But the BOGM is sked for Sept 3 to 13, no location yet...

Will lookout for more official, confirmed announcements, season 89 na pala...

I. OBJECTIVE

To select the players who will advance to the grand final of the 2013 National Chess Championships together with the seeded chess players to be held on a tentative date in the month of September 3-13, 2013

II. TOURNAMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS

A. ELIGIBILITY

1. The tournament is open to all
a. seeded titled players (International Masters, FIDE Masters, and National Masters) b. Untitled with NCFP rating of 2200 and above for men and NCFP rating of 2000 above for women c. qualifiers from the elimination round
d. Top three (3) players in all elimination phases of the 2013 National Age-Group championships (U-20, U-16, U-14, U-12) e. Philippine National Games qualifiers
f. Who must be members in good standing of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP)

2. Registration fee is PhP300 for NCFP members. (Additional PhP300 for non-NCFP member.)

3. The tournament shall be divided into following divisions:

a) Men’s Division
b) Women’s Division

Share ko po ang nasa FIDE Handbook:

8.1

"The Commission on Chess Publication, Information and Statistics (CHIPS) stresses the need for all chess players to take more care in their personal appearance. The image of the chess player should be a dignified one, and dressing properly would not only show respect for the game, but also to sponsors, potential or otherwise, to make it worth their while to spend their money.

For example, some federations have barred slippers, sleeveless T-shirts and vests in their tournaments. Those with unkempt and greasy hair should be admonished, as well as those wearing old or torn jeans and battered attire generally."

Pinagtatawanan po ng karamihan nung mag formal attire po ako sa National Age Group. Sagot po ng tatay ko sa mga lumalapit sa kanya, pagpapakita ng respeto sa ginagawa, sa laro, sa kalaban, sa organizer, at sa sponsors. I hope this FIDE Article 8.1 under C.01 will be followed at NCFP-sanctioned tournaments.

Nowadays we also have the talented FM Paulo, Literatus, Jerad & Gio eh...

NATIONAL OPEN CHESS SEMIS GETS UNDERWAY AT PONCIANO BERNARDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN CUBAO

The semifinal round of the 2013 National Open chess championship gets underway on Saturday, July 27, 2013.

The 9-round Swiss system competition, divided into men and women's divisions organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) headed by it's Chairman/President Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr. and Secretary-General Cavite 7th district rep. Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino Jr. in coordination with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), will be held at the Ponciano Bernardo Elementary School, P. Tuazon Blvd. Cubao, Quezon City.

Seeing action in the event which will also select the members of the Philippine men and women's teams to play in the 2013 Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar in December, are the seeded titled players, namely International Masters, FIDE Masters and National Masters together with the qualifiers from the elimination tournaments conducted by NCFP. Also eligible to participate are all untitled Filipino chess players with NCFP rating of 2200 and above for men and NCFP rating of 2000 above for women, top three (3) players in all elimination phases of the 2013 National Age-Group championships (U-20, U-16, U-14, U-12) and Philippine National Games qualifiers who must be members in good standing of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP).

Registration fee is P300 for NCFP members. (Additional PhP300 for non-NCFP member.)

The top players from both divisions shall advance to the grand final together with the seeded titled players. The number of qualifiers shall be announced before the start of the competition.

Notable participants (havent been in standard tournaments for awhile) were NM Gerry Cabellon who won over strong NM Noel Dela Cruz and Coach Roland Perez (Letran) who bowed to NM Emmanuel Emperado.

Starting tomorrow eh 2 standard games per day, sa umaga pa lang sa round 2 eh bakbakan na agad. Aircon naman daw venue sa isang QC public school and malaki lugar...

Round 2 on 2013/07/28 at 0900
Bo. No. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg No.
1 28 im Salcedo Richelieu III 2179 1 1 im Nolte Rolando 2453 1

2 2 fm Pascua Haridas 2413 1 1 nm Bagamasbad Efren 2169 29

3 30 Barreto Franz 2153 1 1 fm Donguines Fernie 2372 5

4 6 fm Nava Roderick 2362 1 1 Salgados Lennon Hart 2143 31

5 32 nm Mejia Giovanni 2120 1 1 nm Elorta David 2348 7

6 8 im Senador Emmanuel 2343 1 1 Mirano Kevin 2078 35

7 12 nm Emperado Emmanuel 2313 1 1 nm Docena Jerad 2055 36

8 14 fm Bersamina Paulo 2283 1 1 Reyes Narquingden 2255 42

9 46 nm Espiritu Onofre 2212 1 1 nm Salcedo Raymond 2265 19

10 20 nm Habla Jony 2254 1 1 nm Cabellon Gerry 2251 43

11 48 nm Nisperos Nick 2128 1 1 nm Llavanes Ronald 2252 21

12 50 Cacho Robert 2074 1 1 nm Gotel Michael 2237 23

13 24 Arguelles Efren 2237 1 1 Ibanez Piokit 2115 49

14 26 Panopio Rodolfo Jr. 2218 1 1 Navarro Joseph 1990 58

Sofia rules in effect, most probably in recollection of what happened last year with those quick/short, pre-arranged draws in the last round, which were ordered replayed by Prez Pichay.

Tie-Breaks – the following tie-break system in descending order of priority, shall be used to determine the final ranking of the players at the end of the tournament:

On round2, draw FM Pau w/ Den Reyes.

Interesting match-ups - Emperado over Docena, Panops over Joseph N, Elorta over Gio, sayang daw Cabellon lost to Habla, while Perez absorbed 2nd loss to Dimaks, Nisperos lost to Llavanes.

Upsets/ surprises - Rilloraza (U12) drew W/ IM Nadera, JF Donguines (U14) over NM Manaog, Jacutina (U14) over FM Castellano, Viernes (U16) over Roma.

Mukhang mas sumasabay na this time mga youngsters, good sign!

Interesting rd3 matches :
Round 3 on 2013/07/28 at 1500
Bo. No. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg No.
1 12 nm Emperado Emmanuel 2313 2 2 fm Pascua Haridas 2413 2

2 5 fm Donguines Fernie 2372 2 2 nm Habla Jony 2254 20

3 21 nm Llavanes Ronald 2252 2 2 fm Nava Roderick 2362 6

4 7 nm Elorta David 2348 2 2 Arguelles Efren 2237 24

5 27 im Pimentel Joel 2194 2 2 im Senador Emmanuel 2343 8

6 1 im Nolte Rolando 2453 1½ 2 Panopio Rodolfo Jr. 2218 26

7 11 im Garma Chito 2318 1½ 1½ im Salcedo Richelieu III 2179 28

8 44 Biag Ivan Gil 2243 1½ 1½ fm Bersamina Paulo 2283 14

9 42 Reyes Narquingden 2255 1½ 1½ nm Branzuela Ali 2270 18

10 19 nm Salcedo Raymond 2265 1½ 1½ Cacho Robert 2074 50

Its tough matches from hereon, next rd6 opponent tom am would be IM Pimentel.

Round 6 on 2013/07/30 at 0900
Bo. No. Name Bdld Gr Typ Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Bdld Gr Typ Rtg No. 1 6 fm Nava Roderick 2362 4 4½ nm Habla Jony
2254 20
2 14 fm Bersamina Paulo 2283 4 4 im Pimentel Joel 2194 27
3 42 Reyes Narquingden 2255 4 4 nm Salcedo Raymond 2265 19

4 28 im Salcedo Richelieu III 2179 4 3½ fm Donguines Fernie 2372 5

5 30 Barreto Franz 2153 3½ 3½ im Nolte Rolando 2453 1

6 8 im Senador Emmanuel 2343 3½ 3½ Nebato Sheider 2229 25

7 26 Panopio Rodolfo Jr. 2218 3½ 3½ nm Emperado Emmanuel 2313 12

8 18 nm Branzuela Ali 2270 3½ 3½ Mirano Kevin 2078 35

I checked out PHI's top players again, as its been awhile!

FM Pau now at #35 with 2313 ! I believe playing strength / ELO can eventually reach the 2400s, maybe before he graduates in HS :

Habla grabs solo lead in National Open semis chess tilt

NATIONAL MASTER Jony Habla is showing the form that made him a star in collegiate chess in the ongoing 2013 Semi-Finals National Chess Championships at the Ponciano Bernardo Elementary School, P. Tuazon Blvd. Cubao, Quezon City.

The pride of Novaliches Novelty Chess Club, a former anchor of Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in SCUAA-NCR meet in the late 90's, downed International Master Emmanuel Senador to grab the solo lead after fifth rounds in the event backed up by Bayan Muna party list rep. Neri Javier Colmenares and DepEd ASEC Tonisito Umali and organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) headed by it's Chairman/President Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr. and Secretary-General Cavite 7th district rep. Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino Jr.

Habla prevails after 55 pushes of London System Opening using the white pieces to raise his total 4.5 points.

Currently employee at DepEd, Habla earlier beat Ricky Echala and NM Gerry Cabellon, drew with FM Fernie Donguines and upset top seed IM Rolando Nolte, respectively.

Fide Master Paulo Bersamina and Narquingden Reyes climbed to second to seventh place with 4.0 points following their impressive wins.

Bersamina toppled Joseph Navarro after 44 moves of Caro-Kann defense while Reyes routed Efren Arguelles after 28 moves of Sicilian skirmish.

Also with 4.0 points are IM Richelieu Salcedo III, IM Joel Pimentel, FM Roderick Nava and NM Raymond Salcedo.

IM Richelieu split the point with NM Raymond after 31 moves of Pir Defense; Nava and Pimentel halved the point after 30 moves of Slav defense.

In the women's side, top seed Gladys Hazelle Romero stopped the winning run of former solo leader Jean Karen Enriquez after 57 moves of Sicilian defense using the black pieces to create a four-way tie for first place with 3.0 points each that includes Janena Marie Regencia and Krizza Lyn Abasolo after four outings.

Regencia bested Nikki Erica Yngayo after 43 moves of Alekhine defense while Abasolo subdued Arvie Lozano after 67 moves of Modern defense.

Also supporting the FIDE rated event are the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), DepEd NCR Regional Director Dr. Luz, S. Almeda, Ponciano Bernardo Elementary School principal Linaflor E. Cabildo, Asst. Chief P.E. School Sports Dr. Jocelyn V. Marcial, Director IV Dr. Luz S. Almeda and OIC office of the Asst. Regional Director Mr. Rizalino Jose T. Rosales.

Joel is talented Ilonggo player, protege of the late Bro. Rolly Dizon, kung may disiplina lang, mas malayo narating. He was St Benilde top board/star before and they had some championships, then na-recruit ng NU last year but didn't get to play due to early boot out, then now nasa Lyceum but have to sit out at least 1 season.

rusticbull: Title: BW Mini-Tournament
Sponsor: Nanobrain
Site: SM Megamall
Date: July 26, 2013
Arbiters: Everybody
Chief Arbiter: Everybody
Helper: Rusticbull
Format: 10-Player Round Robin
Time: 10-10 (For all matches except spartan's 3-10 odd) OFFICIAL RESULTS:
(Nakataya karangalan dito, weheheheh)