by Marlon Bernardino.
The 2021 Zamboanga Sultans National Age Group Online Chess Championships – Mindanao Leg for ages 20 years old and below (Boys & Girls) gets underway on April 17 and 18, 2021 at tornelo online platform.
Cavite chess wunderkind eyes another online chess title. The young chess genius from Ternate, Cavite and grade 4 pupil of Maragondon Elementary School is fresh from being co-champion in the National Youth and Schools Online Chess Championships Boys Under-11 Southern Tagalog qualifying leg last April 3, 2021.
“I trained hard for this national event so I can give a good show for chess fans,” said 10-year-old Piel co-champion (3rd place) in Marinduque National Age Group Chess Championships U12Boys (Southern Luzon Leg), 6th place in the National Age Group Chess Championships U16Boys (Northern Luzon Leg) and 7th place in the National Age Group Chess Championships U14Boys (Nothern Luzon Leg)
Piel also was a member of the Sharp Kids Diamond Under 12 Philippine chess team which won the overall championships in the Worldwide U-12 East A Team Battle last March 10, 2021.
Piel was also Champion in the AFPI Chess Clinic Arena, Champion in FEU Youth Chess, Champion of the CEFAG Kiddies, Champion of the 5th BCA Kids U13 and Champion in the FIDE Online Arena last March 13, 2021