Tiu keeps Marinduque Online Chess title

SHERWIN Tiu won the 2nd Marinduque Online Chess Tournament last Oct. 30, 2020 at lichess.org.

The Manila-based Tiu put on a strong wire-to-wire game to take home the top prize P3,000.

“I didn’t look to defend my title, just to play my best,” said Tiu, who honed his chess skills at the famous Guadalupe Chess Club in Guadalupe Mall, Makati City.

Tiu, together with second place Ellan Asuela of Bacolod City and third place Vince Angelo Medina of Quezon City, tallied 9.5 points each. Tiu took the title with virtue of higher tie break points.

The 2nd Marinduque Online Chess Tournament was organized by Marinduque Chess Association in close cooperation with Philippine Executive Chess Association.

The event aimed to develop good thinkers through the understanding of chess strategies and tactics, improving the logical abilities, rational thinking, and reasoning of the participants, and instilling a sense of self-confidence, self-worth, and camaraderie.

Named category winners were Jaymiel Piel (Top Kiddie), Chester Neil Reyes (Top Junior),Joselito Serna (Top Senior), Victor Anas (Top Executive), Jarel Lacambra (Top Lady ), Joseph Ricafrente (Top Marinduqueňo), and Aizelle Ricafrente (Top Marinduqueňa). — Marlon Bernardino