Two members of the Philippine contingent to World Youth Chess Championship 2008 held a simul exhibition with clocks over the weekend in St. Athony School in Singalong, Manila – a day before their scheduled departure to Vung Tau City, Vietnam.
NM Haridas “Hari Potter” Pascua (University of Baguio) and Paulo Bersamina (La Salle Green Hills) -- the two players bound for Vietnam -- together with Daryl Unix Samantila (Adamson), wowed and inspired the students and crowd in St. Athony by treating all of them to a highly competitive level of chess.
According to Mr. Norlito Bersamina (father of Paulo), “the simul is a prelude to the tournament of SAS' students organized by SAS Alumni headed by chess patron Dr. Bong Perez.”
Notably, the 10-year old Bersamina, the Philippine bet in the Open 10 category, posted a perfect score of 13-0 in the simul.
Let’s just hope that these three Filipino woodpushers had enough rest for their tough assignments in Vietnam for the WYCC 2008 which is scheduled to run from October 20 to 30.
NM Haridas Pascua
Daryl Unix Samantila
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