MANILA: University of Santo Tomas chess team member Chester Neil Reyes ruled the Atty. GM Rosendo Carreon Balinas Jr. Youth Rapid Open held at Digiworld Robinsons Galleria, Quezon City on Saturday.
The 18-year-old Reyes won on a tiebreak after tying for first with FIDE Master Mark Jay Bacojo with 6.5 points to claim the PHP5,000 champion’s purse.
‘I am very happy with my victory because almost all of the top players in Metro Manila and nearby provinces joined the tournament,” the Information Technology freshman said in an interview on Sunday.
Reyes beat Jaeden Urbina, Ayesha Janelle Guanzon, National Master (NM) Tyrhone James Tabernilla, Jeremy Marticio, Arnel Mahawan Jr. and International Master Michael Concio Jr.
He split the points with Bacojo in Round 7.
Fide Master Alekhine Nouri placed third, followed by IM Michael Concio Jr.,Arnel Mahawan Jr., Wenlan Temple, Cyrus Vladimir Francisco, NM Mar Aviel Carredo, NM Al Basher Buto and NM Oshrie James Constantino Reyes.
Shane Patropez of Calbayog City, Sa
mar and Almario Marlon Bernardino of Quezon City, both six years old, were the youngest participants in the event organized by Bayanihan Chess Club.
“The event is aimed at developing good thinkers through the understanding of chess strategies and tactics, improving the logical abilities and rational thinking and reasoning of the participants, and instilling a sense of self-confidence, self-worth and camaraderie,” Bayanihan Chess Club co-founding chair Antonio Carreon Balinas said.
Meanwhile, the club will hold the GMG Chess Cup on March 23 in the same venue. The tournament is supported by coach NM Gerald Ferriol.
Source: Philippines News Agency
Phnom Penh: Nearly 100 Vietnamese students, along with some international ones, representatives from the Khmer-Vietnam Association, and Vietnamese agencies and businesses in Cambodia, participated in a programme celebrating the 2024 Lunar New Year festival (called Tet in Vietnamese) at the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) on January 13 evening.
Speaking at the event organised by the Vietnamese student group in Cambodia, Minister Counsellor of the Vietnamese Embassy Ngo Van Tuat acknowledged the group’s practical contributions to the countries’ joint events.
Tuat also expressed gratitude to the Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport and RUPP for supporting and training of many generations of Vietnamese students over the years, contributing to further strengthening the friendship and multi-faceted cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia.
He called on Vietnamese students to strive for self-improvement and overcome all difficulties and challenges to successfully fulfill their study missions an
d their role connecting the two nations.
On the occasion, the diplomat presented certificates of merit to individuals with outstanding academic and social work achievements in 2023./.
Source: Vietnam News Agency
