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King's Gambit Online Chess School Players Shine in U20 Chess Tournament


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Weeks after dominating the GM Eugene Torre Cop Youth Chess Championships, the powerhouse King's Gambit Chess School players of Coach Richard Villaseran once again showed their might claiming 6 of the top 9 places in the 2nd Leg Fide Rated Standard Event for Under 20 years old players held at the Robinson's Metro East, Pasig City over the weekend.

13-year-old National Master Al-Basher "Basty" Buto led the charge for the King's Gambit Chess School scoring 5.5 pts in 6 games to bag 2nd place while Christian Mendoza finished with 5 pts to claim 3rd place.

It could have been a sweep of the top 3 places for Coach Villaseran's wards had Jeremy Marticio won his nerve-wracking final game encounter against eventual champion Joseph Rivera. Marticio finished with 5 points to claim 6th place while fellow King's Gambit Chess School players Gab Paradero, Woman National Master Jersey Marticio, Stephen Quinto and National Master Angele Tenshi Biete all also scored 5 points to rank 7th, 8th, 9th and 11th place.

"I'm so happy with the performances of the players and they have been showing steady progress with their playing strength. We are still far from our target 2 years from now but we are on the right track," said Coach Villaseran.

Other players of King's Gambit Chess School.who competed in the tournament were National Master Karlycris Clarito jr. and Jian Carlo Rivera were among the leaders after 4 rounds with perfect 4 pts and 3.5 pts but lost to fellow King's Gambiteers Jeremy Marticio and NM Biete in the 5th rd to fall in the standings and finished 13th and 20th respectively.

King's Gambit Online Chess School is the home of some of the country's best age-groupers and Coach Villaseran is eyeing to produce at least 5 FIDE Masters and 2 Woman Grandmasters in 2 years.

Other members of the Elite Training Program of the King's Gambit Chess School but did not play on the tournament are Palarong Pambansa-bound Jan Clifford Labog and Pat Ferdolf Macabulos, Woman National Master Tonelle Racasa, Vincent Ryu Dimayuga, Tiv Omangay, National Master John Cyrus Borce, brothers Marcus and LesterParuli.-Marlon Bernardino-


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