Many chess players are unaware that Paul Morphy wrote a chess column. From August 6, 1859 until August 4, 1860, Morphy “conducted the Chess Department” in the New York Ledger. There were fifty-two columns, and we have decided that it is time to share the writings of the nineteenth-century American genius with our readers. Please note that the original column used an antiquated form of English descriptive notation. We have taken the liberty of converting all the moves to algebraic notation and adding a diagram or two where appropriate. In addition, Morphy’s annotations were given at the very end of the game, referenced by letter. We have merged them into the game. We hope you enjoy Morphy’s NY Ledger Column...
Friday, April 30, 2010
Paul Morphy’s NY Ledger Column from Saturday, February 11, 1860.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Ni Hua wins 9th Asian Individual Chess Championship, Wesley So takes second spot, 14 year old Garcia gets 2 IM norm.
Another impressive performance by a promising Filipino saw 14 year old FM Jan Emmanuel Garcia (2315). Garcia placed 17th over all with 5.5 points and has defeated two grandmasters, one International Master, likewise drawing four games with four more grandmasters he faced. He produced a 2573 rating performance, gaining a whopping 46.2 points. According to his father, if Jan Emmanuel scored 6.0 points, he'll automatically get a GM norm. More about Garcia's performance in this report by NM Marlon Bernardino.
14-YEAR-OLD BOY GAINS OUTRIGHT 2 IM TITLE NORM IN SUBIC CHESS
BY: MARLON BERNARDINO
A day after getting his outright two (2) International Master norm, RP whiz kid Fide Master Jan Emmanuel Garcia (2315) defeated GM Saleh Salem (2483) in the ninth and final round at the conclusion of 9th Asian Individual Chess Championships at the Subic Exhibiton and Convention Center in Subic, Olongapo City yesterday.
Garcia prevailed with the advantageous white pieces after 40 moves of English Opening.
“Masayang-masaya po ako kasi nagbunga na din y’ung full support ng pamilya ko at ni cong. (Butch) Pichay sa chess career ko.” said the young Garcia, son of lawyer Florand and Elizabeth Garcia.
The 14-year-old incoming third year high school student of Ateneo de Manila University Garcia, dubbed as the next Wesley So in the Philippine chess tallied a total 5.5 points on account of 3 wins, 5 draws and a loss in nine outings of the week-long event, organized by National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) president/ chairman Prospero “Butch” Pichay Jr.
“Maraming tayong magagaling na mga batang chess player, kailangan lamang nilang mabigyan ng break kaya nga marami tayong International chess tournament na i ioorganize,” said NCFP president/ chairman Prospero “Butch” Pichay Jr.
Actually, Jan Emmanuel fell short for his GM title norm aspiration but needed one IM norm to complete his IM title requirement.
“Kung naka 6 points si Jem (Jan Emmanuel) GM norm pa sana.” Said Jan Emmanuel’s father lawyer Florand Garcia.
“Counted sa 2 IM norm nakuha ni Jem kasi Asian Continental event ito,” he added.
Fondly called Jem in a local chess circuit, he opened his bid a draw against Asia’s First GM Eugene Torre in the 1st round then upset Singaporean GM Zhang Zhong in the second round. A back-to-back draw against Vietnamese GM Tu Hoang Thong and Mongolian Bayarsaikhan in the 3rd and 4th round before yielding to Vietnamese IM Nguyen Huyn Minh Huy in the 5th round.
But he came back after salvaging a draw over 1996 Asian junior champion Vietnamese GM Nguyen Anh Dung in the 6th round then toppled compatriot IM Oliver Barbosa in the 7th round.
A draw with countryman GM John Paul Gomez in the 8th and penultimate round to clinch his outright two (2) IM norm before suprising GM Saleh Salem in the 9th and final round yesterday.
Final Rankings after 9 rounds
Round 9 results
Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
1 | GM | NI Hua | CHN | 2667 | 7,0 | 2537 | 35,5 | 44,5 | |
2 | GM | SO Wesley | PHI | 2665 | 6,5 | 2550 | 38,0 | 49,5 | |
3 | GM | GUPTA Abhijeet | IND | 2560 | 6,5 | 2528 | 36,5 | 48,0 | |
4 | GM | ZHOU Jianchao | CHN | 2650 | 6,5 | 2518 | 35,5 | 45,5 | |
5 | GM | LE Quang Liem | VIE | 2689 | 6,5 | 2466 | 32,0 | 42,0 | |
6 | GM | YU Yangyi | CHN | 2574 | 6,0 | 2573 | 40,5 | 51,5 | |
7 | ZENG Chongsheng | CHN | 2350 | 6,0 | 2545 | 36,5 | 46,5 | ||
8 | GM | DING Liren | CHN | 2565 | 6,0 | 2539 | 37,5 | 48,0 | |
9 | GM | LI Chao B | CHN | 2613 | 6,0 | 2524 | 38,0 | 47,5 | |
10 | WAN Yunguo | CHN | 2424 | 6,0 | 2497 | 34,5 | 44,0 | ||
11 | IM | SETHURAMAN S P | IND | 2493 | 6,0 | 2490 | 33,5 | 42,5 | |
12 | GM | ZHOU Weiqi | CHN | 2584 | 6,0 | 2446 | 31,0 | 39,5 | |
13 | YU Ruiyuan | CHN | 2309 | 5,5 | 2572 | 39,0 | 50,5 | ||
14 | FM | GOLIZADEH Asghar | IRI | 2454 | 5,5 | 2536 | 36,5 | 44,5 | |
15 | GM | BAKRE Tejas | IND | 2465 | 5,5 | 2536 | 35,5 | 44,0 | |
16 | GM | SASIKIRAN Krishnan | IND | 2686 | 5,5 | 2515 | 35,5 | 46,5 | |
17 | FM | GARCIA Jan Emmanuel | PHI | 2315 | 5,5 | 2498 | 32,5 | 42,0 | |
18 | GM | MEGARANTO Susanto | INA | 2527 | 5,5 | 2492 | 38,0 | 48,5 | |
19 | GM | GHAEM MAGHAMI Ehsan | IRI | 2575 | 5,5 | 2457 | 34,5 | 44,5 | |
20 | GM | NGUYEN Ngoc Truong Son | VIE | 2642 | 5,5 | 2443 | 33,0 | 43,0 | |
21 | GM | ANTONIO Rogelio Jr | PHI | 2572 | 5,5 | 2440 | 33,5 | 44,0 | |
22 | IM | HARIKA Dronavalli | IND | 2473 | 5,5 | 2436 | 30,5 | 39,0 | |
23 | GM | HARIKRISHNA P | IND | 2660 | 5,5 | 2427 | 35,0 | 44,5 | |
24 | XIU Deshun | CHN | 2493 | 5,5 | 2419 | 31,5 | 40,5 | ||
25 | GM | ZHANG Zhong | SIN | 2603 | 5,5 | 2400 | 33,5 | 42,5 | |
26 | IM | KHAMRAKULOV Dzhurabek | UZB | 2509 | 5,5 | 2393 | 31,0 | 39,0 | |
27 | GM | WEN Yang | CHN | 2520 | 5,5 | 2384 | 29,5 | 37,0 | |
28 | IM | NGUYEN Huynh Minh Huy | VIE | 2469 | 5,0 | 2557 | 39,0 | 49,0 | |
29 | WANG Li | CHN | 2383 | 5,0 | 2516 | 35,5 | 45,0 | ||
30 | FM | BATTULGA Namkhai | MGL | 2357 | 5,0 | 2516 | 34,0 | 43,5 | |
31 | IM | BARBOSA Oliver | PHI | 2452 | 5,0 | 2509 | 37,0 | 44,0 | |
32 | GM | GEETHA Narayanan Gopal | IND | 2604 | 5,0 | 2503 | 38,0 | 48,5 | |
33 | GM | NGUYEN Anh Dung | VIE | 2464 | 5,0 | 2496 | 34,5 | 45,0 | |
34 | GM | SHARAVDORJ Dashzegve | MGL | 2443 | 5,0 | 2484 | 33,5 | 40,5 | |
35 | GM | GOMEZ John Paul | PHI | 2507 | 5,0 | 2481 | 34,0 | 44,0 | |
36 | IM | DIMAKILING Oliver | PHI | 2441 | 5,0 | 2453 | 28,0 | 37,0 | |
37 | GM | LAYLO Darwin | PHI | 2527 | 5,0 | 2442 | 33,5 | 43,0 | |
38 | GM | DAO Thien Hai | VIE | 2523 | 5,0 | 2416 | 33,5 | 41,5 | |
39 | IM | ADHIBAN B | IND | 2510 | 5,0 | 2404 | 32,0 | 41,0 | |
40 | GM | RAHMAN Ziaur | BAN | 2558 | 5,0 | 2402 | 29,5 | 38,0 | |
41 | GM | BUI Vinh | VIE | 2480 | 5,0 | 2378 | 29,5 | 38,5 | |
42 | GM | AL-SAYED Mohammed | QAT | 2503 | 5,0 | 2364 | 26,0 | 34,5 | |
43 | IM | YANG Kaiqi | CHN | 2396 | 4,5 | 2564 | 37,5 | 46,0 | |
44 | IM | NGUYEN Thanh Son | VIE | 2440 | 4,5 | 2529 | 34,5 | 44,0 | |
45 | IM | NADERA Barlo A | PHI | 2405 | 4,5 | 2525 | 34,5 | 43,5 | |
46 | GUNDAVAA Bayarsaikhan | MGL | 2471 | 4,5 | 2514 | 36,0 | 45,5 | ||
47 | DARINI Pouria | IRI | 2398 | 4,5 | 2509 | 31,0 | 37,0 | ||
48 | LU Shanglei | CHN | 2340 | 4,5 | 2496 | 32,5 | 42,0 | ||
49 | IM | GOH Weiming | SIN | 2426 | 4,5 | 2486 | 32,5 | 41,5 | |
50 | IM | KUDERINOV Kirill | KAZ | 2442 | 4,5 | 2483 | 31,0 | 40,5 | |
51 | IM | DABLEO Ronald | PHI | 2464 | 4,5 | 2436 | 31,0 | 40,0 | |
52 | IM | TOUFIGHI Homayoon | IRI | 2491 | 4,5 | 2435 | 32,0 | 41,5 | |
53 | IM | GAO Rui | CHN | 2464 | 4,5 | 2422 | 31,5 | 41,0 | |
54 | GM | SALEM A R Saleh | UAE | 2483 | 4,5 | 2390 | 31,5 | 41,5 | |
55 | IM | NOLTE Rolando | PHI | 2420 | 4,0 | 2513 | 33,0 | 42,0 | |
56 | FM | CHAN Wei Xuan Timothy | SIN | 2341 | 4,0 | 2504 | 30,5 | 39,0 | |
57 | FM | PASCUA Haridas | PHI | 2358 | 4,0 | 2495 | 32,0 | 41,5 | |
58 | GM | NEELOTPAL Das | IND | 2445 | 4,0 | 2485 | 34,0 | 43,0 | |
59 | IM | DUONG The Anh | VIE | 2425 | 4,0 | 2474 | 29,5 | 36,5 | |
60 | WANG Chen | CHN | 2390 | 4,0 | 2472 | 34,5 | 43,0 | ||
61 | FM | HABLA Jony | PHI | 2316 | 4,0 | 2472 | 32,5 | 39,0 | |
62 | FM | SEGARRA Randy | PHI | 2298 | 4,0 | 2457 | 31,0 | 39,5 | |
63 | GM | TU Hoang Thong | VIE | 2483 | 4,0 | 2419 | 32,0 | 41,5 | |
64 | FM | ALHUWAR Jasem | UAE | 2308 | 4,0 | 2407 | 25,5 | 33,5 | |
65 | MARIANO Nelson Iii | PHI | 2118 | 4,0 | 2399 | 25,0 | 32,5 | ||
66 | GM | TORRE Eugenio | PHI | 2506 | 4,0 | 2378 | 31,0 | 39,5 | |
67 | IM | GINTING Nasib | INA | 2397 | 4,0 | 2366 | 27,0 | 35,0 | |
68 | LOU Yiping | CHN | 2429 | 3,5 | 2549 | 35,0 | 44,0 | ||
69 | WIM | PADMINI Rout | IND | 2319 | 3,5 | 2439 | 30,0 | 38,0 | |
70 | IM | BITOON Richard | PHI | 2476 | 3,5 | 2421 | 32,0 | 41,5 | |
71 | GM | SUNDARARAJAN Kidambi | IND | 2520 | 3,5 | 2405 | 27,0 | 34,5 | |
72 | LI Hanbin | CHN | 2330 | 3,5 | 2377 | 28,0 | 35,5 | ||
73 | DATU Alcon John | PHI | 2220 | 3,5 | 2376 | 24,5 | 31,0 | ||
74 | LUMANCAS Lyndon | PHI | 2289 | 3,5 | 2370 | 24,5 | 31,0 | ||
75 | OLAY Edgar Reggie | PHI | 2304 | 3,5 | 2348 | 27,5 | 35,0 | ||
76 | CAUSO Deniel | PHI | 2302 | 3,5 | 2135 | 22,0 | 28,0 | ||
77 | MACALA Allan | PHI | 2283 | 3,0 | 2524 | 36,0 | 45,5 | ||
78 | SENADOR Emmanuel | PHI | 2401 | 3,0 | 2495 | 34,0 | 43,0 | ||
79 | FLORENDO Paulo James | PHI | 2262 | 3,0 | 2448 | 30,5 | 38,0 | ||
80 | FM | YEE Soon Wei | BRU | 2209 | 3,0 | 2448 | 27,5 | 35,5 | |
81 | TURQUEZA Mari Joseph | PHI | 2087 | 3,0 | 2358 | 26,5 | 35,0 | ||
82 | FM | DE RAMOS Julius | PHI | 2314 | 3,0 | 2355 | 27,0 | 34,5 | |
83 | GALINDO Joseph | PHI | 0 | 3,0 | 2206 | 24,5 | 30,0 | ||
84 | PAULO Bersamina | PHI | 1927 | 2,5 | 2190 | 24,0 | 30,0 | ||
85 | IM | WOHL Aleksandar H | AUS | 2441 | 2,5 | 2168 | 24,0 | 31,5 | |
86 | LEGASPI Rhobel | PHI | 2314 | 2,0 | 2436 | 29,5 | 38,5 | ||
87 | LU Yijie | CHN | 2349 | 2,0 | 2344 | 24,0 | 30,0 | ||
88 | GALVAN Jesus | PHI | 0 | 2,0 | 2201 | 24,0 | 29,5 | ||
89 | DE LEON Luke Matthew | PHI | 0 | 1,0 | 2034 | 18,0 | 23,5 | ||
90 | ABELGAS Roel | PHI | 2170 | 0,0 | 0 | 31,5 | 40,5 |