2000 Millenium Chess the Side Event :Paragua rules Ernie Baltazar Millenium Open Chess Tournament

15 year old IM Mark Paragua captured the title in the Ernie Baltazar Millenium  Open Chess tournament - side event of the P1,000.00 Millenium Chess Tournament.
Paragua finished with 6 wins and a draw to bag the top prize of P15,000 in the seven round Swiss system tournament. National Master Reggie Olay of Davao was solo second with 5.5 points. National Master Efren Bagamasbad finished in a tie with Winston Joseph Silva of Davao City for  3rd to 4th place with five points. Randy Segarra of De La Salle University finished with 4.5 points for solo fifth place. The Philippine Chess Federation award the title of National Master to Winston Silva and Randy Segarra for  finishing in the top 5 of the standings The tournament attracted a total of 25 players including 1 international master 8 national masters 10 candidate master and 1 national women master.Carlito Lavega of Bacolod City finished 6th in a tie with two others. Also with the same score were Catalino Sadorra of Cavite and Fernando Reantosa.

3 IN 1  Ernie Baltazar organized; sponsored and chief arbiter of the
P50,000.00  side event of the 2000 Millenium Chess.

			Final Ranking
Rank	SNo.		Name	Rtg	FED	Pts	BH.
1	1	IM	Paragua Mark	2355	PHI	6.5	30½
2	2	NM	Olay Reggie	2325	PHI	5.5	31½
3	8	NM	Bagamasbad Efren	2215	PHI	5	31½
4	17		Silva Winston	2085	PHI	5	29
5	14		Segarra Randy	2090	PHI	4.5	28½
6	7	NM	Lavega Carlito	2225	PHI	4	29.5
7	13		Sadorra Catalino	2115	PHI	4	29
8	18		Reantaso Fernando	2015	PHI	4	28½
9	9		Del Pilar Rey	2195	PHI	3.5	27½
10	24		De Ramos Julius	1900	PHI	3.5	26
11	11		Salimbagat Rico	2175	PHI	3	28
12	6		Agagon Eduardo	2245	PHI	3	26.5
13	20		Mendoza Rudy	1990	PHI	3	25½
14	25		Tabilog Loren	1900	PHI	3	24½
15	10	NM	Panopio Rodolfo	2185	PHI	2.5	24
16	5	NM	Gomez John Paul	2250	PHI	2.5	23
17	3	NM	Senador Emmanuel	2295	PHI	2	25
18	26		Baltazar Marc Kristoffer	1900	PHI	2	23
19	21		Cruz Orlando	1980	PHI	2	22½
20	12	NM	Sagario Quirino	2145	PHI	1.5	23½
21	4	NM	Flores Ben	2285	PHI	1.5	22
22	22	WNM	Bernardo Leah	1915	PHI	1.5	21
23	19		Adoptante Angelito	2005	PHI	1	22½
24	15		Camposano Agrifino	2085	PHI	1	23
25	16		Polistico Louie	2085	PHI	0.5	20½
26	23		Arellano Eugene	1905	PHI	0	20  a