Six-year old kid Stephen Rome Pangilinan has been hugging some chess limelight lately, thanks to him besting 36 other participants in the Susan Polgar Boys Under-8 tourney in the Las Vegas International Chess Festival. Stephen "merely" scored five points out of five games. Perfect.
"Ginamit ko po ang pamatay kong opening (I used my killer opening.)," was how he explained his feat during interviews with the local media. Moreover, Stephen issued a "challenge" to the boxing icon Manny "Pacman" Pacquaio to a slugfest over the chessboard. Whether he was coached on this or not, it is a good go-getter move. Pacquaio, the most celebrated Filipino boxer of all times, reputedly enjoys the 64-squared boxing--having someone so young challenge him to a game might sparkle more than a passing interest. If the Pacman bites, I can see sponsorship and Pacquiao International Chess Tournament at store.
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1 comments:
stephen,
pwede ka ba naming ma-invite sa Cabrido Memorial sa MERALCO ortigas on Oct 17 Sat 9am? It is actually a tournament for MERALCO juniors, including Pau Bersamina and Paul Casiano, but we decided to invite a few kiddy players like Darryl Samantila, Karen Enriquez, Jerad & Jesca Docena, Dennis Gutierrez Jr & III plus some more.
rapid time control, 5 round elims, with semis & finals.
as invitee, you have free reg fee and lunch. log on to meralcochess.blogspot for more details - Cabrido Memorial
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