Philippines Chess

Asean Masters Chess Circuit Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 01:34:00 01/15/2008 Standings after 5 rounds: WIM Section5 points -- I. Sadikin (INA); 4.0 -- E. Handoko (INA), 3.5 -- C. Bernales (RP), G. Chua (SIN); 3.0 -- E. Lindiawati (INA); 2.5 -- B.Mendoza (RP), T.M. Hung (VIE); 2 -- J. Tay (SIN), T. Handayani (INA); 1 -- N. Verdiana (INA), V. Chan (SIN); 0 -- D. Citra (INA) MANILA, Philippines -- Filipinos posted contrasting results in the delayed first-round games played late Sunday in the ongoing first Asean Masters Chess Circuit in Tarakan, Indonesia. Woman National Master Christy Lamiel Bernales suffered her first loss, bowing to Woman International Master Beverly Mendoza. Bernales, daughter of a former taxi driver from Nueva Ecija, dropped to third in the WIM section with 3.5 points. She is now two points shy of clinching the WFM* title, according to the National Chess Federation of the Philippines. Copyright 2008 Philippine Daily Inquirer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. *I believe this should be WGM, as a WFM title is below that of WIM.