Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence (PACE) formally launched

NATIONAL CHESS FEDERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (NCFP) president/chairman Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr. led the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday to formally open the Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence (PACE) in Mindanao Ave. Quezon City. Joining Pichay were Atty. Koko Pimentel, NCFP vice president for Visayas Bro. Rolly Dizon, PACE founding president GM Jayson Gonzales, and PACE founding chairman Asia's First GM Eugene Torre. Pichay is also chairman emeritus of the newly-formed Philippine Chess Knights League (PhilCheK). CAPTION BY MARLON BERNARDINO