San Diego wins PH women's chess title

WOMAN International Master Marie Antoinette San Diego crushed April Joy Claros in 33 moves of a Queen's Gambit Accepted in the 11th and final round on Tuesday to capture her breakthrough title in the Philippine National Women's Chess Championships at the PACE in Quezon City.

San Diego, 23, finished the tournament with an undefeated score of 10.5 points on 10 victories and a draw to capture her first national crown that went with a cool P50,000 purse courtesy of Nova president Travis Vincent Chua.