DAVAO CITY --A veteran woodpusher here has made it to the grandfinals of the first Philippine Bullet Chess Championship Grandfinals on June 13.
International Master Oliver Dimakiling has made it to the 16 chessers who will compete for the crown of the prestigious national chess tournaments featuring the country's top wood pushers.
Aside from Dimakiling, also competiting in the grand finals are Grandmasters Joey Antonio and Banjo Barcenilla; International Masters Daniel Quizon, Paulo Bersamina among others.
Before this tournament, Dimakiling already put the city in chess maps after he won many local, national and international chess tournaments.
The tournament was organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines.
Before making it to the grand finals, each of the participants played two games in 11 rounds using a time control of two minutes plus a one-second increment.
They all play a total of 10 rounds in the tournament.
The tournament is groundbreaking and specifically organized to allow chess players of the Philippines to still play the sport despite the COVID-19 scare.
NCFP president and chairman Butch Pichay set aside a total of P220,000 to the winners of the tournament.
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