Shell chess grand final slated

MANILA, Philippines - Forty four players, making up the country’s future chess stars, gear up for the big battle on the chess board next week when the Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship (Shell Chess) holds its grand finals on Oct. 10-11 at the SM Megamall Event Center.

 They are all primed up, each raring to dish out their best and hoping to join the ranks of great names in RP chess that the annual chess event has produced, including Grand masters Nelson Mariano II, Mark Paragua, Darwin Laylo and the country’s current top player Wesley So.