Edited by Guy Chessman
A very tiny tournament was held in Lapu-Lapu, 2 weeks ago in Sgt. Amado Olea's neighborhood, in celebration of the baptism of Sgt. Olea's second child. The tournament was comprised of some CEPCA members and some top Lapu-Lapu players as well. They were, Aldwin Daculan, Mark Cimafranca, Jun Kidlat, Alvin Regodon and even Sgt. Olea himself. Former CEPCA presidents, Jun Olis and Jojo Muralla, also participated in the mini tournament. Winners of the said humble event were 1. Cimafranca, 2. Daculan, and 3. Olis (!). A very surprising comeback for the CEPCA player and Lapu-Lapu patron. Hehe.
By the way, Mr. Aldwin Daculan sent me a text comprising a list of the top 30 rated players in Lapu-Lapu. I will share these to you all, my fellow Cebuano players, because It is somehow interesting.
- Joel Fernan 2243 NM
- Bryle Arellano 2102
- Allan Salientes 2093
- Allan Pason 2051
- Peterson Sia 1977
- Mark Cimafranca 1932
- Albert Rivera 1911
- Henry Infante 1865
- Jerish Velarde 1843
- Kraig Quinain 1841
- Jonathan Canque 1835
- Aldwin Daculan 1831
- Alvin Regodon 1813
- Rigil Amacna 1808
- Roxanne Tampus 1808
- C. Lim 1796
- Rolando Torres 1793
- Raffy Bensi 1792
- Amay Igot 1788
- Josh Gocotano 1787
- Adimar Toledo 1787
- Ezekiel Limpot1785
- Nilo Bonganciso 1774
- Ariel Abellana 1770
- Ian Pino 1756
- Jerele Velarde 1751
- Michael Gocotano 1738
- Lefa Bensi 1727
- Jose Gocotano 1691
- Adelyn Bensi 1645
NM Joel Fernan(photo below), who is now currently rated no.1, now lives in Pagadian, Mindanao, and seldom comes back to Lapu-Lapu occasionally. He has a lot of accollades awarded to him, among them is the Region VII Championships of 2007, wherein, after a draw with the very strong player Jobannie Tabada, Fernan clinched the title. Fernan was also the Non-Master National Champion of 1999.
Rated No.2 is Brylle Arellano. A native of Negros, this relative newcomer to Cebu's chess scene has proven quite a lot in a very short period of time. He is already considered a serious contender for any Cebu tournament he participates. He is already known as a strong and relatively veteran player from his hometown by the way.
Allan Salientes(photo below), rated #3 in the list, is no new face in Cebu chess. He is a veteran player and has already won, or at least placed, on some of the local tournaments here in Cebu. Most of the tournaments he participated, were very strong in Cebu. His most recent triumph was the Consolacion Open in SM Consolacion, last 2012.
The youngest in the top 4 is the teenage Allan Pason(photo below), who, at the tender age of 16, has proven a lot already in Cebu Chess. Nobody expected that such a tiny, midget young boy would be a "thorn" to Cebu's very best best! When he was still 14, he had already beaten a lot of the "old guards" of Cebu and rising star players as well. he attacks well, defends well, and has an immense talent for "danger". He is a CVIRAA player, Palaro player, Shell grand finalist and Cebu's Junior Champion. He also placed 3rd in one of those very strong E-Mall tournaments in Cebu a few years ago. It is speculated that he will play for the University of San-Jose Recoletos when he finally goes to college. In Cebu, he is considered as the main rival to the 14-year-old positional player, Rhenzi Khyle Sevillano.
So I think that's it! By the way, a FULL report would be coming soon on the VELARDE BIRTHDAY TOURNAMENT last week. Please stay tuned on this site. Hopefully, the full report will be readily available by the end of this week :)
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