Tuesday, November 04, 2008 Batucan, Literatus lead Mindanao team in Shell chess finals
MINDANAO leg champions Neptali Batucan, III and Austin Jacob Literatus of Davao City will head the region's eight-member delegation to the 16th National Youth Active Chess Championships Grand Finals set Saturday and Sunday at the SM Megamall.
The Mindanaoan chessers, who will be accompanied by their parents and guardians, are expected to leave for Manila on Friday with Mindanao leg tournament director Ronnie Tabudlong.
Batucan III, a senior high school student at the Rogationist Academy, will be joined by Holy Cross of Davao College's Mohamad Sacar, Jose Maria College's Jester Andoy, and University of Mindanao's Adrian Dimakiling in the juniors division.
The 11-year-old sixth-grader Literatus from Don Juan dela Cruz Central Elementary School in Toril will compete in the kiddies event along with Jeazzir Kline Surposa of GSC Sped Integrated School, Aglipay Oberio of Nieves Villarica National High School, and Danilo Engay Jr. of F. Bangoy National High School.
Cash prizes of P30,000 and P20,000 await the junior and kiddie champions, respectively. (MLSA)
