Shell Corp. to stage international tournament?

In his speech during the awarding ceremonies of the just concluded 16th Shell National Youth Chess Championship, NCFP President Prospero Pichay said he is asking Shell Corp. to stage an international chess tournament.

Pichay said that since Shell is very active in supporting local chess events – in fact, sponsoring the Shell Active for 16 years – the oil company has the capability to stage a chess tournament that is global in scale.

Correct me if I’m wrong, we already have four international chess tournaments in the country. If Shell goes into it, then we would have five – a good development for our local chess players.

The proposal, PERSE, is good. We may no longer have GMA Cups or Pichay Cups in the future (it all depends on the tune of politics as you know).

But if Shell really goes into it, that would be the best contribution it would do to our country.

If Shell could spend millions and millions of pesos for a basketball team before, it could definitely spend millions, too, for chess – and that would be a sure win.