by Marlon Bernardino

THE much awaited first Woman Fide Master Sheerie Joy Lomibao-Beltran Women's Open chess championship and kiddies 14 years old and below Inter-School Fide rating tournament gets underway on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at the second floor Open Kitchen airconditioned food hall (infront of UNILAB), Rockwell Business Center, Sheridan, Greenfields District in Mandaluyong City.

Registration starts at 8am followed by opening ceremony at 10 am. Woman Fide Master Sheerie Joy Lomibao-Beltran will make the ceremonial moves with 13-time Philippine Open champion Grandmaster Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. alongside Grandmaster Darwin Laylo, China Aurelio and Mimi Casas of Open Kitchen during the simple opening ceremony. Meg Siozon of PTV4, Manolo "Chino" Trinidad of GMA 7 and Mobile Chess Club Philippines will cover the 1-day rapid time control format.

German Knight chess set worth P2,500 and five brand new shoes worth P3,000 each to be raffled in the said chess affair. The event hosted by China Aurelio and Mimi Casas of Open Kitchen and backed up by Woman Fide Master Sheerie Joy Lomibao-Beltran in close cooperation with Dr. Alfred Paez, Joel Pineda, Ryan Lopez Sauz, Byron Gabrentina Villar, International billiards/snooker champion Barangay Malamig chairman Marlon Manalo and kagawad Cynthia Caluya offers a top purse of P10,000 and a trophy plus brand new Michael Kors watch to the Women's Open division chess champion while P5,000 plus digital chess clock and a tablet up for grabs for the kiddies 14 years old and below Inter School champion. Prizes for both division up to top 20 while P2,000 awaits to the best coach (most number of school/club/association participants).

Call or text tournament manager Genghis Imperial at his mobile number: 0926-251-4205 for complete details.