2012 Philippine Olympiad Team Selection

Dear Kabarangays please post here your nomination for the 2012 Olympiad Selection. 2 things, the method of choosing the players or your choice of players.

Mine for example is:

To select the 5 members, the 4 shall be selected by Elo ranking and 1 player (must be a GM) to be selected/seeded by NCFP.

My line-up:

1. So

2. Barbosa

3. Antonio

4. Sanchez

Depending on their FIDE Elo rating before the Olympiad, Paragua, Laylo, Gomez and the others have still a chance to catch up.

I suggest Eugenio Torre to be the nominee for 4th/5th board and playing team-captain.

What's your take?

My dream Pinoy chess team for 2012:

1.So

2.Barbosa

3.Paragua

4.Antonio

5.Torre

Thanks fierychess.

For reference here is the current FIDE rating list for Philippines.

#NameTitleFedRatingGB-Year 

1 So, Wesley g PHI 2655 23 1993 

2 Antonio, Rogelio Jr g PHI 2564 13 1962 

3 Sanchez, Joseph g PHI 2544 18 1970 

4 Barbosa, Oliver m PHI 2538 22 1986 

5 Laylo, Darwin g PHI 2534 13 1980 

6 Paragua, Mark g PHI 2533 13 1984 

7 Torre, Eugenio g PHI 2520 22 1951 

8 Gomez, John Paul g PHI 2514 13 1986 

9 Bitoon, Richard m PHI 2504 22 1975 

10 Salvador, Roland g PHI 2501 18 1982 

10 Barcenilla, Rogelio g PHI 2501 13 1972 

12 Sadorra, Julio Catalino g PHI 2490 7 1986 

13 Nolte, Rolando m PHI 2457 13 1972 

14 Dableo, Ronald m PHI 2445 0 1979 

15 Villamayor, Buenaventura g PHI 2440 0 1967 

16 Diano, Eden  PHI 2416 9   

17 Dimakiling, Oliver m PHI 2414 0 1980 

18 Nadera, Barlo A. m PHI 2412 0 1965 

19 Martinez, Rolly m PHI 2411 7 1970 

20 Garcia, Jan Emmanuel f PHI 2409 13 1995 21 Gonzales, Jayson g PHI 2405 0 1969 22 Ganzon, Rommel  PHI 2403 9   23 Yap, Kim Steven m PHI 2396 9 1988 24 De Guzman, Ricardo m PHI 2382 2 1961 25 Roca, Petronio m PHI 2376 0   26 Elorta, David  PHI 2367 0   27 Ranola, Yves m PHI 2366 13 1972 28 Dela Cruz, Noel  PHI 2362 0   29 De Ramos, Julius f PHI 2361 0 1987 30 Senador, Emmanuel  PHI 2357 0   31 Vuelban, Virgilio m PHI 2353 17 1972 31 Del Mundo, Anton Paolo C. f PHI 2353 0 1982 33 Gloria, Eric  PHI 2349 9 1960 34 Young, Angelo m PHI 2343 2 1963 35 Chiong Zacarias Romero, Luis m PHI 2341 0 1957 36 Garma, Chito m PHI 2340 0 1964 37 Bancod, Ronald m PHI 2326 0   38 Carlos, Leonardo f PHI 2314 0   39 Legaspi, Rhobel  PHI 2313 0   40 Sevillano, Voltaire  PHI 2310 9   40 Pascua, Haridas f PHI 2310 0 1993 42 Udani, Ian  PHI 2307 0 1977 43 Makinano, Anthony  PHI 2306 9   44 Olay, Edgar Reggie  PHI 2303 0 1976 45 Banawa, Jouaquin f PHI 2300 0 1987 46 Causo, Deniel  PHI 2296 0   47 Emperado, Emmanuel  PHI 2294 0   48 Datu, Alcon John  PHI 2290 0 1993 49 Natividad, Richard  PHI 2289 16   50 Sarip, Roger  PHI 2284 0   51 Segarra, Randy f PHI 2283 0   52 Florendo, Paulo James  PHI 2278 0 1989 53 Turqueza, Mari Joseph  PHI 2274 23   53 Milagrosa, Alexander  PHI 2274 0   53 Yu, Manny  PHI 2274 0   56 Roque, Merben  PHI 2271 9   57 Habla, Jony f PHI 2267 0   58 Nodado, Jerry  PHI 2259 0   59 Arroyo, Christian  PHI 2256 0   60 Castellano, Christopher f PHI 2253 0 1978 61 Aquino, Jose Jr.  PHI 2244 0   62 Mariano, Nelson III  PHI 2242 0 1990 63 Caturla, Cesar  PHI 2240 0 1950 64 Nebato, Sheider  PHI 2233 0   65 Enriquez, Rogelio  PHI 2229 9   65 Gatus, Edmundo  PHI 2229 0 1963 67 Villanueva, Hugo  PHI 2227 0 1961 68 Salcedo, Richilieu  PHI 2223 8   69 Maninang, Rafaelito m PHI 2222 0 1950 70 Naranja, Renato m PHI 2221 1 1940 71 Panopio, Jr Rodolfo  PHI 2218 0 1970 72 Valencia, Belsar  PHI 2212 9   73 Bagamasbad, Efren  PHI 2201 0   74 Camacho, Chardine Cheradee wm PHI 2197 0 1994 75 Labay, Rainer  PHI 2194 0   76 Morazo, John Ranel  PHI 2184 0 1991 77 Tan, Oscar  PHI 2166 4 1954 78 Agagon, Eduardo  PHI 2164 0 1949 79 Chavez, Antonio  PHI 2161 0   80 Evangelista, Ritchie  PHI 2160 0   81 Gotel, Michael  PHI 2159 0   82 Rivera, Albert  PHI 2155 7 1979 83 Bolico, Exfelicos  PHI 2151 0   83 Paez, Alfredo  PHI 2151 0 1969 85 Manon-og, Ramon Jr.  PHI 2150 4 1985 85 Paril, Gabriel  PHI 2150 0   87 Bersamina, Paulo f PHI 2145 0 1998 88 Vasquez, Andrew  PHI 2138 0 1965 89 Molina, Antonio f PHI 2134 0 1955 89 Ricafort, Marlon  PHI 2134 0   91 Salgados, Lennon Hart  PHI 2125 5   91 Dimarucut, Francis Erwin  PHI 2125 0   91 Legaspi, Edmundo  PHI 2125 0 1951 94 Arellano, Robert  PHI 2114 0 1976 95 Segismundo, Melvin  PHI 2112 0   96 Alora, Verth  PHI 2103 0   96 Lumidao, Mervin  PHI 2103 0   96 Magdalaga, Luffe  PHI 2103 0   99 Cua, Shercila wf PHI 2101 0 1984 99 Dimarucut, Francis Erik  PHI 2101 0 1974

Most of you know full well that I always prefer the fair and democratic way of selecting the team members of our Team Philippines, and that is a true National Open tournament. But, if I were given the power to hand-pick the players, here are my pick.

Board 1 - Wesley So: He is our best player right now and I like a lot of things about him. The way he carries himself... the way he plays the game... and that great potential that I hope will be realized soon!

Board 2 - Eugene Torre: First and foremost, he is a good friend. I've met a lot of people through  the years, the majority of them were just tremendously good people, but I can tell you that overall, Euge is at the top of my list. Plus, he can still play and especially, the Olympiad brings out the best in him. I put him in board 2 because he's the second best player in my list. Oh, I also want him to establish an Olympiad record of most participation by a player!

Board 3 - Iskuba Dayb: Honestly, my first thought was Glenn Bordonada but I just remembered that he mentioned a while back that he wasn't feeling that well and that he prefers to stay home to play and watch games in the net. So, why not me? I'm enjoying the game again unlike my last few years before my sudden retirement from the game. I'd like to experience the Olympiad again and enjoy it this time. I want to meet Wesley and Magnus! I especially want to hook up with Eugene again.

Board 4 - Alex Milagrosa: Some of you probably don't know him. He is one tough and tenacious veteran who, I was surprised to learn, not only does he still play the game, he is still racking up successes even more so now than when he was at his younger days. He's about mid-fifties now, maybe close to 60. He was already a Mamaw when I started as a junior. He will represent hope and joy for all the professional players who never made it to the Phil team. And the way we select team members now, they will never have another chance.

Board 5 - Paul Bersamina: He is the new hope. He is 13 years old, I think... maybe still 12... I don't know his birthday. I like the way he plays. He is very good in the endgame for a very young player. I also like the way he handles himself... very humble and such a nice young man. Like a young Torre and his Kuya Wesley.

Why did I pick this team? Well, the NFCP picks the members all the time and we always end up in the gutter! So, I'd rather chose players that I like and that I know so that even if we lose, at least, I'm happy with it. Plus, I think this team will kick some butt!!!

klap klap klap, ayus ang line-up ni Iskuba. hihi

How does

1 - Wesley So

2 - Barbosa

3 - Antonio

4 - Torre

5 - JP Gomez

So ba An To Go

Projected PHI Ranking come Nov 2011 FIDE Ratings 

(Note: computations includes Indonesia Open Chess Championship 2011 & other rated tournaments based on FIDE computation for Nov 2011 ratings)

# Name Title Fed Rating 

1 So, Wesley g PHI 2655 +3.7 = 2658.7 : 2659 
2 Barbosa, Oliver m PHI 2538 +33.3 = 2571.3 : 2571 
3 Antonio, Rogelio Jr g PHI 2564 -7.3 = 2556.7 : 2557
4 Paragua, Mark g PHI 2533 -11.4 = 2521.6 : 2522 
5 Sanchez, Joseph g PHI 2544 -25.8 = 2518.2 : 2518 

6 Bitoon, Richard m PHI 2504 +10.5 = 2514.5: 2515 
7 Gomez, John Paul g PHI 2514 -8 = 2506 : 2506 
8 Sadorra, Julio Catalino g PHI 2490 +15.6 = 2505.6 : 2506
9 Laylo, Darwin g PHI 2534 -31.7 = 2502.3 : 2502 
10 Torre, Eugenio g PHI 2520 -18 = 2502 : 2502 

11 Barcenilla, Rogelio g PHI 2501 : 2501 
12 Salvador, Roland g PHI 2501 -1.4 = 2499.6 : 2500 

ref:    http://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtml?ina=1&country=PHI

:::   :::  :::

based on the above Nov 2011 FIDE computations my choice will be:

1. So, Wesley 

2. Barbosa, Oliver  (He has proven in the last 2011 Indonesian tournament that he could play Vs hyper/hydra & Super GMs with good results)

3. Antonio, Rogelio Jr

4. Paragua, Mark 

5. Torre, Eugene  (to establish and break the Chess Olympiad record ... his 21st participation in the 2012 Olympiad could be it ... a very rare opportunity for him and for the country !!!)   

SO BA AN PA TO

mmmmm, yummy

yan, ang campaign poster natin above.

Vote SOBAAN PATO for Olympiad 2012.

Take my poll!