Tagaytay-Philippines whipped Shah Alam, Malaysia 2.5-1.5 in the ninth and final round to capture the title of the 2013 Asian Cities Chess Team Championship also known as Dubai Cup on Saturday.

Grandmaster Oliver Barbosa downed FM Nicolas Chan after 39 moves of Slav defense on Board 1 while GM Darwin Laylo crushed Mohd Nabi Azman Hisham after 28 moves of Gruenfeld defense on Board 4. GM John Paul Gomez drew with Fong Yit San after 60 moves of Queen's Gambit Declined on board 3 to lead his team to victory.

Li Tian Yeoh upset GM Mark Paragua after 55 moves of Caro-Kann defense on Board 2 to provided full point for Shah Alam, Malaysia.

The win gave Tagaytay finished 17 total match points in the event hosted by NCFP secretary-general Rep. Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino, the Fide Asian Zone 3.3 president in close cooperation with the Tagaytay City government, headed by his wife and mayor, Dr. Agnes Tolentino.

Tagaytay pocketed top prize $3,000 plus Dubai Cup trophy.
Shanghai and Wuxi, China came second to third place with 15 points apiece.
Shanghai crushed Sharjah, UAE, 2.5-1.5, while Wuxi nipped Singapore, 4-0.
Both, Shanghai and Wuxi split the combined prizes of $3,000 for 2nd and 3rd placers.
Tournament director is IA Casto Abundo, while supervising arbiter is IA Gene Poliarco.

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/ Taken from National Chess Federation of The Philippines /