2009 National Inter-Cities and Municipalities chess team championship

Venue of the 2009 National Inter-Cities and Municipalities chess team championship

Filipino chess fans must be thankful enough for the regular daily coverage of the 2009 National Inter-Cities and Municipalities chess team championship by at least two online media firms.

GMANews. TV and sportsnews.ph are doing a great job in delivering fresh updates about this week-long tournament in Tarlac.

However, chess fans have to content themselves with game results and standings only, no such things as live games, not even PGN files.

Hunger for news, more particularly for live games and pgn files, abounds among Filipino chess fans and enthusiasts.

I tell you, the craving is beyond words. Talo pa ang naglilihi.

But again and again, tournaments after tournaments, the Filipino chess community is deprived of the chess moves that bring them indescribable delight.

I think the media firms covering chess tournaments must adjust to the needs of the times.