(6) ALIPOON LEADS TOURNEY (TBN-June 20-27, 2003)

Winners of the 2003 Open Chess Tournament (left to right) -Cyril Montel, Jr. (3rd Runner-up Class A), Ben Ramos (3rd, Class B), Amante Caballero (1st Runner-up Class B), Menandro Manuel-Champion Class A, Roberto Hernandez, Chairman of tournament and author of Chess Mate.

(Photo by Roberto Hernandez)

BONG ALIPOON now leads the classification round of the 2003 Age Group Chess Tournament sponsored by TFCP and Cris Gonzales, who is donating 4 trophies for the Class A category's top 4 finishers.


Alipoon drew with top seed Menandro Manuel to finish the 5-round Swiss System tourney with 3.5 points. Manuel has 3 points and still undefeated in 4 games while idle Cyril Montel, Jr. (3 pts.) will face Robert Hernandez (3 pts.) and Manuel in his last 2 games on Sunday.

Jun Mahor (3 points) qualified to Class A after beating newcomer Genaro Manlaya while Hernandez beat Jimmy Valenzuela in 65 moves of Danish Gambit.

Other results of penultimate round: Mike Miguel, Jr. d. Mario Ramos; Mariano Agustin, Jr. d. Ivan II chess computer; Edgardo Enarsao d. Eugene Koh; Ivan II d. Jon Lagumen and Norbert Villanueva drew with Lagumen.

In the kiddie category, 8-year old and top seed Dmitri Villanueva swept Chris Domingo 3-0; Jayrome Soriano and I. B. Misech drew their match by default draw.

This Sunday is the final round of classification. Tutii Joe Chilton will play 4 games, Manlaya--3 games, Agustin, Jr. and Allan Palomo -- 2 games.

Source:
Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Page 13
Volume 12
June 20-27, 2003