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Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Campomanes taps local support for chess in schools
WORLD Chess Federation (Fide) honorary chairman Florencio Campomanes advocated the chess in schools proposed program to some Cebuano woodpushers during his surprise visit Monday night at the Bibo Chess Club in Cebu City.
The 79-year-old Campomanes, the Fide president during his term in 1982-1995, said he had a chat with the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) president Prospero Pichay Jr. last week to tackle the program’s implementation.
Pichay announced the program to the 120 participants in the recently concluded 1st Ozamiz City Chess Open Tournament, which featured some members of the RP Chess Men’s squad such as grand master Mark Paragua and Cebuano international masters Richard Bitoon and Barlo Nadera.
Campomanes advised the congressman to ask President Arroyo for an executive order to realize the program. “In fact, he can even sponsor a bill for it,” he said.
But Pichay, during an interview with Sun.Star Cebu two weeks ago, said there was no need to sponsor a bill or await an executive order. He narrated that President Arroyo has approved the plan in principle, but suggested that he coordinate with the Department of Education.
For Campomanes, there is no doubt that chess should be included in the academic curriculum, as it leads to many advantages. “In fact, those Filipino chess players who are abroad teaching chess should be teaching here, to our fellow Filipinos,” said Campomanes. “But of course, we should understand that they’re making a living.”
At least nine Filipino chessers have been teaching chess in Singapore, among them the Cebuano International Master Enrico Mascariñas, National Master Eric Gloria and international accredited arbiter Lingki Yap, father of Cebu’s top junior player Kim Steven Yap. (JAF)
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