PACE Summer Rapid Chess Festival

Last Tuesday, we wrote about the establishment of the first ever chess academy in the country, the Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence or PACE and it's formal induction this 27th of March in Quezon City. Coincide with this is the first ever chess activity to be organized by PACE and Philippine Chess Knights League or Philchek, the Summer Rapid Chess Festival 2010. What a start, I should say. Just barging in right away. Need to get going from the very start. It would be quite interesting to see a chess tournament and induction ceremony done at the same date, at the same venue. That's definitely a sight to see.

SPECTACULAR chess event will kick-off this March the opening of the Summer Rapid Chess Festival on March 26-27, 2010 9:00am at PACE-Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence Headquarters, 2/F 56 Mindanao Ave., Project 6, Quezon City. This activity is organized by Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence (PACE) in cooperation with Philippine Chess Knights League (PhilCheK League) and numerous dignitaries led by NCFP President Prospero “Butch” Pichay, Jr. with FIDE President Emeritus Florencio Campomanes, PSC Chairman Harry Angping, Ilocos Norte representative Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., Atty. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel, Jr., Congressman Mat Defensor among others will grace the opening of the event. “This is just a maiden event in collaboration to PACE program” GM Jayson Gonzales and GM Eugene Torre, President and Chairman of PhilCheK, respectively.

At stake in this prestigious event: A. MASTERS 2150 (open to all Masters with an active rating of 2150 below and to all untitled chess players) Champion -P7,000.00 + Trophy, Runner-up- 4,000.00 + Trophy, 3^rd Place - 2,000.00 + Trophy, 4^th Place - 1,500.00 + Trophy, 5^th Place- 1,000.00 + Trophy, 6^th-10^th Places (P750ea.)- 3,750.00 + Medals, Top 2000 & below Player- 750.00 + Medal, Top 1900 & below Player- 750.00 + Medal, Top 1800 & below Player- 750.00 + Medal, Top Senior Player-750.00 + Medal, Top Junior Player-750.00 + Medal, Top Executive Player-750.00 + Medal; B. WOMEN (open to all women players) Champion-P4,000.00 + Trophy, Runner-up-2,500.00 + Trophy, 3^rd Place- 2,000.00 + Trophy, 4^th Place-1,500.00 + Trophy, 5^th Place 1,000.00 + Trophy, 6^th-10^th Places (P500ea.)-2,500.00 + Medals, Top 2000 & below Player-500.00 + Medal, Top 1900 & below Player - 500.00 + Medal, Top 1800 & below Player - 500.00 + Medal, Top Collegiate Player - 500.00 + Medal, Top High School Player- 500.00 + Medal; C. KIDDIES UNDER 14 (open to all players born on or after 1996) Champion-P4,000.00 + Trophy, Runner-up- 2,000.00 + Trophy, 3^rd Place- 1,500.00 + Trophy, 4^th Place- 1,000.00 + Trophy, 5^th Place-750.00 + Trophy, 6^th-10^th Places (P500ea.)- 2,500.00 + Medals, Top Under-12 Player (Boys)-500.00 + Medal, Top Under-12 Player (Girls)- 500.00 + Medal, Top Under-10 Player (Boys) - 500.00 +Medal, Top Under-10 Player (Girls)- 500.00 + Medal, Top Under-8 Player (Boys) -500.00 + Medal, Top Under-8 Player (Girls)- 500.00 + Medal,

Tournament format shall apply the Seven(7) Round Swiss System and the rate of play will be Twenty Five(25) minutes per player to finish the game and recording is mandatory.

Registration fee is Php 250 and Kiddies is only Php 200.00 with limited participants only, first come first served. Deadline of registration is up to March 25, 2010. For details pls. contact PhilCheK Boyet Tardecilla at 0916-6169586 or (02) 4546090 or (02) 8863478.