Eighteen (18) young Filipino woodpushers (based on the interim list) are set to battle it out in the World Youth Chess Championship 2008 which runs from October 20 to 30 in Vung Tau City in Vietnam.
Based on my learning, they are scheduled to fly to Vietnam this coming Sunday (October 19). But as of this writing (Friday, October 17), flight tickets are yet to be given to the Filipino participants.
Ten FIDE-unrated players from the RP Team will face players from different parts of the globe such as powerhouses Russia and China. A total of 70 federations and 842 players players have registered to particpate in the event.
Hopelly, our young and talented FIDE-unrated players will finally get their ratings after this tournament.
Well, good luck to all the Filipino participants. Bring honor and hope to this politically hopeless nation.
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