From my chess news alert, courtesy of google chess news, comes this one:
Vietnam will host the World Youth Chess Championships 2008 in southern Vung Tau city from Oct. 19-31 with the expected participation of some 1,500 athletes from over 100 countries and regions, according to the Vietnam Chess Federation on Tuesday.
Also reported is FIDE wanting to establish an international standard training institute in the City of Hanoi.
For more, visit this link: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/29/content_7521187.htm.
Surely, an International Standard Training Institute for Chess in our country, Philippines, is a great endeavor. I just don't know how NCFP, led by former Congressman and NCFP PResident Prospero Pichay Jr. and Tagaytay City Mayor and NCFP Secretary General Bambol Tolentino will work on this.
If we have the same backing as basketball in our country, maybe we have more than one chess academy here. But no, ours is chess, a royal game, an elite game. Heheheh! Let's take it to the masses!
By the way, correction on my post regarding the team standings of the recently held 4th Xavier Chess. Here is the correct one, after the tie-break was used:
Grade School:
Champion: International School Manila
2nd : Ateneo de Manila
3rd : La Salle GreenHills
4th : Colegio de San Agustin Makati
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