RP to host 2 major chess tourneys

RP to host 2 major chess tourneys in 2010
01/04/2010 11:18 AM

The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) is hosting at least two international chess tournaments in 2010 to give Filipino players the much-needed exposure in topnotch competitions.

NCFP president/chairman Prospero Pichay said the country will stage the $55,000 Asian Continental Individual men’s and women’s championships on April 20-30 and the ASEAN age-group chess tournament on June 4-13 both at the Subic Exhibition and Convention Center.

According to Pichay, top players from all over Asia are expected to display their wares in the nine-round tourney, considered one of the biggest chess competitions in the region.

Aside from juicy cash prizes totaling $40,000 for the men’s side and $15,000 for the women’s, the 2010 Asian Continental Individual Championships will stake four berths to the 2011 World Chess Cup scheduled in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

This will be the third time in four years that the Philippines will play host to the Asian tilt. And the NCFP expects Filipino players to perform well in the 2010 edition, like they did in the two previous occasions that the country hosted the prestigious event.

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