The city is now in the thick of preparations for the hosting of the 2013 National Age-Group Chess Championships Visayas qualifying leg slated on Jan. 9 to 12 at the multi-purpose hall here.
Mayor Patrick Escalante was informed of the hosting last Wednesday by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) as a last minute substitution for Roxas City, Capiz which is affected by flooding.
The mayor readily accepted to generate revenue and uplift their sports-tourism program.
Grandmaster Jason Gonzales will act as the tournament director and international arbiter Gene Poliarco as chief arbiter.
The qualifying leg will be the basis to select qualifiers to the Grand Finals of the 2013 National Age-Group Chess championships.
The winners will also represent the Philippines in the 2013 ASEAN-Age Group in Bangkok, Thailand on June 8 to 17, and the 2013 Asian Youth Chess Championships in Mashdad, Iran on June 20 to 27.
The chess players are set to compete in six categories; the boys' and girls' 20 & below; 16 & below; 14 & below; 12 & below; 10 & below and 8 & below.
A registration fee of P200 and P300 as NCFP membership fee will be charge.
The tournament format will be six to seven rounds Swiss System, depending upon the number of participants for each category.
The top two boys and top two girls from each category shall advance to the Grand Finals together with the seeded and qualified titled players.
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