Sunday, October 4, 2009

NM ELWIN RETANAL TOPS 2ND CONG. UNGAB CUP MIXED-MASTERS TOURNEY


( Cong. Ungab doing the ceremonial moves together with 2009 ASEAN age-group double gold medalist Austin Jacob Literatus. Caissa's father is the one wearing the BW T-shirt. )


( NM Elwin Retanal receiving his champion's prize fromCaissa's Father. Also in photo is NCFP Regional coordinator James Infiesto and chess patron Glen Paclar. )






( Candidate Master Jimmy Dano vs. Caissa's Father in 2nd round action. The game ended in a draw. )


( Players and kibitzers alike milling around the unfinished game of US Master Peter Tidoy and Gerald Cavan of Panabo City ).







NM Erwin Retanal of Malita, Davao del Sur racked-up 6 consecutive wins then halved the point with Reynaldo " Bembem " Quinonez in the last round to score 6.5 pts and emerged as the Champion after 7 rounds of slambang competition in the 2nd Cong. Ungab Cup " King of 64 squares Mixed-Masters Active Chess Tournament " held from October 3 and 4, 2009 at the Don Juan dela Cruz Central Elem. School, Toril, Davao City. NM Retanal received P 10,000 and the Cong. Ungab Cup.

Jayson Salubre on the other hand, beat Toril's pride and the reigning 2009 Shell Mindanao leg Kiddie champ Austin Jacob Literatus to score 6 pts. and grab 2nd place worth P 6,000.00 + trophy. Henry Lopez also won his 7th round game against Eric Fernandez to score 5.5 pts. together with Reynaldo Quinonez. The two divided the combined prize of P 6,000.00 ( P 3,000.00 each )but Henry was awarded the 3rd prize trophy due to better tie-break. Four players tied for 5th place scoring 5 pts. each namely Jerwel Andoy, NM Alex Lupian, Gerald Cavan and Zaldy Tabanao and divided the 5th place prize of P 1,000.00 among themselves. Zaldy Tabanao also emerged as the best performer for the Calinan and Toril players and was awarded a special prize of P 1,500.00 + magnetic trophy.

The tournament was a huge success with 50 topnotch chess players all over Southern Mindanao participating. Notable perfomance was also shown by 12 years old Austin Jacob Literatus who defeated seasoned veterans US Master Peter Tidoy and Candidate Masters Jimmy Dano and Ferdinand Leysa. Also note to mention was lone woman entry Mary Israel Palero of Calinan who scored 3 consecutive wins to grab the lead in the early rounds beating the likes of 2nd placer Bembem Quinonez, NM Cedric Magno and Lito Laput. The 16 years old lady is a former Shell Region XI KIddie champ and presently the board 2 player of the Holy Cross of Davao College women's varsity team.

The tournament was sponsored by Cong. Isidro Roy Ungab of the 3rd District of Davao City and ably supported by Chess Excellence Ltd. Co., Metro Toril Chess Association, Guevarra Law Office and Caissa's Father chess blog and chess supporters Glen Paclar, Engr. Oscar Barriga, Christopher Yap and Engr. Jun Amosfera. Chief Arbiter of the tourney was NM Prospero Cruz ably assisted by pairings expert Alfred Moulic.

Final Ranking:

Rank SNo. Name Rtg FED Pts BH.

1 2 NM RETANAL Elwin 2198 AUT 6½ 31½
2 7 SALUBRE Jayson 2099 AUT 6 28½
3 5 LOPEZ Henry 2144 AUT 5½ 29½
4 8 QUINONEZ Reynaldo 2086 AUT 5½ 27½
5 15 ANDOY Jerwell 1992 AUT 5 30½
6 1 NM LUPIAN Alexander 2276 AUT 5 25½
7 17 CAVAN Gerald 1984 AUT 5 25
8 22 TABANAO Zaldy 1870 AUT 5 24½
9 9 FERNANDEZ Eric 2085 AUT 4½ 30½
10 30 LITERATUS Austin Jacob 1735 AUT 4½ 29½
11 14 REYES Nofre 2013 AUT 4½ 25½
12 10 NM MAGNO Cedric 2060 AUT 4½ 22½
13 19 QUINONEZ Arace 1954 Phi 4 32
14 13 BAYRON Perkins 2015 AUT 4 29
15 18 SACAR Mohammad 1962 Phi 4 27½
16 6 DANO Jimmy 2131 AUT 4 27½
17 4 TIDOY Peter 2156 AUT 4 26½
18 11 LAPUT Lito 2054 AUT 4 25½
19 44 MOSQUEDA Anthony 0 AUT 4 24½
20 12 YU Sammy"the Dragon 2040 AUT 4 24
21 29 DIMAKILING Adrian 1739 AUT 4 20½
22 42 LLANOS Adrian Alain 0 AUT 3½ 27½
23 3 LEYSA Ferdinand 2167 AUT 3½ 27
24 24 YAP Christopher 1824 AUT 3½ 25½
25 21 BATUCAN John Ray 1925 AUT 3½ 25
26 36 AMAR Denzel John 0 AUT 3½ 25
27 20 FAJARDO Henry 1951 AUT 3½ 24½
28 31 BATUCAN Neptali Iii 1711 AUT 3½ 22½
29 16 GEMPERO Reynaldo 1991 AUT 3½ 21
30 33 PALERO Mary Israel 1661 AUT 3 34
31 37 ATMOSFERA Jun Engr. 0 AUT 3 25
32 23 GUEVARRA Dioniosio Atty. 1835 AUT 3 24
33 39 BARRIGA Oscar Engr. 0 Phi 3 22½
34 47 SALIMBAGAT Steve 0 AUT 3 22
35 48 VALLE Raul 0 AUT 3 21½
36 25 SINAGULA Jumong 1800 AUT 3 20½
37 50 YPAWAGUIWE Jose 0 AUT 3 20½
38 41 JOVER Ali 0 AUT 2½ 25½
39 32 TUBOG Erwin Jr. 1692 Phi 2½ 20½
40 27 CONTE Reynaldo 1794 AUT 2 23
41 35 ACAS Cecilio 0 AUT 2 21
42 43 LUCERO Jong2x 0 AUT 2 20
43 28 IBA Peter 1763 AUT 1½ 23½
44 49 VELARDE Carlos 0 AUT 1 22½
45 26 AMABLE Rey 1796 AUT 1 22½
46 34 ACAS Alvin 0 AUT 1 20½
47 38 Bo. SNo. Name Pts Res. Pts Name

7th round result

SNo.
1 2 NM RETANAL Elwin 6 ½ - ½ 5 QUINONEZ Reynaldo 8
2 7 SALUBRE Jayson 5 1 - 0 4½ LITERATUS Austin Jacob 30
3 9 FERNANDEZ Eric 4½ 0 - 1 4½ LOPEZ Henry 5
4 1 NM LUPIAN Alexander 4 1 - 0 4 SACAR Mohammad 18
5 17 CAVAN Gerald 4 1 - 0 4 YU Sammy"the Dragon 12
6 15 ANDOY Jerwell 4 1 - 0 4 QUINONEZ Arace 19
7 3 LEYSA Ferdinand 3½ 0 - 1 4 TABANAO Zaldy 22
8 13 BAYRON Perkins 3½ ½ - ½ 3½ DANO Jimmy 6
9 10 NM MAGNO Cedric 3½ 1 - 0 3½ YAP Christopher 24
10 31 BATUCAN Neptali Iii 3½ 0 - 1 3½ REYES Nofre 14
11 4 TIDOY Peter 3 1 - 0 3 PALERO Mary Israel 33
12 37 ATMOSFERA Jun Engr. 3 0 - 1 3 LAPUT Lito 11
13 42 LLANOS Adrian Alain 3 ½ - ½ 3 FAJARDO Henry 20
14 36 AMAR Denzel John 3 ½ - ½ 3 BATUCAN John Ray 21
15 25 SINAGULA Jumong 3 0 - 1 3 MOSQUEDA Anthony 44
16 29 DIMAKILING Adrian 3 1 - 0 3 VALLE Raul 48
17 23 GUEVARRA Dioniosio Atty. 2½ ½ - ½ 2½ BARRIGA Oscar Engr. 39
18 16 GEMPERO Reynaldo 2½ 1 - 0 2 CONTE Reynaldo 27
19 41 JOVER Ali 2 ½ - ½ 2 TUBOG Erwin Jr. 32
20 35 ACAS Cecilio 2 0 - 1 2 SALIMBAGAT Steve 47
21 50 YPAWAGUIWE Jose 2 1 - 0 2 LUCERO Jong2x 43
22 28 IBA Peter 1½ - - - 1 ACAS Alvin 34
23 26 AMABLE Rey 1 - - - 1 VELARDE Carlos 49
24 38 BACALANMO Shaun 0 - - - 0 OMBLERO Gerzon 45
25 40 FLORES Pedro 0 - - - 0 PECISION Mel Justin 46

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