MANILA, Philippines – The Lingayen Open Chess Tournament, dubbed as the 2nd Engr. Alejandro Ramos Sr. , Jr. Memorial Open Chess Tournament, gets underway on July 2, 2023 at the Civic Center, Lingayen, Pangasinan.
Pangasinan Chess Federation president Juan Sison and Lingayen Chess Club official Tom Ferrer with Mayor Leopoldo N. Bataoil will grace the opening ceremonies.
“We do this to promote chess at the grassroots level and discover new sports talents,” said Ferrer.
The 15 minutes plus 5 seconds delay time control format Open category will offer P10,000, P7,000, P5,000, P3,000, P2,000, P1,000 and P800 for the first, second, third, fourth, fifth , sixth placers and seventh while the eight to 10th placers will receive P500 each and 11th to 15th placers will earn P300 apiece.
The 12 years old and below category champion of the event will receive P4,000. The second to 5th place will bring home P2,000, P1,000, P700 and P500, respectively while the 6th to 10th placers will pocket P300 each.
There will also be cash prizes awaiting the winners for the top Pangasinan, top Lingayen, top lady, top senior and top junior.
For further details of the tournament, interested parties may contact Ferrer at his mobile number 0939-556-3156 for complete details.-Marlon Bernardino-
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