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Jul 29, 2011

19th BAGUIO CENTER MALL(BCM) NON-MASTER

19th BAGUIO CENTER MALL(BCM) NON-MASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT"BAGUIO DAY CUP"
TOURNAMENT DATES: SEPTEMBER 3-4, 2011
VENUE: BCM CHESS GALLERY & ACTIVITY CENTER

19TH BCM NON-MASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT
“ BAGUIO DAY CUP”
REGISTRATION:
1. EARLY REGISTRATION FEE ARE P150.00 FOR OPEN CATEGORY AND P150.00 FOR KIDDIES DIVISION
2. EARLY REGISTRATION STARTS ON AUGUST 1, 2011 AND DEAD LINE IS ON AUGUST 31, 2011 @ THE BCM CHESS GALLERY FROM 10AM-7PM.
3. LATE REGISTRATION FEE ARE P250.00 FOR OPEN CATEGORY AND P200.00 FOR KIDDIES DIVISION (FROM SEPTEMBER 1-3 @ 10am or before posting of pairings)
4. PARTICIPATING PLAYERS ARE REQUESTED TO FILL – UP THE REGISTRATION FORM AND SUBMIT THE SAME TO THE CHESS ATTENDANT.

ELIGIBILITY: THE TOURNAMENT IS OPEN TO ALL UNTITLED CHESS PLAYERS
TOURNAMENT SYSTEM:
1. THE 19TH BCM NON-MASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT WILL BE PLAYED IN 7 ROUNDS SWISS SYSTEM.
2. THE TIME CONTROL SHALL BE GAME 45 ( 45 MINUTES EACH PLAYER TO FINISH A GAME).
3. THE FIDE LAWS OF CHESS, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED IN THESE RULES, SHALL GOVERN THE TOURNAMENT.
4. THE SWISS MANAGER PROGRAM SHALL BE USED FOR PAIRINGS.
5. RECORDING OF MOVES IS MANDATORY.
6. TIES SHALL BE BROKEN BY SWISS MANAGER TIE BREAKERS IN CASE AFTER THE 3 TIE BREAKERS HAS BEEN APPLIED AND THE PLAYERS ARE STILL TIED, THE CASH PRIZES SHALL BE SHARED EQUALLY AMONG THE TIED PLAYERS. PLAYERS WHO WIN TWO PRIZES SHALL RECEIVE ONLY THE LARGER ONE.

ARBITRATION: ANY PROTESTS AGAINST THE DECISION OF THE CHIEF ARBITER SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING WITHIN HALF AN HOUR AFTER THE ROUND WITH A DEPOSIT FEE OF 1,000.00 WHICH SHALL BE REFUNDED IF THE PROTEST IS UPHELD.

PLAYERS CONDUCT:
1. NO ANALYSIS IS PERMITTED IN THE PLAYING AREA WHEN ANY GAME IS IN PROGRESS.
2. THE PLAYERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE PLAYING VENUE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE ARBITER.THE PLAYING AREA, RESTROOMS, REFRESHMENT AREA, SMOKING AREA AND OTHER PLACES WILL BE DESIGNATED BY THE CHIEF ARBITER BEFORE THE START OF THE TOURNAMENT.
3. THE PLAYER WHO’S TURN TO MOVE IS NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE PLAYING AREA WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE ARBITER.
4. THERE IS A BAN ON USING EITHER MOBILE PHONES OR ANY OTHER DEVICE THAT CAN DISTURB THE PLAYERS DURING THE GAMES. CELLPHONES HAVE TO BE SWITCHED OFF COMPLETELY IN THE PLAYING AREA. SILENT MODE IS NOT ALLOWED. ANY PLAYER WHOSE PHONE RINGS AND/OR UTILIZES ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES DURING THE GAME SHALL AUTOMATICALLY LOSE THE GAME.
5. THE PLAYERS MUST LEAVE THE PLAYING AREA WHEN THEY HAVE FINISHED THEIR GAME.
6. ANY PLAYER WHO DEFAULTS HIS GAME WILL NOT BE PAIRED FOR THE NEXT ROUND UNLESS HE INFORMS THE TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS OF HIS INTENTION TO PLAY IN THE NEXT ROUND. HE MUST INFORM THE CHIEF ARBITER BEFORE THE END OF THE TIME FRAME OF THE ROUND HE DEFAULTED. A PLAYER WHO DEFAULTS TWO (2) TIMES SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE REST OF THE TOURNAMENT.
7. PLAYERS WHO DID NOT FINISH THE GAME OR WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE TOURNMENT WILL BE METED CORRESPONDING PENALTIES (SUCH AS SUSPENSION FROM SUCCEEDING TOURNAMENTS).
8. PRIOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN PLAYERS AS TO THE RESULT OF INDIVIDUAL GAMES SHALL BE PENALIZED WITH THE UTMOST SEVERITY. IF ANY SUCH AGREEMENT IS PROVEN TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE, THE POINTS APPORTIONED BY THOSE INVOLVED SHALL BE ANNULED AND THE MATTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE TOURNAMENT 
9. BCM CHESS GALLERY GOUND RULES ALSO APPLIES TO THIS TOURNAMENT.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011
9:30-11:00 AM PREPARATION AND BRIEFING OF PARTICIPANTS
11-1230PM ROUND 1
1230-130PM LUNCH
130-300PM ROUND 2
330-500PM ROUND 3
530-700PM ROUND 4
SEPTEMBER 4, 2011
10-1130 AM ROUND 5
1130-1230PM LUNCH
1230-200PM ROUND 6
230-400PM ROUND 7
430-500PM AWARDING CEREMONIES AT ACTIVITY AREA


PRIZES:
OPEN DIVISION ( 13 YRS OLD & ABOVE )
CHAMPION: 7,000.00 PLUS TROPHY
2ND PLACER 5,000.00 PLUS TROPHY
3RD PLACER 3,000.00 PLUS TROPHY
4TH PLACER 1,000.00
5TH PLACER 800.00
6TH – 10TH PLACER 500.00 (EACH)

KIDDIES DIVISION ( 12 YRS OLD & BELOW )
CHAMPION: 5,000.00 PLUS TROPHY
2ND PLACER 3,000.00 PLUS TROPHY
3RD PLACER 1,500.00 PLUS TROPHY
4TH PLACER 1,000.00
5TH PLACER 800.00
6TH – 10TH PLACER 500.00 (EACH)

SPECIAL AWARDS:
TOP JUNIOR (13-19 YRS OLD) TROPHY
TOP LADY TROPHY
TOP SENIOR TROPHY
TOP 9-UNDER(KIDDIES DIV.) 300 

FOR INQUIRIES, YOU MAY REACH THE FF;

ROMEO SAMSON 09079442211
BCM CHESS ATTENDANT

TEDDY SARMIENTO 09107731000
CHIEF ARBITER

ARNIE IGNACIO 09162170477 / 074-444-9346
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR








Jul 25, 2011

2011 Battle of GMs Manila Philippines


Final Ranking after 13 Rounds

Rk.NameFEDRtgBdldPts. TB1  TB2  TB3 
1GMSo WesleyPHI2658Knt9.00.054.504.5
2IMBarbosa OliverPHI2514Knt8.01.049.504.0
3GMTorre EugenioPHI2491Knt8.00.047.503.5
4GMLaylo DarwinPHI2528Knt7.52.547.004.0
5GMAntonio Rogelio JrPHI2565Knt7.52.546.003.5
6IMBitoon RichardPHI2491Knt7.52.044.003.0
7GMSanchez JosephPHI2534Knt7.52.043.753.0
8IMNolte RolandoPHI2433Knt7.51.043.002.5
9GMParagua MarkPHI2545Knt6.00.039.753.5
10GMGomez John PaulPHI2529Knt5.50.032.752.5
11GMBarcenilla RogelioPHI2518Knt5.00.532.253.0
12IMGarcia Jan EmmanuelPHI2404Knt5.00.531.502.5
13GMSalvador RolandPHI2527Knt4.00.022.751.5
14IMRanola YvesPHI2377Knt3.00.017.250.5





Round 13 on 2011/07/23 at 1300
Bo.No.NameResultNameNo.
17IMNolte Rolando1 - 0IMRanola Yves14
28IMGarcia Jan Emmanuel½ - ½GMBarcenilla Rogelio6
39GMGomez John Paul½ - ½GMSalvador Roland5
410IMBarbosa Oliver½ - ½GMAntonio Rogelio Jr4
511GMTorre Eugenio½ - ½GMSanchez Joseph3
612GMSo Wesley½ - ½GMLaylo Darwin2
713GMParagua Mark½ - ½IMBitoon Richard1







Battle of GMs: So captures title for 4th straight year


By Ed Andaya

Final standings:
9 points – W. So
8 – O. Barbosa, E. Torre
7.5 - -D. Laylo, J. Sanchez, R. ,Antonio,  R. ,Bitoon, R. Nolte
6 – M. Paragua
5.5 – J. Gomez
5 – R. Barcenilla, J, Garcia
4 – R. Salvador
3 – Y. Ranola

UNSTOPPABLE.
That  was how players – and even officials – described the  smashing performance of GM Wesley So shorltly after winning  an unprecedeneted  fourth straight title  in the  ‘Battle of GMs’ chess championships at the National Press Club Bldg. in Intramuros, Manila.
So  capped his  impressive one-man show with a pair of back-to-back draws against  GM-candidate Richard Bitoon in the 12 th  and  penultimate round and  GM Darwin Laylo in the  13th and  final round to finish with a  runaway total of nine points on  five wins and  eight draws in the prestigious, 14-player competition organized  by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP)  and sponsored by Pilipinas Shell.
The 17-year-odl Filipino  champion, who is scheduled to  face GM Liren Ding  of China in the first round of the World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Rusia next month, swept his first four assignments  before slowing down a bit in  the next nine rounds.
“This is easily  the most difficult of  the  four (Battle of GMs) championships, especially because there are more rounds played. But I’m happy to win the title again,” said So,. whose last setback in a local  tournament  came at the hands of  GM Julio  Catalino Sadorra in the eighth round of the  2008 President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Cup  at the Duty Free Fiesta Mall in Paranaque.
The win was  also worth P150,000 for So..
Newly-crowned  Campomanes Memorial Cup champion  GM-candidate Oliver Barbosa and Asia’s first GM Eugene Torre shared second to third  places with eight points.
Barbosa, however, clinched  runner-up honors by virtue of  the  winner-over-the other rule.
Barbosa, who earned his second GM norm as early as th eninth round,  drew with  GM Rogelio Antonio, Jr. in  30 moves of  the London System, while  Torre halved the point with  GM Joseph Sanchez after 30 moves of Queen’s Pawn opening.
Five players --  Laylo, Antonio, Sanchez, Bitoon and IM Rolando Nolte – shared fourht to eighth places with   at fourth to eighth places. With 7.5 poiints
Bitoon, who also achieve dhi second GM norm in th eninth round,  drew with World Cup-bound  GM Mark Paragua in 31 moves of a Nimzo-Indian,w hile  Nolte defeated IM Yves Ranola after 33 moves of the  Sicilian defense.
Paragua finished  inninth place with six points, followed  by GM John Paul Gomez in 10 th place with 5.5 points.
Comebacking GM Rogelio Barcenilla  and  IM Jan Emmanuel Garcia  battle dto a draw  in 30 moves of the  English opening to share  11 th  to 12 th places with five points.
Defending champion  WFM Rulp Ylem Jose  outclassed Rowelyn Joy Acedo in 38 moves of the Queen’s pawn  to retain the title with  nine points in the 12-player, 11-round event..
Jose, a mainstay of  the star-studded  Far Eastern University  chess team under head coach GM Jayson Gonzales  pocketed P40,000.

The moves:
Round 13
W. So vs. D. Laylo
1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. Nc3 Bg4 9. Ne5 Be6 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nd3 Bf5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Ne5 Nb6 14. e3 Ne4 15. Qe2 a4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qb5 Qd6 19. Nc4 Nxc4 20. bxc4 Rfc8 21. Rab1 Rc7 22. Rfc1 e6 23. Rc3 Bf8 24. Ba3 Qa6 25. Bxf8 Qxb5 26. Rxb5 Kxf8 27. d5 exd5 28. Rxd5 Rac8 29. c5 f5 30. Ra3 Rxc5 31. Rxc5 Rxc5 32. Rxa4   1/2-1/2


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