Sevillano Cops SCCF Crown in California

Philippine Daily Inquirer; Jul 23, 2006

FILIPINO INTERNATIONAL MASTER ENRI-co Ikong Sevillano topped the 2006
SCCF State Championships recently inLos Angeles, California, USA.

The California based Sevillano, who hails from Cebu City and is a
protege of local chess patron NM Bombi Aznar, beat Japanese-American
Christian Tanaka in
26 moves of a Caro-Kann Defense in his last match to win the title
in the
seven-man single round-robin format.

Sevillano scored 5.5 points on account of four wins (one point came
from a bye) and three draws, the same output of Armenian-American
IM Andranik Matikozyan. After the tie break was applied, Sevillano
tallied 16.25 to edge Matikozyan (15.5) for the title.

Sevillano also beat Francis Chen in round 1 after 40 moves of a
Caro-Kann defense and IM Jack Peters in round 3 after 59 moves of a
French Defense.

He drew with IM Cyrus Lakdawala, IM Matizosyan and Eugene Yanayt. NM
Marlon Bernardino

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS