Tacloban’s Ty is Cepca’s best

FOR JIMMY Ty Jr. of Tacloban City, his victory in the Cebu Executives and Professionals Chess Association’s (Cepca) Tournament of Champions will be one of the most memorable in his career.
The 28-year-old Ty snared the championship title over some of the best woodpushers in Cebu last Sunday.
“I dedicate this victory to my fellow Taclobanons who were hit the hardest by Yolanda,” said Ty, a civil engineer who is presently connected with Primary Structures Corporation.
Ty bested 11 other monthly qualifiers to earn bragging rights as the best of Cepca this year.
He barged into the championship after edging our Manuel Abucay, a fellow engineer working for the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Mandaue, in the semis.
He then beat Peterson Sia, a chess tutor who owns the biggest collection of chessbooks in Cebu, in his final assignment to come out as champion.
It was indeed a day of the young ones as 25-year-old Carlo Maraat, a certified public accountant assigned at the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) regional field office, topped the CEPCA non-qualifiers tournament while 34-year-old Jerry Maratas, a civil and structural engineer, formally assumed his post as the new club president for 2014 along with vice president Marvyne Guardiana (external) and Dante Arguelles (internal), secretary Jun Olis, treasurer Jun Kidlat, auditor Ruel Hortellano, PRO Boy Pestano and board members Mandy Baria and Jojo Muralla. /Correspondent Jade S. Violeta