 Manansala (First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities – Tanauan City) reaped 6.5 points and 36.5 Bucholz points, outdoing four other Kiddies division participants in the tiebreak. Ronnel Cantonjos of Rizal Technological University (3rd from left) and Andres Buendia II of Cabugao Integrated School – Catanduanes (2nd from right) also garnered 6.5 points, landing on the first and second runner up spots, respectively.
The winners bagged seats in the Shell Active Chess grand finals slated on November 8-9, 2008 and took home trophies and cash prizes.
In photo to present the awards are Pilipinas Shell Pasacao Depot Manager Dante Gandionco (extreme left), Sangguniang Kabataan Provincial Federation President and Sangguniang Panlalawigan on Youth and Sports Development and Drug Prevention Chairperson Hon. Regine Velarde (2nd from left), and Pilipinas Shell Masbate Depot Manager Larry Cerio (extreme right).
This annual chess tournament that has captured the hearts of young chess players and produced many of the country’s finest grandmasters is backed by Shell Fuels, Shellane, Shell Helix, Shell Rimula, Shell Advance and McDonald’s, in cooperation with SM Supermalls, LCC Mall – Naga, Brickstone Mall – Tuguegarao and Western Mindanao State University (Zamboanga City).
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