Narciso Gumila Jr. won the Antipolo City Youth Chess Club Inc. Chess Tournament on June 20, 2025 at the Waltermart, L. Sumulong Memorial Circle, Antipolo City, Philippines.
Gumila tied for first places with Marikina’s Salvador “Bobby dela Paz” at 6.0 points each.
The tournament was a Rapid chess event with 15 minutes plus 3 seconds time control. The event was jointly organized by National Master Jose “Jojo” Aquino and Sonny dela Rosa.
With the higher tie break points, Gumila took the title while Dela Paz finished second.
Gumila tallied five wins and two draws against Ervil Villa (Round 3) and Jaime Criste (Round 7), respectively that earned him P5,000 in cash prize plus an elegant trophy.
The 37 year old Gumila plays for Pasig City King Pirates in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP).
Rounding up the top 10 were Jaime Criste (3rd); Sherwin Romero (4th); Ervil Villa (5th); Vladimir Lait (6th); John Randall Peralta (7th); Aron Mihail Hugo (8th) Mark Bravo (9th) and Gene Kenneth Estrellado (10th).
Meanwhile, Jian Carlo Rivera of San Mateo topped the rapid 16 and under division. He also won the blitz side event.-Marlon Bernardino-