7-in-1 Chess Festival set in Ozamis City

MANILA, Philippines — Hall of Famer Eugene Torre and other Grandmasters take the spotlight in the first Gov. Henry S. Oaminal 7-in-1 Chess Festival set Nov. 10-12 at the Ozamis City Auditorium in Misamis Occidental.

Torre, Asia’s first Grandmaster, will play simultaneous exhibition matches with 13-time Philippine Open champion and fellow GM Joey Antonio and other top players on the opening day.

The country’s top and aspiring players will compete in the individual, team rapid and blitz tournaments where a total pot of P500,000 will be up for grabs in four categories.

The rapid tournament, which applies a 9-round Swiss system, also dangles a spot to the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) national championship for the winner, who will also bag P30,000 top prize.

Team, age-group, executive and armageddon round-robin events are also lined up for invited chess masters in the three-day tournament.