P20k at stake in Bayanihan chess club
By Marlon Bernardino
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 17 Dec 2021
MANILA---IT WILL BE a very merry Christmas for the winners of the “Pamaskong Handog ng Bayanihan Chess Club” Open Chess Tournament with P20,000 at stake in the December 23 event, 10am Manila Time virtually held at the lichess.com platform.
The one-day tournament has already attracted some of Country’s best wood pushers including 13-time Philippine Open Champion Grandmaster Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. and two-time Philippine Open winner Grandmaster Darwin Laylo according to Bayanihan Chess Club co-founding chairman Dr. Joe Balinas and co-founding chairman Engr. Antonio Balinas.
The two hours blitz format arena tournament allots 3 minutes plus 2 seconds increment playing time.
The champion will bag P4,000 while the second placer will receive P2,000. Third- to fifth-placers will get P1,000 each, respectively.
The sixth to 10th finishers will receive P500 each as well for the category winners Lucky 20th place, Lucky 40th place, Luck 100th place, Top Iloilo, Top Negros, Top Antipolo:, Top Executive, Top Lady performer, Top Kiddie performer (12 years old and below), Top Junior performer (13 to 15 years old), Top Media performer, Top Media performer, Top PWD (Male), Top PWD (Female), Top Senior Citizen (50 and above), Top Kaunlaran, Top Arayat.
Special award/ token to those GM/WGM and IM/WIM who will participate and will be receiving P1,000 and P500 respectively.-Marlon Bernardino-
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