Asian Zone 3.3 Chess: Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, Wesley So qualify for World Chess Cup
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Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son
The last round of the Asian Zone 3.3 Open Championship proved to be a bit of an anti-climax with most of the work already done in the previous eight rounds and so the eagerly watched game between Cao Sang (5) and Wesley So (6.5) was disappointingly for the spectators, a quick draw, but a result that ensured that So became the first World Cup qualifier.
With this, Susanto Megaranto (5.5) and Rogelio Antonio (5.5) who both earlier had an outside chance of qualifying should both leaders lose had little to play for and soon after also agreed to a draw.
However John Paul Gomez (5) and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (6.5) was game on from the beginning, Nguyen seizing the opportunity to win and besides taking the remaining qualifying spot, he also become the outright winner.
With this, the top finishers are:1. Nguyen 7.5/9, 2. So 7/9, 3-4. Megaranto, Antonio 6/9. 5-10. Cao Sang, Munkhgal Gombosuren, Darwin Laylo, Mark Paragua, Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan, Eugene Torre 5.5/9
In the Women's Championship, with nothing to lose, Philippine No.1 Catherine Perena won in a long game against already confirmed winner Nguyen Thanh Thi An who desperately wanted to remain undefeated but would still have been happy to be clear first with 6.5/9 and qualifying for the World Championship.
But it was the young sensation Bernadette Galas who impressed again, once again lifting Filipino spirits, this time by beating Hoang Thi Bao Tram and grabbing a share of second and fourth places on 6/9 together with with Medina Warda Aulia who had earlier defeated Nguyen Thi Mai Hung and Pham Le Thao Nguyen who beat Chelsie Monica Shite. (Report by Peter Long)
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GMs Susanto Megaranto, Mark Paragua, book Chess Cup entry with Asian Zone 3.3 first two places
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Grandmaster Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia has won the Asian Zone 3.3 Chess Championship with Grandmaster Mark Paragua of the Philippines finishing second. Both earn an entry to the World Cup of chess to be held later this year. Paragua has attended the World Cup thrice already in 11 years.
The sixth-seeded Megaranto was hardly in contention till he beat GM Rogelio Antonio and GM Darwin Laylo and Paragua was in contention all along. He was lucky to be in second place on tiebreak.
Meanwhile, we also have the Asian Zonal 3.1 chess event is being held in Sharjah, UAE.
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GM Darwin Laylo keeps lead after six rounds in Asian Zone 3.3 chess
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Interesting chess is on at the 2011 Asian Zone 3.3 chess championship currently on in Tagaytay City. In the sixth round GM Darwin Laylo maintained his sole lead with a draw with Asia's first GM Eugene Torre. The seventh-seeded Laylo (ELO 2516) was half a point ahead of Torre and GM Mark Paragua, and Singapore GM Wei Meing Goh and Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia in the chase for the two World Cup qualifiying berths at stake.
Meanwhile, in the women's section, Vietnamese WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh Anh beat WGM Irine Kharisma Sukandar of Indonesia to surge ahead of the women’s division with 5.5 points. Nguyen thus boosted her chances for the lone Women’s World Championship berth at stake in the event.
Other important results included those of GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. beating GM Nguyen Duc Hoa and newly-crowned Asian Youth under-16 gold medalist Jan Emmanuel Garcia beating GM Nguyen Anh Dung.
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Laylo continues to lead Asian Zone chess c'ships
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Grandmaster Darwin Laylo beat fellow GM Cao Sang of Vietnam to remain in lead at the 2011 Asian Zone 3.3 chess championships being held at the Tagaytay International Convention Center in Tagaytay City. This was his fourth straight win helping him keep sole lead. Laylo is well on track to earning an entry into the World Cup with his current performance. The top two get a ticket to the World Cup from this zonal chess event.
The win helped Laylo move to a one-point lead over GMs Mark Paragua and Eugene Torre, and International Master Richard Bitoon; top seed GM Zhang Zhong and Wei Ming Goh of Singapore; GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia and Vietnamese GMs Nguyen Anh Dung and FM Nguyen Duc Hoa. See www.chess-results.com for results and standings for the Open and Women's.
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