Youthful aspirants Lorenzo Portugal of Rizal, Ethan Dino of Marikina and Nicolas Cerqueda of Pasig City lead the early entries in the 1st leg of MCC Invitational Standard Open Training Games that will be held on April 29-30 at the G/F, Starmall Edsa Shaw in Mandaluyong.
The two-day non-rated event is open to all untitled players and invited masters, regardless of ages and sexes. The event will employ the seven-round Swiss System and time control of forty (40) minutes with two (2) seconds increment.
Up for grabs is a total pot of P30,000 with the champion pocketing the top purse of P7,000. Cash prizes are broken down to 10 places. Top scorers in the following categories, namely: seniors (60-year-old & above; juniors (male & female); and kiddies (12-year-old & below- boy & girl), will likewise receive cash award of P750 each.
Registration is online and the deadline is set on April 26. Interested parties can register thru use of social media like messenger, viber or fb: milo checkmate chess clinics and sports academy or contact the organizing Metropolitan Chess Center at 0922-822-6319.
Other early youthful registrants include Liz Taopa, Nia Martinez, Roman Angelo Oracion, Macus Lumbis, Yushua de Leon, Richande Arcenal, Sharleez de Leon, Adriyel Guarte, Mavi Chua, Gavril Chua, Carl-Arvi Libo-on, Xian Josh Sayson and veterans Ruben Medina, Alexander Portugal, Joselito Asi, Raul Villate and Joel Ambas.
