Young Panaboan NM rules 2 tourney in Araw ng Panabo chessfest

NM Christian Gian Karlo Arca won the 21st Araw ng Panabo Chess Tournament Open and 14 and under tournaments.

Arca scored 4.5 points to win the open division and seven points to rule the 14 and under division.

The young Panaboan won a total cash prize of 8,5000 for winning the two chess tournaments.

The tournament was earlier organized by Ramil Lomod Langamon with the support of the City Sports of Panabo.

Last January 28-30, 2022, Arca placed ninth in the grand finals of the Manny V. Pangilinan Sports Foundation Secondary Online Rapid Chess Championship 2021 Palarong Pambansa Continuity Plan Pilot Event.

Arca got a ninth-place finish in the boy's division of the tournament which features some of the top young wood pushers of the country.

Arca won P1,000 as a prize.

Aside from Arca, two other young chessers from Davao del Norte also made it to the grand finals but unfortunately, they did not make it to the top 10.

Alijah Rae Lumangtad of Tagum City competed in the girl's division in the tournament by some of the top young chessers in the country.

Panaboan Jerome Pullos also competed in the tournament in the boy's division.

Lumangtad got the slot to the finals after he won the Mindanao leg of the tournament after scoring 7.5 points last December 3-5.

Arca for his part took the third spot in the same leg with seven points.

Pullos also made it to the finals after making it to the top 10 in the same leg.

Lumangtad, Arca, and Pullos are considered three of Davao del Norte's top young chess players and the entire region 11. (Romeo Braceros Jr.)