Bulletin No 9 Editor: Casto Abundo 27 October 2013 Tagaytay City Wins Dubai Cup, Shanghai 2nd and Wu Xi 3rd The Tagaytay City team beat Shah Alam, White "Salem, A.R. Saleh" 2567 22... exf5 23. hxg7 Bxg7 24. Qh7+ Kf8 Malaysia, 2½:1½ to clinch the title in the Black "Zhou, Jianchao" 2587 25. Bxf7! Asian Cities Chess Team Championship (Dubai Cup) in Tagaytay City, Philippines 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 even as Malaysian Yeoh Li Tian upset 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 Qb6 8. GM Mark Paragua on board 2. Bb3 e6 9. Qd2 Be7 10. O-O-O Nc5 11. f3 Shanghai, China edged Sharjah, UAE Qc7 12. Kb1 O-O 13. g4 b5 14. a3 Rb8 2½:1½ but UAE champion GM Salem 15.h4 Bd7 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. g5 Be7 18. A.R. Saleh played the best game of the h5 a5 19. g6 Bf6 20. h6 hxg6 21. Qh2 tournament, a sacrificial attack against Rfe8 22. Nf5! GM Zhou Jianchao to win the board 1 gold medal. Wuxi outclassed the young Singapore team to tie Shanghai but finished in third place since they lost their direct encounter with their compatriot Chinese team. 25…. Kxf7 26. Rdg1 Be6 27. Rxg6 Kf8 Tagaytay finished alone with 17 match 28. Rhg1 Rb7 29. exf5 Na4 30. f6 Nxc3+ points while Shanghai and Wu Xi tied at 31. bxc3 Bg8 32. Qh4 Qxc3 33. fxg7+ 15 match points each. Rxg7 34. Qf4+ Bf7 35. Qxd6+ Re7 36. Ulaanbaatar won two individual golds and Rxg7 Qc4 37. Kc1 b4 38. Rh7 1-0 one bronze. Also winning board medals The win gave Salem the well deserved were Manila, Pasay and Baghdad. gold medal on board 1. 1 Asian Cities Chess Team Championship (Dubai Cup) Final Ranking Rank SNo. Team Gam. + = - MP Res. Pts. SB History of Asian Cities 1 1 Tagaytay, PHI 9 8 1 0 17 0 26½ 536.25 Year Host Won by 2 2 Shanghai, CHN 9 7 1 1 15 2 24½ 509.75 3 3 Wuxi, CHN 9 7 1 1 15 0 26 501.00 1979 Hong Kong Singapore 1980 Hong Kong Guangzhou 4 4 Manila-PSC, PHI 9 6 0 3 12 0 23 419.25 1981 Hong Kong Shanghai 5 5 Ulaanbaatar, MGL 9 5 1 3 11 0 20 366.50 1983 Hong Kong Beijing 6 8 Baghdad, IRQ 9 5 0 4 10 2 18½ 295.50 1984 Penang Shanghai 7 7 Pasay City-PAF, PHI 9 5 0 4 10 0 19½ 316.00 1985 Hong Kong Shanghai 1990 Dubai Dhaka 8 9 Shah Alam, MAS 9 4 1 4 9 2 22½ 369.00 1992 Dubai Jakarta 9 15 Seoul, KOR 9 4 1 4 9 0 16½ 218.75 1994 Kuala Lumpur Jakarta 10 13 Bs Begawan, BRU 9 4 0 5 8 2 13½ 174.00 1995 Hong Kong Bandung 11 11 Colombo, SRI 9 4 0 5 8 0 15½ 225.00 1996 Dubai Tashkent 1998 Genting Highlands Shijiazhuang 12 6 Sharjah, UAE 9 3 1 5 7 0 18½ 305.25 2000 Beirut Pavlodar 13 16 Singapore, SIN 9 3 1 5 7 0 16 226.75 2002 Aden Pavlodar 14 10 Erdenet, MGL 9 2 2 5 6 0 15½ 261.75 2004 Tagaytay Tagaytay 15 12 Abu Dhabi, UAE 9 2 1 6 5 3 13 189.50 2007 Tehran Pavlodar 2009 Beirut Tehran 16 18 Chinese Taipei, TPE 9 1 3 5 5 2 12½ 178.25 2011 Jakarta Shijiazhuang 17 17 Dubai, UAE 9 1 3 5 5 1 13½ 182.50 2013 Tagaytay Tagaytay 18 14 Kuwait, KUW 9 1 1 7 3 0 9 131.00 The second place Shanghai team, from left, WGM Ju Wenjun, WGM Zhang Xiaowen, Wang Pin, IM Lou Yiping and GM Zhou Jianchao with National Chess Federation Chairman/President Prospero A. Pichay, Jr. and FIDE Zone President Abraham N. Tolentino. The third place Wu Xi team receiving their trophy. From left are FIDE Zone President Abraham N. Tolentino, NCFP Chairman/President Prospero A. Pichay, Jr., IM Wang Li, Lin Chen, GM Wei Yi and Ji Dan. 2 Asian Cities Chess Team Championship (Dubai Cup) Round 9 on 2103/10/26 at 10:00 9.1 1 Tagaytay, PHI 2½ 1½ 9 Shah Alam, MAS 1 GM Barbosa Oliver 2567 1 : 0 FM Chan Nicholas 2378 2 GM Paragua Mark 2571 0 : 1 Yeoh Li Tian 2270 3 GM Gomez John Paul 2511 ½ : ½ Fong Yit San 2118 4 GM Laylo Darwin 2497 1 : 0 Azman Hisham Mohd Nabil 2012 9.2 6 Sharjah, UAE 1½ 2½ 2 Shanghai, CHN 1 GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2567 1 : 0 GM Zhou Jianchao 2587 2 Hassan Sarhan 2051 0 : 1 WGM Ju Wenjun 2535 3 IM Omar Noaman 2388 0 : 1 IM Lou Yiping 2489 4 FM Alhuwar Jasem 2256 ½ : ½ WGM Zhang Xiaowen 2377 9.3 3 Wuxi, CHN 4 - 0 16 Singapore, SIN 1 GM Wei Yi 2580 1 : 0 FM Tin Jingyao 2160 2 Lin Chen 2466 1 : 0 Sivakumar Ashvin 1797 3 IM Wang Li 2415 1 : 0 Woong Zhi Wei William 1794 4 Ji Dan 2374 1 : 0 Lee Qing Aun 1772 9.4 4 Manila-PSC, PHI 3 - 1 10 Erdenet, MGL 1 GM Bitoon Richard 2407 0 : 1 IM Battulga Namkhai 2396 2 IM Nolte Rolando 2447 1 : 0 Bilegsaikhan Oyunbold 2071 3 IM Garcia Jan Emmanuel 2396 1 : 0 Ganbold Choidog 2171 4 WFM Frayna Janelle Mae 2121 1 : 0 Turbat Shagdarsuren 2035 9.5 12 Abu Dhabi, UAE 1½ 2½ 5 Ulaanbaatar, MGL 1 CM Faisal Abdulla 2264 ½ : ½ GM Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan 2500 2 Ali Abdulkhaleq 2074 0 : 1 FM Gunbayar Myagmarsuren 2389 3 Zayed Ali Al-Hamed 1949 0 : 1 IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag 2440 4 Al-Zaabi Sultan 1551 + : - IM Munkhgal Gombosuren 2400 9.6 13 Bs Begawan, BRU 2½ 1½ 11 Colombo, SRI 1 Hj Azahari Siti Nur Fatimah 1985 1 : 0 Kavinda Akhila 2017 2 Kamis Kamarunsalehin 1882 1 : 0 CM Anuruddha G C 2175 3 Hj Azahari Md Aliuddin 2069 ½ : ½ FM Kurukulasuriya Prasanna 2064 4 Hj Sulaiman Amir Fakhry 2049 0 : 1 Edirisinghe Dulan 2022 9.7 18 Chinese Taipei, TPE 1 - 3 7 Pasay City-PAF, PHI 1 Yang Ching Wei Austin 1782 0 : 1 IM Nadera Barlo A. 2362 2 Liu Yeh Yang 1892 0 : 1 Espiritu Onofre 2332 3 Ho Men-Wei 1619 1 : 0 Llavanes Ronald 2239 4 Liao Jo-Kai 0 0 : 1 Cantonjos Allan 2191 9.8 17 Dubai, UAE 2 - 2 15 Seoul, KOR 1 Sultan Ibrahim 1931 0 : 1 FM Lee Sanghoon 2171 2 Ahmed Fareed 1737 1 : 0 CM Kim Inguh 1805 3 Ali Abdulaziz 1708 1 : 0 Kim Changhoon 1790 4 Abdulaziz Abdulla 1626 0 : 1 Wang Chengjia 1934 9.9 8 Baghdad, IRQ 3½ ½ 14 Kuwait, KUW 1 CM Mohammed Zozek Salah Mohammed 2255 1 : 0 Al Awadhi Waleed 2034 2 FM Abdulwahhab Ahmed Abdulsattar 2244 ½ : ½ Al Khateeb Taher 1984 3 FM Ahmed Ali Layth Ahmed 2288 1 : 0 Alkhaldi Bader 1950 4 CM Ismael Namir Mohammed Ismael 2200 1 : 0 Alshourfaa Hazaa 1776 3 From left are Asian Chess Federation Deputy President Casto Abundo, NCFP Directors Judge Gonzalo Mapili and Red Dumuk, Rep. Abraham N. Tolentino, President Prospero A. Pichay, Jr., GMs John Paul Gomez with the Dubai Cup, Darwin Laylo, Oliver Barbosa, Mark Paragua, Asia’s first GM Eugene Torre and NCFP Excutive Director GM Jayson Gonzales. (All photos by Reymundo Nillama) Board Medalists - Asian Cities Chess Team Championship (Dubai Cup) Board 1 Rank Name Rtg Team ratP No. Pts. Gold GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2567 Sharjah, UAE 2731 9 8 Silver GM Wei Yi 2580 Wuxi, CHN 2696 9 7½ Bronze GM Barbosa Oliver 2567 Tagaytay, PHI 2680 9 7 Board 2 Rank Name Rtg Team ratP No. Pts. Gold Lin Chen 2466 Wuxi, CHN 2615 9 7½ Silver GM Bitoon Richard 2407 Manila-PSC, PHI 2527 8 5½ Bronze WGM Ju Wenjun 2535 Shanghai, CHN 2498 9 6½ Board 3 Rank Name Rtg Team ratP No. Pts. Gold GM Gomez John Paul 2511 Tagaytay, PHI 2599 9 7½ Silver IM Lou Yiping 2489 Shanghai, CHN 2411 9 5½ Bronze IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag 2440 Ulaanbaatar, MGL 2381 9 5½ Board 4 Rank Name Rtg Team ratP No. Pts. Gold IM Munkhgal Gombosuren 2400 Ulaanbaatar, MGL 2591 6 5 Silver WGM Zhang Xiaowen 2377 Shanghai, CHN 2503 9 7 Bronze GM Laylo Darwin 2497 Tagaytay, PHI 2414 9 6½ Board 5 Rank Name Rtg Team ratP No. Pts. Gold FM Bilguun Sumiya 2284 Ulaanbaatar, MGL 2327 5 3½ Silver Cantonjos Allan 2191 Pasay City-PAF, PHI 2263 5 3½ Bronze CM Ismael Namir Mohammed Ismael 2200 Baghdad, IRQ 2224 6 4 4.