With just one round left, two Mindanao players are bound to end on a sour note in the 1st ASEAN Chess Championship at the Stansfield Residence in Singapore.
Edgar Reggie Olay, the former standout from San Pedro College in Davao City, totalled 4.5 points after eight rounds to share 10th-13th spots with countrymen IM Richard Bitoon, GM Jayson Gonzales and FM Duc Hoa Nguyen of Vietnam.
After ruling the Penang Open in Malaysia, IM Oliver Dimakiling of Davao City was not in his top condition this time by chalking in only three points to occupy the 26th-29th places with Indonesia’s Andika Pitra, Malaysia’s Kim Han Edward Lee and Filipino FM Haridas Pascua.
GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili of Singapore, IM Oliver Barbosa of the Philippines, GM Susanto Megaranto were leading that offers 18,000 total prize fund in Singapore dollars including international master (IM) norms and titles and grandmaster (GM) titles.[MOSES P. BILLACURA]
