So, Gomez post hard-fought wins vs Iran in Olympiad
11/18/2008 7:29 PM
The RP Chess Team hammered a 2.5-1.5 win over Iran in a thrilling fifth-round showdown to move into the Top 20 for the first time in the 38th World Chess Olympiad at the International Congress Center in Dresden, Germany.
A report posted on SportsNews.ph said grandmaster (GM) Wesley So and international master (IM) John Paul Gomez defeated their respective opponents to secure the country’s third win out of five rounds.
The 15-year-old So notched a stunning victory over GM Elshan Moradiabadi after a marathon of 85 moves of the Slav.
The Bacoor-based chess prodigy is already the highest-rated Filipino player with an ELO of 2610.
Gomez, for his part, outplayed GM Amir Bagheri in 56 moves of the Ruy Lopez.
The 22-year-old Gomez delivered a relentless kingside attack against the black-playing Bagheri to score his third straight win against two draws in the tournament.
Gomez is also now the Filipinos’ leading scorer with four points out of a possible five.
GM Buenaventura “Bong” Villamayor split the point with GM Ehsan Ghaemmaghami, while GM Darwin Laylo lost to GM Morteza Mahjoob in 38.
“We’re doing well considering the strong opposition here. I like our position right now with still six rounds left,” said RP non-playing team captain Eugene Torre.
Overall, the Filipinos have seven points, only two points behind top seed Russia, defending champion Armenia, Ukraine, England, Azerbaijan and host Germany under the match point style scoring system being used for the first time since 1927.
as of 11/18/2008 7:59 PM
Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com
wow! thanks for linking our number 1 news site in philippines!!!
Thanks a million to Florencio Campomanes for making our ongoing successes possible and for being with us here in Dresden!
NO, THANKS A MILLION TO PICHAY AND TORRE AND OUR YOUNG TALENTED CHESS TEAM WHO ARE BRINGING HONOR TO THE PHILIPPINES.
YOU LIE LIKE YOUR CRONY CAMPO WHO HAS DONE NOTHING FOR PHILIPPINE CHESS, NOT NOW, NOT EVER, BUT ONLY FOR HIMSELF.
CAMPO IS A PATHETIC OLD MAN SALINGPUSA HAS BEEN WHO IS STILL TRYING TO CON HIS WAY IN THE LIMELIGHT.
HE NEEDS TO DISAPPEAR ALREADY. YOU NEED TO DISAPPEAR TOO. YOUR LYING SHOWBOATING OF YOUR IDOL CAMPO SHOWS YOURS AND HIS TYPICAL CON WAYS.
Talking about millions, did Florencio Campomanes ever return the 12 million pesos, entrusted to him by the Phil. govt., that he ‘cannot remember’ where he spent, during the Olympiad in the Philippines?
Are those the Phil. monies he spends for himself and his wives to fly around the round??