NCFP president orders game replayed

Source: Susan Polgar Chess Daily News So, Antonio 6th round match to be replayed 03/28/2009 06:41 PM

MANILA, Philippines – The sixth round match between grandmasters Wesley So and Rogelio Antonio Jr., which ended in a draw, in the Phoenix Petroleum-Dapitan City “Battle of GMs" chess championship will be replayed. The decision was made by National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) president Prospero “Butch" Piichay, who also nullified the result of the match because of its very quick ending. He added that the replay of the match will be on Monday. The NCFP president justified his decision by citing the association’s past rulings regarding matches that were played in less than 30 moves and ended in draws. Because of this development, So and Antonio will maintain their fifth-round scores. So is unbeaten in five matches and has accumulated 10 points while Antonio has seven. In other matches, GMs Darwin Laylo forced fellow GM Buenaventura “Bong" Villamayor into a stalemate after a marathon 119 moves of the Slav to move up to solo second spot with 7.5 points. Laylo gained 1.5 points in his stalemate win based on the points system being used in the tournament where a win gets two points, a draw one point, a loss no point and a stalemate 1.5 point with the stalemated player getting 0.5 points. Tied for third to fourth spots were GM John Paul Gomez, who halved the point with International Master Richard Bitoon in 50 moves of the Sicilian, and Antonio. GMs Eugene Torre, Mark Paragua and Jayson Gonzales’ matches also ended in draws. Torre, Asia’s first GM, halved the point with IM Julio Catalino Sadorra in 60 moves of the English, Paragua drew with IM Rolando Nolte in 32 moves of the Slav while Gonzales split the point with IM Ronald Dableo in 32 moves of the King’s Indian. The three – Torre, Paragua and Bitoon – are tied for fifth to eight spots while Sadorra, is alone at ninth spot. – GMANews.TV

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UB honors Campomanes

Source:Susan Polgar Chess Daily News

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

UB honors chess mover ‘Campo’ Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 03:27:00 03/26/2009 Filed Under: Chess, Education MANILA, Philippines—Former International Chess Federation (FIDE) president Florencio Campomanes was conferred the degree of Doctor of Humanities (honoris causa) by the University of Baguio during its commencement exercises recently. Campomanes made Baguio his favored city in the 1970s and ‘80s when he held several international chess tournaments there. Baguio became a byword in international sports for almost 100 days in 1978 when it hosted the titanic World Championship confrontation between the Soviet Union’s Anatoly Karpov and Russian emigre Viktor Korchnoi of Switzerland. Campomanes is also credited with guiding the early careers of such Filipino chess stars like Grandmasters Eugene Torre and Rosendo Balinas and International Masters Rodolfo Tan Cardoso and Renato Naranja. “I have always subscribed to the view that the Filipino is capable of great deeds and great achievements,” Campomanes, who was also honored with the position honorary president for life by the FIDE in recognition of his immense contribution to the game of chess, told the graduates. In its tribute to Campomanes, the university cited his “brilliant, dynamic leadership and impressive, solid achievements in the field of sports.” University of Baguio officials led by president Herminio C. Bautista and VP for academic affairs Dr. Veronica S. Garcia conferred the honorary degree on Campomanes. Ted S. Melendres Source: http://sports.inquirer.net