National Master Christian Gian Karlo Arca scored 5.5 points to finish in second place in the 7-round Swiss tournament, which was played on Tornelo with a time control of 15 minutes and a 10-second increment.
On June 25-26, Arca carried the team, Prince Alekhine, to the championship of the team competition of the 1st DAVNORCA Open Chess Tournament held in GMALL Tagum.
The team composed of 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. (Romeo Braceros, Jr.)