The
most popular board game in the world that made many Filipinos famous has never
been fully developed in Occidental Mindoro. While Oriental Mindoro is taking
pride in the 12-time national champion Grandmaster (GM) Rogelio “Joey” Antonio
Jr. of Calapan, Occidental Mindoro is still on its way to discover such a
GM-potential among our youth. By the way, GM Antonio a proud native of the other
half of Tamarawlandia, is the second ranked player in the Philippines and
number 391 in the world. We have so many young talents in the sports but never
been fully developed, a determined chess program must be immediately put into
flesh.
Responding
to such challenge, the newly-formed Occidental Mindoro Chess Academy (OMCA) led
by Mr. Renator G. Gatuz and Mayor Eduardo B. Gadiano are holding a Provincial
Chess Festival scheduled on October 27, 2018, Saturday, at Sablayan Astrodome in Sablayan,
Occidental Mindoro. Along with GM Gatuz, OMCC’s other
“pieces of rank” as I have told before are Frederick D. Isip, Branch
Head of Social Security System (SSS) in San Jose, GM Renato G. Gatuz of San
Jose Water District and Mr. Emmanuel “Noel” Asi, manager of United Coconut
Planters Bank or UCPB also of San Jose.
The
7 rounds Swiss System Chess Tournament will be employed in an outing dubbed as First
Mayor Eduardo B. Gadiano Chess Festival. In a Swiss-system tournament, players
are never eliminated. Instead, players are paired in every round. The number of
rounds is predetermined, and the winner is the player who earns the most points
by the end of the tournament. Players typically earn a single point for a win
and a half-point for a draw, though other scoring systems are possible. In
every round, each player is paired against an opponent who has the same or a
similar number of points in the tournament.
There
will be a Php 100.00 membership fee per participant to cover expenses such as
the rental of clocks, tables and chairs, among others. The remaining amount
will be utilized to purchase other training materials for the academy.
With
regards to the rating of the participants, the OMCA issued this advisory: “This tournament shall be rated. The OMCA has
its own rating system which will be used to measure player’s tournament
performance and future progress. A provisional rating of 15000 shall be
assigned to unrated players in Kiddies Division, while provisional rating of
1700 shall be assigned to unrated players in Open Division.” They in the OMCA will also explain to the children
participants, if need arises, how to use the chess clock.
For
additional information, you may visit and join the Facebook Group of Occidental
Mindoro Chess Academy or contact Mr. Elmer Dimafilis at CP No. 09075531545 for
further details.
This
chess festival falls part in Mayor Gadiano’s program for sports development for
the youth in the widest possible reach. Since he considers Occidental Mindoro Chess
Academy as a scholastic local chess club, they would provide a challenge for young
participants while helping build confidence and self-esteem.
The
chess festival in Sablayan offers a combination of educational and social
activity so every enthusiast, young and old from all over Occidental Mindoro, are
invited to join…
References:
https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/the-swiss-system-611537
