Valeros tops MCC chess

MANILA, Philippines - Second seed Junar Valeros drew his fifth and final round against No. 3 Romie Lord Guerra in 35 moves of a Sicilan to rule the November edition of MCC 1850 below standard chess tourney at St. Francis Square in Mandaluyong City over the weekend.

The 23-year-old Valeros, a member of the Adamson varsity team, wound up with 4.5 points in the five-round tournament and took the top P3,000 purse.

Guerra settled for second with four points in a tie with Raul Villate. Both shared the pooled P3,000 cash prizes. Villate won his last match against Nico Paguagan of UST.

Meanwhile, the December edition of MCC 1850 below will be held on Dec. 5-6. For details, contact 826-8560 and 994-5199 or 0916-852-1069.