A young chess player from Antique takes a huge step forward in his bid to earn a title as he joins the 2nd AQ Prime FIDE Standard Chess Open Tournament on August 19-21 at the Robinsons Metro East Level 3 in Pasig City.
Here, 13-year-old Hans Lee Villorente will engage in a battle of tactics and strategy against the country's top chess campaigners.The incoming grade 8 student of Regional Science High School for Region 6 started learning the rudiments of chess at age 4 and has played in numerous chess tournaments, including the 2022 Batang Pinoy Games where he won the silver medal in the standard chess event.
The AQ Prime tournament, however, is a different arena because he will face titled players such as Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna, International Master Angelo Young, International Master Jose Efren Bagamasbad, Woman International Master Marie Antoinette San Diego and defending champion Fide Master Christian Mark Daluz.'The goal of the event is to help our young chess players in the Philippines in general.
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