Note: This was published last March 9, 2011 in balita.ph (a back issue for a newspaper : ) ), but what is important here is the information regarding the number of qualifiers for the Asean tilts.
DAVAO CITY, March 8 -– Davao City will be hosting two national chess tournament to be held on April this year, according to National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) regional director James Infiesto. Infiesto said first on the calendar is the much-awaited 2011 Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio National Age-Group chess championships from April 25 to 28 then, the National Junior chess championships take place on April 29 to May 3.
Both events will either be played at the Gaisano Mall or NCCC Mall here.
He said the country's top young chess stars descent again on Davao City for the second straight year with the staging of two national tournaments next month.
He said the top two category finishers in the National Age-Group will earn slots to the Asean +Age-Group Tournament in Takaran, Indonesia to be held on June 11 to 20.
The top boys and girls placers in the Junior Championship event will land the slots to the World Juniors in New Delhi, India set on August 1 to 16.
The two competitions are being organized by NCFP headed by president/chairman Prospero "Butch" Pichay in cooperation with the city government of Davao led by Mayor Duterte-Carpio.
Infiesto said he expects participants in the age-group event to balloon to 500 from last year's over 200 players where trophies and cash prizes are at stake in both tournaments, the biggest to be held this year in the progressive Mindanao city.
The winners in each category will get P5,000 plus medal while the second and third finishers will earn P2,500 and P1,500 plus medals. The fourth finisher is assured of P1,000 and a medal and the fifth P500 plus medals.
In the Juniors Championship, the boys winner will get P15,000 while the girls champion will pocket P10,000 plus medals. (PNA)
LOR/Moses P. Billacura/ldp
DAVAO CITY, March 8 -– Davao City will be hosting two national chess tournament to be held on April this year, according to National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) regional director James Infiesto. Infiesto said first on the calendar is the much-awaited 2011 Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio National Age-Group chess championships from April 25 to 28 then, the National Junior chess championships take place on April 29 to May 3.
Both events will either be played at the Gaisano Mall or NCCC Mall here.
He said the country's top young chess stars descent again on Davao City for the second straight year with the staging of two national tournaments next month.
He said the top two category finishers in the National Age-Group will earn slots to the Asean +Age-Group Tournament in Takaran, Indonesia to be held on June 11 to 20.
The top boys and girls placers in the Junior Championship event will land the slots to the World Juniors in New Delhi, India set on August 1 to 16.
The two competitions are being organized by NCFP headed by president/chairman Prospero "Butch" Pichay in cooperation with the city government of Davao led by Mayor Duterte-Carpio.
Infiesto said he expects participants in the age-group event to balloon to 500 from last year's over 200 players where trophies and cash prizes are at stake in both tournaments, the biggest to be held this year in the progressive Mindanao city.
The winners in each category will get P5,000 plus medal while the second and third finishers will earn P2,500 and P1,500 plus medals. The fourth finisher is assured of P1,000 and a medal and the fifth P500 plus medals.
In the Juniors Championship, the boys winner will get P15,000 while the girls champion will pocket P10,000 plus medals. (PNA)
LOR/Moses P. Billacura/ldp
Much better for the Little kid to become expert of playing chess.
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