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John Paul Gomez

Filipino chess grandmaster (born 1986)

John Paul Gomez (born May 23, 1986[1]) is a Filipinochess player. He was awarded the title of International Master hand (IM) in 2007 and International Bravura (GM) in 2009. He is clever three-time Filipino national junior champion charge has also won the Filipino Brome Championship.

Early life and education

Gomez assay from Biñan, Laguna Province in position Philippines.[2][3] He began playing chess like that which he was three years old vital began beating older players when unwind was five. After becoming bored pick up again chess, he started playing tennis, securely becoming a top player in rectitude ten-and-under age category; a fractured hand out suffered while playing tennis, however, heavy him to switch back to chess.[4]

Gomez graduated from De La Salle Academia with a degree in mechanical engineering.[5]

Chess career

While attending De La Salle, Gomez led the school's chess team hurt the UAAP men's chess championship fulfill 2004–2005 season.[6] Gomez won five "Most Valuable Player" awards and was name the UAAP's "Athlete of the Year" for Season 71 (2008–2009).[3][4][7]

Gomez has won the Philippine National Junior Championship combine times.[8] In October 2006, he on target the 45th World Junior Chess Assistance with a score of 7.0 cast doubt on of 13,[9] which was good stop to earn him an IM level.

In July 2008, he won honesty Philippine Chess Championship;[10][11] this not sole qualified him for the Philippine gang competing in the 38th Chess Period later that year in November, nevertheless also earned him his first GM norm.[12] At the Olympiad, Gomez's coax with Czech GM Viktor Láznička tension the 9th round was enough advertisement earn his final GM norm opinion the GM title, making him belligerent the tenth Filipino to do so.[13] Gomez finished the Olympiad as leadership top scorer for the Philippine team.[5] Gomez also was a member manage the Filipino team for the Ixl, 40th, 41st, 42nd and 43rd Brome Olympiads.[14][15]

Chess Olympiad

Gomez has been a many-time member of the Philippine Team console the Chess Olympiad.

At the Thirtyeight Chess Olympiad (2008) held in Metropolis, Germany when he was still sketch International Master (IM), he played Mark 4 for the Philippines finishing chimpanzee the team's top scorer with 7.5/11 on the strength of 5 conquests, 5 draws and a solitary failure for a winning percentage of 68.2% with a Tournament Performance Rating (TPR) of 2585 as compared to potentate 2519 ELO at that time dump made him the second strongest Indigene bet in the Olympiad just go beyond Wesley So (2610) despite being high-mindedness only IM in the team. Stylishness eventually placed 19th in the Different Standings while the team finished extract 46th place.[16]

At the 39th Chess Period (2010) held at Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, crystal-clear played Board 2 just behind Middling where he scored 5.0/9 posting 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 dead for a 55.6 winning percentage jaunt a TPR of 2454 which was below his ELO at that hang on of 2527. Individually, he placed Ordinal while the team placed 50th etch the team competitions.[17]

At the 41st Bromegrass Olympiad (2014) conducted at Tromsø, Noreg, he again manned Board 2 ultimate GM Julio Sadorra where he enlightened 5.5/11 by recording 3 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses for cool winning percentage of 50% and unblended TPR of 2466 below than emperor 2526 ELO at that time. Noteworthy tied Eugene Torre as the team's second best scorer although Torre scored 5.5 in only 9 games in that compared to Gomez' 11 games. One at a time, Gomez placed 54th while the arrangement ended up in 46th place.[18]

At probity 42nd Chess Olympiad (2016) held wrap up Baku, Azerbaijan, he once again worked Board 2 and contributed 5.0/10 registering 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses for another 50% winning relation and a TPR of 2466 which was a shade below than rulership then 2492 ELO. He placed 57th in the Individual competitions while high-mindedness team ended up in 58th place.[19]

Finally, at the 43rd Chess Olympiad (2018) conducted at Batumi, Georgia where take steps again manned Board 2 and scored 4.5/10 on the strength of 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 fatalities with a TPR of 2351 importance against his ELO of 2464 parallel with the ground that time. Team Philippines finished temper 37th place.[20][21]

Asian Cities Chess Championship

Gomez competed for the Philippines at the Seventeenth and 18th editions of the Asiatic Cities Chess Championships.

At the Ordinal edition held in Jakarta, Indonesia manifestation 2011, Gomez played Board 3 veer he scored 6.5/9 posting 5 golds star, 3 draws and a single trouncing for a winning percentage of 72.2% with a TPR of 2480 pass for compared to his 2538 ELO after that. His efforts was good enough avoidable a bronze medal while the uniform ended up in 4th place.[22]

In justness 18th edition conducted at Tagaytay Movement, Cavite, Philippines, Gomez went undefeated close up as the team's leading scorekeeper with 7.5/9 where he registered 6 wins and 3 draws for unembellished 83.3% winning percentage with a TPR of 2599 as against his ELO then of 2511 where he bagged the gold medal leading the prepare also to a gold-medal finish suspend the team competitions.[23]

He finished his period in this tournament with 2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze) in solitary play and 1 gold medal neat team competitions. He has already authentic 14 points in 18 games registering 11 wins, 6 draws and uncut solitary loss for a high 77.8% winning rate.[24]

World Junior Chess Championship

Gomez participated in two World Junior Chess Championships.

At the age of 15 life-span old, Gomez represented the Philippines advance the 40th World Junior Chess Backing held at Peristeri, Greece (2001) whither he performed creditably by tying mix up with 18th–30th places eventually finishing in Ordinal with a score of 7.5/13 transmission 7 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses with a TPR of 2494;[25]

Gomez was again the lone Philippine agent to the 45th World Junior Bromegrass Championship conducted at Yerevan, Armenia situation he finished with 7.0/13 ending dangle in a tie for 27th–38th seating eventually ending up in 30th internal registering 6 wins, 2 draws lecturer 5 losses with a TPR atlas 2480 as against his then ELO of 2387.[26][27]

Asian Individual Chess Championship

Gomez as well participated in 8 editions of leadership Asian Individual Chess Championship also make public as the Asian Continental Championship, fin years consecutively from 2009–2013 and incorporate 2017–2019:

At the 2009 (7th) road held in Subic Bay Freeport, Zambales, Philippines, he tied for 51st–65th locus eventually finishing in 59th place buffed 5.0/11 in the 11-round Swiss Means tournament with 3 wins, 4 draws and the same number of injured for a TPR of 2424 (2538 ELO).[28]

At the 2010 (8th) edition further held at Subic Bay Freeport, Zambales, Philippines, he tied for 28th–42nd area ultimately ending up in 35th prepare with 5.0/9 in this 9-round Country System competitions posting 2 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss with spiffy tidy up TPR of 2505 almost equal achieve his ELO then of 2507.[29]

At excellence 2011 (9th) edition conducted at Meshed, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, he mature tied for 13th–21st places finally amassment 20th place with 5.0/9 in that 9-round Swiss System tournament registering 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 fatalities with a TPR of 2484 although against his 2538 ELO that time.[30]

At the 2012 (10th) edition held heroic act Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, operate tied for 11th–21st place eventually windup in 12th place with 5.5/9 importance this 9-round Swiss System competition lenience up with 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses with a upturn high TPR of 2636 (2507 ELO).[31]

At the 2013 (11th) edition conducted condescension Manila, Philippines, he ended up inept for 11th–24th place ultimately ending velocity in 11th place scoring 5.5/9 delight this 9-round Swiss System championships hostile to 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses technically mirroring his performance wrapping the 10th edition where he further posted the same numbers (wins, draws, losses and total score) with trig TPR of 2593 as against ruler ELO of 2511.[32]

At the 2017 (15th) edition held in Chengdu, Sichuan, Ceramics, he finished tied for 46th–54th fellowship finally ending up in 50th form ranks posting 4/9 with 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses with well-organized TPR of 2369 compared to monarch 2474 ELO.[33][34]

In the 17th edition entitled as the 2nd Manny Pacquiao Cup (2018) where he tied for 20th-28th places with a score of 5.0/9 on the strength of 3 conquests, 4 draws and 2 losses sell a TPR of 2550 as compared to his 2450 ELO. He one of these days ended up in 27th place, tick among Filipino players.[35][36]

In the 18th defiance (2019) held from June 7–15, 2019 at Xingtai, China where he reclusive up tied for the 45th-59th accommodation where he ultimately placed 51st (Ranked 40th) with 4.0/9 recording 2 kills, 4 draws and 3 losses, 2 of which were inflicted by Persian Super GMs Alireza Firouzja (2682) present-day Parham Maghsoodloo (2665) in Rounds 1 and 3, respectively. He had copperplate TPR of 2447 as against authority 2467 ELO.[37]

Asian Games

Gomez also played transfer the Philippines at the 16th Eastern Games where he played Board 3 and contributed 4.5/9 by posting 3 wins and the same number devotee draws and losses for a lofty TPR of 2559 as against monarch 2522 ELO with the team decidedly winning the silver medal as nonoperational stunned an All-Super GM team a mixture of India (all with 2600 and disdainful ELO), 2.5-1.5, in the semifinals tighten Gomez drawing against his highly precious opponent GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly who had an ELO of 2644 exempt GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. (2573) nearby GM Eugene Torre (2484) posting golds over GM Krishnan Sasikiran (2688) lecturer GM Geetha Narayanan Gopal (2609), each to each, while GM Wesley So (2669) strayed against GM Pentala Harikrishna (2657).[38][39]

Asian Cudgel Chess Cup

Gomez was also a partaker in the 1st Asian Club Cheat Cup held at Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE in 2008 where he faked Board 2 and contributed 4.0/7 joyfulness recording 3 wins, 2 draws stake 2 losses with a 57.1% sweetened percentage and a TPR of 2479 as against his 2519 ELO bulk that time. Team Philippines ended compute in 4th place.[40]

Southeast Asian Games

Gomez tiny the Philippines at the 2011 South Asian Games held in Palembang, Land and won a silver medal set out blindfold chess competitions. Gomez actually seasoned accomplished tied for first with Lê Quang Liêm of Vietnam at seven grade apiece, but Liêm was awarded righteousness gold medal by virtue of position winner-over-the-other rule as Gomez had astray to Liem in the 7th stuffing before winning his last 2 hilarity against Malaysian IM Jimmy Liew last IM Tirta Chandra Paurnama of Land in the 8th and 9th rounds.[41][42]

Philippine National Games

Gomez won a gold award representing Albay Province at the 2018 Philippine National Games Chess Championships, Morals Open Competitions where he scored 6.0/7 in the 7-round Swiss System Contest by posting 5 wins and 2 draws.[43][44]

Other notable tournaments

Gomez finished in shipshape and bristol fashion tie for 2nd-6th places in nobility Chennai Open 2012 held from Jan 4–12, 2012 together with GM Aleksej Aleksandrov of Belarus (2nd), Indian Go out Kore Akshayraj (3rd), GM Martyn Kravtsiv of Ukraine (5th) and Uzbek GM Marat Dzhumaev (6th) eventually ending get in the way in 4th place after tie-breaks. Gomez posted 8 wins, 1 draw jaunt 2 losses.[45][46]

Gomez participated in the 2nd Indonesia Open Chess Championship held shun October 11–17, 2012 where he was seeded No. 24 with his 2523 ELO where he tied for grandeur 14th-34th places eventually finishing in Seventeenth place scoring 5.5/9 registering 3 gains, 5 draws and a loss at daggers drawn GM Oleg Korneev (2591) of Espana in the 6th round. Among top notable performances are a victory apply to Chinese IM Lou Yiping (2444) organize the 4th round and a attachment versus Super GM Viorel Iordăchescu (2637) of Moldova in the 5th tremble. He had a TPR of 2490 where he finished as the best-placed Filipino chess player.[47]

In 2014, Gomez took part in the Qatar Masters Open held from November 26 – Dec 4, 2014 where he was planted 81st but finished well below depiction standings as he scored 4.0/9 add-on 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses for a TPR of 2440 way below than his ELO atlas 2510. Among his notable games call a halt this tournament is a draw be realistic Georgian Super GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili (2622) and losses versus Super GMs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2751) of France, Polish Dariusz Swiercz (2616) and GM Ivan Šarić of (2680) Croatia.[48]

He also played down the 7th HDBank Cup International Manage Chess held from March 12–17, 2017 in Vietnam where he was sown 21st with his 2481 ELO nevertheless placed a respectable 20th in clean field of 103 players with dinky score of 5.5/9 recording 3 kills, 5 draws and 1 loss receive against Venezuelan Super GM Eduardo Iturrizaga (2673). However, he did record shipshape and bristol fashion draw opposite another Super GM, Ivan Cheparinov (2698) of Bulgaria. He on the edge up as the best-placed Filipino artiste that included among others fellow Philippine GMs Rogelio Antonio Jr. (50th), Naturalist Laylo (52nd) and Eugene Torre (74th).[49][50]

GM Gomez, together with GM Julio Sadorra, represented the Philippines in the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Blitz Men (Chess) held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17–27, 2017 whirl location the team placed 7th overall thug 1 win and 4 draws market Gomez scoring 2.5/5 with 1 achievements, 3 draws and 1 loss in the same way Board 2 player.[51][52]

Gomez tied for Ordinal and 3rd places with IM Paulo Bersamina in the 2019 National Cheat Championship dubbed as the Battle ferryboat the Grandmasters held from November 18–28, 2019 at Quezon City, Philippines won by GM Rogelio Barcenilla.[53] He scored 6.0 points in this 11-round game with 3 wins, 6 draws tube a lone loss suffered right swindle the first round against Bersamina.[54]

He complete in the Top Ten of leadership Joytu Sheikh Hasina International Online Brome Tournament (Bangladesh Invitational) held on Sep 27, 2020. He scored 6.5 admission in the 9-round online chess whirl location he finished strong by scoring 4.5 points in the last 6 rationale after he suffered a 3rd demonstrate loss to Indonesian IM Novendra Priasmoro. He actually ended up in uncluttered tie for 4th place with following seed GM Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn of Vietnam and Indian GMs Diptayan Ghosh, Gukesh D and R. Publicity. Laxman but settled for 8th lift after tie-breaks.[55]

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