John Mark Grasparil wins November Edition Open Tournament

After an exciting and thrilling fifth round, John Mark Grasparil edged out Von Stenven Aquino and Miguel Descalzo in the tie break to win the November 2008 Edition Open Chess Tournament held at Alex and Al cafe and Snackhouse last November 5-9.

Grasparil, Aquino and Descalzo finished tied with 4 points after 5 rounds but Grasparil finisihed first via a higher tie-break followed by Aquino and Descalzo for second and third places respectively. 21 players participated.

Thank You Ronnie!

The Antique Chess Society is very grateful for the financial assistance given by a good friend whom I have never met personally yet. Mr. Ronnie Manubay, whom I met at the chess forum of the Pinoychess.informe.com, was so kind and trusting to send his contribution to this chess club. Ron, we are very grateful for your much needed support. God bless you always and thank you very much! In the photo is our October Edition champion Von Steven Aquino, former varsity chess player of Central Philippine Univerysity, and (wearing the red jacket) John Mark Grasparil, former West Visayan meet player representing Antique.

Jonathan

Cubay Sermon 2008 - Pangmatan-un nga Torneyo kang Chess sa Sibalom

The Sibalom Chess Association will be hosting the Cubay Sermon 2008 - Pangmatan-un nga Torneyo kang Chess sa Sibalom (Cubay Sermon 2008 - Youth Chess Tournament in Sibalom). This tournament is open to all youth players in Sibalom. The tournament is scheduled on November 15, 2008 at Alex and Al Cafe and Snackhouse and on November 29, 2008 at Brgy. Cubay Sermon, Sibalom Antique.

The Sibalom Chess Association is an award winning organization who brings and promote chess in Sibalom by bringing the tournament to the barangays. They host this yearly tournament and assigns different barangays every year as their championship venues. They list hundreds of members. They also undergo activities on environment concerns through tree planting etc. The Antique Chess Society is very much supportive of such organizations. The Antique Chess Society would love to see the activities of the Sibalom Chess Association duplicated in other municipalities.

The president of the Sibalom Chess Association is Mr. Agaton R. Grasparil. For this year's tournament, the Project Manager is Rex Daguinotan and the Asst. Project Manager is Von Steven Aquino.

4th Bi-monthly Youth Chess Tourney on November 22-23, 2008

The 4th Bi-monthly Youth chess tournament will be held on November 22-23,2008 at the Alex and Al cafe and Snackhouse, Sibalom Antique. This will be open to all players under 18 years of age. This will also be played on a 5-round Swiss system, one-hour play-to-finish format. No registration fees. Play start at 9:30 am of November 22. 20 minutes defaulting time.

November 2008 Open Chess Tourney Set

The November 2008 Edition of the monthly open chess tournament is set on November 8-9, 2008 at the Alex and Al cafe and Snackhouse, Sibalom, Antique. This tournament is open to all interested and will be a 5-round Swiss system, one hour play-to-finish format. No registration fees. Play start at 9:30 am of November 8.

Interested chess players are also invited for blitz games especially on saturdays!

October 2008 Editon Tournament in pictures

Von Steven Aquino wins October 2008 Open Chess Tournaments

22 year old Von Steven Aquino edged Miguel Descalzo and Leo Magbanua in the tie break to win the 2008 October Edition of the Monthly Open Chess Tournament held at the Alex and Al Cafe and Snackhouse, Sibalom, Antique. The three players tied with four points after 5 rounds but Von Aquino prevailed with a higher tie break points to finished first followed by Miguel Descalzo and Leo Magbanua for Second and Third respectively. Four players are bunched at 3 points apiece to share the fourth and fifth prizes. They were John Mark Grasparil, Deonato Petinglay, Edwin Leabriz, and Joselito Castro. The November 2008 Edition is scheduled on November 8-9, 2008.