Everything is set for the much awaited 34th GoldenMind Open and Kiddies chess tournament on January 6, 2019 at the second floor Tagumpay Canteen, P. Torres Street in front of Lipa City Public Market Parking Building in Lipa City, Batangas.
The Open and Kiddies division champion will pocket P4,000 plus trophy while the second to fifth placers will take home P2,000 plus medal, P1,000 plus medal, P700 plus medal and P500 plus medal, respectively.
Among the early entries in the one day Rapid tournament backed up by Jonas Punsalan Anciano, executive assistant of Batangas governor Hermilando “Dodo” Ingco Mandanas and Rafah Ramos and Anjella Guno.
Golden Mind chess club president Alexandro “Allan” Osena said that the one-day event is open to players, regardless sexes and ages.
Tournament registration fee is P350 for the Open division while for the kiddies category is P300 for member and P400 for non-member.
Call or text Golden Mind chess club president Alexandro “Allan” Osena at 0916-792-2536 and 0939-217-0002 for complete details.
The history o chess can be traced back nearly 1500 years, although the earliest origins are uncertain. The earliest predecessor of the game probably originated in India.
From India, the game spread to Persia. When the Arabs conquered Persia, chess was taken up by the Muslim world and subsequently spread to Southern Europe. In Europe, chess evolved into roughly its current form in the 15th century.
Chess remains highly popular pastime among the general populace. A 2012 survey found that chess players now make up one of the largest communities in the world with 605 million adults playing chess regularly