Zest for more tournaments

We are really overwhelmed by requests from a lot of individuals, especially kids, for another chess competition after the successful staging of the 1st Malibay Chess Club Mini-Chess Tournament.

Our own members, friends, supporters and other chess enthusiasts clamor for more - and they want it as soon as possible. As one 7-year old kid (with sparkling interest and hunger for games in his eyes) said, he wanted our club to hold a tournament every week. Haha, how I love to see his innocent eyes. Every week? Only if we have the needed resources, then why not.

You see, all that our club possesses is one chess clock, one chess set, and two tables. Just imagine how we were able to successfully stage our first chess tournament! Almost everything was borrowed - for free.

Only if we have the resources. Only if we have the resources. Only if we have the resources.

How I wish for a time to come when I could already respond to that 7-year old kid who asked me for a tournament every week, "Ok, boy, always come here on Saturdays. Play. Have fun. Learn. Grow. Be the best that you can be. Be the youngest grandmaster of the world!"

1st Malibay Chess Club Mini-Chess Tournament Photos

The participants and supporters of the 1st Malibay Chess Club Mini-Chess Tournament.

Alex Imperial (with chess bag) -- CHAMPION

Arman Suarez (middle) -- 1sr RUNNER-UP

Sammy Canapit (middle) -- 2nd RUNNER-UP

Imperial captures the 1st Malibay Chess Club Mini-Chess Tournament

Alex Imperial scored 4.5 points in five rounds to capture the 1st Malibay Chess Club Mini-Chess Tournament that was held last July 27, 2008 at the Malibay Center for Culture and the Arts.

Handling the white pieces in a French Opening, Imperial settled for a truce in the last round against Sammy Canapit , which was enough for him to take home the champion’s trophy and a cash prize.

Canapit, the solo champion in the 1st Edang Rapid Chess Tournament last May, ended in solo third place after piling up 3.5 points.

Arman Suarez, who lost his first round game to Robert Camara, swept the remaining four rounds to emerge solo second placer with 4.0 points.

Suarez and Canapit brought home their respective trophies. “Di baleng walang cash prize, basta may trophy,” said Canapit who beamed with pride holding his cherished trophy. Due to limited budget, only the champion was awarded a cash prize.

“Ang gandang project nito,” said one of the amused crowd, particularly referring to kids who were accommodated to participate in the event.

To the delight of some spectators, a couple even approached the event organizer to delay for a while the start of the event to fetch their kids at home to be able to join the tournament.

A number of participants, especially kids, clamoured for more tournaments to come. During the tournament, some of them even wanted to extend the number of rounds to satisfy their hunger for chess games. (Bitin pa, so to speak.)

Here are the remaining scores (in descending order due to Bucholz points): three (3.0) pointers, John Paul Pena, Jonathan Bucatcat, Nepthali Ayco, Paulino Francisco, Angelo Comendador, Ivan Porteza; two (2.0) pointers, Robert Camara, Angelo Berico, Manerl Estiller, Gerald Belarmino; one (1.0) pointers, John Ace Mary, Mark Owen Basco, Raven Ragual, Mark John Basco. (PHOTOS to follow)

The battle is about to begin

The battle of Malibay chess warriors is coming to explode! We invite all chess lovers, specially Pasay residents, to witness the event that will spark new chess development in Pasay City.

To those who do not know where this cause-oriented battle will take place, please click here.

Please be there!

Acknowledgement

This early, the Malibay Chess Club extends its gratitude to all who pledged their support for the staging of the 1st Malibay Chess Club Mini-Chess Tournament which is scheduled to be held this coming Sunday (July 27, 2008).

Our warmest thanks to:

Pasay City Mayor Wenceslao B. Trinidad -- For the venue (Malibay Center for Culture and the Arts)
Coun. Marlon Pesebre -- For the trophies
Rev. Larry Teodoro -- For the chess sets and chess clocks
Mr. Ruben Tengco -- For the tables and chairs
Atty. Serafin Manila -- For the trophies
Officials and Staff of the Malibay Center for Culture and the Arts-- For the venue
MCC Members -- For the cash prize
Select tournament participants -- For the cash prize
Pinoychess.informe.com -- For promoting our activity

May you continue to support the future activities of the club. Thank you and God bless!

Malibay Chess Club's 1st Mini-Chess Tournament

The Malibay Chess Club (MCC) will be holding its 1st Mini-Chess Tournament on July 27, 2008 at the Malibay Recreation Center in Pasay City.

Since this is just a buena mano tournament, it will be exclusive to MCC members and select invitees only.

The main purpose of the event is to assess the members’ will and cooperation in holding such an event, in preparation for something big and grand in the future, hopefully.

Of course, the event is also our way of raising funds. But take note that the funds we are going to raise will come from our own pockets. No solicitations (yet, hehe).

Just like other formal and big tournaments, our humble event will offer cash prizes and a trophy. The cash prize will simply come from the pooled entry fees. The agreement is that half of the total amount of collected entry fees will go to the winner and the rest to the club’s coffer.

And where will the collected funds go? Well, the first priority is to purchase chess sets and chess clocks, for the club members themselves to use.

To simply put it, our first mini-chess tournament is a ‘bayanihan’ act. It’s a way of each member chipping in his resources for a good cause – that is, to produce chess equipment for the club. As an icing on the cake, two of our members volunteered to provide for the trophy (thank you, brothers!).

Optimism is in the air. We are hoping that everything goes well, and this small starting point leads to something grand in the future.