Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'ọnwa Julaị afọ 2008, o meriri n'asọmpi Philippine Chess Championship; ọ bụghị naanị na nke a mere ka o ruo eruo isonye n'òtù ndị Philippines na-asọ mpi n'asọmpi
38th Chess Olympiad mgbe e mesịrị n'afọ ahụ na Nọvemba, ma nyekwara ya ụkpụrụ GM mbụ ya. 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 bụkwa onye otu ndị otu Filipino maka 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd na 43rd Chess Olympiads.