<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: NgoJulayi 2008, wanqoba i-Philippine Chess Championship; lokhu akugcinanga ngokumenza afaneleke eqenjini lasePhilippines elincintisana kwi-38th Chess Olympiad kamuva ngalowo nyaka ngoNovemba, kodwa futhi kwamzuzela nomthetho wakhe wokuqala we-GM. Emidlalweni yama-Olympic, ukufana kukaGomez noGM waseCzech uViktor Láznička emzuliswaneni we-9 kwakwanele ukuthola inqubo yakhe yokugcina ye-GM kanye nesihloko se-GM, okwamenza waba ngumFilipino weshumi ukwenza kanjalo. UGomez waqeda i-Olympiad njengomshayi wamagoli oyinhloko weqembu lasePhilippines. UGomez futhi wayeyilungu leqembu lasePhilippines le-39, 40th,  <response>: Ama-Olympia Wesheshi angama-41, 42 no-43. 