World chess Olympiad 2010
The 39h World Chess Olympiad held in the autonomous district of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia ended successfully with positive notes. The Men’s Philippine delegation, despite starting off strongly, landed 50th place, the worst performance of the country in the biennial event. The best finish of the Philippines in the Olympiad was its 7th place finish in Thesaloniki, Greece in 1988. The Philippine Mean’s Team is composed of:
Board 1: GM Wesley So
Board 2: GM John Paul Gomez
Board 3: GM Darwin Laylo
Board 4: GM Eugen Torre
Board 5: IM Richard Bitoon
The Ukraine men’s team grabbed the Gold Medal of the said event, finishing 1 point ahead of their main rival Russia. The last game of Ukraine against Israel ended in a draw. The top five finisher of the Men’s team are:
1. Ukraine
2. Russia 1
3. Israel
4. Hungary
5. China
On the Women’s team, the Philippines grab the 44th spot with 12 points of the 11 rounds. The top five finisher on the Women’s Team are:
1. Russia 1
2. China
3. Georgia
4. Cuba
5. United States
The Philippine Women’s Team is composed of:
Board 1: WFM Chardine Cheradee Camacho
Board 2: WFM Catherine Perena
Board 3: WFM Shercila Cua
Board 4: Rulp Ylem Jose
Board 5: Jedara Docena
Below are the per round results of the Philippine Team in the event:
Men’s Team:
Round 1: Philippines (4 pts) vs Korea (0 pts)
So, Wesley 1 – Lee, Sanghoon 0
Gomez, John Paul 1 – Lee, Kiyul 0
Laylo, Darwin 1 – Chogdov, Munkhbat 0
Bitoon, Richard 1 – Jung, Young Hoon 0
Round 2: Philippines (1.5 pts) vs Spain (2.5 pts)
So, Wesley 1/2 – Shirov, Alexei 1/2
Gomez, John Paul 0 – Salgado Lopez, Ivan 1
Laylo, Darwin 1/2 – Magem Badals, Jordi 1/2
Bitoon, Richard 1/2 – Alsina Leal, Daniel 1/2
Round 3: Philippines (2 pts) vs Scotland (2 pts)
So, Wesley 1/2 – McNab, Colin A 1/2
Laylo, Darwin 0 – Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan 1
Torre, Eugenio 1 – Burns-Mannion, Stephen R 0
Bitoon, Richard 1/2 Morrison, Graham 1/2
Round 4: Philippines (2.5 pts) vs Paraguay (1.5 pts)
So, Wesley 1/2 – Cubas, Jose Fernando 1/2
Gomez, John Paul 1/2 – Latorre, Manuel 1/2
Torre, Eugenio 1/2 – Vazquez, Guillermo 1/2
Bitoon, Richard 1 – Peralta, Eduardo 0
Round 5: Philippines (3 pts) vs Uruguay (1 pts)
So, Wesley 1/2 – Rodriguez Vila, Andres 1/2
Gomez, John Paul 1 – Larrea, Manuel 0
Torre, Eugenio 1/2 – Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo 1/2
Bitoon, Richard 1 – Guerrero, Alvaro 0
Round 6: Philippines (1) vs Belarus (3)
So, Wesley 1/2 – Zhigalko, Sergei 1/2
Gomez, John Paul 1/2 – Teterev, Vitaly 1/2
Laylo, Darwin 0 – Podolchenko, Evgeniy 1
Bitoon, Richard 0 – Stupak, Kirill 1
Round 7: Philippines (3) vs Puerto Rico (1)
Gomez, John Paul 1 – Machin, Rivera Mark 0
Laylo, Darwin 1 – Montalvo, Alejandro 0
Torre, Eugenio 1/2 – Vazquez, Reyes Rau 1/2
Bitoon, Richard 1/2 – Ovalle, Burgos Ramon 1/2
Round 8: Philippines (1.5 pts) vs Bulgaria (2.5 pts)
So, Wesley 1/5 – Topalov, Veselin 1/2
Gomez, John Paul 0 – Cheparinov, Ivan 1
Laylo, Darwin 0 – Delchev, Aleksander 1
Torre, Eugenio 1 – Berbatov, Kiprian 0
Round 9: Philippines (4 pts) vs Turkmenistan (0 pts)
So, Wesley 1 – Amanov, Mesgen 0
Laylo, Darwin 1 – Annaberdiev, Meylis 0
Torre, Eugenio 1 – Atabayev, Maksat 0
Bitoon, Richard 1 – Atabayev, Yusup 0
Round 10: Philippines (2 pts) vs Argentina (2 pts)
So, Wesley 1 – Flores, Diego 0
Gomez, John Paul 1/2 – Felgaer, Ruben 1/2
Torre, Eugenio 0 – Peralta, Fernando 1
Bitoon, Richard 1/2 – Lafuente, Pablo 1/2
Round 11: Philippines (1.5 pts) vs Estonia (2.4 pts)
So, Wesley 1/2 – Kulaots, Kaido 1/2
Gomez, John Paul 1/2 – Kanep, Meelis 1/2
Laylo, Darwin 1/2 – Sepp, Olav 1/2
Bitoon, Richard 0 – Volodin, Aleksandr 1
