Too strong
Standings after five rounds:
(Filipinos unless stated)
4.5 points -- W. So
4 -- N.Truong Son (Vietnam)
3.5 -- R. Antonio, M. Paragua, D. Laylo, S. Megaranto (Indonesia), N. Duc Hoa (Vietnam),
G. Munkhgal (Mongolia)
3 -- H.Pascua, R. Barcenilla, B. Gundavaa (Mongolia), T.T. Minh (Vietnam), B. Nadera,
J. Gomez, R. Bitoon, M. Turqueza, C. Sang (Vietnam), N. V. Huy (Vietnam)
2.5 - E. Torre, M. Yu, R. Sarip, P. Bersamina, D.T. Hai (Vietnam), R. Tolentino, R. Hamdani (Indonesia), N. ,Villanueva, Y.L. Tian (Malaysia), M. Gotel, S. Farid (INdonesia), O. Dimakiling, R. Nolte, R. Olay, J. Visca, S. Bilguun (Mongolia), R. Andador, R. Amgalanbataar (Mongolia), N. Mariano.
TAGAYTAY City -- Top seed GM Wesley So played 'beautiful chess' all game long to whip GM-elect Bayarsaikhan Gundavaa of Mongolia and assume the solo lead halfway through the 2013 Asian Zone 3.3 chess championships at the Tagaytay International Convention Center.
So, looking supremely confident in his first appearance before his countrymen in more than a year, parlayed a slight opening advantage into a decisive win with the white pieces over the sixth-seeded Mongolian champion to grab the solo lead with 4.5 points on four wins and one draw in this prestigious, nine-round competition organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), headed by Prospero “Butch” Pichay in cooperation with the Tagaytay City government of Mayor Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino.
The turning point came with So's 21. Nd6, allowing white to gain the initiative and putting heavy pressure on Gundavaa.
So's win, coupled with a draw by GM Darwin Laylo with erstwhile co-leader GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam, put the 19-year-old Fililipino champion all alone at the top in the nine-round tournament which attracted 42 players from Vietnam, Mongolia, Indonesia, Malaysia and host Philippines.
Laylo had a chance to pull the rug from under Truong Son with a slight middle game advantage, but allowed the Vietnamese player to escape with a draw.
Up next in the sixth round for So is defending champion GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia, who halved the point with IM Nguyen Duc Hoa of Vietnam.
Megaranto topped the Asian Zonals when it was last held in Tagaytay City two years ago.
So's benefactor at Webster University, Susan Polgar, congratulated the Filipino for his good showing after five rounds so far.
“So far, so good for Wesley. His hard work over the past many months has paid off. However, he must still focus one game at a time and not relax until the World Cup berth is earned,” said Polgar, who also confirmed that So has been invited to play in the prestigious Reykjavic Open next month.
“Everyone at Webster University and SPICE are very proud of him. The President of Webster U is tweeting about him almost daily,” added Polgar.
GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. crushed FM Haridas Pascua and GM Mark Paragua toppled Asia's first GM Eugene Torre to stay within striking distance of the two World Cup berths at stake with 3.5 points out of a possile five.
With Antonio and Paragua are Laylo, Megaranto, Hoa and FM Gombosuren Munkhgal of Mongolia.
United States-based GM Rogelio Barcenilla Jr. crushed Ravdankhumbuu Amgalanbaatar of Mongolia and GM John Paul Gomez whipped FM rudin Hamdani of Indonesia, Mari Joseph Turqueza shocked IM Rolando Nolte, and IM Barlo Nadera outplayed Nelson Villanueva to stay in contention with three points.
In the women's division, Nguyen Thi Thanh An of Vietnam defeated WGM Nguyen Pham Le Thao in an all-Vietnamese showdown to keep the lead with 4.5 points.
Bernadette Galas of the Philippines crushed WFM Ummi Fisabilillah of Indonesia to climb to a share of fourth to seventh places with three points.
Galas is tied with Pham, WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram and WIM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung of Vietnam.
The other Filipina campaigners -- WFM Rulp Ylem Jose, WFM Marie Antoinette San Diego and WIM Catherine Perena -- have two points apiece.
Mary Grace Tambasen has yet to score a point.
The moves:
Round 5
W. So vs. B. Gundavaa
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. e3 b6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Bb7 10. Bb2 Qa5 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. e4 Qg5 13. f3 c5 14. Nc4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Rfc8 16. Qd2 Qh4+ 17. Qf2 Qxf2+ 18. Kxf2 Ba6 19. Rc1 Rc6 20. Bd3 Rac8 21. Nd6 Rxc1 22. Bxc1 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bxd3 24. Ke3 Ba6 25. Rc7 Nf8 26. Rxa7 Bf1 27. Kf2 Bd3 28. Nxf7 N6d7 29. Nd6 h6 30. h4 h5 31. a4 Bc2 32. Ke2 Bb3 33. a5 bxa5 34. Rxa5 e5 35. d5 Nb6 36. Kd3 Nfd7 37. Kc3 Bd1 38. Nf5 Ba4 39. Ne3 1-0
D. Laylo vs. N. Truong Son
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Be7 10.g3 Bh5 11. O-O-O Nfd7 12. Be2 Nb6 13. c5 Nc4 14. Ng2 Nxd2 15. Rxd2 f6 16. f4 Bf7 17. e4 O-O 18. exd5 exd5 19. Bd3 b6 20. Qc2 g6 21. h4 bxc5 22. h5 f5 23. hxg6 Bxg6 24. dxc5 Nd7 25. Ne3 Nxc5 26. Bxf5 Rxf5 27. Nxf5 Bf8 28. Rf1 a5 29. g4 a4 30. Qd1 Qa5 31. Rf3 Rb8 32. Nd4 Qb6 33. Nxa4 Nxa4 34. Qxa4 Bb4 35. f5 Qc5+ 36. Nc2 Qg1+ 37. Rd1 Qxg4 38. Qxc6 Qxf3 39. fxg6 Qf4+ 40. Kb1 Bf8 41. Qxd5+ Kh8 42. Rh1 h6 43. Qd4+ Qxd4 44. Nxd4 Bg7 45. Nb3 Rb6 46. Rg1 Be5 47. Kc2 Rc6+ 48. Kb1 Rb6 49. Rg2 Kg7 50. Kc2 Rxg6 51. Rxg6+ Kxg6 52. Nd2 Kf5
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(Filipinos unless stated)
4.5 points -- W. So
4 -- N.Truong Son (Vietnam)
3.5 -- R. Antonio, M. Paragua, D. Laylo, S. Megaranto (Indonesia), N. Duc Hoa (Vietnam),
G. Munkhgal (Mongolia)
3 -- H.Pascua, R. Barcenilla, B. Gundavaa (Mongolia), T.T. Minh (Vietnam), B. Nadera,
J. Gomez, R. Bitoon, M. Turqueza, C. Sang (Vietnam), N. V. Huy (Vietnam)
2.5 - E. Torre, M. Yu, R. Sarip, P. Bersamina, D.T. Hai (Vietnam), R. Tolentino, R. Hamdani (Indonesia), N. ,Villanueva, Y.L. Tian (Malaysia), M. Gotel, S. Farid (INdonesia), O. Dimakiling, R. Nolte, R. Olay, J. Visca, S. Bilguun (Mongolia), R. Andador, R. Amgalanbataar (Mongolia), N. Mariano.
TAGAYTAY City -- Top seed GM Wesley So played 'beautiful chess' all game long to whip GM-elect Bayarsaikhan Gundavaa of Mongolia and assume the solo lead halfway through the 2013 Asian Zone 3.3 chess championships at the Tagaytay International Convention Center.
So, looking supremely confident in his first appearance before his countrymen in more than a year, parlayed a slight opening advantage into a decisive win with the white pieces over the sixth-seeded Mongolian champion to grab the solo lead with 4.5 points on four wins and one draw in this prestigious, nine-round competition organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), headed by Prospero “Butch” Pichay in cooperation with the Tagaytay City government of Mayor Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino.
The turning point came with So's 21. Nd6, allowing white to gain the initiative and putting heavy pressure on Gundavaa.
So's win, coupled with a draw by GM Darwin Laylo with erstwhile co-leader GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam, put the 19-year-old Fililipino champion all alone at the top in the nine-round tournament which attracted 42 players from Vietnam, Mongolia, Indonesia, Malaysia and host Philippines.
Laylo had a chance to pull the rug from under Truong Son with a slight middle game advantage, but allowed the Vietnamese player to escape with a draw.
Up next in the sixth round for So is defending champion GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia, who halved the point with IM Nguyen Duc Hoa of Vietnam.
Megaranto topped the Asian Zonals when it was last held in Tagaytay City two years ago.
So's benefactor at Webster University, Susan Polgar, congratulated the Filipino for his good showing after five rounds so far.
“So far, so good for Wesley. His hard work over the past many months has paid off. However, he must still focus one game at a time and not relax until the World Cup berth is earned,” said Polgar, who also confirmed that So has been invited to play in the prestigious Reykjavic Open next month.
“Everyone at Webster University and SPICE are very proud of him. The President of Webster U is tweeting about him almost daily,” added Polgar.
GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. crushed FM Haridas Pascua and GM Mark Paragua toppled Asia's first GM Eugene Torre to stay within striking distance of the two World Cup berths at stake with 3.5 points out of a possile five.
With Antonio and Paragua are Laylo, Megaranto, Hoa and FM Gombosuren Munkhgal of Mongolia.
United States-based GM Rogelio Barcenilla Jr. crushed Ravdankhumbuu Amgalanbaatar of Mongolia and GM John Paul Gomez whipped FM rudin Hamdani of Indonesia, Mari Joseph Turqueza shocked IM Rolando Nolte, and IM Barlo Nadera outplayed Nelson Villanueva to stay in contention with three points.
In the women's division, Nguyen Thi Thanh An of Vietnam defeated WGM Nguyen Pham Le Thao in an all-Vietnamese showdown to keep the lead with 4.5 points.
Bernadette Galas of the Philippines crushed WFM Ummi Fisabilillah of Indonesia to climb to a share of fourth to seventh places with three points.
Galas is tied with Pham, WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram and WIM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung of Vietnam.
The other Filipina campaigners -- WFM Rulp Ylem Jose, WFM Marie Antoinette San Diego and WIM Catherine Perena -- have two points apiece.
Mary Grace Tambasen has yet to score a point.
The moves:
Round 5
W. So vs. B. Gundavaa
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. e3 b6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Bb7 10. Bb2 Qa5 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. e4 Qg5 13. f3 c5 14. Nc4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Rfc8 16. Qd2 Qh4+ 17. Qf2 Qxf2+ 18. Kxf2 Ba6 19. Rc1 Rc6 20. Bd3 Rac8 21. Nd6 Rxc1 22. Bxc1 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bxd3 24. Ke3 Ba6 25. Rc7 Nf8 26. Rxa7 Bf1 27. Kf2 Bd3 28. Nxf7 N6d7 29. Nd6 h6 30. h4 h5 31. a4 Bc2 32. Ke2 Bb3 33. a5 bxa5 34. Rxa5 e5 35. d5 Nb6 36. Kd3 Nfd7 37. Kc3 Bd1 38. Nf5 Ba4 39. Ne3 1-0
D. Laylo vs. N. Truong Son
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Be7 10.g3 Bh5 11. O-O-O Nfd7 12. Be2 Nb6 13. c5 Nc4 14. Ng2 Nxd2 15. Rxd2 f6 16. f4 Bf7 17. e4 O-O 18. exd5 exd5 19. Bd3 b6 20. Qc2 g6 21. h4 bxc5 22. h5 f5 23. hxg6 Bxg6 24. dxc5 Nd7 25. Ne3 Nxc5 26. Bxf5 Rxf5 27. Nxf5 Bf8 28. Rf1 a5 29. g4 a4 30. Qd1 Qa5 31. Rf3 Rb8 32. Nd4 Qb6 33. Nxa4 Nxa4 34. Qxa4 Bb4 35. f5 Qc5+ 36. Nc2 Qg1+ 37. Rd1 Qxg4 38. Qxc6 Qxf3 39. fxg6 Qf4+ 40. Kb1 Bf8 41. Qxd5+ Kh8 42. Rh1 h6 43. Qd4+ Qxd4 44. Nxd4 Bg7 45. Nb3 Rb6 46. Rg1 Be5 47. Kc2 Rc6+ 48. Kb1 Rb6 49. Rg2 Kg7 50. Kc2 Rxg6 51. Rxg6+ Kxg6 52. Nd2 Kf5
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