RP’s young chessers see action in Singapore tourney
12/09/2009 | 11:36 AM
Eleven young players bidding to be the country’s next GM Wesley So will see action in the Commonwealth Challengers age-group championship on Dec. 10-14 at the Hotel Bencoolen in Singapore.
Spearheading the 11-man RP team are Stephen Rome Pangilinan, who rose to prominence by topping his age-group category in the 2009 Las Vegas Open championships last June, and Christy Lamiel Bernales, a mainstay of the national team that saw action in the 35th World Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany last year.
The six-year-old Pangilinan is one of the most notable participants in the boys' 8 years old and under division while Bernales is the top Filipina entry in the girls' 16 years old and under category.
Also carrying the country’s colors are Mari Joseph Turqueza and Jedara Docena (18 years old and under); Alcon John Datu (16 and under); Jean karen Enriquez (14 and under); Paulo Bersamina and Mira Mirano (12 and under); Jeth Romy Morado and Samantha Glo Revita (10 and under); and Jessica Docena (8 and under).
"This is another good opportunity for our young players to show their wares and follow the footsteps of our super GM Wesley So," said National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) president/chairman Prospero "Butch" Pichay.
NCFP executive/events director and head of delegation Willie Abalos and assistant head Willie Neri will accompany the youngsters in Singapore.
The first two rounds will be held on Dec. 10. Two rounds will also be played on the succeeding days, with the ninth and final round set on Dec. 14.
The Commonwealth Challengers age-group championship is being held as part of the 2009 Singapore International Open Chess Festival and as a “replacement tournament" for the ongoing Southeast Asian Games in Laos. The sport of chess is not included in the SEA Games calendar this year. - GMANews.TV
Stephen Pangilinan
The six-year-old Pangilinan is one of the most notable participants in the boys' 8 years old and under division while Bernales is the top Filipina entry in the girls' 16 years old and under category.
Also carrying the country’s colors are Mari Joseph Turqueza and Jedara Docena (18 years old and under); Alcon John Datu (16 and under); Jean karen Enriquez (14 and under); Paulo Bersamina and Mira Mirano (12 and under); Jeth Romy Morado and Samantha Glo Revita (10 and under); and Jessica Docena (8 and under).
"This is another good opportunity for our young players to show their wares and follow the footsteps of our super GM Wesley So," said National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) president/chairman Prospero "Butch" Pichay.
NCFP executive/events director and head of delegation Willie Abalos and assistant head Willie Neri will accompany the youngsters in Singapore.
The first two rounds will be held on Dec. 10. Two rounds will also be played on the succeeding days, with the ninth and final round set on Dec. 14.
The Commonwealth Challengers age-group championship is being held as part of the 2009 Singapore International Open Chess Festival and as a “replacement tournament" for the ongoing Southeast Asian Games in Laos. The sport of chess is not included in the SEA Games calendar this year. - GMANews.TV
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