2019 Oceania Zonal Guam 17-24 Feb 2019

[Desmond]

Is anyone taking advantage of the second Australian spot for free entry/accomm?

[Frank]

List of Zonal entries - Updated Jan 15

This is shaping up to be bigger than Ben Hur - one mighty celebration of a game universally loved by nations big and small, morally lead by giants Australia and New Zealand and uniting in fellowship the denizens of a region exceeding a third of the surface of the earth.

Constituting a zone known as Oceania with representative rights leading to the World Cup, it enjoys a status that some would savagely (like a savage) jeopardize by overzealous self-interest in wishing to confine it only to tournaments in the first two-mentioned nations and still be regarded a zonal heir.

More power to the hosts Guam Echécs and the organizers who have beavered away to make it all happen.

[MichaelBaron]

This is shaping up to be bigger than Ben Hur - one mighty celebration of a game universally loved by nations big and small, morally lead by giants Australia and New Zealand and uniting in fellowship the denizens of a region exceeding a third of the surface of the earth.

Constituting a zone known as Oceania with representative rights leading to the World Cup, it enjoys a status that some would savagely (like a savage) jeopardize by overzealous self-interest in wishing to confine it only to tournaments in the first two-mentioned nations and still be regarded a zonal heir.

More power to the hosts Guam Echécs and the organizers who have beavered away to make it all happen.

This is shaping out to be the weakest zonal in history of Fide with only 1 player rated above 2100!

[Frank]

This is shaping out to be the weakest zonal in history of Fide with only 1 player rated above 2100!

Yep

[Frank]

Yep

That's how they found out who the club champion was - by letting the weakest player like me play.

[RiverHollow]

Do you need immunization and vaccination for going to Guam?

[lost]

Do you need immunization and vaccination for going to Guam?

No need for any vaccines for Guam. Just follow the advice of US.

lost

[Tony Dowden]

List of Zonal entries - Updated Feb 1 (rating adjustments)

Australia
Open: GM Max Illingworth* (2501), Angelito Camer (2083), CM Leon Kempen (1883), CM Aurel-John Buciu (1758), Viney Kumar (1633), Michael Buciu (unr)
Women: WGM Julia Ryjanova* (2289), IM Irina Berezina* (2109), Rebecca Stones (1822)

New Zealand
Open: Tony Dowden (2097), Johnson Li (2092), CM John Duneas* (2086), CM Paul Spiller (1908), CM Hilton Bennett (1904)
Women: WFM Vyanla Punsalan* (1951)

Guam
Open: CM Elmer Prudente (2015), Enofre D Manuel (1943), Rudolph P Soriano (1812), Elias Tirador (1804), Malcolm Mcfarland (1781), CM Rogelio L Orio (1775), Felix Lacno (1711), Almer Santos (1665), Radcliffe Paras (1653), Gefferson Batula (1569), Leon Ryan (1410), Benny Pinaula (1329), Rodrigo Bumagat (unr), Marco Corpuz (unr), Gavino A. Estur (unr), Melchor Manibusan (unr), Lester Sison (unr)
Women: Olga Szekely (1708), Ruth Baptista (1601), Grace C. Estur (unr)

Papua New Guinea
Open: FM Stuart Fancy* (1984), FM Shaun Press (1904)

Palau
Open: Tito Cabunagan (1717), Dennis Gonzales (1622), Ksau Anthony Whipps (1519), Remrel Dizon (1482), Mohammad Manik Hossain (1480), Reece Reklai (1345), Eric Ksau Whipps (1336)
Women: WFM Angie Parrado (1554), Angelil Sisior (1439), Destiny Sisior (1431)

Nauru
Open: David Dabuae (1707), Andrew Gadeanang (1707)
Women: Vandella Gadeanang (unr)

Solomon Islands
Open: Don Fakarii (unr), Anthony Maelasi (unr)

[Tony Dowden]

List of Zonal entries - Updated Feb 4

Australia
Open: GM Max Illingworth* (2501), Angelito Camer (2083), CM Leon Kempen (1883), CM Aurel-John Buciu (1758), Viney Kumar (1633), Michael Buciu (unr)
Women: WGM Julia Ryjanova* (2289), IM Irina Berezina* (2109), Rebecca Stones (1822)

New Zealand
Open: Tony Dowden (2097), CM John Duneas* (2086), CM Paul Spiller (1908), CM Hilton Bennett (1904)
Women: WFM Vyanla Punsalan* (1951)

Guam
Open: CM Elmer Prudente (2015), Enofre D Manuel (1943), Rudolph P Soriano (1812), Elias Tirador (1804), Malcolm Mcfarland (1781), CM Rogelio L Orio (1775), Felix Lacno (1711), Almer Santos (1665), Radcliffe Paras (1653), Gefferson Batula (1569), Leon Ryan (1410), Benny Pinaula (1329), Rodrigo Bumagat (unr), Marco Corpuz (unr), Gavino A. Estur (unr), Melchor Manibusan (unr), Lester Sison (unr)
Women: Olga Szekely (1708), Ruth Baptista (1601), Grace C. Estur (unr)

Papua New Guinea
Open: FM Stuart Fancy* (1984), FM Shaun Press (1904)

Palau
Open: Tito Cabunagan (1717), Dennis Gonzales (1622), Ksau Anthony Whipps (1519), Remrel Dizon (1482), Mohammad Manik Hossain (1480), Reece Reklai (1345), Eric Ksau Whipps (1336)
Women: WFM Angie Parrado (1554), Angelil Sisior (1439), Destiny Sisior (1431)

Nauru
Open: David Dabuae (1707), Andrew Gadeanang (1707)
Women: Vandella Gadeanang (unr)

Solomon Islands
Open: Don Fakarii (unr), Anthony Maelasi (unr)


Notes: Organiser CM Rogelio Orio advised today that Johnson Li (NZL) has withdrawn and, as has been previously confirmed via other avenues here on ChessChat, IM Temur Kuybokarov (AUS) has withdrawn. He also said he'd write at the end of the week and send me a finalised list of players, as he has been waiting for a few late registrations from Guam players to be completed.

[Kevin Bonham]

To the best of my knowledge, Irina Berezina withdrew quite a long time ago.

[Tony Dowden]

To the best of my knowledge, Irina Berezina withdrew quite a long time ago.

Thanks KB Perhaps Rogelio forgot to inform me about the women's event in his update. I'll follow this up with him.

[Kevin Bonham]

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[Tony Dowden]

Hi All,

I was expecting to receive confirmation of final entry lists for both the Open and Women's Zonal in Guam over the weekend but no news yet, sorry.

Cheers, Tony

[Tony Dowden]

List of Zonal entries - Final update

Australia
Open: GM Max Illingworth* (2501), Angelito Camer (2083), CM Clive Ng (2051), CM Leon Kempen (1883), CM Aurel-John Buciu (1758), Viney Kumar (1633)
Women: WGM Julia Ryjanova* (2289), Rebecca Stones (1822)

New Zealand
Open: Tony Dowden (2097), CM John Duneas* (2086), CM Paul Spiller (1908)
Women: WFM Vyanla Punsalan* (1951)

Guam
Open: CM Elmer Prudente (2015), Enofre Manuel (1943), Rudolph Soriano (1812), Elias Tirador (1804), Malcolm Mcfarland (1781), CM Rogelio Orio (1775), Felix Lacno (1711), Almer Santos (1665), Radcliffe Paras (1653), Leon Ryan (1410), Gavino Estur (unr), Melchor Manibusan (unr), James Morton (unr), Cyle Sarmiento (unr), Brian Sison (unr), Lester Sison (unr), Gian Sosa (unr), Marion Tuazon (unr)
Women: Olga Szekely (1708), Myra Ollett (1454), Grace C. Estur (unr)

Papua New Guinea
Open: FM Stuart Fancy* (1984), FM Shaun Press (1904)

Palau
Open: Tito Cabunagan (1717), Dennis Gonzales (1622), Ksau Anthony Whipps (1519), Remrel Dizon (1482), Mohammad Manik Hossain (1480), Reece Reklai (1345)
Women: WFM Angelica Parrado (1554), Angelil Sisior (1439), Destiny Sisior (1431), Kayah Whipps 1083

Nauru
Open: David Dabuae (1707), Andrew Gadeanang (1707)
Women: Vandella Gadeanang (unr)


Notes: Team Guam has swollen in size to 18 players in the Open division, although eight of these are unrated. CM Clive Ng (AUS) is a notable late entry in the Open. The three players from Nauru remain 'subject to confirmation'.

[Leonkempen]

Thanks for the update Tony. Are the players from Solomon Islands not coming or left off the update in error? A bit disappointing if that country no longer represented. Comparing the lists I see also Michael Buciu (AUS) and Benny Pinaula (GUM) no longer listed.