The Vigan City Chess Tournament 2014 involved 90 competitors across 3 categories from various towns and cities of Ilocos Sur. The tournament was held at the Vigan City ABC Hall on August 16, 2014 and at the Vigan Culture and Trade Center (VCTC) on August 17, 2014. The event is organized by the City Government of Vigan, with the support of the Vigan City Chess Club.
We run the tournament using the Swiss Perfect management system. The event sees players compete in 7 rounds, often playing matches that last more than an hour. The level of competition is very good and balanced, and after five rounds there are just a handful of players with full amount of points.
After such an exhausting competition, it was time to give the trophies and awards the successful players deserved. Bryan Michael Valdez of Candon City seized the 12 Under title, while Justine Alcartado of Vigan City and Steven Angelo Valdez of Narvacan took the 2ND & 3RD place respectively.
For the 16 Under category, Championship trophy went to Clark Adams Garcia of Sto. Domingo, 2ND place went to Edimar Joshua Friala of San Juan and 3RD place went to Lord Sean Lopez of Candon City. In the Open category, the lucky winner was Mr. Lando Jimenez of Vigan City, second place went to Dave Patrick Dulay also of Vigan City and the third place was claimed by Mr. of Candon City. 6 year-old Ivan Benedict Cabanas and Mr. Deg Villanueva was presented with the special awards for the Youngest and Oldest player respectively. We congratulate all the players for their efforts and all those hard battles they created on the board. //Rosito Emil Europa
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