Amar had 16 tiebreak points while Acedo, who settled for the runner-up honors, earned 14.5 points.
Acedo's sister, Rowelyn, placed third with four points in the five-round Swiss System format chessfest jointly organized by BKC and the Davao City Sports Council, Inc.
Tournament director Ronnie Tabudlong said the champion received a trophy from the office of Davao City Councilor Edgar Ramos Ibuyan, while chess instructional video compact disks were awarded to the second and third placers.
James Bantugan of Doņa Pilar Learning Center tallied three points along with Alvin Acas of Magallanes, Daniel Borinaga of Doņa Pilar and Mirantes of Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Sr. (MLSA)
