Art Borjal Non-Masters Open set at SM Manila

Here's a tournament happening tomorrow in SM Manila, come and join:

By Manny Benitez:

GOOD news for non-masters: The Art A. Borjal Chess Festival will be held on November 1 in memory of the late president of the defunct Philippine Chess Federation at the Event Center, lower ground floor, of SM Manila near the City Hall.

The seven-round rapid (25 minutes per player) chess tournament will be open to all non-titled players and will have three divisions—Kiddies, for players aged 12 and younger, Juniors, for players aged 20 and younger, and Open Age, for non-masters rated at 2050 and below.

Applicants must bring their birth certificates as the age requirement is as of January 1, 2007.

The registration fee of P100 per player must be paid before November 11. Kiddies and Juniors who pay on the day of the tournament will have to shell out P150 while those who do it for the Open Age Division will have to pay P200 each.

The Kiddies and Juniors champions will receive P3,000 each, second prizewinner P2,000 and third P1,000.

Kiddies who finish in fourth and fifth places as well as the top eight-year-old or younger player and top female player will get P500 each, while Juniors entitled to similar special prizes will get P1,000 each.

The Open Age champion is to get P5,000, second prizewinner P3,000 and third P2,000. The fourth and fifth prizewinners as well as the Top Lady will get P1,000 each.

The competition is being organized by the Art A. Borjal Good Samaritan Foundation, Inc.