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In Pinoy chess history, only 2 players have officially cracked the 2600 rating - "Super GM" status - Wesley So and Mark Paragua. Here is the list of the players who are almost nearing that mark and I think have a shot of eclipsing the coveted rating (within the immediate future ~2 years), ranked according to who I think has the best shot of making it.

In a way we can make this thread as a general discussion forum for these guys.

1. Mark Paragua - seems to have found the fountain of youth. After years of relative inactivity and subpar results, MakMak seems like he wants to go for another run. He definitely has the capability, just need to string a few successful tournaments within a few months and he'll get there. Nice win in PSC cup but a couple of uncharacteristic losses during the Zonals set him back. But I think he can get there by the end of the year, definitely before next year's Olympiad if he stays consistent.

2. Julio Sadorra - amazing talent, fighting chess, does not settle for draws. Inactive lately due to schooling, but he is graduating in a few months, then plans to go back to chess. He's only 27, still has a good 5-6 years of high level chess. But he has to go beyond USCF chess if he wants to get there. Maybe play some tournaments in Asia to get his rating up. He's good enough to beat the sub 2600 players. I think with consistent playing he can be at Nguyen's (VIE #2) level.

3. Oliver Barbosa - unofficially broke the 2600 barrier before, very good performance during last year's Olympiad shows that he belongs in the top group. However, performance is too inconsistent at times. Shows flashes of brilliance at times, yet at others rather lackluster. 2013 might be the year he finally steps the gas pedal and doesn't look back. He became a GM in 2011 has had a wonderful couple of years. Hopefully he has more in the bag.

4. Joey Antonio - the old dog is still fighting. Experience is his biggest weapon, but at his age his rating might just plateau through his retirement. Seems content in playing small, local tournaments, but will always be a favorite to score well no matter where he plays.

5. Haridas Pascua - the past half a year or so has been that of great improvement for the kid. He's at Wesley's age, and even though he hasn't reached the peak that Wes has, he has a lot of time ahead of him. He's already at 24xx right now, and another breakout tournament or two will place him in the mid 25xx and from there he can work his way up.

6. John Paul Gomez - haven't really heard much from him since his good 2011. His rating is just a hair over 2500 now, but who knows what can happen.

If our players improve from this point on, I expect the PHI to field the following team for Tromso next year

Board 1: Wesley So (~2740)
Board 2: Mark Paragua (~2620)
Board 3: Ino Sadorra (~2605)
Board 4: Oliver Barbosa (~2590)

Reserve: Joey Antonio (~2560)

might be wishful thinking though

any opinions? are my expectations too unrealistic?

Nice on bro lakers4sho !

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# 3. Oliver Barbosa - unofficially broke the 2600 barrier before ... ???

BTW, Barbosa has not yet breached the 2600+ barrier ... it was MEDIA ERRONEOUS REPORTING !!!

Barbosa's highest Live rating was 2584.6 and this was converted to 2585 FIDE rating on March 2012 FIDE Ratings list (his PEAK RATING so far) !!!

I had documented it hereat (pls read): http://forum.philboxing.com/viewtopic.php?f=94&p=4973013

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Proverbs 3:5-6 New Living Translation (NLT)

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
6 Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.

very interesting, thanks for pointing it out

still, I do think that he can reach it; in top level competition (2012 olympiad) his performance rating was 2668 (!!!)

Granted, a couple of his wins (vs Gawain Jones - poorly played endgame and Georgiev - Barbs was lost in the endgame, and georgiev made the only bad move given the position) were complete giveaways, you can't discount such a great performance

Whats next for our other chessers?

The 3rd HDBank Cup International Open Chess tournament 2013 will be held from 18th to 25th March, 2013 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The local star Le Quang Liem will be the top seed in the tournament with 2709 elo. Another 2700+ player is GM Ferenc Berkes, arriving from a distant Hungary.
Regional chess powerhouses China and Philippines are sending groups of their finest players. Among them is the world’s youngest Grandmaster Wei Yi.
The 9-round Swiss open will offer US$30,000 in prizes. Currently 102 players from 12 federations are signed to take participation. Among them are 24 Grandmasters and 26 International Masters.
Grandmaster Ni Hua was the convincing winner of the 2nd HDBank Cup Open Chess Tournament.

Participants:
1. GM Le Quang Liem VIE 2709
2. GM Berkes Ferenc HUN 2702
3. GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2696
4. GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son VIE 2647
5. GM Zhou Weiqi CHN 2590
6. GM Zhou Jianchao CHN 2595
7. GM Antonio Rogelio Jr PHI 0
8. GM Li Shilong CHN 2559
9. GM Papp Gabor HUN 2582
10. GM Barbosa Oliver PHI 0
11. GM Lu Shanglei CHN 2552
12. GM Paragua Mark PHI 0
13. GM Dao Thien Hai VIE 2521
14. GM Cao Sang VIE 2492
15. GM Yu Ruiyuan CHN 2556
16. GM Gomez John Paul PHI 0
17. GM Laylo Darwin PHI 0
18. IM Nguyen Van Huy VIE 2486
19. IM Nguyen Duc Hoa VIE 2492
20. IM Wang Chen CHN 2483
21. IM Ashwin Jayaram IND 2472
22. IM Zeng Chongsheng CHN 2490
23. IM Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy VIE 2460
24. GM Bitoon Richard PHI 0
25. GM Bui Vinh VIE 2415
26. GM Tu Hoang Thong VIE 2428
27. IM Gao Rui CHN 2475
28. IM Dimakiling Oliver PHI 0
29. FM Zhang Weida CHN 2420
30. IM Shen Yang CHN 2415
31. IM Yu Lie CHN 2380
32. IM Akshat Khamparia IND 2383
33. Lu Yijie CHN 2400
34. IM Pham Le Thao Nguyen VIE 2422
35. WGM Zhang Xiaowen CHN 2376
36. IM Wei Yi CHN 2526
37. Elorta David PHI 0
38. WGM Wang Jue CHN 2390
39. IM Yang Kaiqi CHN 2373
40. WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram VIE 2317
41. FM Pham Chuong VIE 2327
42. FM Nguyen Van Hai VIE 2339
43. FM Pitra Andika INA 2328
44. IM Myo Naing MYA 0
45. FM Pascua Haridas PHI 0
46. Vo Thanh Ninh VIE 2318
47. Tran Quoc Dung VIE 2309
48. WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An VIE 2304
49. CM Tran Thanh Tu VIE 2307
50. IM Tu Hoang Thai VIE 2291
51. Mu Ke CHN 2274
52. Villanueva Nelson PHI 0
53. FM Tran Tuan Minh VIE 2310
54. IM Bao Khoa VIE 2282
55. WIM Zhai Mo CHN 2249
56. Yeoh Li Tian MAS 2278
57. WIM Le Kieu Thien Kim VIE 2234
58. WIM Hoang Thi Nhu Y VIE 2250
59. WIM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung VIE 2271
60. Tran Ngoc Lan VIE 2275
61. Ren Xiaoyi CHN 2216
62. Vo Dai Hoai Duc VIE 2192
63. FM Bersamina Paulo PHI 0
64. WIM Pham Bich Ngoc VIE 2199
65. Tran Minh Thang VIE 2085
66. WIM Ni Shiqun CHN 2204
67. WIM Vo Thi Kim Phung VIE 2193
68. FM Le Tuan Minh VIE 2218
69. Chu Wei Chao CHN 2243
70. IM Ton That Nhu Tung VIE 2216
71. FM Emojong Elijah UGA 2190
72. FM Dang Hoang Son VIE 2063
73. WFM Le Hoang Tran Chau VIE 2080
74. Pham Thi Thu Hien VIE 2132
75. Li Xueyi CHN 2135
76. Suharto Moh Wahyu Repelita INA 2162
77. Xu Xiangyu (chn) CHN 2034
78. Manaog Stewart PHI 0
79. Tran Quang Khai VIE 2064
80. CM Huynh Lam Binh Nguyen VIE 2021
81. WFM Ton Nu Hong An VIE 1982
82. WFM Qiu Mengjie CHN 2115
83. Liu Hongyan CHN 2020
84. FM Che Quoc Huu VIE 1968
85. Doan Thi Van Anh VIE 1980
86. Yuan Ye CHN 2014
87. CM Le Minh Hoang VIE 1939
88. CM Le Thanh Tai VIE 1951
89. FM Nguyen Anh Khoi VIE 1995
90. Frost Peter AUS 1823
91. Nguyen Huynh Tuan Hai VIE 1851
92. CM Nguyen Tan Hoang Nam VIE 1901
93. Tran Le Dan Thuy VIE 1895
94. Tran Thi Mong Thu VIE 1841
95. Kuich Gero SUI 1808
96. Wolfaardt Francois RSA 1783
97. Nguyen Dang Hong Phuc VIE 1857
98. Bitoon Jimson PHI 0
99. Gatot Suyono INA 0
100. IM Lou Yiping CHN 2475
101. Sugeng Mulijanto INA 0
102. Truong Anh Kiet VIE 1775

http://www.chessdom.com/gm-le-quang-lie ... dbank-cup/


Nice to see the big fat eggs next to the Philippine players, seems like the PHI hasn't paid its FIDE dues after all.

Ino Sadorra is currently competing in his school (UT-Dallas) sponsored 2013 Spring FIDE Open, 9 round Swiss 90min.

Here are the standings after Round 5 (with scores out of 5):

http://www.utdallas.edu/chess/chess-tea ... dings.html

1. GM Parimarjan Negi IND (2639) 4,5
2. IM Salvijus Bercys USA (2427) 4,0
3. GM David Berczes HUN (2526) 4,0
4. IM David Anton Guijarro ESP (2546) 3,5
5. GM Elshan Moradiabadi IRI (2565) 3,5
6. GM Julio Catalino Sadorra PHI (2565) 3,5

Pairings for Round 6

http://www.utdallas.edu/chess/chess-tea ... rings.html

Board 2: Sadorra (3,5) vs Berczes (4,0)

team pinoy chessers need to compete more abroad and win to reach 2600

But before that can happen our guys need sponsors

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Character is develop.

What about Jan Emmanuel Garcia IM at 2402 born 1995

and watch out for Daniel Quizon rating 1845 born 2004 I saw the young man play there are big space for improvement.

Round 6: Sadorra(2565)-Berczes(2526): 1-0 Sadorra wins
Round 7: Negi(2639)-Sadorra(2565): 0-1 Sadorra wins

Ino has now tied Negi with 5,5 points for a share at first (with a better TB I believe) with 2 rounds to go

GM Julio Sadorra March 2013 FIDE rating: 2565 (he now ranked #2 in PHI)

His Live rating after R8 : <2572.5>

see: http://chessaccount.wordpress.com/live-ratings-phi/ino-sadorra-live-ratings/

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Proverbs 3:5-6 New Living Translation (NLT)

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
6 Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.

Ino can get to 2600 if he finishes well here and does well in the Final Four (hopefully not at the expense of Webster U).

Both Negi and Sadorra settled for the quick draws in the last round. So I guess Negi wins this by virtue of superior tiebreaks.

Nice win by Ino though in Round 7 against Negi. Capitalised on a single mistake by Negi and shoved a pair of protected passed pawns down the board for an easy. Even neglected a mate in 3 (or missed I guess?).