Three teams from Panabo took the first three placers of the tournament participated in by some of the top chess teams in Mindanao.
Prince Knights Team from Panabo emerged as champion in the tournament.
The team led by National Master Christian Gian Karlo Tade-Arca (Grade 7 student of Panabo City National High School) won P15,000 as a prize.
Arca's teamamate are Gerald Cañada Cavan and Alexander Clavite.
The second place went to Panabo's JCAP Team, who won P10,000.
The team members are Jay Dela Victoria Bulicatin, Jerome Pullos (Grade 10 student of Panabo City NHS), and Dooders Soliven Bacolod.
The third place went to Panabo's Shohuko Team, who won P 5,000.
The chess tournament was earlier organized by the provincial government of Davao del Norte. (Romeo Braceros Jr.)