MILO Little Olympics and chess

Suddenly, I realized that it's been nearly 16 years since this amateur chess player turn chess blogger had been a student of MILO Checkmate and it's chess programs. Fritz and Rybka wasn't born yet at that time kids, those were Bruce Pandolfini days, the old fashion way of reading and studying blurred photo copied chess books, if you ask.

MILO Little Olympics final results for chess:

LICS, DR. JOSE RIZAL WOODPUSHERS TOPS MILO LITTLE OLYMPICS CHESS

By MARLON BERNARDINO.

(Final Results/ Team competition in four divisions)

High School Boys:

Champion: La Immaculada Concepcion School (Pasig)

2^nd place: Sta. Elena High School

3^rd place: Philippine Christian University (Taft, Manila)

4^th place: Marist School

High School Girls:

Champion: La Immaculada Concepcion School (Pasig)

2^nd place: Sta. Elena High School

3^rd place: St. Scholastic Academy

4^th place: The Sisters of Mary

Elementary Girls:

Champion: La Immaculada Concepcion School (Pasig)

2^nd place: St, Paul College (Pasig)

3^rd place: Woodridge College

4^th place: Diosdado P. Macapagal Elementary School

Elementary Boys:

Champion: Dr. Jose P. Rizal Elementary School

2^nd place: La Immaculada Concepcion School (Pasig)

3^rd place: Ateneo de Manila University

4^th place: Statefields School Incorporated

LA Immaculada Concepcion School, Pasig (LICS) went home the top honors in three of the four divisions of Milo Little Olympics Chess Team Championships.

Organized by former Olympian WNM Milagros “Mila” Emperado, the annually Milo Little Olympics Chess Team Championships was held September 5, 6, 12 and 13 at the New Building of Marikina Sports Complex in Marikina City.

Playing under the watchful eye of head coach Expedito L. Bolico, LICS captured the title in the High School Boys, High School Girls and Elementary Girls divisions.

Dr. Jose P. Rizal Elementary School took the Elementary Boys division to prevent LICS in a possible sweep in the four-division competitions.

The champion team in the four-divisions (H.S boys and girls and Elementary boys and girls) will represent the National Capital Region (NCR) in the Grand Finals on October 24 to 25 in Cebu City.

There are 38 schools participated in H.S. Boys, 26 in H.S. Girls, 22 in Elementary Girls and 34 schools in Elementary Boys.

One of the highlight in the competition is the participation of eleven (11) year-old Gem Hannah Callano-Paragua, youngest sister of 2003 Vietnam Southeast Asian Games most bemedalled athlete GM Mark Paragua, who played well in the Elementary Girls division.

The grade six-pupil of Children of Mary Immaculate College, Valenzuela scored perfect 5.0 points in five games of play in the board 1 of elementary girls division.