This week has been very busy for me. 2 days before the school break, everybody feels it should be a break already. Unfortunately, this is the last push, submission of reports, moving up ceremonies and other legalities and formalities that would safeguard the highest ideals of the International Baccalaureate Organization, the governing body for all certified and would be certified international school around the globe.
Anyways, Filipino GM Rogelio "Joey" Antonio did not join the Super GM tournament in the US? Everybody's searching for him after all the publicity news that went out three weeks ago. Titled articles like "GM Joey joining super GM tournament in the US" and other catchy ones, here we are, trying to get hold of the truth... where is GM Joey?
In another news, the US-bound MCC-MILO Checkmate team is on its final week of preparation as they are set to leave for the Las Vegas Open Chess Tournament to be held from June 5-11, 2007. The team is made up of 14 and Under kiddies who have qualified thru a series of tournaments last January 2007. More on this in our future posts. Oh by the way, the team will be chaperoned by MCC Director, WNM Mila Emperado and three others. Good luck to all of you! Bring home the rich experience and memory of travelling with your friends and the learnings you get from this trip!
More on 14 and Under kids, today, there is an on-going chess tournament at the Quezon City Memorial Circle, sponsored by The Quezon City Memorial Chess Club. Although I see this as Summer's last hoorah, the people behind this event and the club has a lot of activities prepared for the whole year. Great work guys! May your deeds be blessed and inspire others to work for the common good, specially, the good of chess in the Philippines.
On the foreign shore, I received this text last night from Xavier "doods" Busig who is based in Ireland now:
"chessmates, my score now is 9-0, we had 4 rounds last Sunday. Few more rounds this coming weekend...there is a championship roundfor ranks 1, 2 and 3. They have a different format here, different style"
Well, good luck to all of us, mere chess addicts and professionals! Of course, my heart goes to the future superstars, the kiddies and the juniors. May the guidance of discipline and the power of determination bring you to the highest ranks of chess!
Kids, stay humble! Don't let it overwhelm you! Rememver the BANG's words on this...
"...chess is suppose to make you a better person"
With that, till then!
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