Thursday, November 8, 2007

College Chess

The MCC or the Metropolitan Chess Club of WNM Mila Emperado will be organizing an inter-collegiate chess tournament on November 17, 2007 at the St. Francis Square, Mandaluyong City.

The event features the Men and Women's Division. Early list of registered teams include San Beda College, University of the Philippines, University of the East, National University, Bulacan State University, De La Salle-DasmariƱas, Tarlac State University and Ateneo.

Who will be the College Champs for both divisions? Let's wait and see.

Up north, we have The Camma Cup 2007 which is happening on November 10 and 11. Atty_CPA of our Philippine Chess Forum posted the following details:

Place: SB Session Hall, Municipal Town Hall, Nagtipunan, Quirino

Date: November 10 - 11, 2007

Format: 7 round swiss at 1 hour per player

Players: Residents of the sister province of Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya.

The early favorites are:

Edgar Bautista 1964
Francis Panlilio 1937
Tom Fabella 1881
Victor Brillantes 1875

*ratings are based on NCFP ratings as of July 1, 2007


And lastly, GM Darwin "D-LO" Laylo, the 7th and the last member to be in the elite, Magnificent 7 of Philippine GM's, is busy preparing for the World Cup 2007 happening on November 24.

The 27 year old Pinoy GM will be facing off with the French Prodigy, 24 year old GM Etienne Bacrot of France.

I really hope D-LO is preparing hard for this and he will never go wrong if he goes under the mentoring of Sir Bobby Ang, former NCFP Executive Director and has a column called Chess Piece for The Business World.

This is a golden chance for GM Darwin! Raise high the flag and be proud!

Goodluck!

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