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Asia's
first chess Grandmaster Eugene Torre will banner the country's
campaign in the inaugural ASEAN Masters Circuit Chess Individual
Championships which gets underway on Jan. 8 to 20 in Tarakan,
Indonesia.
Tarakan
is an island off the coast of East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
It is a marshy island situated in the eastern Celebes Sea,
off the northeastern coast of Borneo and was the site of battles
between Allied and Japanese forces in 1942 and 1945.
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Supported
by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines
(NCFP) president Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr.
and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), other Filipino
chessers in the meet were 14-year-old and currently
the world's youngest GM Wesley So, GM Mark Paragua,
IMs Jayson Gonzales, Barlo Nadera, Fernie Donguines,
Oliver Barbosa and NM Rolando Nolte for the men's side
and WIM Beverly Mendoza and WNM Christy
Lamiel Bernales for the women's side.
"Hope
makapag perform taoy ng maganda ditto sa Asean Masters
Circuit sa Tarakan, Indonesia," said Torre, the
longtime vanguard of Philippine Chess.
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"Magandang
training ko na din ito sa rematch namn ni Joey (Antonio),"
Torre said referring to his rematch with Antonio in March
where the Quezon City government led by majority floor leader
Ariel Inton, New San Jose Builders Inc. and Eurotel are the
major backers.
The
Asean Masters Circuit is divided into three brackets: GM section,
IM section and Women's section.
After
Indonesia, the Asean Masters Circuit will be held in Vietnam,
Singapore and Philippines.
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