Iloilo rakes in 6 medals in ASEAN chess tourney

Fiona Geeweneth Guirhem, a native of Lemery, Iloilo, bags two gold medals for the Philippines during the 19th ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championships in Davao City. ILOILO PROVINCIAL CHESS ASSOCIATION

MANILA – Iloilo-based chess players collected six medals during the 19th ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championships on Wednesday at The Royal Mandaya Hotel in Davao City.

National team member Fiona Geeweneth Guirhem, who hails from Lemery, Iloilo, led the delegation with two gold medals in the individual and team event of girls under-18 category.

Cyril Felrod Telesforo, who is from San Joaquin, Iloilo, captured a silver medal as part of the team open under-16 event and bronze medal in the individual open under-16 class.

The other medals were from Guimaras native Kimberly Colaste, silver medal winner in the girls under-12 team, and San Joaquin, Iloilo native Checy Aliena Telesforo, who won a silver in the girls under-14 team.

Other chess players from the Iloilo Provincial Chess Association who participated were Vaughn Robert Oberio (open under-8), Muellene Ymber Leving-Babao (girls under-10) and Reynald Tejero (open under-16).

Three hundred players from countries like powerhouse Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Myanmar, and Thailand plus India, South Korea, Denmark, and Switzerland joined the tournament sanctioned by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines.

The nine-day event, which has drawn the support of President Rodrigo Duterte, Davao City mayor Sara Duterte and the Department of Education, staked IM and FIDE master titles for the participants./PN

3 COMMENTS

  1. Why you did not include in your report the Pamplona siblings of Passi City, Iloilo?
    They belong to Iloilo Province.
    Queen Rose Pamplona under 12 category has 1 gold for Blitz Team and 1 silver for individual.
    Ruslan Pamplona has 2 silver for team, under 8 category for standard and rapid.

  2. Why you did not include Passi City, Iloilo chess players? The Pamplona siblings…
    Queen Rose and Ruslan? Who are part of Philippine Team for ASEAN in Davao?
    Queen Rose got two medals silver and gold for individual Blitz and Team repectively.
    Ruslan has two silver for team standard and rapid. Passi City is part of Iloilo Province.

  3. Your report for Iloilo chess players who won medals on 19th ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championships is not complete because it does not include the Pamplona siblings from Passi City, Iloilo. Queen Rose Pamplona got 1 gold and 1 silver medal for team and individual blitz under G12 category. Ruslan won 2 silver medal for standard and rapid team for under 8 boys category. God bless!

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