First qualifying of Kiddies Chess Championship this weekend

CEBU, Philippines - The first qualifying tournament of the 2nd Cebu Kiddies Chess Championship will take place this weekend at the Cebu School of Chess situated at the  second floor of Central Books Building along P. del Rosario Street, Cebu City.

Open to players aged 14 years old and below, the top two qualifiers of the 7-round Swiss system competition will earn slots to the grand finals set later this year.

The champion in the monthly eliminations will pocket P1,000, while the second to fourth will receive P500, P300 and P200, respectively. The top female finisher will get P200.

Registration fee is pegged at P100 for members and P150 for non-members.

For further details, interested parties may contact tournament director IM Kim Steven Yap at 0932-3510816. One may also e-mail cebuschool [email protected] or [email protected]. (FREEMAN)