by Marlon Bernardino.
MANILA, Philippines—Jayson San Jose Visca of Sta. Fe, Romblon captured his 4th title in Romblon Chess Club after winning the championship crown of the weekly Blitz 5+0 Swiss System last May 9, 2021. The tournament was held at lichess. com with a time control of 5 minutes and zero increments.
Visca, a coach & a member of PCAP’s Cavite Spartans scored 9.5 points with 9 wins, 1 draw & a loss against 7-time Phil. Executive Champion Dr. Jenny Mayor.
Blairy Andal Fallarme took the second place while Nephtali “Neph” Bantang finished third.
Rounding up the top ten (10) were 4th Bryan Blair Fallarme, 5th Dr. Jenny Mayor, 6th Christian Ygerr Servanez, 7th Jasper Faeldonia, 8th Yaneah Sofia Tanguilan Morada , 9th Ernie Faeldonia and 10th Vance Thristian Fetil Fajarit.
“Congrats to all the winners. RCC would like to thank the following sponsors,” said Engr. Ernie Fetisan Faeldonia.
The 1-day event was supported by Mayor Dental Clinic, Mr. Orly Pascual, MLGOO Carlito Faina Jr., GM/Engr. Joseph Galindo, Mr. Jasper Faeldonia and Mr. John Paul Canulo