by Marlon Bernardino
Grandmasters Oliver Barbosa, Mark Paragua and John Paul Gomez expressed readiness and confidence that they will have better results in the upcoming Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) from June 29 to July 6 in Incheon, Korea.
“It’s a prestigious tournament kaya medyo excited ako. I’ll do my best to win and bring honors to our country," said Paragua, wound up with 6.5 points and finished tied for second to 6th places
along Barbosa in the $100,000 Manny Pacquiao Asian Continental Chess Championships was held at the Midas Hotel and Casino in Pasay City last month.
“We are facing a very tough field.Let’s just hope that we can all perform well,” added Paragua, also the winner of the 2012 National Open Chess Championships dubbed as Battle of the Grandmasters held at the Cabagnot Training Center in Old Buswang, Kalibo Aklan last July.
National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) president and chairman Prospero “Butch" Pichay Jr. and secretary-general Cavite 7th district Rep. Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino Jr. tapped Asia’s first GM Eugene Torre and NCFP executive director GM Jayson Gonzales to be the coaches of the Philippine Team that includes Woman International Masters Catherine Perena, Bernadette Galas and WIM elect Janelle Mae Frayna.
Delegation Head is NCFP deputy secretary-general Red Dumuk. Paragua and Barbosa will join compatriot GM Wesley So in the 2013 World Chess Cup in Tromso, Norway from August 10 to September 5. So is fresh from winning National Open Championship dubbed as Las Vegas International Chess Festival 2013 held at the Riviera Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA last weekend
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