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Eugene Torre to grace Marikina chess event
By Marlon Bernardino
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 02 Nov 2022
MANILA---Asia’s first Grand Master (GM) Eugene Torre will make an appearance as the guest speaker in the formal opening of the Invitational Chess Tournament in Honor of 94-year-old Tatay Domeng Santos, oldest player of Marikina Chess Community on Nov. 6, Sunday at the Marikina Riverside Gazeebo.
Torre, the founding president of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), is expected to encourage participants in the grassroots competition to continue to play the sport.
He may also share his secrets of his rise as one of the world’s top players during his time.
Marikina Chess Federation (MCF) president Johnny "Joel" Gaudia, who organized the chess tournament, said Torre was the perfect choice as guest speaker. “Most of the young kids today look up to him as their idol,” Gaudia said.
The event will feature Class A (Expert), Class B (Intermediate) , Class C (Novice) and Under 14 (by Nov 2022, kids born on or after 2008), and will apply time control of 10 minutes plus 3 seconds increment per player.
The competition starts at 9:00 a.m.
This is a free registration tournament, free lunch and merienda sanctioned by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), open to all untitled Marikina chess players and players from nearby localities. Limited to the first 120 registrants only.
Top 3 winners of each categories will receive P1,000, P700 and P500 each. Trophies to the champions of each categories and Medals for other winners will also be awarded. For the U14, all cash prizes will be converted to gift checks.
Contact persons Sir Johnny "Joel" Gaudia and Sir Rolly Tamayo at the Riverside venue.-Marlon Bernardino-
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