MANILA, Philippines — Grand Master Eugene Torre leads a stellar cast of Filipino chess stars in the first ever Professional Chess Association of the Philippines Draft 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020 at the Quezon City Sports Center. Joining Torre in the draft are fellow Grand Masters Joey Antonio, Ino Sandorra, Banjo Barcenilla, Darwin Laylo, John Paul Gomez, Mark Paragua, Roland Salvador, Oliver Barbosa, and candidate GM, Ronald Dableo. Twenty-four teams from all over the archipelago will be taking part in the inaugural draft and tournament from PCAP. Antipolo will get receive the honor of being the first team to draft in the very first professional chess competition in the country and perhaps the world. Lapu Lapu City11.

Source: Philippine Star December 19, 2020 06:33 UTC