3rd President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Cup international chess championship: So, Paragua, wins

Early results of Round 6. Tournament leader GM Eugene Torre drew his match against GM Zhang, Zhong of Singapore. GM Wesley So beats compatriot Richard Bitoon in a classic rook and pawns end game that arises from the unusual opening, the Sokolsky (1.b4). Defending champion Li Chao of China defeated Ghaemaghami, Ehsan of the Ruy Lopez. Mark Paragua crushed IM John Paul Gomez in just 21 moves of the Bogo-Indian. Other Important matches. Nguyan, Anh Dung - Kazhgaleyev, Murtas 0-1. Mchedlishvili , Mikheil - Sadorra, Julio Catalino 1-0

Detailed reports to be followed.

Officials results and games can be viewed at http://ncfphilippines.org and www.chessasia.net

Rank after Round 8

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2
1	GM	TORRE Eugene	PHI	2524	6,5	2568	2589
2	GM	ZHANG Zhong	SIN	2632	6,5	2522	2542
3	GM	LI Chao	CHN	2590	6,0	2529	2542
4	GM	MCHEDLISHVILI Mikheil	GEO	2604	6,0	2478	2492
5	GM	GHAEMMAGHAMI Ehsan	IRI	2597	5,5	2482	2497
6	IM	SADORRA Julio Catalino	PHI	2470	5,5	2477	2514
7		ZHOU Weiqi	CHN	2556	5,5	2477	2494
8	IM	GOMEZ John Paul	PHI	2457	5,0	2542	2565
9	GM	KAZHGALEYEV Murtas	KAZ	2641	5,0	2527	2534
10	GM	NGUYEN Anh Dung	VIE	2499	5,0	2494	2529
11	GM	WEN Yang	CHN	2487	5,0	2466	2497
12	GM	NGUYEN Ngoc Truong Son	VIE	2579	5,0	2459	2468
13	GM	PARAGUA Mark	PHI	2523	5,0	2455	2465
14	GM	SHANAVA Konstantine	GEO	2522	5,0	2446	2467
15	GM	DAO Thien Hai	VIE	2489	5,0	2416	2438
16	GM	DZHUMAEV Marat	UZB	2549	5,0	2415	2445
17		XIU Deshun	CHN	2410	5,0	2386	2445
18		CAUSO Deniel	PHI	2410	5,0	2378	2406
19	IM	NADERA Barlo	PHI	2401	5,0	2336	2525
20		WANG Li	CHN	2392	4,5	2551	2557
21		YANG Kaiqi	CHN	2366	4,5	2530	2536
22	GM	VILLAMAYOR Buenaventura	PHI	2469	4,5	2439	2460
23	GM	SO Wesley	PHI	2577	4,5	2427	2436
24	FM	HOANG Canh Huan	VIE	2339	4,5	2409	2452
25		ZHANG Ziyang	CHN	2441	4,5	2388	2407
26		ELORTA David	PHI	2405	4,5	2379	2408
27	GM	IULDASHEV Saidali	UZB	2520	4,5	2359	2369
28	IM	DABLEO Ronald	PHI	2444	4,5	2329	2349
29		NOLTE Rolando	PHI	2522	4,5	2328	2337
30	IM	DIMAKILING Oliver	PHI	2479	4,5	2250	2263
31	GM	LAYLO Darwin	PHI	2504	4,0	2506	2541
32	FM	PACIS Adrian Ros	PHI	2278	4,0	2481	2493
33		JIA Haoxiang	CHN	2303	4,0	2467	2480
34	GM	LI Shilong	CHN	2511	4,0	2456	2485
35		SEGARRA Randy	PHI	2281	4,0	2456	2465
36		BRANZUELA Ali	PHI	2209	4,0	2450	2459
37	IM	GOH Weiming	SIN	2403	4,0	2439	2471
38	GM	MEGARANTO Susanto	INA	2532	4,0	2417	2436
39	GM	GONZALES Jayson	PHI	2524	4,0	2403	2412
40	CM	NGUYEN Van Huy	VIE	2386	4,0	2371	2397
41	IM	MALLAHI Amir	IRI	2393	4,0	2339	2367
42		BALLECER Dino	PHI	2419	4,0	2319	2343
43		LEGASPI Rhobel	PHI	2315	4,0	2248	2423
44		NOURI Hamed	PHI	2363	4,0	2169	2331
45		PASCUA Haridas	PHI	2174	3,5	2470	2484
46	IM	BITOON Richard	PHI	2439	3,5	2432	2469
47		CASTELLANO Christopher	PHI	2249	3,5	2432	2442
48		XU Tong	CHN	2249	3,5	2416	2425
49		ZHANG Jing	CHN	2033	3,5	2381	2390
50		YU Lie	CHN	2377	3,5	2377	2402
51	IM	WOHL Aleksander	AUS	2384	3,5	2309	2335
52		DELA CRUZ Noel	PHI	0	3,0	2433	2440
53		WAN Yunguo	CHN	2471	3,0	2430	2458
54		GARCIA Jan Emmanuel	PHI	2232	3,0	2426	2439
55	WIM	SUKANDAR Irine Kharisma	INA	2262	3,0	2385	2406
56		WANG Xiaohui	CHN	2215	3,0	2380	2391
57		SENADOR Emmanuel	PHI	2390	3,0	2362	2379
58	IM	BANCOD Ronald	PHI	2375	3,0	2314	2325
59		OLAY Edgar Reggie	PHI	2398	3,0	2299	2314
60		ATOTUBO Rodrigo	PHI	2312	3,0	2270	2448
61		OCHOA Karl Victor	PHI	2268	2,5	2457	2470
62	WGM	GU Xiaobing	CHN	2286	2,5	2425	2438
63		MAGA Mirabeau	PHI	2256	2,5	2398	2406
64		CARLOS Leonardo	PHI	0	2,5	2397	2411
65		GATUS Edmundo	PHI	0	2,5	2358	2365
66		ANDADOR Rolando	PHI	2335	2,5	2298	2319
67		BAGAMASBAD Efren	PHI	2295	2,0	2432	2449
68	IM	GARMA Chito	PHI	2346	2,0	2323	2338
69		PAEZ Alfredo	PHI	2155	1,5	2387	2408
70	FM	SIMANJUNTAK Sebastian	INA	2256	1,5	2382	2402
71		BARBOSA Oliver	PHI	2455	0,5	2295	2310
72		SALUBRE Jayson	PHI	2322	0,0	2403	2451