Intermediate and novice players from the King's Gambit Chess School continue to make their mark in the local chess circuit led by 14-year-old Lester Jones Paruli who topped a club tournament in Pampanga over the weekend. Tiv Omanagay (right) bagged 4th place in a FIDE rated rapid chess tournament in Baguio City last Saturday. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOJan Clifford Labog, fresh from winning a silver and a bronze at the Palarong Pambansa, also dominated the 1st Mayor Jay L. Diaz Open Chess Tournament organized by the Ilagan City Chess Club on August 7. Moreover, 17-year-old Tiv Omangay and 12-year-old Marcus Paruli barely missed making the podium finish in a FIDE rated rapid chess tournament in Baguio City last Saturday, August 12. Enzo Hernandez, 12, also competed in an open rapid tournament in Bulacan and finished in the top 5.

Source: Manila Times August 14, 2023 19:56 UTC