International masters Chito Garma and Barlow Nadera and several national masters will lead the cast of participants in the tournament which offers a cash prize of P30,000 to the champion.
Entry fee is P200 in the nine-round Swiss system tourney which also stakes P20,000 for second placer, P10,000 third placer, P5,000 fourth, P2,000 each for fifth-10th placers and P1,000 each to 11th-15 placers.
More information: Fidel Fernandez Jr. at (075) 5153583, 0919-4369494 or Jenny Mayor at (02) 7049775, 0918-5352684.