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FM Cu rules Chess Mind Grandprix May Edition By Marlon Bernardino PhilBoxing.com Tue, 03 Jun 2025 Seasoned woodpusher and FIDE Master (FM) Ivan Travis Cu emerged as the champion in the Open Division of the Chess Mind Grandprix May Edition Tournament last Saturday, May 31, 2025 at the Robinsons Galleria, EDSA corner Ortigas Avenue, Quezon City. FM Cu, incoming grade 11 of Xavier School in San Juan City, pocketed the P7,000 purse and the trophy for ruling the tournament which fielded over 50 woodpushers. He had a near-perfect campaign after tallying 6.5 points in the seven-round Swiss system competition. FM Cu defeated Clarence Ong, Jarhed Reignfeild Diocares and National Master (NM) Arman Subaste in the first and third rounds, respectively. He snapped his third-match winning streak when he had a draw against International Master (IM) Hamed Nouri in the fourth round. However, FM Cu went on to win the last three rounds against Ritchie Jocson, Sherwin Tiu and Cyrus Luis Mahawan. “I am very happy with my victory," the 16-year-old soft-spoken FM Cu said in an interview on Sunday, playing under the guidance of Xavier School Coach IA Rolly Yutuc and International Master (IM) Jan Emmanuel Garcia. FIDE Master (FM) Alekhine Nouri defeated his father IM Hamed Nouri in the last round to finish second overall with 6.0 points for P5,000 runner-up purse. Tiu, IM Hamed and FIDE Master (FM) Adrian Ros Pacis finished the tournament with similar 5.5 points while Mahawan, Genesis Jahk Andres, Mark Anthony Danao, Abraham Bayron and Caleb Jan Piamonte have identical 5.0 points. The Chess Mind Grandprix May Edition Tournament (rapid event) was organized by FIDE Master (FM) Dino Ballecer and officiating by NA Alexander Dinoy, NA Alfredo Chay and NA Christian Javier.-Marlon Bernardino- Click here to view a list of other articles written by Marlon Bernardino.  |
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