Chess grand final starts
Sunday, 22 April, 2012
Written by Manila Standard Today
THE grand finals of the 2012 National Age-Group and National Juniors’ Chess Championships get underway today at the Tanauan Event Center in Tanauan City, Batangas.
Some 180 qualifiers from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao legs for the 12 categories (boys and girls’ 8-under, 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U and 20-under) in the Age-Group Championships are contending for the title and a berth in the delegation to the 2012 ASIAN Youth Chess Championships in Sri Lanka.
The 30 finalists in the national juniors will vie for the bragging rights as Philippine Junior champion and the chance to represent the Philippines in the 2012 World Juniors Chess Championships in Athens, Greece.
A tight race for the juniors’ title is expected with 2010 Juniors’ title
holders FM Paulo Bersamina and NM Joey Albert Florendo, 2011 titlist Fide Master Marie Joseph Turqueza, FIDE Master Haridas Pascua and National Master Alcon John Datu in the line-up.
The title-retention bid of WNM Janelle Mae Frayna will be contested by WFM Cherry Ann Mejia, WNM Jan Jodilyn Fronda and WNM Jedara Docena.
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero will be the guest of honor.
Source: http://www.manilastandardtoday.com
Do they get any money?