The country’s top young players headed by Mhagie Gerriahlou Sebastian, Ruelle Canino and Antonelle Berte Racasa will figure in the battle of wits as the National Age Group Chess Championships presented by Malolos Mayor Christian “Agila” Natividad unfolds on Tuesday the Robinsons Place Malolos.
MANILA The country's top young players headed by Mhagie Gerriahlou Sebastian, Ruelle Canino and Antonelle Berte Racasa will figure in the battle of wits as the National Age Group Chess Championships presented by Malolos Mayor Christian "Agila" Natividad unfolds Tuesday at the Robinsons Place Malolos. Sebastian will compete in the premier girl's'under-18 division, Canino in the U14 and Racasa in the U16 in this six-day event staking slots to the Asean Youth Championship tentatively set in Bangkok, Thailand this year. Sebastian, a Far Eastern University standout, in particular, will be the player to watch out for after she topped the national junior girls championship last year at the PACE in Quezon City. The event will consist of the top 12 finishers who qualified via the online regional elimination and semifinal rounds in the boys and girls U12, U14, U16 and U18 categories. "The future of Philippine chess could be coming from this batch, that's why we k
Published July 18, 2021, 4:17 PM
Christian Mark Daluz of season host Letran completed a perfect campaign in the juniors division as he downed Lyceum of the Philippines University’s Leonel Escote in the finals of the 96th NCAA chess tournament Saturday, July 17.
Daluz, a 19-year-old FIDE Master, went undefeated in five matches of the online event to highlight his high school career.
He defeated last season’s MVP Gal Brien Palasigue of San Beda in the elimination round, then dominated University of Perpetual Help System DALTA’s Jerome Angelo Aragones in the Round of 16 before trouncing Arellano University’s National Master Jasper Faeldonia in the quarterfinals.