JOERLZ Gimony topped the 3rd Monthly Age Group Chess Tournament in Under-10 Category at Victoria Plaza Mall, 2nd Level Off The Rack.
Gimony, playing out the Jose Maria College, finally ended his long search for a victory in the monthly chess sponsored by Ateneo High School Batch 1982 under the Presidency of Randy Gamir, The Bamboo Store headed by the project director Chino Porras and the Victoria Plaza Mall.
Gimony won his last round against James Apao of Don Juan Dela Cruz Elementary School of Toril to capture the title.
He bested three other bets from Montserrat Camp School Clark Engracia, Mark Isaac Bernadas, and James Rhey Bantugan of Doņa Pilar Learning Foundation.
Austin Jacob Literatus of Don Juan del Cruz Elementary School, who also finished with five points in the five-round Swiss-system tournament and nipped her teammates Dhonna Yngayo but loses a superior tiebreak over Joerlz Gimony, landed second.
The winners received medals, gift certificates from sponsors Off the Rack, Greenwich, and Mister Donut.
The tournament was officiated by chief arbiter NA Ronnie M. Tabudlong as the tournament director.
