Wesley Chess Cafe' will have their first-ever Blitz Tournament on January 21, 2012 Saturday. Tourney starts at 1 in the afternoon. Winner Take All entry fees, two-game knock-out format. Time control is 5 minutes with 3 seconds increment. Armageddon tie-break will be applied if needed. Entry fee is 100 pesos or 130 pesos if you want to have coffee to go with your registration. First to fourth prize winners will get 3 hours of free lay coupons.
Register now at the bar/counter of Wesley Chess Cafe', fourth floor of the RObinson's Place-Imus. You may call or send an SMS to the following numbers: 0922- 8984337 or 0923- 7224280.
Bro Francis, 25 chess players of all ages participated. We have turned away some guys who came in late.
ReplyDeleteThe competition was intense. There were several strong players, like coaches.
The format was knock-out 2 games. Time control 5/3 with armageddon in case of tie-break.
In the finals, we have one named Samuel Senador who is a brother of IM Emmanuel Senador vs Kenneth Ryan Sumilie, an unrated player.
Kenneth Ryan won the first Wesley Chess Cafe tournament and went home 2,500 pesos richer.