5. SAN JUAN CITY 'B' (RtgAvg:2124, TB1: 10 / TB2: 17.5) Bo. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts. Games RtgAvg

1 IM GARMA Chito 2340 PHI 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 5.5 7 2259

2 BRANZUELA Ali 2270 PHI 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 5.0 7 2124

3 AREQUE Jerry 2086 PHI 1 1 0 0 0 ½ 2.5 6 1962

4 VILLANUEVA Horizon 1800 PHI 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 0 4.5 7 1960

5 TABUENA Emmanuel 1800 PHI 0 0.0 1 1800

Player infoGARMA Chito IM 2340 PHI Rp:2489
Rd. SNo Name Rtg FED Pts. Res. Bo.
1 89 BERNALES Christy Lamiel 2037 PHI 4.0 s 1 1
2 124 CAUSO Deniel 2296 PHI 4.5 w ½ 1
3 57 DATU Alcon John 2290 PHI 1.5 s 1 1
4 14 GM SO Wesley 2655 PHI 5.5 w 0 1
5 187 MANAOG Stewart 1800 PHI 3.0 s 1 1
6 182 GM GOMEZ John Paul 2514 PHI 4.5 w 1 1
7 10 SALCEDO Richilieu 2223 PHI 3.0 s 1 1

BRANZUELA Ali 2270 PHI Rp:2282
Rd. SNo Name Rtg FED Pts. Res. Bo.
1 90 ABASOLO Krizza Lyn 1800 PHI 0.0 w 1 2
2 125 VILLANUEVA Nelson 2267 PHI 2.5 s ½ 2
3 58 MARIANO Nelson III 2242 PHI 5.0 w 0 2
4 15 GATUS Edmundo 2229 PHI 3.5 s 1 2
5 188 MONTOYO Ted Ian 2297 PHI 3.0 w 1 2
6 183 MAGNO Cedric 1800 PHI 2.5 s 1 2
7 11 NEBATO Sheider 2233 PHI 3.5 w ½ 2

AREQUE Jerry 2086 PHI Rp:1905
Rd. SNo Name Rtg FED Pts. Res. Bo.
1 91 MENDOZA Cheyzer 1800 PHI 0.5 s 1 3
2 126 DOCASE Aguido 1800 PHI 3.0 w 1 3
3 59 PEREZ Adrian 2076 PHI 4.5 s 0 3
4 16 BIAG Ivan Gil 1800 PHI 4.5 w 0 3
5 189 DUNGCA Ryan 2132 PHI 3.5 s 0 3
7 12 CHAVEZ Antonio Jr. 2161 PHI 4.5 s ½ 3

VILLANUEVA Horizon 1800 PHI Rp:2062
Rd. SNo Name Rtg FED Pts. Res. Bo.
1 92 SUEDE Mikee Charlene 1933 PHI 2.5 w 1 4
2 128 ARELLANO Bryll 1800 PHI 2.0 s 1 4
3 60 AQUINO Prince Mark 1973 PHI 3.0 w 1 4
4 17 GARCIA Gary 1800 PHI 5.0 s 0 4
5 190 RICAFORT Marlon 2134 PHI 3.5 w ½ 4
6 184 SALUBRE Jason 2282 PHI 4.5 w 1 3
7 13 RAPANOT Alfredo 1800 PHI 6.0 w 0 4

Round 2
Bo. 11 SAN JUAN CITY 'B' Rtg - 26 RIO TUBA, BATARAZA-PALAWAN Rtg 3 : 1 8.1 IM GARMA Chito 2340 - CAUSO Deniel 2296 ½ - ½
8.2 BRANZUELA Ali 2270 - VILLANUEVA Nelson 2267 ½ - ½ 8.3 AREQUE Jerry 2086 - DOCASE Aguido 1800 1 - 0
8.4 VILLANUEVA Horizon 1800 - ARELLANO Bryll 1800 1 - 0

Round 3
Bo. 2 QUEZON CITY (WIZARDS MANPOWER) Rtg - 11 SAN JUAN CITY 'B' Rtg 2 : 2 1.1 DATU Alcon John 2290 - IM GARMA Chito 2340 0 - 1 1.2 MARIANO Nelson III 2242 - BRANZUELA Ali 2270 1 - 0 1.3 PEREZ Adrian 2076 - AREQUE Jerry 2086 1 - 0
1.4 AQUINO Prince Mark 1973 - VILLANUEVA Horizon 1800 0 - 1

Round 4
Bo. 11 SAN JUAN CITY 'B' Rtg - 14 TAGAYTAY CITY Rtg 1 : 3 3.1 IM GARMA Chito 2340 - GM SO Wesley 2655 0 - 1
3.2 BRANZUELA Ali 2270 - GATUS Edmundo 2229 1 - 0
3.3 AREQUE Jerry 2086 - BIAG Ivan Gil 1800 0 - 1
3.4 VILLANUEVA Horizon 1800 - GARCIA Gary 1800 0 - 1

Round 5
Bo. 22 TANAUAN CITY (RVC FOUNDATION) Rtg - 11 SAN JUAN CITY 'B' Rtg 1½:2½ 6.1 MANAOG Stewart 1800 - IM GARMA Chito 2340 0 - 1
6.2 MONTOYO Ted Ian 2297 - BRANZUELA Ali 2270 0 - 1 6.3 DUNGCA Ryan 2132 - AREQUE Jerry 2086 1 - 0
6.4 RICAFORT Marlon 2134 - VILLANUEVA Horizon 1800 ½ - ½

Round 6
Bo. 11 SAN JUAN CITY 'B' Rtg - 20 BOHOL-MATWOOD Rtg 3 : 1 5.1 IM GARMA Chito 2340 - GM GOMEZ John Paul 2514 1 - 0 5.2 BRANZUELA Ali 2270 - MAGNO Cedric 1800 1 - 0
5.3 VILLANUEVA Horizon 1800 - SALUBRE Jason 2282 1 - 0 5.4 TABUENA Emmanuel 1800 - INGCAD Oliver 1800 0 - 1

<During the 1990 Manila Interzonal, Florencio Campomanes assigned Chito as a translator for Icelandic GM Johann Hjartarson, at that time a candidate for the world championship. Johann said that he did not need a translator because he spoke English, but "Campo" was insistent and told him just to use Garma as his "boy". Hjartarson never realized that Garma was a chessplayer and indeed might even have beaten him in blitz chess.

Well, later in the year during the 1990 Novi Sad Olympiad, Hjartarson got the shock of his life when he showed up for the Iceland-Philippines match and discovered Chito Garma sitting across the board.

"You! You’re my boy!"

To which Chito Garma responded with a big smile. His smile even got bigger after he created a sensation. Hjartarson could not recover from the shock.

Hjartarson, Johann (2520) -- Garma, Chito (2280) [A05]

Novi Sad ol (Men) (6), 1990

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