Friday, July 10, 2020

Davaoena gets FEU chess college scholarship slot after winning online tryouts



DAVAO CITY---Another lady chesser based here is set to join the roster of Far Eastern University chess scholars this year.
Zsuzsa Tabudlong, a regular chess campaigner in local and national chess tournament won the college women's division of the FEU online chess tryouts last June 27-28,2020.
Tabudlong will receive full scholarship from FEU as prize for topping the online chess tryouts.
She is the third Davaoeno to be part of the FEU chess program, she joins International Master Marvin Miciano, a chess scholar 
in male category in college and Samatha Umayan, a lady chess scholar in high school.
Taking the second spot in college online chess tryout is Jan Rachel Manlupig of Mati City, Davao Oriental.
Manlupig told this reporter that although she did not win she and other top five in the tournament will receive online chess training from FEU.
"Only the champion will get the scholarship," Manlupig said.
The FEU chess team is one of the powerhouses in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).
FEU has won several chess crowns in both high school and college divisions.(Romeo Braceros Jr.)

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