Asian Juniors, Girls Chess Championships hayahay na sa Tagaytay

ANG Asian Juniors and Girls Chess Championships ay sumulong na  sa Knights Templar Hotel sa Tagaytay City kasabay ng  malugod na pag-tanggap  ni Philippine Olympic Committee President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino sa 58 na partisipante na kumakatawan sa 11 bansang sumasabak sa 9- na araw na kumpetisyon.

 “We are expecting great matches from these young Asian masters in the championships that give opportunity for our Filipino players to get grandmaster norm and international master [IM] norms,” wika ni  Tolentino kaugnay ng kambal na paligsahan ng mga manlalarong  nasa edad 20 at mas bata .

Si Tolentino na isang  honorary member ng   International Chess Federation o FIDE, nanungkulan bilang  secretary general. Gayundin ay pinamunuan ang   FIDE Southeast Asian Zone noong siya pa ang   National Chess  Federation of the Philippines’ (NCFP) secretary-general.

Si Cavite Vice Governor at NCFP Vice President Athena Bryana Tolentino ang nagsagawa ng   ceremonial first moves  kay  top seed( girls), Woman IM Assel Serikbay  ng Kazakhstan.

Ang naghaharing  national juniors champion FIDE Master Alekhine Nouri at  girls titlist Mhage Sebastian ang namuno sa kampanya ng bansa kabilang sina  IMs Daniel Quizon, Michael Concio, Al-Basher Buto, Andrew James Toledo, Gabriel Ryan Paradero, Ronell Co at  Marlon James Piel.

Ang  nine-round Swiss system tournament ay inisponsoran ng  Asian Chess Federation (ACF), Philippine Sports Commission at City of Tagaytay. Dumalo rin sa pambungad seremonya sina ACF Executive Board member Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh ng Iran at Appeals Committee members mula India, Guam, Iran, Malaysia at Kazakhstan.