For two years in a row, the Philippines failed to send a delegation to the World Youth Chess Championships.
Last year, we did not send a contingent to the 2009 World Youth Chess Championships that was held in Antalya, Turkey. This year, we did not send a delegation again, this time to Halkidiki, Greece. [The World Youth Chess Championships 2010 (categories under 8, under 10, under 12, under 14, under 16 & under 18) will be held in the 5-star resort of Porto Carras in Halkidiki, Greece from 19 October (arrival) to 31 October (departure). Official website]
The last time we sent a delegation was during the 2008 edition of the competition, which was held in Vung Tau, Vietnam where the Philippine Team tied for 14th place after winning a bronze medal in the team event.
The irony is that we failed to send a team when this year's edition of this world event made a historic record of setting the highest number of participating players and countries.
What's happening to the Philippine youth chess?
The National Chess Federation of the Philipines (NCFP) SHOULD PRIORITIZE the development and promotion of YOUTH CHESS - not the holding of prize-centered "professional" chess events such as the Pichay Cup.
The direction that the NCFP is heading to right now is a sure way going to the pit.
If the NCFP is much more interested in holding "professional" tournaments rather than carrying out comprehensive chess development and training for our youth, we can no longer catch up with our competitive neighbors when it comes to youth chess excellence.
As far as I know, the Philippines has never won a gold medal yet in the whole history of the World Youth Chess Championships in all age-categories (under 8, under 10, under 12, under 14, under 16 and under 18). Vietnam, on the other hand, has produced gold medal winners: Tran Minh Thang (Under 8, Vung Tau, Vietnam 2008); Dao Thien Hai (Under 16, Bratislava, Slovakia; Le Quang Liem (Under 14, Belfort, France 2005); Nguyen Thi Dung (Under 12, Szeged, Hungary 1994); and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (Under 10, Oropesa del Mar, Spain 2000).
Even Indonesia had already produced a gold medalist in the name of Irwin Irnandi (Under 10, Agudilla, Puerto Rico 1989).
We truly have world-class young talents who only need to be regularly exposed in the world stage, such as the World Youth, to hone more their potentials. Freezing their talent and adrenaline by not sending them two years in a row to the World Youth may have already deprived them of youthful opportunities.
If we wish to have more GM Wesley Sos, isn't it only logical to invest more in our youth?
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
No RP team in 2010 World Youth Chess Championships
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Agreed 101%! Nasabihan ang ibang parents and nag 'boy scout' training (laging handa), at least yung top 3 sa Beijing, sila Paulo, Janelle and Julius sana. May laban sana si Pau dun! Looking at the field, andun yung ibang nakalaro sa Beijing
Masyado kasi na prioritize ng NCFP ang mens team ngaun na ipapadala sa 16th Asian Games. Malamang ganon din kaya hindi nagpadala sa World Youth. Sa mga nabasa ko recently sa newspapers, pati nga women's team, NCFP mismo nagpatanggal sa list ng players ng PSC bound to Asian Games due to lack of training daw. But from seed 52, they became 44 after the final ranking. While the men's team from seed 37 to 50! I have nothing against the mens team (I'm a big fan of Wesley So), pero sana naman bigyan din natin ng attention ang female (like Cheradee Camacho who recently got her full WIM title) and talented youth chess players sa Pilipinas.
Msakit man sabihin hindi ito tulad ng boksing o billiard n tlgang nagkakampeon tayo.. Kaya cguro ang hirap kumuha ng sponsors at ung fund para s chess ay napakaliit n hindi tayo makaaford magpadala3x s abroad.
Sana nman maiba ng ating mga kabataan ang kalagayn ng chess sa ating bansa... More power Chess windows and
I wish to see Wesley n magendorse ang products s t.v o billiboard Im sure marami tatangkilik dito.
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