<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: NgoJulayi 2008, wanqoba iPhilippine Chess Championship; lokhu akugcinanga ngokumenza afanelekele iqembu lasePhilippine elincintisana emncintiswaneni we-  <response>: I-Olympiad ye-Chess yama-38 kamuva ngalowo nyaka ngoNovemba, kodwa futhi yamzuzela nenqubo yakhe yokuqala ye-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 kuma-Olympiads we-39, 40, 41, 42 no-43. 