Recent happenings

Hi there!

Some of the local news, as posted by GM Big J of NCFP Forum:

1st. ULRIKE's ACTIVE CHESS TOURNAMENT (1900 BELOW)

VENUE: ULRIKE's Restaurant & Boarding House
1056 Escoda cor. General Luna Street Paco, Manila
(in front of China Bank)

DATE : May 20, 2007 Sunday 9:00 AM
FORMAT: Five (5) Round Swiss System
25 minutes per player to finish the game

PRIZES: Champion: P1,500 + medal
2nd. Place: P1,000 + medal
3rd. Place: P 500 + medal
Top Senior (60 yrs. old above): P300 + medal
Top Kiddie: P300 + medal

ENTRY FEE: P200 inclusive of food

CONTACT: Reinhard Orth, Restaurant Owner
489-1827 or 0910-5321398 or 0928-6109644

***LIMITED TO 30 PARTICIPANTS ONLY

And the result:

Hi Guys!

Here's the result of the 1st. ULRIKE's Active Chess Tournament:

1. Montes, Norman 4.5 pts.
2. Hernandez, Lourescel 4.0
3. Manzanero, Stephen 4.0
4. Tunguia, Eduardo 3.5
5. Domaycos, Rene 3.0
6. Cocjin, Joel 3.0
7. Salubre, Junrie 3.0
8. Estallo, Joseph 2.5
9. Tuplano, Roland 2.0
10. Aquino, Rodrigo 2.0
11. Pascual, Orly 2.0
12. Gonzales, Oscar 2.0
13. Geriane, Francis 1.5
14. Orth, Reinhard 1.5
15. Tumlos, Rex 1.5
16. Ando, Julie Ann 1.0

Despite the low turn-out of participants, the tournament was generally successful. Thanks to the organizer, Mr. Reinhard Orth. Good food. Great place!
Nice officiating by NAPCA!

Another announcement from GM Big J:

ULRIKE's Executive Non-Master 2060 and below Active Chess Championship

-ULRIKE's Chess Center, Escoda near cor. Gen. Luna, Paco ,Manila

-May 26, 2007 Saturday 10 am

-5 rounds Swiss System

-Registration fee: 700 Php (Free lunch, merienda and coffee break)

-Prizes: Champion P 6,000 + trophy
2nd place P 4,000
3rd place P 2,000
4th place P 1,500
5th place P 1,000

* End of registration: 10 am, May 26, 2007

The registration fee, is that right? or a typographical err? if it is correctly posted, geeh! way expensive.

Announcement from National Association of the Philippines for Chess Arbiters:

NAPCA Trainers and Coaches Seminar

-June 12, 2007 Tuesday 9am to 5pm

-ISEC Training Room (aircon)
Shaw Blvd., Pasig City (beside SEAOIL)

-Speaker: Atty. Rommel Tacorda, IA and FIDE Licenced Trainer

-Registration Fee: 600 Php (inclusive of food)

-Requirements: 1. Participant must be a NAPCA member
2. Must be 20 years old and above
3. Must be an average-strength chess player

-For inquiries contact: Joseph Estallo (02) 8826288/ (0922) 8914199

I first heard about NAPCA from the former president of CAAP, NA Boyet Tordesillas somtime in December 2006. Then I found out, through Ms. Edna Suede, the secretary of CAAP that NA Boyet is no longer connected with them.

Although I smell something which is not good between the two groups, I believe having two associations for Chess Arbiration Development is better than one. At least options for the would be arbiter is available.

I just wish I can see the trained and certified arbiters' deployment in all NCFP and other tournaments in our country. That is one way of course, of putting all the learned theories in practice. Last NCFP National Age Group and Juniors Championship, there were a lot of players but so few, 3 arbiters. Observations by the parents cannot and should not be ignored. Again, we have 2 groups for chess arbiters traning and certification, NCFP and other tournament organizers, get their services!