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[SCUGrad]

NATIONAL BOOK STORE FIRST MOVE CHESS TOURNAMENT SERIES Apr 10

WHAT: Second monthly installment of the NATIONAL BOOK STORE FIRST MOVE CHESS TOURNAMENT SERIES

WHERE: Bestsellers 4th level Robinsons Galleria

WHEN: Apr 10, Registration and check in: 10 am to noon. First round: 1 pm. Subsequent tournaments will always be on the first Saturday of every month. Registration and check in and first round start times will always remain the same

NEW SECTION!! 8 and Under. So we have three sections now: 15 and Under; 11 and Under; and 8 and Under

PRIZES Medals to our Top 10 finishers in every section plus Top Female Player. PLUS KID FRIENDLY GIFT CERTIFICATES FROM AN EXCITING NEW SPONSOR. We cannot announce who this sponsor is how much the Gift Certificates will be worth because we are still in negotiations with this new sponsor.

HOW DO I JOIN THIS TOURNAMENT?

There are two ways to join the tournament: by pre-registering and by onsite registration

Pre-registration is best. Slots are limited to 60 players only. To pre-register, text your email address to the tournament director, Mr. John Sy, at 0917-833-3825. He will send you a form. Fill that form out using Word and email it back. Or if you prefer, print out the registration form and fax to him at 723-2298.

There is an entry fee of P200. Pay the entry fee at BDO. To pay at BDO, deposit the P200 to John Sy Account no. 1550139302

Onsite registration is also accepted. Show up between 10 am and noon at the tournament site to register and pay.

WE CAN ONLY ACCOMMODATE 60 PLAYERS AT THE TOURNAMENT SO YOU MAY BE TURNED AWAY IF YOU CHOOSE TO REGISTER ONSITE.

Don't forget to bring proof of age. If you've played in an NBS tournament before and already presented proof of age, you don't have to do it again.

SO BRING YOUR "A" GAME ! SEE YOU AT THE TOURNAMENT!

[CHESSBOMB]

please post the complete result of previous tournament!!!

[SCUGrad]

Look in post for March 6 tournament for results of that tournament

[SCUGrad]

Thank you for moving this to announcements!

[pisak]

keep it up Sir John/organizing team/sponsors

[SCUGrad]

I'm proud to announce that the National Book Store First Move Chess Tournament Series has a new sponsor!! We welcome

TOYS R US

We are still in negotiation what their contribution to the prize fund will be but our kids should expect gift certificates to this world famous toy emporium.

Thanks for supporting chess, Toys R Us!

[pisak]

good development sir =)

[Dr_enthusiast]

Congrats! organizers and participants.

[laminin]

See you all again this Saturday! Keep it up!

[SCUGrad]

The second tournament in the National Book Store Chess Tournament Series is come and gone. Thank you to all who came and played. We expected about 60 players to show up, we had just over fifty come in. It was a very nice turnout.

I will post the results later. I'm still pretty tired from the tournament.

[Chessboy]

Sir SCUGrad,

Just an inquiry. Did Toys r Us sponsor any additional prizes for the tournament? Some of the kids were expecting "gift certificates to this world famous toy emporium". Thanks.

[MeAko]

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[Pinoychess]

nice pics. thanks for posting

[SCUGrad]

15 and Under


Place Name Score Buch.

1 Castro, Jose Carlo 5 16.5
2-4 Pe, Justin 4 16.0
Ramos, Lucas 4 12.5
Tanyag, Aaron Gabrielle 4 12.5
5-7 Manansala, Michael 3.5 14.5
Tuazon, Raniele 3.5 14.0
Teves, Steven 3.5 12.5
8-12 Corpin, Justin David 3 15.5
Saltorio, Jefferson 3 14.0
Saltorio, Jerome 3 12.0
Sol Cruz, Rhal 3 11.5
Fernandez, Samuel Alexander 3 9.0
13-15 Saltorio, Jolina Mae 2.5 13.0
Manero, Marc Angelo 2.5 11.0
Soriano, Delfin 2.5 11.0
16-21 Abo, Jonathan 2 16.0
Reano, Jessther 2 13.0
Kim, S.Y. 2 11.5
Yang, Soungjin 2 11.5
Dagan, Raymond 2 11.0
Tan, Paolo 2 9.5
22-25 Catindig, Pearl 1 14.0
Caacbay, John Franklin 1 13.0
Cuyos, Kenneth 1 12.5
Abello, Therese Chantal 1 12.0


11 and Under

Place Name Score Buch. Berg.

1 Rilloraza, Israelito 4.5 13.0 12.25
2-3 Marce, Jasper 4 12.5 9.50
Navarro, Christian 4 12.0 10.00
4 Gutierrez, Dennis, Jr. 3.5 17.0 10.75
5-7 Arcay, Leo 3 14.5 7.00
Reano, Jesspher 3 11.5 4.00
Navarro, Daniel 3 9.5 5.00
8-9 Nuestro, Ise 2.5 14.0 2.25
Gutierrez, Jan Cedric 2.5 13.5 6.25
10-13 Bathula, Abhinav 2 14.5 3.00
Tan, Joshua 2 14.5 1.00
Abo, Joshua 2 12.5 3.00
Lee, Jong Hyun 2 9.5 2.00
14-15 Labayne, Abcedy 1 12.5 0.00
Hernandez, Nigel Justin Thomas 1 11.0 0.00


8 and Under

Place Name Score Buch.

1 Gutierrez, Dennis III 5 14.5
2 Sopungco, Andrew 4 13.5
3-4 Labayne, Angelo 3 16.5
Kim, Woo Suk 3 10.0
5-9 Aquino, Mark 2.5 14.5
Aquino, Francis 2.5 14.0
De Los Reyes, Diego 2.5 12.5
Lee, Jong Eun 2.5 10.0
Gotuaco, Sandro 2.5 8.0
10 Salvador, Ken 1.5 10.5
11 Tan, Jared 1 14.0
12 Olivares, Francesca 0 11.5

[SCUGrad]

Sir SCUGrad,

Just an inquiry. Did Toys r Us sponsor any additional prizes for the tournament? Some of the kids were expecting "gift certificates to this world famous toy emporium". Thanks.

Yes, thanks for asking. I spoke to TRU and they donated P5000 worth of gift certificates. NBS management decided we would use those gift certificates as additional prizes in the September tournament...the big one...where we hope to draw 120 players.

But don't you think that GCs to a toy store would be appreciated only by kids in the 11 and Under and 8 and Under section? I think kids 12 and up are a bit too old for TRU. What do you think?

[MeAko]

Sir SCUGrad,

Just an inquiry. Did Toys r Us sponsor any additional prizes for the tournament? Some of the kids were expecting "gift certificates to this world famous toy emporium". Thanks.

Yes, thanks for asking. I spoke to TRU and they donated P5000 worth of gift certificates. NBS management decided we would use those gift certificates as additional prizes in the September tournament...the big one...where we hope to draw 120 players.

But don't you think that GCs to a toy store would be appreciated only by kids in the 11 and Under and 8 and Under section? I think kids 12 and up are a bit too old for TRU. What do you think?

Let me speak cause it was my two boys' first time to join a tournament and they both didn't make it into the Top 10, so I'm not a subjective party.

Speaking from a parent's perspective, when you posted that GC's will be given, I told my kids that, in fact it was a good carrot for my younger one to join his first tournament. I think whether the GC is P50 or P500, the fact that we said GCs will be given and parents read that and most likely downloaded that info to their kids is gonna put the parents in a tough spot if the kids end up in the Top 10 and no GCs come their way.

I respectfully suggest that we consider giving all the Top 10s (including 12 and up, I'm 35 and would still LOVE GC's from TRU ) a token GC because we had already committed to it when we said: "our kids should expect gift certificates (from) this world famous toy emporium."

If we believe it is better to allocate more for the Sept tourney then I suggest we clearly communicate that the May to August tourney will not have GCs but only medals for the Top 10s. Management of expectations, I guess.

In any case, I would really like to commend the organizers, sponsors and people behind this event. It was professionally run and all the kids seem to have had lots of fun! Congrats to all.

[laminin]

MeAko,

Nice pics! I like the group pic I can see the 'chess community' at a glance.

[SCUGrad]

Sir SCUGrad,

Just an inquiry. Did Toys r Us sponsor any additional prizes for the tournament? Some of the kids were expecting "gift certificates to this world famous toy emporium". Thanks.

Yes, thanks for asking. I spoke to TRU and they donated P5000 worth of gift certificates. NBS management decided we would use those gift certificates as additional prizes in the September tournament...the big one...where we hope to draw 120 players.

But don't you think that GCs to a toy store would be appreciated only by kids in the 11 and Under and 8 and Under section? I think kids 12 and up are a bit too old for TRU. What do you think?

Let me speak cause it was my two boys' first time to join a tournament and they both didn't make it into the Top 10, so I'm not a subjective party.

Speaking from a parent's perspective, when you posted that GC's will be given, I told my kids that, in fact it was a good carrot for my younger one to join his first tournament. I think whether the GC is P50 or P500, the fact that we said GCs will be given and parents read that and most likely downloaded that info to their kids is gonna put the parents in a tough spot if the kids end up in the Top 10 and no GCs come their way.

I respectfully suggest that we consider giving all the Top 10s (including 12 and up, I'm 35 and would still LOVE GC's from TRU ) a token GC because we had already committed to it when we said: "our kids should expect gift certificates (from) this world famous toy emporium."

If we believe it is better to allocate more for the Sept tourney then I suggest we clearly communicate that the May to August tourney will not have GCs but only medals for the Top 10s. Management of expectations, I guess.

In any case, I would really like to commend the organizers, sponsors and people behind this event. It was professionally run and all the kids seem to have had lots of fun! Congrats to all.

First off, thanks for your comments.

I can understand your feelings about the GCs from Toys R Us. TRU gave P5000 worth of GCs to NBS to dispose as they wish. It's NBS who decides how much and what to give away as prizes in any given tournament. So I had no control over that.

However, I think the fault lies with me. I did say that we should expect GCs from TRU as prizes. When I first wrote that, I had just heard that TRU had officially decided to come aboard as a sponsor and so I naturally assumed that they would give GCs as prizes. I did not expect the decision from NBS to hold off giving away the GCs until September. In short, I should not have said anything. For that, I apologize.

If you look at the prizes section though of the tournament announcement, there are no GCs mentioined--only medals. Be assured that if there are any changes in the prizes, I will be certain to change that section of the tournament announcement. In the meantime, please refer to the tournament annnouncement of the May 1 event.

I'm glad that everyone had a good time and that the event came off as being professionally run, etc. A lot of credit goes to the people from NBS who helped me, especially to Ms. Loraine Perez.

[laminin]

I guess that's clarified and over with.

In our case, having participated in the 1st March leg we kind of had the general idea the prizes were medals and no cash, and we were more pre-occupied to making it to the venue on time.

Just a question, for the Sept 'bigger' event which will again be done at the ground floor / fastfood area, will the previous winners of the legs have some form of slots or maybe some discounts / incentives, subsidezed by the sponsors. We understand the organizer also has business side to consider and have some return for his time (hindi biro magpa-tournament), and we would like to have tournaments like this continue, for the kiddies grassroots.

[SCUGrad]

The tournaemnts were designed to be independent, i.e. one tournament's results doesn't have anything to do with any of the others. So, no, the previous winners are not seeded or anything into the september tournament.

[laminin]

Ok noted on that, they're independent legs.