Tuesday, May 3, 2011

MARI JOSEPH TORQUEZA, JANELLE MAE FRAYNA IS KING AND QUEEN OF THE 2011 NATIONAL JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS



The National Junior Chess Championships which was held on April 29 to May 3, 2011 at the NCCC Mall located at Maa, Davao City ended with the crowning of a new king and queen of Philippine junior chess.

In the Juniors- boys category, Mari Joseph Turqueza emerged the champion with 8 points out of 9 rounds. Turqueza who was seeded 3rd went undefeated and scored 5 consecutive wins beginning in the 2nd round, beating top seed Sheider Nebato along the way. He received P 15,000.00 + medal and will be the Philippines representative to the World Juniors to be played later this year in India.

Winners Juniors - Boys category

( Turqueza is sitting at front row with medal and holding his certificate )

Final ranking after 9 rounds

1 Turqueza Mari Joseph PHI 2181 8.0 0.0 53.5 39.50 7 6 4.65 1.35 15 20.3
2 Mejia Giovanni PHI 1992 7.5 0.0 48.0 34.00 5 3.5 1.91 1.59 25 39.8
3 Salcedo Richilieu PHI 2222 7.0 0.0 50.0 31.00 6 4 4.28 -0.28 15 -4.2
4 Fiel Yves Christian PHI 1723 7.0 0.0 43.5 25.50 3 2
5 Mirano Kevin PHI 2042 6.5 0.0 50.5 27.75 5 2.5 1.99 0.51 25 12.8
6 Nebato Sheider PHI 2233 6.5 0.0 50.0 27.25 4 2 2.66 -0.66 25 -16.5
7 Docena Jerad U14 PHI 1941 6.5 0.0 48.5 27.25 1 0 0.20 -0.20 25 -5.0
8 Andoy Jerwell PHI 1992 6.5 0.0 46.5 26.50 3 1
9 Llantada Kyz PHI 0 6.5 0.0 46.0 29.50 2 2


The Juniors- girls category crown, on the other hand went to Janelle Mae Frayna who scored 7.5 points in 9 rounds. Frayna who was only seeded 8th also went undefeated and beat top seed and under 20 champ Jedarra Docena along the way. She received P 10,000.00 + medal and will be the Philippines representative to the World Juniors to be played later this year in India.

Winners Juniors - Girls category

( Frayna sitting at front row with medal and holding her certificate )

Final ranking after 9 rounds

1 Frayna Janelle Mae W PHI 1830 7.5 0.0 48.0 29.25 4 3.5 1.45 2.05 25 51.3
2 Acedo Rowelyn W PHI 1795 7.0 1.0 48.5 26.75 5 4
3 Suede Mikee Charlene W PHI 1902 7.0 0.0 49.5 32.25 3 2.5 1.56 0.94 15 14.1
4 Pineda Judith U8 W PHI 1737 6.0 0.0 51.5 27.50 3 2
5 Enriquez Jean Karen W PHI 1920 6.0 0.0 47.5 24.75 1 0 0.53 -0.53 0 0.0
6 Suede Akiko Charmaine W PHI 1891 6.0 0.0 45.0 20.50 1 0 0.58 -0.58 15 -8.7



( Metro Toril meets BW in person. Players of the Metro Toril Chess Club who played in the recent 1st Philippine internet chess team match Nofre Reyes (docryan), Chris Yap (chriswhiz), and Atty. Jong Guevarra (metrolirot) met BW board 1 FM Paulo Bersamina, the 2010 natl junior champ).



( Celebrating after the end of the gruelling tourney together with the Mejia family. Also in photo is Davao sports writer and SCOOP Davao president Lito delos Reyes. The Mejia siblings Gio and WFM Cherry Ann Mejia submitted good resuls during the twin tourney accompanied in Davao by their ever supportive father.)

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