11 year old Flaviano Atienza wins the October leg of the quarterly 12 Under Chess Tournament held last October 31, 2009 at the Alex and Al cafe and Snackhouse, Sibalom Antique. The highly confident Atienza won all his games in this five round event.
Defending champion Vea Alyssa Amedo came in second. Third place was Elementary District Meet Champion Joycee M. Tiongco, 10 years old, of Brgy. Imparayan, Sibalom Antique. The next tournament will be on the last week of January 2010.
After more than a year of holding these tournaments, tremendous improvements have been obeserved on playing strengths of these youngsters. A year ago they were merely 'patsy' players. Now, one of them is playing on the strength of a college varsity player! More youngsters have also shown interests in chess as compared to previous years. Natural talent is important but it takes constant practice to really excel in chess.
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