisabilila of Indonesia in the fifth round, is only one point behind solo leader WGM Nguyen Thi An of Vietnam.
WFM Marie Antoinette San Diego, however, was not as lucky.
San Diego bowed to WGM Tuvshintugs Batchimeg of Mongolia to remain with only two points.
WIM Catherine Perena defeated WFM Rulp Ylem Jose in an all-Filipina encounter to improve to three points.
The moves:
Round 6
S. Megaranto (Indonesia) vs. W. So (Philippines)
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 Nf8 9. Qc2 g6 10. O-O Ne6 11. Nh4 O-O 12. Rab1 Ng7 13. b4 a6 14. a4 Bf5 15. b5 axb5 16. axb5 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Nf5 18. Nxf6 Bxf6 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Qc2 Qa5 21. Ne2 Rfc8 22. Rfc1 Nd6 23. Nd2 Nb5 24. Qd1 Be7 25. Ra1 Ba3 26. Rc2 Qb6 27. Rca2 Qb7 28. Qb3 Bd6 29. g3 Rxa2 30. Rxa2 Ra8 31. Rxa8+ Qxa8 32. Kg2 Qa5 33. Nf3 Qa3 34. Qc2 Qa6 35. Nc1 Na3 36. Qd1 Nc4 37. Qe2 c5 38. Qd3 Qb6 39. Ne2 cxd4 40. Nfxd4 Qc5 41. Qb3 Nd2 42. Qb5 Ne4 43. Qe8+ Bf8 44. Nf4 Nf6 45. Qe5 Qd6 46. Qxd6 Bxd6 47. Nd3 Kf8 48. h3 h5 49. f4 Ne4 50. g4 hxg4 51. hxg4 Bc5 1/2-1/2
5 points -- W. So, N. Truong Son (Vietnam)
4.5 -- R. Antonio
4 -- S. Megaranto (Indonesia). B. Gundavaa (Mongolia), D. Laylo, N. Duc Hoa (Vietnam), C .Sang (Vietnam).
3.5 -- M. Paragua, E. Torre. H. Pascua, R. Barcenilla, G. Munkhgal (Mongolia), T. T. Minh (Vietnam), D. T. Hai (Vietnam), J. Gomez, R. Bitoon, N. Van Huy (Vietnam).
3 -- M. Gotel, B. Nadera, S. Farid (Indonesia), S. ,Bilguun (Mongolia), M. Turqueza, R. Amgalanbaatar (Mongolia), P. Bersamina, N. Mariano, R. Tolentino
Women
5 points -- N.T. An (Vietnam)
4 -- B. Galas, B. Mongontuul (Mongolia), W. Medina (Indonesia)
3.5 -- H.T. Tram (Vietnam), N.T. Hung (Vietnam)
TAGAYTAY City -- On a day top seed GM Wesley So settled for his second draw in three days, GM Rogelio Antonio, Jr. demolished FM Gombosuren Munkhgal of Mongolia in the sixth round to strengthen his bid for one of two World Cup berths at stake in the 2012 Asian Zone 3.3 chess championships at the Tagaytay International Convention Center.
Antonio, ever so eager to regain his top billing in local and international chess, defeated Munkhgal in 58 moves of the Nimzo-Indian to vault into solo third place behind So and GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam with 4.5 points on three wins and three draws in this prestigious, nine-round competition hosted by the Tagaytay City government of Mayor Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino.
More importantly, the win by the third-seeded Antonio (ELO 2541) gives the host country another strong candidate for one of two Asian Zone 3.3 slots to the World Cup scheduled in Tromso, Norway later this year.
The win also enabled Antonio, who represented the country in the 2009 World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, to set up a crucial seventh-round showdown against Truong Son.
Truong Son, one of six Vietnamese players in the 42-player field, outwitted GM Mark Paragua in only 28 moves of the Gruenfeld to forge a two-way tie for the lead with So with five points in six matches.
So, the highest-rated player here with an ELO of 2682, split the point with defending champion GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia in 51 moves of the Slav defense.
“It’s a good draw (against Megaranto). Mahirap din na pilitin,” said the 19-year-old So, who is taking a break from his studies at the Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri to take another crack at the World Cup.
The draw with So also enabled Megaranto to keep his hopes alive with four points, the same score of GM Darwin Laylo, GM Bayarsaikhan Gundavaa of Mongolia and GM Nguyen Duc Hoa and Cao Sang of Vietnam.
Laylo split the point with Duc Hoa in 43 moves of another Gruenfeld, Gundavaa toppled IM Barlo Nadera in 47 moves of the French defense and Cao Sang subdued FM Mari Joseph Turqueza in 19 moves of the Queen’s pawn.
Asia’s first GM Eugene Torre dumped Manny Yu, GM John Paul Gomez drew with GM Richard Bitoon, GM Rogelio Barcenilla Jr. halved the point with FM Tran Tuan Minh of Vietnam and FM Haridas Pascua split the point with IM Nguyen Van Huy of Vietnam to stay in contention with 3.5 points.
In the women’s division, Bernadette Galas of the Philippines pulled the rug from under second seed WGM Pham Le Thao Nguyen of Vietnam to climb into a tie for second to fourth places with four points.
Galas, who also won over FM Ummi Fisabilila of Indonesia in the fifth round, is only one point behind solo leader WGM Nguyen Thi An of Vietnam.
WFM Marie Antoinette San Diego, however, was not as lucky.
San Diego bowed to WGM Tuvshintugs Batchimeg of Mongolia to remain with only two points.
WIM Catherine Perena defeated WFM Rulp Ylem Jose in an all-Filipina encounter to improve to three points.
The moves:
Round 6
S. Megaranto (Indonesia) vs. W. So (Philippines)
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 Nf8 9. Qc2 g6 10. O-O Ne6 11. Nh4 O-O 12. Rab1 Ng7 13. b4 a6 14. a4 Bf5 15. b5 axb5 16. axb5 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Nf5 18. Nxf6 Bxf6 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Qc2 Qa5 21. Ne2 Rfc8 22. Rfc1 Nd6 23. Nd2 Nb5 24. Qd1 Be7 25. Ra1 Ba3 26. Rc2 Qb6 27. Rca2 Qb7 28. Qb3 Bd6 29. g3 Rxa2 30. Rxa2 Ra8 31. Rxa8+ Qxa8 32. Kg2 Qa5 33. Nf3 Qa3 34. Qc2 Qa6 35. Nc1 Na3 36. Qd1 Nc4 37. Qe2 c5 38. Qd3 Qb6 39. Ne2 cxd4 40. Nfxd4 Qc5 41. Qb3 Nd2 42. Qb5 Ne4 43. Qe8+ Bf8 44. Nf4 Nf6 45. Qe5 Qd6 46. Qxd6 Bxd6 47. Nd3 Kf8 48. h3 h5 49. f4 Ne4 50. g4 hxg4 51. hxg4 Bc5 1/2-1/2
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