Antonio, Retanal are among the favorites in the GM Rosendo Balinas Year Ender chess tilt
By Marlon Bernardino
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 06 Dec 2020
Manila, Philippines---Grandmaster (GM) Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. and National Master (NM) Elwin Retanal are among the favorites in the Grandmaster (GM) and Attorney (Atty) Rosendo Carreon Balinas Jr. Free Registration Online Chess Tournament (Open division) on December 27, 2020, Sunday, 11am at the lichess.org.
The Calapan, Oriental Mindoro native Antonio, a 13-time Philippine champion, is best remembered for his second-place effort in the 2017 World Seniors held in Acqui Terme, topped the Joselito Asi Arena last December 2 and 3 while the Cebuano ace Retanal, 1997 Philippine Junior Champion duplicated Antonio's feat winning the Joselito Asi Arena last December 4 and 5.
Both Antonio and Retanal are lording online chess tournaments in this time of global pandemic crisis.
Another former Philippine Junior Champion National Master (NM) Jonathan Tan of Davao City, the inaugural winner of Joselito Asi Arena last December 1 also set to fight for his place in this P50,000 total pot prize year-ender tournament, hosted by US based frontliner Dr. Joe Balinas and Engr. Antonio "Uncle Paps" Balinas, both founding honorary chairman of the organizing Bayanihan Chess Club.
The champion getting the lion share of P8,000 while aside from cash prizes, the top five (5) winners will receive Philippine Agila t-shirt courtesy of Mr. Fernan Donguines of Hybreed Apparel Collections.
Also playing are defending champion New York based GM Mark Paragua, another New York based GM Oliver Barbosa, Italy based GM Roland Salvador, GM Darwin Laylo of Marikina City and WGM Janelle Mae Frayna of Bicol.
Others are IM Barlo Nadera of Malabon, IM Chito Garma of Manila, IM Ricardo de Guzman of Rizal Province, IM Angelo Young of Manila, WIM Catherine Perena-Secopito of Bulacan, WIM Bernadette Galas of Makati, Sydney, Australia based FM Jesse Noel Sales, Thailand based FM Deniel Causo, FM Roel Abelgas of Dasmarinas City, FM Alekhine Nouri of Escalante City, NM Giovanni Mejia of Taguig City, NM Alfred Acaling III of Bacolod City, NM Gerardo Cabellon of Bulacan and NM Carlos Edgardo Garma of Manila.-Marlon Bernardino-
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