Jan Jodilyn Fronda
3rd Place Cinals Qualifier
SHELL Active Chess Championship Report
NCR Leg of 16th Shell Active Chess
The NCR edition of the 16th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship at SM Manila has successfully ended today with 10 year old Paulo Bersamina of La salle Greenhills winning the 14 and under division while 13 year old Jan Emmanuel Garcia of Ateneo de Manila University takes the crown of the juniors division.
 For kiddies division, Paulo won on tiebreaks with 6.5 point against Christian Nanola and Jan Jodilyn Fronda. The three qualifiers for the grandfinals set on November. Highlight of the games today was the match between two La Salle NCAA players, Bersamina and Galan in the crucial 6th round with both players going into the game with perfect score of 5 out 5 rounds. Their 6th round match were watched by onlookers and players alike thru the two widescreen provided by the organizers.
In the juniors division, Jan Emmanuel "Jem" Garcia won on tiebreaks against rival Mari Joseph Turqueza of San Sebastian College. Both ended the tourney with a score of 6.5. Third qualifier for the grandfinals is Patrcik Erle Florendo of University of Santo Thomas.
Special Awards:
Most Represented in the Kiddies and Juniors division
Ateneo de Manila University
Overall Top Female Player
Jan Jodilyn Fronda (Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Youngest Player at 3 years Old
Jeane Axcel Dione Carredo
Top 8 Year Old and Under
Daryl Unix Samantila (Adamson University)
Sportsmanship Award
Sheider Nebato
SHELL Title to Laceste
Letran's Loren Brigham Laceste stunned second seed John Robert Bumatay with the black pieces in the final round to top the juniors division in the Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship-Tuguegarao leg at Brickstone Mall's Activity Center in Tuguegarao Sunday.
The fifth-ranked Laceste, one of the four players who swept their first four games in the seven-round tournament, drew with John Morazo in the fifth then trounced James Bulication and Bumatay in the last two rounds to come out the solo winner in the 20-and-under category with 6.5 points. |
9th ASEAN Age Group Chess Champinoships
Danang, Vietnam - 9th to 18th June 2008
Standard Chess
Loren Laceste = Team Bronze Medalist
Gold (Vietnam) - 20.5 pts.
Nguyen Van Hai, Nguyen Van Thanh, Tran Ngoc Lan
Silver (Singapore) - 15.5 pts. (tie break=136)
Chua Zheng Yuan, Terry Tan Weiliang, Aplin Christer Jon
Bronze (Philippines) - 15.5pts (tie break=131.5)
Alcon John Datu, Loren Brigham Laceste, Narquingden Reyes
Jan Jodilyn Fronda = Team Silver Medalist
Gold (Vietnam) - 20 pts.
Phan Nguyen Mai Chi, Nguyen Thi Mai Hung, Nguyen Thao Han
Silver (Philippines) - 16.5 pts.
Fronda Jan Jodalyn, Pineda Judith, Camacho Chardine Cheradee
Bronze (Singapore) - 9.5pts
Hoe End-Huei Danielle, Cheng Jie Ling Zerlene
Blitz Results
Loren Laceste = Team Silver Medalist
Gold (Vietnam) - 21.5 pts.
Nguyen Dinh Quang, Nguyen Van Thanh, Nguyen Van Hai
Silver (Philippines) - 20.5 pts.
Alcon John Datu, Narquingden Reyes, Loren Brigham Laceste
Bronze (Singapore) - 16.5pts
Tan Weliang, Aplin Christer Jon, Chua Zheng Yuan Terry
Cherry Ann Mejia = Team Silver Medalist
Gold (Vietnam) - 25.5 pts.
Nguyen Thi Mai hung, Doan Thi Van Anh, Phan Nguyen Mai Chi
Silver (Philippines) - 23 pts.
Fronda Jan Jodilyn, Camacho Chardine Cheradee, Cherry Ann Mejia
Bronze (Singapore) - 13.5pts
Ho En-Huei Danielle Ho, Michelle Cheng Jie Ling Zerlene
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