Jayson Gonzales (born 2 May 1969,

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) is a

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grandmaster (2008). He played for the Philippines in the

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s of 2004 and 2008. In 1998, he won the Southern California Open. In 2001, he tied for 4–5th with Alan Sayson in the Philippine Chess Championship. In 2004, tied for 3rd–4th with

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in the Calvia Open and came third behind Jaan Ehlvest and

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in the 88th Marshall Chess Club Championship in New York. In 2008, he tied for 2nd–3rd with Ashot Nadanian in the 1st Leg ASEAN Circuit Chess Tournament in Tarakan and came second in the 1st Subic International Open Tournament. On the May 2012 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2405. His handle on the

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is "veracity".

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