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GM WESLEY SO KEEPS HOT WIN STREAK; POCKETS $4,000 By Marlon Bernardino PhilBoxing.com Sun, 29 Jul 2012  Final Standings: (Nine Round Swiss-system/ 32 players) 7.5 points---GM Wesley So (Philippines) 7.0 points---GM Lazaro Bruzon (Cuba) 6.5 points---GM Andrey Sumets (Ukraine) 5.5 points---GM Anton Kovalyov (Argentina), FM Kevel Oliva Castaneda (Cuba), IM Leonid Gerzhoy (Canada), IM Raja Panjwani (Canada), FM Shiyam Thavandiran (Canada) Manila, Philippines -- FILIPINO Grandmaster (GM) Wesley Barbasa So preserved his winning run in the Canadian chess circuit by ruling the 2012 Quebec Open Chess Championship at the College Brebeuf in Montreal, Canada on Sunday. Tha Bacoor, Cavite native defeated IM Leonid Gerzhoy and GM Bator Sambuev of Canada in the last two round to finish with an unbeaten record of 7.5 points on six wins and three draw in the nine-round event, half point ahead with solo second place GM Lazaro Bruzon of Cuba who tote 7.0 points. So, whose stint is being supported by National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) Chairman/President Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr., Secretary-General and Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino Jr.went home with the top purse of $4,000. It was his second straight title in Canada following his triumphs in the Crown Section of the 2012 Toronto International Chess Championship last July 15 to 20 at the Annex Chess Club in Toronto, Canada. So earlier settled for third overall in the 40th Annual World Open Chess Championship took place at the Sheraton City Center Hotel in Philadelphia last July 2 to 8. According to Pichay and Tolentino, So will spearheaded Team Philippines in the 2012 World Chess Olympiad on August 27 to September 10 in Istanbul, Turkey. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Marlon Bernardino.  |
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