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Nonthaburi, Thailand: Bernardino tops Gainsfield Pinoy Chess Blitz Championship 2013
PhilBoxing.com Sun, 07 Jul 2013

Nonthaburi, Thailand: FILIPINO and United States chess master Almario Marlon Bernardino Jr. topped the double round robin format Gainsfield Pinoy Chess Blitz Championship 2013 which ended on Saturday.
The former Arlington, Virginia Open, USA chess champion Bernardino, a sportswriter and radio commentator formalized his claim to the title at the Gainsfield Chess and Language Center headquarters here.
Bernardino finished with a total of 7.5 points, the same output with chess expert Henry Calacday. However, Bernardino won the title via winner over the other tie break points.
Bernardino edged Calacday, 1.5-0.5, in the last round. The Quezon City native Bernardino, ex-mainstay of Rizal Technological University (RTU) Mandaluyong City earlier beat Julie Ann Mendez (1.5-0.5), Ryan Calacday (2-0), National Master (NM) Leonardo Alidani (1.5-0.5) and drew with Fide Master (FM) Deniel Causo (1-1).
Last Friday (July 5, 2013), Causo (11.5/12) captured the Bangkok Chess Club Open Blitz Tournament held at the Queen Victoria Pab and Restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand. He was followed by Jimson Bitoon (11 pts.), Bernardino (10 pts.), NM Ric Portugalera (9 pts.) and Henry Calacday (7 pts.) respectively.
Photo (L-R: Henry Calacday, NM Almario Marlon Bernardino Jr., NM Leonardo Alidani and Julie Ann Mendez (Photo by Ryan Calacday).
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