UC taps IM Yap as coach
Saturday, June 27, 2015
By ROMMEL C. MANLOSA
THE University of Cebu chess team nabbed the best available coach and trainer in town in IM Kim Steven Yap in its hope to dethrone the perennial champions University of San Jose-Recoletos.
IM Yap, who is also an alumnus of UC, was recently named the coach of the collegiate teams, while its long-time coach Louie Navaja is now in charge of the high school team.
“I got the appointment from Sir Bernard (Ricablanca) who named me to coach the college squad, while Sir Louie will take charge of the high school team. Actually, it will be a tough battle since we will be dealing with the USJ-R squad, which has been winning the tournament for years now,” Yap told Sun.Star Cebu.
Yap, however, is not new to UC as he trained the college squad before he left to work as trainer at the Asean Chess Academy in Singapore in 2011.
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