Jayson Gonzales (born 2 May 1969, Quezon City) is a Filipino chess grandmaster (2008).
| Jayson Gonzales | |
|---|---|
 Gonzales at the Dresden Olympiad, 2008 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Born | May 2, 1969 Quezon City, Philippines |
| Title | Grandmaster (2008) |
| Peak rating | 2524 (July 2008) |
Chess career
editHe played for the Philippines in the Chess Olympiads of 2004 and 2008.[1] In 1998, he won the Southern California Open.[2] In 2001, he tied for 4–5th with Alan Sayson in the Philippine Chess Championship.[3] In 2004, tied for 3rd–4th with Sergei Tiviakov in the Calvia Open[4] and came third behind Jaan Ehlvest and John Fedorowicz in the 88th Marshall Chess Club Championship in New York.[5] In 2008, he tied for 2nd–3rd with Ashot Nadanian in the 1st Leg ASEAN Circuit Chess Tournament in Tarakan[6] and came second in the 1st Subic International Open Tournament.[7]
On the May 2012 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2405. His handle on the Internet Chess Club is "veracity".[8]
References
edit- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Jayson Gonzales". OlimpBase. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (1998-09-14). "TWIC 201: Southern California Open". London Chess Center. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2001-04-16). "TWIC 336: Philippine National Championships". London Chess Center. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ "Tournament report January 2005: I Calvia Intl.Open". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ "Tournament report April 2005: 88th Marshall Chess Club". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ "Tournament report April 2008: 1st Leg ASEAN Circuit Chess Tournament". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ "Tournament report July 2008: 1st Subic International Open". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ "veracity". Internet Chess Club. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
External links
edit- Jayson Gonzales player profile and games at Chessgames.com