MANILA---ALL eyes will be on Grandmaster candidate and International Master Ronald Titong Dableo when he slug it out in the Woman Fide Master Sheerie Joy Lomibao-Beltran Rapid Open Chess Championship to be held on July 10, 2022, Sunday, 8am at the Open Kitchen, Rockwell Business Center, Sheridan Street (infront of UNILAB) in Mandaluyong City.
Dableo, a former Asian Zonal Champion, is looking to snatch his first major title this year.
Dableo, one of the top players of the Philippine Army Chess Team and coach of University of Santo Tomas Chess Team, will be facing strong challenge from the country’s best woodpushers including GM Rogelio "Joey" Antonio, Jr., GM Darwin Laylo, IM Daniel Quizon, IM Jan Emmanuel Garcia, IM Ricardo de Guzman, IM Angelo Young, IM Barlo Nadera and IM Chito Garma.
The P110,000-worth National Chess Federation of the Philippines sanctioned tournament is sponsored by former Olympian Woman Fide Master Sheerie Joy Lomibao-Beltran in close cooperation with Ms. China Aurelio and Ms. Mimi Casas of Open Kitchen.
The champion will earn P10,000 plus a trophy and iPhone mobile phone. The second placer will get P7,000 plus medal, third placer will receive P5,000 plus medal, fourth placer will bring home P3,000 plus medal while the fifth placer will pocket P2,000 plus medal.
Sixth to 10th placers will go home P1,000 each plus a medals while 11th to 20th placers will take P500 each.
Fossil Watches plus P1,000 each awaits for the category winners top media, top PWD, top Kiddy (14 years old and below), top Junior (16 years old and below), top Senior (50 and above), top Non Master and top Executive while Tablets for top 8 years old and below boys and girls.-Marlon Bernardino-
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