DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 13 (PIA) – Negros Oriental Sports Development
Program (NOSDEP) with the Negros Club 64 Inc. announces the winners of the first
rapid chess tournament this year.
National Master Rolzon Roullo was declared champion during the
grand finals for the open category of the Rapid Chess Tournament held last Jan.
10-11 at Perdices Coliseum Lobby in Dumaguete City.
Engr. Arnold Samoza, former Governor’s Cup titlist ranked
second place while former Negros Oriental State University top board Bernabe
Tagulo finished third place in the said competition.
Other professional individuals who won in the said category are National
Master Ryan Trajera, Silliman Varsity coach Rudell Siglos, Jeffrey
Alcantara of Tanjay, Ramon Sonjaco of Valencia, Juno Davad of NORSU, Florendo
Zamora of NOSDEP and Al Dumalag of Sibulan.
Meanwhile, Alfonso Louis Olendo of Don Bosco emerged as the
champion for the Inter-School 12 & under Category after achieving a perfect
six-win streak. Alfonso defeated his older sister and fellow Bosconian Sara
Francine Olendo who finished in second place. Completing the top three is
Jerich Ivan Paalisbo of ABC Learning Center.
In addition, John Michael Estrada and Christer Mark Paculanang,
two players from Bais City West Elementary School Bais ranked 4th and 5th
place, respectively while other players who made it to the top 10 are
Franchezka Kazandra Benedian of Bayawan City, Hannah Gael Tatoy of Silliman
Elementary School and Hazel Sarao, Anselmi Repel and Renjill Tubil who are also
from Bais City.
On the other hand, Justin Benedict Barron of Bayawan Science and
Technology School bested other young chess player in the 8 and under category.
Arleah Cassandra Sapuan of Valencia Central Elementary school
ranked second place in the said category while Karljakin Quilantang of Tanjay
City became the third placer.
Some 100 young and professional chess players participated in the
said event conducted by NOSDEP through the chess organization Negros Club 64.,
INC. (mbcn/ral/PIA7-NegOr/with reports from Florendo Zamora, NOSDEP and Negros
Club 64 Coordinator)