Nueva Ecija town's search for young wizards a 'success'

By Celso M. Cajucom

May 08, 2023 12:09 am

A DREAM to be a chess wizard that unfortunately was not in the stars for a six-year-old boy, at least not yet, left him crying after the final round in the Kids division during a recently concluded chess championship in Talavera town of Nueva Ecija.

Gian Urbano's mother was as disconsolate as her son, but tried her best to comfort him at the end of the First JRVI Chess Tournament held in Talavera on April 29, 2023.

NEXT TIME, KID Talavera Mayor Nerito ‘JR’ Santos Jr. (left) and Celso Cajucom, The Manila Times’ Nueva Ecija correspondent and tournament director (right), award winners in the JRVI Chess Tournament on Friday, May 5, 2023. The father of champion Janna Alindogan of Talavera town represented his daughter during the awarding ceremonies. Alindogan and her fellow winners received trophies, medals and cash. (Left photo) Gian Urbano, a participant, is consoled by his mother, after he lost. PHOTOS BY CELSO M. CAJUCOM

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