Cantela wins gold in 16-under chess tournament in Malaysia

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National Master Oscar Joseph 'OJ' Cantela of General Trias, Cavite bagged the gold medal in the Open 16-under division on Sunday, August 27, at the 12th Dato' Tan Chin Nam Foundation Open Rapid Age-Group Chess Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Cantela scored 5.5 points in six rounds to rule the tournament.He defeated Jaishivan Sivanesan Paranam of Malaysia in the first round, Zhen Sean Ong of Malaysia in the second round, Yu Hang Koay of Malaysia in the third round and compatriots Kaye Lalaine Regidor of Santa Rosa City, Laguna and Christian Mendoza of Antipolo City in the fourth and fifth rounds.He, however, drew with Ishaan Quan Tze Navaratnam of Malaysia in the sixth and final round.

He opened his campaign with a win over Jia-Tien Chua of Malaysia then followed it with victories over Wei Jun Peong of Malaysia, Chen Xi Koh of Malaysia, Woman FIDE Master Qurota`ain Khadijah of Iran, International Master Chee-Meng Jimmy Liew of Malaysia, Shan Wen Tin of Malaysia, Thamil Chelvan Poovendtiran of Malaysia and Guo Hao Ng of Malaysia.His only loss was against Zhe Kang Law of Malaysia in the seventh round.

 

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