Suede leads winners in national chessfest

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 08:29:51 +0000

Woman International Master Mikee Charlene Suede outlasted Natori Biazza Diaz in the longest match for the day to lead opening-day winners in the 2019 National Women’s Championship Grand Finals at the Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence (PACE) located on Mindanao Avenue in Project 6, Quezon City.

Suede, the 25-year-old campaigner from University of the Philippines, labored long and hard before squeezing out a victory over Diaz in a tensely-fought queen versus rook endgame that took more than four hours to finish.

Suede’s hard-earned triumph enabled her to join WFM Shania Mae Mendoza, WIM Marie Antoinette San Diego and  WIM Kylen Mordido in the early lead in this 14-player, 13-round tournament organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), headed by President/Chairman Prospero “Buch” Pichay in cooperation with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), thru Chairman William ‘Butch” Ramirez.

Mendoza subdued WCM Mira Mirano, San Diego outclassed WFM Allaney Jia Doroy and Mordido humbled May Ann Alcantara.

Top seed WGM Janelle Mae Frayna and WIM Catherine Perena-Secopito battle dto a draw, asi did WIM JanJodiyln Fronda and WIM Bernadette Galas and Samantha Umayan and  Rizalyn Jasmine Tejada.

At stake in the tournament are slots to the Philippine team to the World Chess Olympiad scheduled
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