Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 19:00:59 +0000
Grandmaster John Paul Gomez suffered a blow to his World Cup bid after slipping for the share of seventh place after seven rounds in the Eastern Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2019 17:00:36 +0000
It was Gomez’s first defeat, slipping into a crowded fourth to 14th places with 4 points on three wins, and two draws.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 20:00:39 +0000
It was the second straight draw for Gomez who improved his tally to 4 points – he posted three wins – the same records of Megaranto, Mongolian FIDE Master Urtnasan Nasanjargal and Vietnamese International Master Nguyen Van Huy.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 00:00:41 +0000
Gomez toppled teammate International Master Paulo Bersamina to hike his tally to 3 points with early victories from IM John Marvin Miciano and GM Bazar Khatanbaatar.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 22:00:48 +0000
Playing white, Bersamina stunned second seed GM Tsegmed Batchuluun of host Mongolia in 52 moves of Panno Variations of Fianchetto King’s Indian encounter to hike his tally to 2 points after an opening-round win over the weekend.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:41:01 +0000
The Asian Youth chess champion is convinced the FIDE-rated tournament that will run until April 16, will give him the opportunity to take a step closer to becoming the country’s next GM.
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