[ad_1]
April Joy Claros of the Philippines showed her way of defeating the Female Master Candidate (WCM) Martyna Starosta of Poland in her Armageddon game and advancing to the quarterfinals of the FIDE Online World Cadets and Youth Rapid Chess Championships Girls 14 under Finals the end last week.
Third-seeded Starosta who has a 2094 Elo rating, previously defeated 14th seed Claros (1459 Elo) in the first match of their quick game and only needed to tie the second match to advance to the next round. However, Los Angeles City, Pampanga are proud of Claros, one of the best players from grandmaster (GM) Jayson Gonzales Far Eastern University, who is full of stars, fought back in the second game and survived a difficult armageddon. Moving to the quarterfinals, Claros needs to take his game A according to the president / president of the Philippine National Chess Federation, Prospero “Butch” Arreza Pichay Jr., who watched the game live through the Tornelo platform online . International Master-elect Michael “Jako” Concio Jr. (2297 Rating) lost steam, bowing to Renjie Huang (2422 Rating) of China, 0-2.
Meanwhile, representatives from the city of General Trias, Cavite Spartans team will participate in the inauguration of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP), the country’s first professional chess league recognized by the Games and Entertainment Board (GAB). Backed by Cavite District 6 Representative Luis “Jon-Jon” Ferrer IV and Mayor Antonio Alandy “Ony” Ferrer, the City of General Trias, the Cavite Spartans team includes the National Master (NM) and the chess master from the United States Almario Marlon Bernardino Jr., Kevin Arquero, Clairevy Estavillo, Ceferino “Jun” Isaac Jr., Jayson Visca, Ricky Batcho, Israel Landicho, Rene Malupa, Rudolf Perez, Voltaire Marc Paraguya, Stephen Von Estavillo, Lloyd Rubio, Genghis Imperial, Rey Jay Pascual and Noel Jay “Super B” Estacio. “Through this competition, we can give our chess players the exposure to compete with their contemporaries, which is an important aspect to build their experience as professional chess athletes,” said the athlete Luis “Jon-Jon” Ferrer IV, who He is also the Representative for Cavite District 6. The City of General Trias team, Cavite Spartans is led by Ederwin Estavillo, while Lhen Muralla Kempiz is the Team Manager.
COMMENT DISCLAIMER: Readers’ comments posted on this website are in no way endorsed by The Standard. Comments are the opinions of thestandard.ph readers who exercise their right to free expression and do not necessarily represent or reflect the position or point of view of thestandard.ph. While this publication reserves the right to remove comments that are deemed offensive, indecent or inconsistent with The Standard’s editorial standards, The Standard is not responsible for any false information posted by readers in this comment section.
[ad_2]