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tourney slated
BY CHRISTIAN IRL TAN
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Slots in the 2006 National Chess Championship are up for grabs in the Mayor Evelio R. Leonardia Cup chess tournament slated March 23 to 25 at the Bacolod Pavillion Resort and Restaurant in Bacolod City. The Leonardia event that will serve as a qualifying tournament for the Western Visayas leg of the NCC is open to all non-titled players in Region VI, national master Rodolfo Toledo, coordinator of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines-Negros Occidental Chapter, said. The top ten woodpushers in the regional qualifying event will gain slots in the semifinals of the national tournament as well as national, FIDE and international masters, Toledo said. The top nine chessers in the semifinals will advance to the finals of the 2006 NCC that will be held in Manila, he said, adding that the top six winners in the national championships will represent the Philippines in the 37th World Chess Olympiad from May 19 to June 5 in Turin, Italy. A total of P23,000 will also be handed to the top ten winners of the regional meet that is being organized by the Bacolod City local government and the NCFP, Toledo said. He said that the champion in the regional qualifying event will be given P7,000 and a trophy courtesy of Leonardia. Also supporting the tournament are NCFP board of director Willy Abalos, Moises Dela Cruz, Susan Jamero who is the executive assistant and sports development officer of the Bacolod local government, and national master Wilfredo Neri who is the NCFP Region VI coordinator, he added. Interested parties who wish to inquire and register in the regional event may contact West Negros College coach Kim Dumdum at mobile number 09164528345 or telephone no. 4344561. Chess enthusiasts willing to see action in the tournament may also contact the Office of the Youth and Sports Development at telephone no. 4322881 or Jess Jimenez at mobile no. 09189282560 or Jessie Sanchez at mobile no. 09194243828. *CIT |
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