Laylo at helm on 5th Prospero PichayTourney

GM Darwin Laylo beat compatriot IM Richard Bitoon to share top place after round 3 of the
5TH PROSPERO A. PICHAY JR. CUP INTERNATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. Laylo's 3 point mark is equally bested by GM Mikheil MCHEDLISHVILI of Georgia.

Other top board results include GM Mark Paragua drawing with GM Anton Filippov,
GM DAo Thien Hai truce with GM John Paul Gomez, and GM Nguyen Ngoc TRoung Son wipping local player Deniel Causo. Full standings below:

Rank after Round 3
Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1	gm	MCHEDLISHVILI Mikheil	GEO	2613	3
2	gm	LAYLO Darwin	PHI	2537	3
3	gm	FILIPPOV Anton	UZB	2595	2.5
4	gm	PARAGUA Mark	PHI	2501	2.5
5	gm	DAO Thien Hai	VIE	2542	2.5
6	gm	GUPTA Abhijeet	IND	2584	2.5
7	gm	KOTANJIAN Tigran	ARM	2553	2.5
8	gm	ANTONIO Rogelio Jr	PHI	2557	2.5
9	gm	GOMEZ John Paul	PHI	2521	2.5
10	gm	NGUYEN Ngoc Truong Son	VIE	2589	2.5
11	gm	GHAEMMAGHAMI Ehsan	IRI	2579	2.5
12		CAUSO Deniel	PHI	2334	2
13	im	DABLEO Ronald	PHI	2417	2
14		DATU Alcon John	PHI	2188	2
15	gm	LI Shilong	CHN	2531	2
16	gm	DAS Neelotpal	IND	2471	2
17	gm	GONZALES Jayson	PHI	2457	2
18	im	GARMA Chito	PHI	2331	2
19	im	SENADOR Emmanuel	PHI	2367	2
20	gm	GAGUNASHVILI Merab	GEO	2564	2
21		BITOON Richard	PHI	2490	2
22	gm	ZHANG Zhong	SIN	2606	2
23	fm	DONGUINES Fernie	PHI	2373	2
24	gm	TORRE Eugenio	PHI	2535	2
25	gm	KOSTENKO Pyotr	KAZ	2491	2
26	fm	CARLOS Leonardo	PHI	2334	2
27		MILAGROSA Alexander	PHI	2254	2
28	im	NOLTE Rolando	PHI	2424	1.5
29	gm	VILLAMAYOR Buenaventura	PHI	2426	1.5
30		TIRTO	INA	2407	1.5
31	fm	PASCUA Haridas	PHI	2310	1.5
		ANDADOR Rolando	PHI	2260	1.5
33		SEGARRA Randy	PHI	2300	1.5
34	im	DIMAKILING Oliver	PHI	2434	1.5
35	gm	ISMAGAMBETOV Anuar	KAZ	2528	1.5
36		OLAY Edgar Reggie	PHI	2325	1
37		PORTUGALERA Ric	PHI	2221	1
38		ELORTA David	PHI	2326	1
39		BRANZUELA Ali	PHI	2288	1
40	wgm	NADIG Krutika	IND	2273	1
41		MACALA Allan	PHI	2266	1
42		MAGA Mirabeau	PHI	2230	1
43		RIVERA Albert	PHI	2172	1
44		CASTELLANO Christopher	PHI	2264	1
45		ROQUE Merben	PHI	2209	1
46		MARIANO Nelson III	PHI	2095	1
47		POLAO Ben	PHI	0	1
48		BERNALES Cristy Lamiel	PHI	2056	1
49		BAGAMASBAD Efren	PHI	2311	1
50		LUMANCAS Lyndon	PHI	0	1
51		LAO Elias	PHI	2233	1
52		RICANA Leodegario	PHI	2082	0.5
53		MORAZO John Ranel	PHI	2172	0.5
54		LEGASPI Rhobel	PHI	2325	0.5
55		LEE Elgin	MAS	1810	0
56		BAUTISTA Paolo Lorenzo	PHI	0	0
57		BAGAYNA Magellan	PHI	0	0
58		LEE William	MAS	0	0
59		CAUMBAN Jose Piff	PHI	0	0
60		PINERO Arnel	PHI	0	0