Jayson Gonzales

Jayson Gonzales
Gonzales at the Dresden Olympiad, 2008
CountryPhilippines
Born (1969-05-02) May 2, 1969 (age 55)
Quezon City, Philippines
TitleGrandmaster (2008)
Peak rating2524 (July 2008)

Jayson Gonzales (born 2 May 1969, Quezon City) is a Filipino chess grandmaster (2008).

Chess career

He 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

  1. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Jayson Gonzales". OlimpBase. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  2. ^ Crowther, Mark (1998-09-14). "TWIC 201: Southern California Open". London Chess Center. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  3. ^ Crowther, Mark (2001-04-16). "TWIC 336: Philippine National Championships". London Chess Center. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Tournament report January 2005: I Calvia Intl.Open". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Tournament report April 2005: 88th Marshall Chess Club". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  6. ^ "Tournament report April 2008: 1st Leg ASEAN Circuit Chess Tournament". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  7. ^ "Tournament report July 2008: 1st Subic International Open". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  8. ^ "veracity". Internet Chess Club. Retrieved 21 March 2011.