UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO MAROONS VS. ATENEO DE DAVAO BLUE EAGLES REUNION CHESS MATCH SET ON FEBRUARY 5, 2011

( NCR- South represented by Adamson University featuring Chris Palma on board 1 vs. Eastern Mindanao represented by University of Mindanao with Jong Guevarra Jr. playing on board 1 in 3rd round action in the 1992 National PRISAA games chess tourney. Nofre Reyes is on 4th board)


Afer almost 20 years, the core members of the 1992 U.M Maroons varsity team will battle it out against their counterpart the Ateneo De Davao Blue Eagles varsity selection in a reunion chess match set on February 5, 2011. The goodwill match will be a single round schevenigen system whereby each player play all the players of the oposing team once.




The Players for Ateneo:


( Nap in Singapore )

1. NAPOLEON C. RECOSOSA- An engineer by profession. Ateneo BS Civil Engineering batch of 2001. On vacation from his work in Singapore. Placed among the top ten in the Far East Bank Region XI chess tourney in the 1990's.



[Chris Yap (in polo shirt ) vs. Adrian Llanos ]

2. CHRIS YAP - An accountant by profession. Is now the manager of One Network Bank Toril Branch. Plays on-line chess at chess.com.



(James in action vs. Bembem Quiñonez in the recently held Blue Jazz tourney)


3. JAMES INFIESTO- One of the sought after host/entertainer of Davao City. Is the chess coordinator of NCFP for Region XI and the deputy head of the Davao Sports Office.




The players for UM:


[Anthony Mosqueda vs. Atty. Jong Guevarra (with hat).

1. ATTY. JONG GUEVARRA JR. - A practising lawyer by profession. Two time U.M champion.




( Erwin Tubog vs. Nofre Reyes )

2. NOFRE REYES- A former member of the Davao City team to the National inter-cities.



( Alfred Moulic officiating the DCAA competition)


3. ALFRED MOULIC- A noted chess arbiter/organizer/tutor of Davao City.

DAVAO VETERANS NIPS DAVAO YOUNGSTARS IN YOUTH VS. EXPERIENCE II

Belated Happy New Year to All!!


The year ended with a bang for Davao chess as the players held a 3 in 1 event hosted by Atty Jong Guevarra at his rest house at Eden, Bayabas, Toril, Davao City on December 26, 2010. The event was a Christmas Party for the Metro Toril Chess club, a reunion of University of Mindanao (U.M) varsity players and a revenge match between the Davao Veterans and the Davao Youngtars.



(Engr. Atmosfera and Atty. Jong Guevarra analyzing the game of NM Macala vs. JR Batucan ).


The highlight of the event was the match whereby the Davao Veterans scored a thrilling 4.5-3.5 match victory against the Davao Youngstars to avenge the previous loss suffered in the 1st Atty. Jong Guevarra Cup- Youth vs. Experience match. This time around the veterans team was composed of Osmeña Park Chess Club regulars NM Aki Macala, CM Nazario Ubanan and CM Harrison Maamo. They were reinforced by Panabo City's pride and Youth vs. Experience I participant NM Cedric Magno. The Youngstars were composed of Toril's pride Austin Jacob Literatus, John Ray Batucan and Erwin Tubog Jr. with Jerwell Andoy completing the four man team.



( NM Magno vs. Jerwell Andoy)


in the 1st round the Youngstars played with the disadvantageous black pieces but surprisingly scored a 3-1 victory with wins by Literatus, Andoy and Tubog against Ubanan, Magno and Maamo respectively. Macala scored the lone win against Batucan. The Youngstars celebration was short lived however, as the Veterans proved their resiliency by scoring a 3.5- 0.5 victory in the 2nd round with only John Ray Batucan able to hold a draw against NM Aki Macala. The Youngstars, it seems played for just a draw, and played passively and eventually got into time trouble. The winning team won P 10,500.00





The event was also graced by NM Jonathan Tan who despite his busy business schedule came to greet the players and sponsored an instant ubusan to the delight of the players.



( Kainan time )

Past and present U.M varsity players who attended the event were Jimmy Dano, Lito Laput, Nofre Reyes, Alfred Moulic, Harrison Maamo, Glen Paclar, Atty. Jong Guevarra, Adrian Llanos, Arnold Placiencia and Reynaldo Gempero. Also present was Rey Amable who was a member of the 1986-87 U.M Engineering chess team where the core of the succeeding UM varsity players were taken.

The event would not be possible without the support and the cooperation of the players. Special mention goes to Glen Paclar, NM Jonathan Tan, Atty. Jong Guevarra and Engr. Jun Atmosfera.

GM MARK PARAGUA'S BEST GAME AT THE MARSHALL CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

(GM Mark Paragua. Photo from USCF website)


GMs Sergey Kudrin and Mark Paragua shared top honors with 7.5/9
at the Marshall Chess Club Championship held over two weekends,
October 29-31 and November 6-7, 2010. Another Pinoy, IM Renato
Naranja shared 9th to 12th place.

Along the way, Paragua defeated GM Aleksandr Lenderman (2537)
who placed 3rd and IM Justin Sarkar who tied for 4th to 8th
place. Below is GM Mark Paragua's best game of the tournament.


[Event "Marshall Open"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "2010.11.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gm Paragua, Mark"]
[Black "IM Sarkar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2413"]


CARO-KANN DEFENSE

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6
6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6
11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7





This is the tabia position of the Lobron line in the
Classical variation of the Caro-Kann Defense. German GM
Eric Lobron was mainly responsible for the development and
popularization of the kingside castling approach in the
Classical Caro-Kann thus the line now bears his name.

Eric Schiller, in his book " Complete Defense to King
Pawn Openings ", has this to say:

By placing the bishop at e7 Black will declare his intentions
of castling on the Kingside. White has already castled on the
queenside.When the kings sit at opposite sides of the board,
the general strategy is all-out attack. White'a attack is
usually based on kinghts in the center coordinating with an
advance of the g- pawn to g4 and eventually to g5. Black
operates on the c-file and a-file, , thrusting pawns forward
to open up lines.

13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 Nf6 15.Qd3 O-O?!

I think 15... Qd5 is a better alternative. The recent game of
GM Sadvakasov vs. GM Antonio, Asian Games, Guangzhou, China
11/21/2010 continued 16.c4 Qe4 17.Qb3 b5 18.Rhe1 Qh7 19.Ne5
Rc8 20.Nc6 Rc6 21.Qb5 Kd7 22.Bc3 a6 23.Qb7+ Rc7 24.Qa6 Rb8
25.Re3 Ne4?!(25...Kd8! with advantage ) 26.Qa4 Kc8 27.Qa6 Kd7
28.Qa4 Kc8 29.Qa6 1/2-1/2

16.g4!





GM Paragua is an excellent attacking player and it shows
in this game. At the expense of one pawn, White obtains a
dangerous attack against Black's castled King.


16...Nxg4 17.Rhg1 Nxf2!





According to the 2008 Mega Chess Base, this move is a novelty
and a good one if properly followed-up. Previously, Black tried
to support his knight with 17... f5. The silicon engine provides
the continuation 17. Qe2 Qc8 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19.dxe5 f4 20.Rg6
as favorable for White.


18.Qe2 Nxd1 19.Bxh6 Bf6!?


Best is 18...Qd5! 19.Bxg7 Rfd8


20.Bxg7 Bxg7 21.h6 Qf6 22.hxg7 Qh6+ 23.Kb1 Rfd8

24.Qxd1 Rd5 25.Ne5 Qe3?


Best is 25... Rad8 with the threat of Rxd4. However, White
can still maintain the initiative after 26.Qf1 threatening
27.Qxf7+


26.Ng4 Qf4 27.Qd2!





27...Rxd4


The White queen cannot be taken because of the obvious
27.Nf6+ checkmate.


28.Nh6+!





Kh7 29.Qxf4 Rxf4 30.g8=Q+ Rxg8 31.Nxg8 e5





The resulting end game is a clear win for White because Black's
king is trapped along the h- file and could not support the march
of his pawns. The rest is a matter of technique, as they say.


32.Kc1 Rf2 33.Ne7 e4 34.Rg3 f5 35.Ng8 Rf1+ 36.Kd2 e3+
37.Ke2 Rf2+ 38.Kd3 Rd2+ 39.Kxe3 Rxc2 40.Kf4 Rxb2
41.Kxf5 Rf2+ 42.Ke6 1-0




Final position.

Black resigns as the mate cannot be prevented. Nice attacking
game from GM Mark Paragua.

Replay the game below..

DAVAO YOUNGSTARS UPSETS DAVAO EXPERIENCED STARS, WINS 1ST ATTY. JONG GUEVARRA CUP

( THe winning team receiving their prize from Atty. Jong Guevarra Jr. Also in photo is team sponsor Glen Paclar and Team Manager Engr. Jun Atmosfera Jr.)


The Davao Youngstars team cemented its claim as the new chess stars of the Davao region by defeating the Davao Experienced Stars 19-17 in the 1st Atty. Jong Guevarra Cup- Davao Rising Stars vs. Davao Experienced Stars chess duel. The huge upset netted the team composed of FM Austin Jacob Literatus, FM elect John Ray Batucan, Jerwell Andoy, James Bulicatin, Mohammad Sacar and Erwin Tubog Jr. the winner's prize of P 12,000.00 plus a big trophy.



( The winners whopping it up with other players and supporters)


It was a double celebration for the Youngstars team as Jerwell Andoy bagged the best individual performance worth P 1,000.00 plus a chess life magazine. Andoy tied with IM Candidate Reggie Olay with 5 pts. each at the end of the match when the latter got ambushed in the 5th round by Jay Bulicatin in another huge upset. In the ensuing sudden death Armageddon, Olay won the toss coin and choose the white pieces with 10 mins. playing time while Andoy handled the black pieces with 7 minutes but only needing a draw to win the individual prize. In the ensuing play and perhaps due to fatigue, Olay uncharacteristically put his queen in prise which Andoy readily gobbled forcing Olay to resign a few moves later.



( The sudden death Armageddon game for the best individual performance between IM Candidate Reggie Olay and Jerwell Andoy)


The match was a big success with Engr. Allan Diez conceding that perhaps the 1st Mindanaoan Grand Master will emerged from among the members of the winning team. It was also a good tune-up for the Youngstars who will pit their skills with other equally talented youngstars all over the Philippines during the grand finals of the Shell National Active Youth Tourney scheduled to be held in Manila this weekend.



( CM Vincent Umayan vs. FM Austin Jacob Literatus ).


The winning team was sponsored by Glen Paclar with Engr. Jun Atmosfera as team manager.



( The Davao Experienced team with Atty. Jong Guevarra. Not in photo is team member James Infiesto ).


The Davao Experienced Stars team was composed of IM Candidate Reggie Olay, NM Alexander Lupian, NM Cedric Magno, CM Vincent Umayan, CM James Infiesto and Engr. Allan Diez who was also the team sponsor.



( The winning team with their trophy.)


The highly successful chess match was sponsored by Atty. Jong Guevarra Jr. and supported by Glen Paclar, Engr. Allan Diez and James Infiesto, Region 11 coordinator of National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP).



( Ubusan ginagmay edition. Its payback time for me and partner Nofre Reyes and Ali Jover against the Youngstars team B ).


The match was organized by the Chess Excellence Ltd. Co and supported by the Metro Toril Chess Association (MTCA).



( Ubusan big time edition. Davao's top guns of blitz in action ).


Final Standing:

DAVAO YOUNGSTARS

Jerwell Andoy - 5 points
FM elect John Ray Batucan - 3.5 "
FM Austin Jacob Literatus - 3.5 "
Jay Bulicatin - 3.0 "
Mohammad Sacar - 2.0 "
Erwin Tubog Jr. - 2.0 "
_____________________
TOTAL 19.0 points


DAVAO EXPERIENCED STARS

IM Candidate Reggie Olay - 5.0 points
NM Alexander Lupian - 4.5 "
NM Cedric Magno - 3.0 "
CM James Infiesto - 2.0 "
CM Vincent Umayan - 2.0 "
Engr. Allan Diez - 0.5 "
_______________________
TOTAL 17.0 points

DAVAO YOUNGSTARS HOLD SLIM LEAD AFTER 3 ROUNDS OF THE 1ST ATTY JONG GUEVARRA CUP

The Davao Youngstars team showed their true worth by posting a 1 point lead 10.5-9.5 midway through the 1st Atty. Jong Guevarra Cup- Davao Youngstars vs. Davao Experience Stars Chess duel held at the Toril Chess Plaza last Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010. Out-rated but never outfought, the Youngstars outfoxed their veteran opponents with crucial wins delivered by Toril's 1-2 punch FM elect John Ray Batucan and FM Austin Jacob Literatus.


( Atty. Jong Guevarra Jr and IM Candidate Reggie Olay doing the ceremonial moves ushering the start of the classic chess match. Looking on are some of Davao's finest chessplayers and stakeholders)


Batucan swept his first 3 opponents with wins against Engr. Allan Diez, NM Cedric Magno and CM Vincent Umayan. Literatus, on the other hand, halved the point with NM Alex Lupian in the 1st round, and won against CM James Infiesto and Engr. Allan Diez. Jerwell Andoy also pitched in, win wins against CM James infiesto (advance game ), NM Cedric Magno and CM Vincent Umayan. He suffered his only loss against IM Candidate Reggie Olay.



(Toril's 1-2 punch FM elect John Ray Batucan and FM Austin Jacob Literatus, pondering their moves against NM Cedric Magno and CM James Infiesto, respectively, in 2nd round action).


Meanwhile, IM Candidate Reggie Olay showed why he is the runaway favorite to win the individual top performer award by breezing through his first 3 opponents, winning handily against Mohammad Sacar, Erwin Tubog Jr. and Jerwell Andoy, respectively, to lead the Experience stars. He was ably supported by NM Alexander Lupian who delivered wins against Mohammad Sacar and Erwin Tubog while drawing his game against FM AJ Literatus.


Showing who's the boss. Erwin Tubog Jr. vs. IM Candidate Reggie Olay. NM Alexander Lupian ( standing w/ hat), keenly watching the game.

However, the veterans showed their true worth by winning the 3rd round 4-2 paving the way for an exciting finish today. The last 3 rounds will be played today at the resthouse of Gen Paclar at Eden, Bayabas, Toril, Davao City. The winning team will receive cash prize amounting to P 12,000.00 and a big trophy while the top scorer will receive a cash prize of P 1,000.00 + chess life magazine. The keenly awaited chess match is sponsored by Atty.Jong Guevarra Jr. and supported by Glen Paclar and Engr. Allan Diez. Special mention also to Engr. Jun Atmosfera Jr., Team Manager of the Youngstars, James Infiesto, Region XI Coordinator of National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), Alfred Moulic-Arbiter, Engr. Nofre Reyes, Henry Fajardo and the rest of the players and chess supporters for making this event possible. The match is organized by the Chess Excellence Ltd. Co and supported by the Metro Toril Chess Association (MTCA).



( Team Experience sponsor Engr. Allan Diez vs. Jay Bulicatin. The game ended in a draw. Watching the game is Engr. Jun Atmosfera Jr., Team Manager of the Davao Youngstars )

1ST ATTY. JONG GUEVARRA CUP - " DAVAO RISING STARS VS. DAVAO EXPERIENCE STARS CHESS CHALLENGE" SET ON OCT. 16-17, 2010

( Atty. Jong Guevarra Jr. awarding the champion's trophy to Erwin Tubog, winner of the 2008 1st IM Marlo Micayabas Chess Tourney. Tubog will be one of the players for the Youngstars team )


The first ever chess match featuring Davao's up and coming youngstars vs. Davao's veteran and finest woodpushers is finally set on October 16 and 17, 2010. The venue will be the Toril Chess Plaza on the first day and Glen Paclar's resthouse at Eden, Bayabas, Toril, Davao City on the second day. The winning team will receive cash prize amounting to P 12,000.00 and a big trophy while the top scorer will receive a cash prize of P 1,000.00 + chess life magazine. The keenly awaited chess match is sponsored by Atty.Jong Guevarra Jr. and supported by Glen Paclar and Engr. Allan Diez.

Now lets introduce first the members of the Davao Youngstars team.


1. FIDE Master Austin Jacob Literatus -13 years old ( 2010 ASEAN 14 and under champ)


2. FIDE Master elect John Ray Batucan - 14 years old( 2008 ASEAN 12 and under champ)


( FM elect John Ray Batucan and FM Austin Jacob Literatus. the 1-2 punch of the Youngstars).

I have already featured the chess exploits of these two youngstars in my past posts in this blog so there is no need to elaborate.


( Mohamad Sacar playing board 1 for Holy Cross of Davao College )


3. MOHAMAD S. SACAR
Course: BSCA-4
Age: 21
NCFP Rating: 1996
Latest Accomplishment:

CHED NATIONAL GAMES 2010 BOARD 1: GOld Medal
1st JVR Interschool tournament 2010 Board 1 :Individual and TEam Champion
Kadayawan Chess Open 2010 : 1st Runner Up
DACS 2010 Board 1: Individual and Team Champion


4. JAY V. BULICATIN
AGE:20
RATING:1942
SCHOOL:JOSE MARIA COLLEGE

ACHIEVEMENTS

Shell National Active Chess Championship (2003-2004), kiddies category, champion
Shell National Active Chess Championship (2004-2005), kiddies category, champion
DAVRAA (2005-2006) held in Mati City, champion
Shell National Active Chess Championship (2005-2006), junior category, champion
PRISAA MEET(2007-2008) college division, held in Broken Shire College, champion
Regional Prisaa Meet (2007-2008) held in University of Mindanao, champion
National Prisaa Meet(2007-2008) held in Zamboanga, 3rd place
Chess Tournament junior category (2008-2009), held in GS Mall, champion
Chess Tournament junior category (2008-2009), held in HCDC, champion
Chess Tournament junior category (2008-2009), held in Damosa St. Dvo., champion
Chess Tournament Class B category (2008-2009) held in GS Mall, 2nd place
Samal chess tournament (2008-2009), junior category, champion
CHED meet (2009-2010), held in HCDC champion
Regional CHED meet (2009-2010), held in University of Mindanao, champion


5. JERWEL ANDOY
2009 Kadayawan Open Champion
2010 Shell National Youth Active Tourney- junior champion ( Cagayan de Oro leg)
Board 1- Jose Maria College varsity team


6.Erwin Tubog

( Erwin Tubog vs. Nofre Reyes during the Toril Youngstars vs. veterans match )
Achievemnets:

2008 IM Marlo Micayabas Chess Tourney- champion
2010 Shell National Youth Active Tourney- tied for 1st ( Davao City leg)
Holy Cross of Davao College - varsity player

Team sponsor is Glen Paclar while the team Manager is Engr.Jun Atmosfera Jr. Team coach is Henry Fajardo while th eteam analyst is Engr.Nofre Reyes.

The Davao Experience Stars on the other hand,is composed of IM candidate Reggie Olay, NM Alexander Lupian, NM Cedric Magno, CM Vincent Umayan, CM James Infiesto and Engr. Alan Diez. Team sponsor is Engr. Allan Diez while the team manager is Maning Eva of Multicar.

I will feature the chess exploits of the Experience Stars in my next post..

NM REGGIE OLAY BAGS 2ND IM NORM IN 6TH PICHAY CUP INTERNATIONAL

Originally posted at Philippine Chess Portal Website.


Congratulations to NM Edgar Reggie Olay for nailing his 2nd IM Norm in the just concluded 6th Prospero Pichay Cup International Chess Tournament at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Adriatico St. Manila. It was in the 2008 Subic International Open where Olay got his first IM norm, the day he fully returned to active competition after several years of hiatus. Olay is a Palarong Pambansa gold medalist in 1993 and topped the 1996 Shell Youth Active Chess Championship juniors' category in 1996. In 1997, Olay won a big tournament in Subic over a tough field of competitors. The victory was worth P30,000 and an NM title for Olay.

The soft-spoken Olay, a registered nurse, also played for Davao City in the National Inter-Cities and Municipalities Chess Championships from 1994 to 1998.

Then came the accident in February 2001 that almost cost him his life. Olay and several other players were returning to Kidapawan City from Amas after a chess tournament when the pick-up truck they were riding in turned turtle along the road. Fortunately for Olay and his companions, no one was killed in the freak incident.

Olay, however, suffered a cut in his head that needed seven stitches to close.

The accident didn't stop Olay from playing chess, but it affected his performance and this, coupled by the fact that he landed a job at the Kidapawan Doctors Hospital, forced him to stay away from the game for quite a while.

In 2006, Olay played again and won the Davao Open Chess. A year later, he won the Chadric Open, showing he still got the talent to dominate the big names in local chess arena.


Final standing - 6th Pichay Cup International

Name OLAY Edgar Reggie
Starting rank 29
Rating 2289
Rating national 0
Rating international 2289
Ratingperformance 2455
FIDE rtg +/- 30,5
Points 5,5
Rank 8
Federation PHI
Ident-Number 0


Rd. SNo Name Rtg FED Pts. Res.
1 6 GM GOMEZ John Paul 2527 PHI 6,0 w 0
2 8 GM HAZNEDAROGLU Kivanc 2501 TUR 5,5 s ½
3 41 LEGASPI Edmundo 2118 PHI 0,5 w 1
4 26 FM SEGARRA Randy 2308 PHI 4,5 s 1
5 16 IM RANOLA Yves 2397 PHI 5,5 w ½
6 25 WGM POURKASHIYAN Atousa 2308 IRI 5,0 s 0
7 22 IM TIRTO 2360 INA 3,5 w 1
8 12 IM NOLTE Rolando 2425 PHI 5,5 s ½
9 11 GM GONZALES Jayson 2435 PHI 4,5 w 1