By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA
FIDE Master Alekhine Nouri downed Russian International Master Miroslav Vlasenko in 61 moves of a Nimzovich Defense to rule the open section’s blitz event of the 6th ASEAN Individual Chess Championships-Gov. Henry Oaminal Cup at the Asenso Misamis Occidental Resort and Aquamarine Park in Ozamiz over the weekend.
Nouri, the reigning national juniors champion who will turn 20 next month, actually ended up tied for first with Grandmaster Daniel Quizon with identical eight points.
Nouri, however, took the title due to higher tiebreak points.
Quizon, who downed IM Christian Gian Karlo Arca in 47 moves of a King’s Indian Attack, also bagged the bronze medal in the rapid event earlier in the day.
Arca, for his part, fell into a six-man logjam at third with seven points each and ended up fourth after tiebreaks were applied.
Indonesian GM Novendra Priasmoro, who trounced newly minted IM Mark Jay Bacojo in 31 moves of a Sicilian, took the bronze medal.
WGM Janelle Mae Frayna, for her part, seized a pair of bronze medals in the women’s rapid and blitz events, while WFM Allaney Jia Doroy came out of nowhere to snatch the silver in the rapid event.
Russian WFM Anna Zhurova ruled the women’s rapid while Vietnamese WIM Nguyen Hong Anh grabbed the blitz gold.
Topping the men’s rapid side was Vietnam’s IM Nguyen Quoc Hy.
