GM Torre, Bugayong to grace D' Engineer's Chess Cup opening
By Marlon Bernardino
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 06 Mar 2025
Manila---The 3rd D' Engineer's Cup rapid chess tournament gets underway on Saturday with Asia's First Grandmaster Eugene Torre and Shimmer & Shield Car Coating President/CEO Jeff Bugayong gracing the opening ceremonies.
Torre and Bugayong are expected to deliver their inspirational messages to the participants of the one-day rapid event (armageddon format 10 minutes white and 9 minutes black time control format), backed by Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Philippines (IIEE), offers P7,000 plus painting from Life 'N Arts to the champion and P3,000 to runner up. It is part of the Philippine Technological Council-World Engineering Day (PTC-WED) and National Engineering Month celebration.
“This is the second time that Koten Enterprises Inc. joins to hold this big sports event,” said tournament director IIEE National Past President Engr. Allan Anthony Alvarez.
The Koten Enterprises Inc.'s corporate office at F.B. Harrison Street in Pasay City will serve as the venue of the one-day rapid chess tournament.
Other invited guests are CIDG Director Nicolas Torre III, Santo Tomas, Pangasinan Mayor Dickerson Dauz Villar, National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) Board of Director Judge Gonzalo Mapili, Former Philippine Ambassador to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & Maldives Leo Tito Ausan Jr. and board of Electrical Engineering chairman Francis Mapile.
Australia bound 12-time Philippine Open Champion Grandmaster Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr., 2-time Asian Senior Champion International Master Jose Efren Bagamasbad and National Master Almario Marlon Bernardino Jr. will lead the participants. The trio (Antonio, Bagamasbad and Bernardino) are set to compete in the Australian chess circuit next month for the 2025 Melbourne International Open from April 7-14, 2025 in Melbourne, the 2025 Doeberl Cup from April 17-21, 2025 in Canberra and the Sydney International Open Chess Championships from April 23 to 27, 2025 in Sydney.
Other Filipinos joining the 3rd D' Engineer's Cup rapid chess tournament are IM Chito Garma, IM Angelo Young, FM Narquingden Reyes, FM Noel Dela Cruz, NM Gerald Ferriol, NM Romeo Alcodia, Sherwin Tiu, Narquingel Reyes, Jeremy Marticio, Dr. Fred Paez, Reymond Ompod and Atty. Rodolfo Enrique "Rudy" Rivera.
To complete the 16 qualifiers, the top player of the champion and runner up in the team event will advance.
There are 12 teams with 5 players each from Geodetic Engineers of the Philippines, Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers, Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers, Institute of electronic engineers, Philippine Society of Mining Engineers and teams from Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers (IIEE) representing chapters of Singapore, Metro Central, Metro South, Metro East, Southern Laguna and Quezon.-Marlon Bernardino-
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