CEBU CITY Chess Festival grand championAllan Pason of Lapu-Lapu City dominated the 16-under division of last weekend’s Cebu City Age-Group Chess Challenge at the Cebu City Sports Center.
With the win, Pason, along with the winners in the other age group categories, will represent Cebu City in the upcoming National Group Elimination to be held in Aklan this April.
Pason finished with 4.5 points to win the tournament.
Joining Pason is Keithclaire Carisle Morala (girls 16-under), Junry Romero (20-under), Carmel Socorro (20-under girls), Rhenzi Kyle Sevillano and Camel Nadera (14-under), James Fernando Diloy and Cherry Mae Caballes (12-under), Vladimir James Robillos and Regina Catherine Quinanola (8-under), and Jeremy Pepito and Glesit Marie Tatoy (10-under).
Team Cebu City will be headed by FIDE arbiter and University of San Carlos (USC) chess team coach Felix Poloyapoy. /CORRESPONDENT DALE G. ROSAL