HATAW: Employees Day Simul

Written by Lovely Icao

Monday, 15 March 2010 00:07

NAGPAKITANG gilas ang dating World Chess Olympiad member National Master Mirabeau Maga matapos talunin ang Meralco Chess Club woodpushers, 7.5-1.5, sa rare nine-board simultaneous chess exhibition na ginanap sa Lopez Building sa Meralco head office sa Pasig City. Nagtala si NM Maga ng 7 wins, 1 draw kay junior player at Palarong NCR bronze medalist Rhal Sol Cruz Jr., at 1 loss kay 2009 MACE Co-Champion Jay Dicen ng Security, na lusot din kina NM Almario Bernardino sa 1st simul event last week at naka draw kay Asia’s First GM Eugene Torre sa PARA-Fund-Raising Simul last September. Ito ang second Simultaneous Match chess activities para sa Meralco Employees’ Day celebration sa March 20. Ang nasabing simul ay parte rin ng preparation para sa 1st MVP (Manny V. Pangilinan) Olympics kung saan ang chess ay isa sa events.