The Philippine Executive Chess Association, in coordination with the Upper Bicutan Chess Club Inc., is staging the 7th CAPEX Cargo Padala Express International Online Chess Open Chess Championship on December 19, 2020 at lichess.org.
This tournament uses an eleven-round Swiss system format competition with 3-minute time control according to tournament director United States chess master Rodolfo “Jun” Panopio Jr.
It will be backed by CAPEX Cargo Padala Express CEO Engineer Vergil J. Bargola and assisted by PECA president Dr. Fred Paez and NM Homer Cunanan.
The champion will get P5,000 purse while the second to sixth placers will receive P2,500, P1,500, P700, P500 and P300, respectively. Seventh to tenth placers will bring home P250 each, 11th to 15th placers will likewise to receive P200 each. Category winners for the top executive, junior, kiddie and lady will receive cash prizes of P500 each.
Registration fee is P100 for the Filipino or local player while P150 for the foreigner player.
Meanwhile, Filipino wizard Ivan Travis Cu of San Juan City pocketed the top honors in the 92nd Brainy Chess Academy-BCA Kiddies Under 13 category held at lichess.org.last Thursday, November 12, 2020.
The 11-year-old Cu, a grade six pupil of Xavier School under the guidance of coach Rolly Yutuc collected six points on six wins and one loss to win the seven-round tournament using seven minutes plus two seconds increment time control format.
Cu scored victories over Hashsya Nawwaarah binti Mohd Faris of Malaysia in the first round; Dwight De Guzman of Mandaluyong City in the second round; Hans Lee Villorente of Pandan, Antique in the fourth round; Gabriel Ryan Paradero of in the fifth round; Cassey Miguel Tabamo of El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental in the sixth round; and Kate Nicole Ordizo of Alaminos, Pangasinan in the seventh and final round.
Cu yielded to Joemel Narzabal of Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte in the third round.
“I’m very happy with the victory,” said Cu, who is best to remembered for beating Oscar Gao (elo 1595) of Australia in the eighth and final round to finish second place in the Boys 10 and under in the 36th Singapore National Age Group Chess Championships held at the Expo MAX Atria last December 27–30, 2019. Cu who amassed seven wins and one loss. He got a total performance of 1622 for his effort.