NM Velarde tops under-17 chessfest

By The Manila Times

Sep 23, 2022 12:20 am

NATIONAL Master (NM) Jerish John Velarde of Imus City shone in the National Youth and Schools Chess Championships Under-17 Open Grand Finals held at the Dapitan City Cultural Complex in Zamboanga del Norte on Wednesday.

The 16-year-old grade 10 student of St. Martha Montessori School in Imus City finished the tournament with 5.0 points and pocketed the top purse of P5,000.

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