3rd President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Cup international chess championship: So lost to Gomez

September 6 - 13, 2008

Duty Free Fiesta Mall, Paranaque City

Express report. GM Wesley So lost to compatriot IM John Paul Gomez after only 31 moves of the French. In another upset, IM Barlo Nadera, defeated No. 16 seed GM Saidali Iuldachev of Uzbekistan. Zhong settled for a draw with GM Nguyen Anh Dung of Vietnam. GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia subdued NM Emmanuel Senador. Kazhgaleyev, the highest-rated player here with an ELO of 2641, defeated No. 20 GM Dao Thien Hai of Vietnam, while Li, the defending champion, beat ASEAN Grand Prix champion IM Julio Catalino Sadorra. Here's other important results:

GM Torre (PHI) - Zhang Ziyang (China) 1-0
GM Paragua - David Elorta 1-0
GM Laylo - Karl Victor Ochoa 1-0
Wang Li (China) - GM Marat Dzhumaev (Uzbekistan) 1-0
Kaiqi Yang (China) - IM Rolando Nolte (Philippines) 1-0

detailed reports to be followed.

Standings

2 points – E. Torre (Philippines), M. Paragua (Philippines), D. Laylo (Philippines), J. Gomez (Philippines), B. Nadera (Philippines), M. Kazhgaleyev (Kazakhstan), C. Li (China), W. Zhou (China), S. Li (China)

1.5 – Z. Zhong (Singapore), M. Mchedlishvili (Georgia), E. Ghaemmaghami (Iran), N.N. Truong Son (Vietnam), S. Megaranto (Indonesia), K. Shananava (Uzbekistan), N.A. Dung (Vietnam), J. Gonzales (Philippines), D. Xiu (China), K. Yang (China), Y. Wan (China), L. Wang (China), R. Dableo (Philippines), I. Bitoon (Philippines), N. de la Cruz (Philippines), D. Causo (Philippines)