Independence Day chess today in Ayala

By: Glendale G. Rosal June 11,2018 - 08:17 PM

IN celebration of the 120th Philippine Independence Day, a blitz chess competition will be held today at the Ayala Center Cebu.

The tournament will be featuring two age groups: the 16-under and the 12-under. Both will use a seven-round Swiss system format with five minute playing time for each round.

The tournament will be rated and sanctioned by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP). Cebuano woodpushers will use this tournament as part of their preparation for the 19th ASEAN Age Group Chess Championships 2018 that will be held in Davao City from June 18 to 28.

The top three winning wood pushers in each age group will receive P1,000, P6,000, and P400, respectively.

Registration fee is P200.

The tournament will kick off at 11 a.m. The tournament will be handled by National Arbiter (NA) Eduard dela Torre.

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