NAUWI sa tabla ang laban ni International Master Paulo Bersamina kontra Grandmaster John Paul Gomez sa 21 moves ng Catalan Opening para mapuwersa sa three-way sa leadership board patungo sa last two rounds ng 2019 GM Rosendo Balinas Memorial Cup chess championship (Grand Finals) nitong Lunes sa Activity Hall, Second Floor Alphaland Makati Place sa Malugay Street, Makati City.
Kasama ni Bersamina sa pangunguna sina 13-time Philippine Open champion Grandmaster Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr. at Grandmaster Darwin Laylo matapos ang Round 13 tangan ang parehong 10 puntos sa Single Round-Robin Standard time control tournament na magkatuwang na inorganisa nina National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) director Atty. Cliburn Anthony Orbe at Philippine Executive Chess Association (PECA) president Dr. Jenny Mayor na suportado nina engineer Antonio “Tony” Carreon Balinas, US based Joe Balinas and Singapore based Nur Rose Balinas at ng Alphaland Corporation.
Nadomina ni Antonio, panlaban sa bansa sa 2019 Bucharest, Romania World Seniors Chess Championship, si Kevin Mirano sa 21 moves ng French defense, habang angat si Laylo kay National Master Carlo Magno Rosaupan sa 30 moves ng Kings Indian defense.
