13th Asian Schools Chess Championship 2017

The Philippines tops among the Southeast Asian nations that competed at the 13th Asian Schools Chess Championship 2017. The tournament was held from July 22 to July 28 at the Liaohe Art Museum in Panjin, China. 

Philippines placed third over-all with 7-gold, 10-silver and a bronze medals behind host China (10 Gold-7 Silver-10 Bronze) and Uzbekistan (8 Gold-6 Silver-4 Bronze). 

Indonesia came 4th overall with 6-gold, 2 silver and 6 bronze medals. Other Southeast Asian countries that won medals were Malaysia (2 Silver & 1 Bronze), Singapore and  Vietnam with a lone bronze medal each.

Apart from the mentioned countries, Brunei, Laos and Thailand also participated in this chess competition.

Below are the successful woodpushers from Southeast Asian.

Philippines

• Gold - Doroy Allaney Jia G (U17 Girls)
• Gold - Buto Al-Basher (U7 Rapid)
• Gold - San Diego Jerlyn Mae (U13G Rapid)
• Gold - Doroy Allaney Jia G (U17G Rapid)
• Gold - Buto Al-Basher (U7 Blitz)
• Gold - Quizon Daniel (U13 Blitz)
• Gold - San Diego Jerlyn Mae (U13 G Blitz)
• Silver - Pangilinan Stephen Rome (U17 Open)
• Silver - Dela Cruz Daren (U9 Girls)
• Silver - Mordido Kylen Joy (U15 Girls)
• Silver - Quizon Daniel (U13 Rapid)
• Silver - Pangilinan Stephen Rome (U17 Rapid)
• Silver - Mordido Kylen Joy (U15G Rapid)
• Silver - Velarde Jerish John (U11 Blitz)
• Silver - Pangilinan Stephen Rome (U17 Blitz)
• Silver - Mordido Kylen Joy (U15G Blitz)
• Silver - Doroy Allaney Jia G (U17G Blitz)
• Bronze - Palasigue Gal Brien (U15 Rapid)

Indonesia

• Gold - Sagita Catur Adi (U17 Open)
• Gold - Rasyid Nur Aini (U15 Girls)
• Gold - Sagita Catur Adi (U17 Rapid)
• Gold - Tarigan Gilbert Elroy (U15 Blitz)
• Gold - Sagita Catur Adi (U17 Blitz)
• Gold - Edithso Samantha (U17G Blitz)
• Silver - Arfan Aditya Bagus (U13 Blitz)
• Silver - Edithso Samantha (U17 Girls)
• Bronze - Arfan Aditya Bagus (U13 Open)
• Bronze - Liuviann Cecilia Natalie (U13 Girls)
• Bronze - Rasyid Nur Aini (U15G Rapid)
• Bronze - Edithso Samantha (U17G Rapid)
• Bronze - Herfesa Shafira Devi (U11G Blitz)
• Bronze - Rasyid Nur Aini (U15G Blitz)

Malaysia

• Silver - Tan Jun Ying (U15 Rapid)
• Silver - Tan Jun Ying (U15 Blitz)
• Bronze - Tan Jun Ying  (U15 Open)

Singapore

• Silver - Mak Xiu Ning Charlene (U11G Blitz)

Vietnam

• Silver - Nguyen Le Minh Phu (U9 Rapid)