Veyra Cup sa Alphaland

PANGUGUNAHAN ni United States Chess Federation master (USCF) master Jose “Jojo” Aquino Jr. ang mga na kalahok sa pagsulong ng Hon. Alfredo “Fred” De Veyra III Cup Open Chess Team Tournament sa Linggo sa Alphaland Southgate Mall, Edsa Magallanes sa Makati City.

Si Aquino, head coach ng multi-tilted National University chess team na nasa kandili ni team manager Samson Go, ay rerendahan ang Bes Patrol move chess team na suportado nina Engineer/National Master Robert Arellano at Rolly Yongco. Bukod kay Aquino, ang BES Patrol move chess team ay kinabibilangan din nina National Master at United States Chess Master Almario Marlon Bernardino Jr. at Joshua Michael Yongco.

Tampok din ang 3 pawns Attack Chess Team nina Fide Master David Elorta, Christopher Megino at Genghis Katipunan Imperial maging ang Team Cavite Chess Expert League nina Laurence Wilfred “Larry” Dumadag, Sherwin Tiu at Jaymarc Gutierrez.

“Each team composed of three players must only have an average rating of 2100,” sabi ni Davao del Norte district 1 board member Hon. Alfredo “Fred” De Veyra III na kasama sa koponan na maglalaru sina International Master Oliver Dimakiling at Jason Rojo.

Ipapatupad ang seven round Swiss system format ayon kay tournament director Fide Master Nelson “Elo” Mariano III, nakababatang kapatid nina Grandmaster Nelson Mariano II at Woman International Master Cristine Rose MarianoWågman.

Ang one-day event ay suportado ni Davao del Norte district 1 board member Hon. Alfredo “Fred” De Veyra III sa pakikipagtulungan ng En Passant Chess Association, Alphaland Southgate at pangangasiwaan naman ng Chess Arbiter Union of the Philippines sa pangunguna ni chief arbiter FNA Alexander “Alex” Dinoy at sanctioned ng National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP).