The chase for berths in the national finals of the 2005 Shell National Youth Active Chess Championships ends this weekend when the final leg of the
eight-stage nationwide series unfolds Oct. 1 at the LimKetkai Mall in Cagayan de Oro City.
Entry fee is pegged at P50 where only the first 500 applicants on a first-come, first-served basis are accepted for this leg. The two-day event ending Oct. 2 will feature the juniors, for players 20-years-old and below, and the kiddies, exclusively for players 14-years-old and below.
A spirited battle for top honors is expected, this being their last chance to grab a ticket to the national finals of the annual event that has produced the likes of GMs Nelson Mariano II and Mark Paragua. The juniors and kiddies champions will get P5,000 and P4,000, respectively and will be joined by the next two placers in the national finals of the annual event slated Oct. 15-16 at SM City North EDSA. Winners will also gain ranking points from the National Chess Federation of the Philippines. For details, contact area coordinator Lynde Salgados at tel. No. (088) 858-5384.
A P20,000 cash prize is at stake in the national finals in the juniors class while the kiddies grand champion will receive P10,000. The tournament is backed by Shell Better Mileage Gasolines, Accel, Cebu Pacific, McDonald's Philippines, and Shellane in cooperation with SM Supermalls, Gaisano Mall (Davao City) and LimKetkai Mall (Cagayan de Oro City).
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