Chinese chess players with good start at Campomanes Memorial

Zhou Jianchao and Zhao Jun with perfect score

The Chinese chess players GM Zhou Jianchao and GM Zhao Jun are top of the table of Campomanes Memorial, that is taking place 28.08 - 03.09 in Manila. After 3 rounds they are the only players with perfect score. Top seeded GM Le Quang Liem was held twice to a draw by IM Roy Saptarshi (2387) in round 1 and by Mari Joseph Turqueza (2140) in round 2. Second seeded GM Wesley So had a good start, but in round 3 a difficult pairing against GM Gagunashvili costed him half point. GM Chanda Sandipan was held twice by local IMs Bitoon and Nadera, while GM Fillipov even lost to IM Nolte.

In the women section of the event there is no player with perfect score, as all top seeded including GM Zhao Xue, GM Sheng Yang, WGM Pourkashiyan, and WFM Catherine Perena were held in the starting rounds.

Here are the standings in the open and women sections of the Campomanes Memorial.

Men section

1 GM ZHOU Jianchao CHN 2668 3
2 GM ZHAO Jun CHN 2586 3
3 IM NADERA Barlo A PHI 2419 2.5
4 IM NOLTE Rolando PHI 2425 2.5
5 GM SO Wesley PHI 2674 2.5
6 GM GAGUNASHVILI Merab GEO 2596 2.5
7 GM DING Liren CHN 2574 2.5
8 GM KAZHGALEYEV Murtas KAZ 2619 2.5
9 IM BITOON Richard PHI 2447 2.5
10 GM LI Chao B CHN 2629 2.5
11 FM SEGARRA Randy PHI 2308 2
12 WIM PADMINI Rout IND 2275 2
13 GM GHAEM MAGHAMI Ehsan IRI 2585 2
14 GM LAYLO Darwin PHI 2522 2
15 GM NI Hua CHN 2645 2
16 CAUSO Deniel PHI 2289 2
17 IM DABLEO Ronald PHI 2448 2
18 BAGAMASBAD Efren PHI 2259 2
19 GM SANDIPAN Chanda IND 2637 2
20 LOU Yiping CHN 2425 2
21 DATU Alcon John PHI 2203 2
22 IM YAP Kim Steven PHI 2394 2
23 GM GELASHVILI Tamaz GEO 2605 2
24 GM FILIPPOV Anton UZB 2609 2
25 GM LE Quang Liem VIE 2681 2
26 SENADOR Emmanuel PHI 2393 2
27 GM ZHANG Zhong SIN 2582 2
28 GM TORRE Eugenio PHI 2489 2
29 GM KOTANJIAN Tigran ARM 2551 2
30 IM NGUYEN Huynh Minh Huy VIE 2466 2
31 GM GOMEZ John Paul PHI 2527 2
32 GM SHARAVDORJ Dashzegve MGL 2448 2
33 ANKIT R Rajpara IND 2362 1.5
34 TURQUEZA Mari Joseph PHI 2140 1.5
35 FLORENDO Paulo James PHI 2270 1.5
36 GM HAZNEDAROGLU Kivanc TUR 2501 1.5
37 WGM KIRAN Manisha Mohanty IND 2272 1.5
38 OLAY Edgar Reggie PHI 2289 1.5
39 IM IRWANTO Sadikin INA 2419 1.5
40 FM CHAN Wei Xuan Timothy SIN 2338 1.5
41 FM HABLA Jony PHI 2325 1.5
42 IM BARBOSA Oliver PHI 2458 1.5
43 IM RANOLA Yves PHI 2397 1.5
44 IM SAPTARSHI Roy IND 2387 1
45 DELA CRUZ Noel PHI 2392 1
46 FM PASCUA Haridas PHI 2368 1
47 FM DE RAMOS Julius PHI 2368 1
48 IM TIRTO INA 2360 1
49 WIM PHAM Le Thao Nguyen VIE 2304 1
50 IM BANCOD Ronald PHI 2328 1
51 LEGASPI Rhobel PHI 2304 1
52 IM ROCA Petronio PHI 2372 1
53 IM YU Lie CHN 2447 1
54 ELORTA David PHI 2363 1
55 GM GONZALES Jayson PHI 2435 1
56 PHADKE Sohan IND 2232 1
57 IM HALAY Taufik INA 2358 1
58 LEGASPI Edmundo PHI 2118 1
59 ROQUE Merben PHI 2244 1
60 CM BHAGWAT Vinod IND 2175 1
61 GATUS Edmundo PHI 2265 0.5
62 NODADO Jerry PHI 2287 0.5
63 CATURLA Cesar PHI 2250 0.5
64 IM GARMA Chito PHI 2341 0.5
65 LABAY Rainer PHI 2217 0.5
66 KRAWCHENI Andrei AUS 2056 0.5
67 POLAO Ben PHI 2063 0.5
68 BERSAMINA Paulo PHI 1984 0.5
69 IM DIMAKILING Oliver PHI 2418 0.5
70 IM MANINANG Rafaelito PHI 2261 0
71 EVANGELISTA Ritchie PHI 2256 0
72 MILAGROSA Alexander PHI 2248 0

Women section

1 WIM HOANG Thi Nhu Y VIE 2187 2.5
2 GM ZHAO Xue CHN 2462 2.5
3 WGM SHEN Yang CHN 2435 2.5
4 WGM ZHANG Jilin CHN 2264 2.5
5 WGM POURKASHIYAN Atousa IRI 2308 2
6 WGM HOANG Thi Bao Tram VIE 2338 2
7 WFM PERENA Catherine PHI 2103 2
8 WGM ZHANG Xiaowen CHN 2390 2
9 WGM GU Xiaobing CHN 2349 1.5
10 DOCENA Jedara PHI 2033 1.5
11 WFM CUA Shercila PHI 2099 1.5
12 NAHUDAN Eibtizam PHI 0 1.5
13 JOSE Rulp Ylem PHI 2039 1
14 PALOMO Jenny Rose PHI 1870 1
15 WIM MARIANO Cristine Rose PHI 2025 1
16 ACEDO Rowelyn PHI 0 1
17 FRAYNA Janelle Mae PHI 0 1
18 TAMBASEN Mary Grace Phi 0 0.5
19 BERNALES Christy Lamiel PHI 2004 0.5
20 MORTOS Angelina PHI 0 0