THE best and the brightest woodpushers in Davao City and neighboring areas take center stage when the 1st JVR Inter-School Invitational Team Championship opens at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Emcor Bajada conference room.
Emcor's Guilbert Olbez said the event, named after Emcor's founder Jesus V. del Rosario, was launched as way of giving back to the community that had patronized their products and services over the years.
"We are looking forward to holding this every year and we expect to learn so much from this inaugural staging. We are happy to partner with Holy Cross of Davao College in putting up this event," Olbez said during the regular Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum Thursday at the Tower Inn.
National Master (NM) Prospero "Bebot" Cruz, who is chief arbiter, said they invited specific schools with existing chess teams to compete in the elementary boys and girls, high school boys and girls and college men's and women's categories.
"The college division requires a team to have four regular players, one alternate and one coach while elementary and High School teams need to have two regular players and one coach. The number of rounds will be determined through the turnout of entries per category," Cruz said.
Trophies and medals await the team and individual board winners in the meet also organized in coordination with the HCDC Sports Office and Crossian Chess Club.
Teams seeing action are HCDC, Ateneo de Davao University, Jose Maria College, University of Mindanao, Davao Doctors College, Brokenshire Science High School, Imelda Elementary School of Mintal, St. Peter College of Toril, Davao Central College, Do¤a Carmen Denia National High School; Don Juan dela Cruz Elementary School, Do¤a Pilar Learning Center, San Pedro College, Our Lady of Fatima Academy, Cor Jesu College of Digos, Stella Maris Academy of Davao and University of the Immaculate Conception.