Jayson Gonzales Explained

Jayson Gonzales
Country:	Philippines
Birth Date:	2 May 1969
Birth Place:	Quezon City, Philippines
Grandmaster (2008)
Peakrating:	2524 (July 2008)
Fideid:	5201080

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]

Notes and References

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