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LSGH BET SOL CRUZ KAMPEON SA BATTLE OF MERALCO GRANDMASTERS
BY: MARLON BERNARDINO
NAGKAMPEON SI LA SALLE GREENHILLS (LSGH) bet Raul "Rhal" Sol Cruz Jr. sa junior division ng 107th anniversary ng Meralco na tinampukang Battle of Meralco Grandmasters Chess Championships kahapon sa Jollye Fitness Center, Meralco head office sa Ortigas, Pasig City. Grade six pupil ng LSGH under kay head coach International Arbiter-National Master Erwin Carag, tinalo ni Sol Cruz ang lahat ng kanyang nakalaban sa five round Swiss-system event na pinangasiwaan ni National Master Eduardo Agagon.
Si Sol Cruz na katambal si fellow LSGH ace Giovanni "Gio" Mejia na kumuha ng team bronze medal sa NCR Palarong Pambansa representing Mandaluyong City ay tinalo sina Ronald Dimaguila, Amiel Christian Emata, Jose Lorenzo Maza, JC Andan at Elmer del Rosario ayon sa pagkakasunod.
Si Sol Cruz din ang kumuha ng silver medal sa 2010 Xavier Inter Scholastic grade school chess championships sa San Juan City.
Magkasalo naman sina High School bets Marc Alexis Marcalinas ng Binangonan, Rizal at Miguel Thaddeus Vergara ng Bocaue, Bulacan sa second at third placers na may tig identical 4 points.
NAGKAMPEON SI LA SALLE GREENHILLS (LSGH) bet Raul "Rhal" Sol Cruz Jr. sa junior division ng 107th anniversary ng Meralco na tinampukang Battle of Meralco Grandmasters Chess Championships kahapon sa Jollye Fitness Center, Meralco head office sa Ortigas, Pasig City. Grade six pupil ng LSGH under kay head coach International Arbiter-National Master Erwin Carag, tinalo ni Sol Cruz ang lahat ng kanyang nakalaban sa five round Swiss-system event na pinangasiwaan ni National Master Eduardo Agagon.
Si Sol Cruz na katambal si fellow LSGH ace Giovanni "Gio" Mejia na kumuha ng team bronze medal sa NCR Palarong Pambansa representing Mandaluyong City ay tinalo sina Ronald Dimaguila, Amiel Christian Emata, Jose Lorenzo Maza, JC Andan at Elmer del Rosario ayon sa pagkakasunod.
Si Sol Cruz din ang kumuha ng silver medal sa 2010 Xavier Inter Scholastic grade school chess championships sa San Juan City.
Magkasalo naman sina High School bets Marc Alexis Marcalinas ng Binangonan, Rizal at Miguel Thaddeus Vergara ng Bocaue, Bulacan sa second at third placers na may tig identical 4 points.
ABS-CBN
LSGH bet Sol Cruz wins Meralco Chess title
abs-cbnNEWS.com | 03/21/2010 3:47 PM
MANILA, Philippines – La Salle Greenhills (LSGH) bet Raul “Rhal” Sol Cruz, Jr. captured the juniors title in the 107th anniversary of Meralco dubbed as the Battle of Meralco Grandmasters Chess Championships.
Sol Cruz, a Grade 6 pupil mentored by International Arbiter-National Master (NM) Erwin Carag, swept his all matches in the five-round Swiss-system on Saturday at the Meralco head office in Ortigas in Pasig City.
He bested Ronald Dimaguila, Amiel Christian Emata, Jose Lorenzo Maza, JC Andan and Elmer del Rosario in the event supervised by NM Eduardo Agagon.
High school bets Marc Alexis Marcalinas of Binangonan, Rizal and Miguel Thaddeus Vergara of Bocaue, Bulacan were the second and third placers, respectively, with 4 points each.
Sol Cruz, who teamed up with fellow LSGH ace Giovanni “Gio” Mejia, took the team bronze medal in this year's National Capital Region (NCR) Palarong Pambansa, representing Mandaluyong City.
Sol Cruz, who teamed up with fellow LSGH ace Giovanni “Gio” Mejia, took the team bronze medal in this year's National Capital Region (NCR) Palarong Pambansa, representing Mandaluyong City.
Sol Cruz also took the silver medal in the 2010 Xavier Interscholastic grade school chess championships in San Juan City. – by Marlon Bernardino
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
107th ANNIVERSARY & EMPLOYEES' WEEK

In celebration of MERALCO's 107th Anniversary and Employees' Week on March 20, 2010, MERALCO Chess Club and the 107th AEW Committee is staging the BATTLE of MERALCO GMs with two groups: the Seniors Group for employees, retirees, subsidiaries and college level dependents; and the Juniors Group for grade school and high school dependents.
The tourney will be a Swiss Rapid of 10 minutes per player to finish the game and medals and cash prizes will be given to the top 3 winners of each group. Also, a cash incentive for each win will be given.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
PAULO BERSAMINA
1ST COUNCILOR JUNJUN BINAY OPEN AGE-GROUP CHESS TOURNAMENT 2010
14 YEARS OLD AND BELOW CATEGORY
Date : March 12, 2010
Venue : Barangay Rizal Covered Court, Makati City
Tournament Director : Boi Tabirao
Chief or Supervising Arbiter : NA Boyet Tardecilla'
Arbiter : Roland Linan, NM Mirabeau Maga, Robert Pasojinog, Franco Camillo
Secretariat : Christopher Abalos, Gina Kobayashi, Alex Osena,
Leonito Cruz, Bobot Rosanto Torres, Virgon Abalos,
Gino Santos
Rating @ : 1390
Final Ranking - Seven Rounds Swiss Sytem
Rank Sno. Name Rating GROUP PTS. BH
1 6 BERSAMINA, Paulo 1850 OPEN 6.5 28.5
2 4 MEJIA, Giovanni 1900 OPEN 5.5 29
3 8 CASTRO, Jose 1900 MAKATI 5.5 28.5
4 3 MEJIA, Cherry Ann 1900 MAKATI 5 32
5 5 CRISTOBAL, Christian 1893 OPEN 5 31.5
6 7 SAMANTILA, Daryl Unix 1850 MAKATI 5 29
7 2 LAGULA, Dominique 1900 OPEN 5 29
8 18 GALAS, Bernadette 1850 MAKATI 5 28.5
9 16 DAYDAY, Jayson 0 OPEN 4.5 27.5
10 22 LAT, Jose Lorenzo 0 OPEN 4.5 25
11 9 MAGPILY, John 1780 MAKATI 4 32
12 1 EVANGELISTA, Paul Robert 1900 OPEN 4 30
13 24 LUMACAD, Jerome 0 MAKATI 4 27
14 31 PALASIGUE, Bien Ryan 0 MAKATI 4 26.5
15 30 OSENA, Alexis 1800 OPEN 4 24.5
16 33 RILLORAZA, Israelito 0 MAKATI 4 24.5
17 28 NERONA, Jonathan 0 MAKATI 4 23
18 36 SILANG, Mark 0 OPEN 3.5 25
19 27 MAGURA, Lawrence 0 MAKATI 3.5 24.5
20 26 MAGPILY, Francois Marie 0 MAKATI 3.5 21
21 11 SUEDE, Alexis 1700 MAKATI 3 27
22 10 SOPUNGCO, Andrew 1750 OPEN 3 25.5
23 17 ESPARAGOZA, Ethon 0 MAKATI 3 22.5
24 12 ABO, Jonathan 0 OPEN 3 22
25 21 LAROYA, Gabriel 0 MAKATI 3 20.5
26 14 CAMILLO, Jhnea 0 MAKATI 3 18.5
27 35 SEMILLA, Jhon Jason 0 MAKATI 3 15.5
28 19 JERUSALEM, Edwin 0 MAKATI 2.5 22.5
29 37 YADAO, Dexter 0 MAKATI 2.5 22
30 34 SEAN, Christopher 0 MAKATI 2 24.5
31 15 DABON, Wynard 0 MAKATI 2 20.5
32 23 LLENARES, Arpaul 0 MAKATI 2 19.5
33 20 KOBAYASHI, Aaron 0 MAKATI 2 18
34 32 RILLORAZA, Christian 0 MAKATI 2 17
35 29 OLIVETE, Alan 0 MAKATI 1 23
36 13 CABALLERO, John Paul 0 MAKATI 1 22
37 25 MACAHILIG, Rhodora 0 MAKATI 0 21.5
14 YEARS OLD AND BELOW CATEGORY
Date : March 12, 2010
Venue : Barangay Rizal Covered Court, Makati City
Tournament Director : Boi Tabirao
Chief or Supervising Arbiter : NA Boyet Tardecilla'
Arbiter : Roland Linan, NM Mirabeau Maga, Robert Pasojinog, Franco Camillo
Secretariat : Christopher Abalos, Gina Kobayashi, Alex Osena,
Leonito Cruz, Bobot Rosanto Torres, Virgon Abalos,
Gino Santos
Rating @ : 1390
Final Ranking - Seven Rounds Swiss Sytem
Rank Sno. Name Rating GROUP PTS. BH
1 6 BERSAMINA, Paulo 1850 OPEN 6.5 28.5
2 4 MEJIA, Giovanni 1900 OPEN 5.5 29
3 8 CASTRO, Jose 1900 MAKATI 5.5 28.5
4 3 MEJIA, Cherry Ann 1900 MAKATI 5 32
5 5 CRISTOBAL, Christian 1893 OPEN 5 31.5
6 7 SAMANTILA, Daryl Unix 1850 MAKATI 5 29
7 2 LAGULA, Dominique 1900 OPEN 5 29
8 18 GALAS, Bernadette 1850 MAKATI 5 28.5
9 16 DAYDAY, Jayson 0 OPEN 4.5 27.5
10 22 LAT, Jose Lorenzo 0 OPEN 4.5 25
11 9 MAGPILY, John 1780 MAKATI 4 32
12 1 EVANGELISTA, Paul Robert 1900 OPEN 4 30
13 24 LUMACAD, Jerome 0 MAKATI 4 27
14 31 PALASIGUE, Bien Ryan 0 MAKATI 4 26.5
15 30 OSENA, Alexis 1800 OPEN 4 24.5
16 33 RILLORAZA, Israelito 0 MAKATI 4 24.5
17 28 NERONA, Jonathan 0 MAKATI 4 23
18 36 SILANG, Mark 0 OPEN 3.5 25
19 27 MAGURA, Lawrence 0 MAKATI 3.5 24.5
20 26 MAGPILY, Francois Marie 0 MAKATI 3.5 21
21 11 SUEDE, Alexis 1700 MAKATI 3 27
22 10 SOPUNGCO, Andrew 1750 OPEN 3 25.5
23 17 ESPARAGOZA, Ethon 0 MAKATI 3 22.5
24 12 ABO, Jonathan 0 OPEN 3 22
25 21 LAROYA, Gabriel 0 MAKATI 3 20.5
26 14 CAMILLO, Jhnea 0 MAKATI 3 18.5
27 35 SEMILLA, Jhon Jason 0 MAKATI 3 15.5
28 19 JERUSALEM, Edwin 0 MAKATI 2.5 22.5
29 37 YADAO, Dexter 0 MAKATI 2.5 22
30 34 SEAN, Christopher 0 MAKATI 2 24.5
31 15 DABON, Wynard 0 MAKATI 2 20.5
32 23 LLENARES, Arpaul 0 MAKATI 2 19.5
33 20 KOBAYASHI, Aaron 0 MAKATI 2 18
34 32 RILLORAZA, Christian 0 MAKATI 2 17
35 29 OLIVETE, Alan 0 MAKATI 1 23
36 13 CABALLERO, John Paul 0 MAKATI 1 22
37 25 MACAHILIG, Rhodora 0 MAKATI 0 21.5
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