1st Vice-Mayor Danny De Guzman Non-Master and Kiddies Chess Tournament results

BY: MARLON BERNARDINO

Roel Abelgas (in photo) and Juan Carlos Presente ruled their respective division in the just concluded 1st Vice-Mayor Danny De Guzman Non-Master and Kiddies Chess Tournament was held at the Hulo Bliss Basketball Court, Mandaluyong City on Sunday.

“Ang Chess ay isa rin mahalagang sports na kinakailangan ipromote natin hindi lamang sa Mandaluyong kundi sa ibat ibang lugar sa Pilipinas katulad din ng ginagawa sa Basketball” said Vice Mayor de Guzman who led the opening rites.

Abelgas, head coach of De La Salle Health Sciences Institute edged Narciso Gumila of Manila and Gary Garcia of Mandaluyong in the last two round to bring home the championship trohpy and the P7,000 cash prize in the non-masters open division which attracted 81 woodpushers.

Abelgas finished undefeated with 6.5 points in seven outings. His only draw against Efren Arguelles in the fourth round of this one-day event backed up by Vice-Mayor Danny De Guzman and organized by Hulo Bliss Community Association (HBCA) led by Tournament Director Frandy Yu and event director HBCA Adviser Vidal Lucas and supervised by National Association of Philippine Chess Arbiters (NAPCA) spearheaded by national arbiter Boyet Tardecilla.

Edsel Montoya of Bacolod and Ritchie Evangelista of Bolinao placed second and third, respectively with 6 points apiece. The duo pocketed P3,500 each.
Presente , meantime the pride of Caloocan City stamped his class in the kiddies group with 4.5 points for P800 top prize.

Francelouis Changco of Tondo, Manila, Francis Roi Parro of Bangkal Elementary School, ranked second and third with 4 points each for P400.