 University of the East’s standout Mariano, the younger brother of former Shell Active Chess champion Grandmaster Nelson Mariano II, took the title worth P30,000 with a score of 7 points and a superior tie break score of 48.5 with Sherwin Tiu (front row, 2nd from left) landing the 1st runner up spot with 7 points and 47 tiebreak points during the 9-round Swiss System match.
Joining Mariano III and Tiu in the Juniors top three spot was Rizal Technological University standout and Zamboanga-native Paulo James Florendo (front row, third from left) who garnered 6.5 points and 43.5 Bucholz points.
Bacolod’s Joel Pimentel of St. Benilde School (front row, 2nd from right) and Far Easter University’s John Ranel Morazo (front row, extreme right) each shared 6 points and took the 3rd and 4th runner up spots, respectively.
The Shell Active Chess program, which supports the empowerment of the youth as part of the company’s overall Sustainable Development commitment, is sanctioned by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines and is backed by Shell Fuels, Shellane, Shell Helix, Shell Rimula, Shell Advance and McDonald’s, in cooperation with SM Supermalls, LCC Mall – Naga, and Brickstone Mall – Tuguegarao City.
Handing over the awards are (back row, left-right): National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) Vice President for Visayas Bro. Rolando Dizon, FSC, Asia’s First Grandmaster Eugene Torre, NCFP President Prospero “Butch” Pichay, Jr., Pilipinas Shell Business and Corporate Communications Manager Sankie Simbulan, Pilipinas Shell Government and Media Relations Manager Mich Cruz, and Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation Sustainable Development Manager Chito Maniago.
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