Nationwide Grasp (NM) Vince Angelo Medina (holding the trophy and money prize) poses for a photograph with Cebu Chess Hub founder Mark Mangubat through the awarding ceremony. | Contributed photograph
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nationwide Grasp (NM) Vince Angelo Medina led the visiting woodpushers in ruling the “Second Cebu Chess Hub Open Commonplace Event” over the weekend on the GMall of Cebu.
Among the many 81 contributors, the visiting woodpushers headed by NM Medina of the Laguna Heroes of the Skilled Chess Affiliation of the Philippines (PCAP), topped the seven-round FIDE-rated and Swiss-system format match.
He completed the match in a close to flawless 6.5 factors. He defeated Cebu’s very personal, Worldwide Grasp (IM) Rico Mascariñas, within the essential sixth spherical. He earned the P30,000 purse courtesy of GMall of Cebu, and the champion’s trophy.
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Medina credited his win over IM Mascarinas within the penultimate spherical because the turning level of his marketing campaign.
“I used to be a pawn down in a troublesome place, however I used to be in a position to create some issues for IM Mascarinas that compelled him to spend time on his clock, and he finally misplaced on time, ” Medina mentioned in a post-game interview.
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His teammate in Laguna Heroes, FIDE Grasp Austin Jacob Literatus from Davao Metropolis, completed second with 6.0 factors, upsetting IM Torben Sorensen within the last spherical. He gained P20,000.00 and acquired a trophy.
Jan Francis Mirano from Aklan completed third with 6.0 factors, however with decrease tie break factors than Literatus. He went dwelling with P10,000.00 and a trophy.
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IM Mascariñas settled for fourth place, pocketing P5,000 and stopping a shutout efficiency for the locals by making it to the highest 5.
Mark Kevin Labog from Pasig Metropolis King Pirtes, the reigning PCAP Champions League Open champion, completed fifth and acquired P3,000.
The sixth to tenth finishers of the match have been NM Madronio Fuentes (Bohol), Torben Sorensen (Malta), Cyril Ortega, Enviornment Worldwide Grasp (AIM) Gabriel Ryan Paradero (Pasig), and inaugural champion Diego Abraham Caparino (Cebu).
All of them gained money amounting to P2,000 every. Apart from inserting fifth, IM Mascariñas additionally topped the senior class, whereas Toledo Metropolis’s Apple Rubin earned the “Prime Woman” participant plum.
Seth David Suico (Zamboanga) was the ‘Prime Kiddie’ awardee after scoring 4.0 factors. Juan Miguel Templonuevo gained the Greatest Cebu Chess Hub Scholar’ award after scoring 4.0 factors.
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