The team composed of National Master Christian Gian Karlo Arca, Arena Grandmaster Carl Zirex Sato and Gerald Acedo beat 19 of the top teams in Mindanao to win the championship.
The team won P15,000 cash and a trophy as prizes.
The tournament was held to celebrate the 56th founding anniversary of Davao del Norte as a province.
Earlier, the team won the championship in the ASJ-RCM Team Tatluhan Rapid Open Chess Championship was held recently at the 2nd Level, Event Center, Limketkai Mall in Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City.
Arca, 13, defeated John Cyrus Borce to lead the Prince Chess Team to a 2.5-0.5 win over the RnR Ice Cream Corner Zamboanga Chess Team in the sixth and penultimate round.
He beat Warren Aton of Dr. Marlonsky Chess Center in the seventh and final round.
The Prince Alekhine chess team split the points in the final round 1.5-1.5 to Dr. Marlonsky Chess Center but still emerged as the overall champion in the 46-team tournament, 15 minutes plus 5 seconds increment time control format, organized by Richessmasters Cagayan de Oro City backed up by VisMin Chess God Father CPA Ph.D. Ariel Potot.
The Prince Alekhine Chess Team finished with six wins and one draw for 13 match points and 16 board points in seven outings to receive the top purse of P50,000.
Apart from Arca, the team consisted of Allan Cantonjos and Samson Chhiu Chhin Lim. (Romeo Braceros Jr.)
Photo: AJ Arks