Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Na July 2008, o meriri Philippine Chess Championship; nke a abụghị naanị na ọ tozuru ya maka ndị otu Philippines na-asọmpi na 38th Chess Olympiad mgbe e mesịrị n'afọ ahụ na Nọvemba, kamakwa o nwetara ya mbụ GM norm. Na Olympiad, Gomez na-eme ka onye Czech GM Viktor Láznička na 9th gburugburu zuru ezu iji nweta ụkpụrụ GM ikpeazụ ya na aha GM, na-eme ka ọ bụrụ naanị onye nke iri nke Filipino iji mee ya. Gomez mechiri Olympiad dị ka onye kachasị agba goolu maka ndị otu Philippines. Gomez sokwa n'òtù ndị Filipin maka afọ 39, 40, 41, 42
na 43rd Chess Olympiads.