Direct titles will be awarded at the ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championships – played in categories U-8, U-10, U-12, U-14, U-16, U-18 and U-20, for both open and girls – held in Davao City from 18-28 June 2018.
The biggest titles available are the International Master and International Woman Master titles which will be awarded to the winners of the U-20 Open and U-20 Girls Championships.
After three rounds, in the U-20 Open, we have India’s FM Sai Agni Jeevitesh J on 2.5/3 in the lead together with Filipino IM Paulo Bersamina, Indonesia’s FM Setyaki Azarya Jodi and untitled Filipino Seviliano Rhenzi Kyle.
Bersamina and also still very much in contention Miciano John Marvin, are both Filipino IMs so they are not gunning for this title but the Philippines by fielding their best are clearly determined to defend the overall title they won in last year’s event in Malaysia where Vietnam lost its long tie domination.
In the U-20 Girls, top seeded Filipino WFM Mendoza Shania Mae who just won a place on her country’s Olympiad team, leads with 3/3 together with her also still perfect untitled country woman Moulic Ella Grace.
All the results can be found at: http://chess-results.com/tnr361391.aspx?lan=1&art=0&flag=30.
The official website is at: https://www.19aagphil.com/ and there is a FaceBook Page at: https://web.facebook.com/Asean-Age-Group-19-Philippines-153692695282958/