DAVAO CITY -- A promising male chess player from Panabo City, Davao del Norte brought honors to his hometown and the Philippines in general after he won third place in the tough International Friendship Children's Online Chess U15 Tournament last June 16.
Christian Gian Karlo Arca scored five points after seven rounds to placed third in the chessfest won by Nejc Herega of Slovania who scored six points and Roman Dehtiarov of Ukriane who placed second after scoring 5.5 points.
Arca, a eteran chess campaigner of local and national tournaments is very pleased with his international chess victory since the tournament is graced by some of the top under 15 chessers all over the world.
Earlier, the 11-year-old Arca made headlines in the national chess scene after he won third place in an online chess tournament for adults.
Arca won third place in the APM King of the Hill Online Chess last May 6.
Arca scored 66 points in the chessfest participated in by some of the top adult woodpushers in the Philippines to finish in third place.
The promising chess player who is a veteran in local and national chess tournaments won P30 as prize for his feat.
National Master Joey Florendo of Zamboanga City won the tournament after scoring 68 points.
Florendo won PI00 as prize.
The second place went to Philip Simon Din of Binangononan, Rizal who won P50.
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