Iloilo Kisela Knights dominate Palawan on first day of national chess tournament

By Leobert Julian A. de la Peña

 

The Iloilo Kisela Knights opened their Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) tournament campaign in splendid fashion after crushing the Palawan Queen’s Gambit.

Both the Blitz and the Rapid categories were taken over by the Iloilo-based chess team where they showed no mercy in all the playing boards.

In the Blitz category, GM Rogelio Antonio Jr., Karl Victor Ochoa, NM Cesar Mariano, Fritz Bryan Porras, Dennis Bernas, and NM John Michael Silvederio notched dominating victories to garner an overall score of 6-1.

Meanwhile, in the Rapid category, WFM Cherry Ann Mejia, Mark Jossel Mariano, Silvederio, Porras, and Bernas racked up wins and also led over Palawan with a 9-5 overall score.

In the final results, the Kisela Knights led by a large margin of 15-6 and declared day one of the PCAP tournament as the start of their journey of claiming the PH chess board glory.

The Ilonggos are back at it again this coming Wednesday, January 20, 2021 as they take on the mighty Toledo City Chess Miners in the first round and the Cebu City Machers in the second round.