MAKATI CITY, Philippines –Woman FIDE Master Allaney Jia G. Doroy (elo 1972) suffered a stinging defeat in Saturday’s sixth round to drop out of the top ten in the 17th Asian Continental Chess Championships (2nd Manny Pacquiao Cup) at the Tiara Oriental Hotel in Makati.
The 33th seed Doroy, one of the top players of National University (NU) Team Manager Samson Go yielded to 16th seed Woman International Master Tianlu Gu (2231) of China.
With the setback, Doroy remains at 3.0 points and was dropped into a tie for 18th to 23rd place in the company of compatriots WGM Janelle Mae Frayna (elo 2228) and WFM Shania Mae Mendoza (elo 2165).
The win improved Gu’s total to 4.0 points, to climbed at 3rd to 10th place.
Woman International Master Jan Jodilyn Fronda (elo 2139) toppled WFM Aashna Makhija (elo 2181) of India to gatecrash into a 7-player tie at 11th place with 3.5 points each.
IM Rout Padmini (elo 2345) of India trounced WGM Qianyun Gong (elo 2312) of Singapore to remain on top with 5.5 points while WIM Jiner Zhu (elo 2409) of China nipped WGM Thi Bao Tram Hoang (elo 2314) of Vietnam to claim the solo second place with 4.5 points.
IM Ricardo De Guzman (elo 2357) halving the point with GM Zhongyi Tan (elo 2508) to raise his total 3.0 points in the men's division, the same output of compatriots GM Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. (elo 2431), GM John Paul Gomez (elo 2450) and FM Mari Joseph Turqueza (elo 2305).
GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (elo 2701) of India defeated overnight solo leader GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly (elo 2621) of India to create an eight way-tie for first place with 4.5 points each in the company of Ganguly,GM Wei Yi (elo 2728) of China, GM S. P. Sethuraman (elo 2664) of India, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (elo 2546) of Uzbekistan, GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (2641) of Vietnam, GM Amin Tabatabaei (elo 2587) of Iran and top seed GM Wang Hao (2730) of China.
Vince Angelo Medina (elo 2137), meanwhile goes up against Alexis Emil Maribao (elo 2053) in the seventh round of the challenger's section. Medina, former National University mainstay of team manager Samson Go defeated National Master Carlo Magno Rosaupan in the sixth round. It was Medina's 6th straight wins in as many rounds to remain on top.-Marlon Bernardino-
Photo credit to Genghis Katipunan Imperial
IM Rout Padmini (elo 2345) of India trounced WGM Qianyun Gong (elo 2312) of Singapore to remain on top with 5.5 points
Doroy nabigo, Fronda wagi sa 17th Asian Continental Chess Championships
by Marlon Bernardino
MAKATI CITY, Philippines –Nalasap ni Woman FIDE Master Allaney Jia G. Doroy (elo 1972) ang pagkatalo sa Saturday’s sixth round para mawala sa top ten ng 17th Asian Continental Chess Championships (2nd Manny Pacquiao Cup) na ginanap sa Tiara Oriental Hotel sa Makati.
Ang 33th seed Doroy, isa sa top players ni National University (NU) Team Manager Samson Go ay yumuko kontra kay 16th seed Woman International Master Tianlu Gu (2231) ng China.
Bunga ng pagkatalo ay napako si Doroy sa 3.0 points at mahulog sa 18th hanggang 23rd place sa grupo ng mga kababayan na sina WGM Janelle Mae Frayna (elo 2228) at WFM Shania Mae Mendoza (elo 2165).
Dahil sa natamong tagumpay naman ay apataas ni Gu ang kanyang kartada sa 4.0 points tungo sa pag-akyat sa 3rd hanggang 10th place.
Winasiwas ni Woman International Master Jan Jodilyn Fronda (elo 2139) si WFM Aashna Makhija (elo 2181) ng India para maka gatecrash sa 7-player na magkasalo sa 11th place na may tig 3.5 points.
Dinurog ni IM Rout Padmini (elo 2345) ng India si WGM Qianyun Gong (elo 2312) ng Singapore para manatili sa ituktok ng liderato na may 5.5 points habang pinayuko naman ni WIM Jiner Zhu (elo 2409) ng China si WGM Thi Bao Tram Hoang (elo 2314) ng Vietnam para makopo ang solo second place na may 4.5 points.
Nakipaghatian naman ng puntos si IM Ricardo De Guzman (elo 2357) kontra kay GM Zhongyi Tan (elo 2508) tungo sa total 3.0 points sa men's division, iskor ding naitala ng mga kababayan na sina GM Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. (elo 2431), GM John Paul Gomez (elo 2450) at FM Mari Joseph Turqueza (elo 2305).
Pinigilan ni GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (elo 2701) ng India si overnight solo leader GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly (elo 2621) ng India para makapuwersa sa eight way-tie for first place na may tig 4.5 points na kinabibilangan nina Ganguly,GM Wei Yi (elo 2728) ng China, GM S. P. Sethuraman (elo 2664) ng India, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (elo 2546) ng Uzbekistan, GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (2641) ng Vietnam, GM Amin Tabatabaei (elo 2587) ng Iran at top seed GM Wang Hao (2730) ng China.
Makakasagupa naman ni Vince Angelo Medina (elo 2137) si Alexis Emil Maribao (elo 2053) sa seventh round ng challenger's section. Si Medina na dating National University mainstay ni team manager Samson Go ay umibabaw kay National Master Carlo Magno Rosaupan (elo 2044) sa sixth round. Ito ang ika-anim na sunod na panalo ni Medina para hawakan ang pangkahalatang liderato.-Marlon Bernardino-
Photo credit to Genghis Katipunan Imperial
Dinurog ni IM Rout Padmini (elo 2345) ng India si WGM Qianyun Gong (elo 2312) ng Singapore para manatili sa ituktok ng liderato na may 5.5 points