Laguna battles Manila
DEFENDING champion Laguna Heroes seek a fitting follow-up to their opening-day success when they battle Manila Indios Bravos and Isabela Knight Raiders in the 2022 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All-Filipino Conference.
Buoyed by their rousing 18-3 win over Olongapo Rainbow in the first round last Saturday, the Heroes hope to make it three wins in a row in the resumption of the prestigious, 24-team tournament sponsored by San Miguel Corp. and Ayala Land.
In other featured matches, GM Wesley So Cup champion Iloilo Kisela Knights take on Iriga Oragons and Davao Eagles, while Third Conference titlist San Juan Predators will play Quezon City Simba’s Tribe and Olongapo Rainbow.
Iloilo defeated Palawan Queen’s Gambits, 11.5-7.5, while San Juan bested Caloocan Load Manna Knights, 12.5-8.5.
PCAP, the country’s first and only play-for-pay chess league, is headed by Atty. Paul Elauria, president- commissioner; Michael Angelo Chua, chairman; Dr. Ariel Potot, vice-chairman; and Atty. Arnel Batungbakal, treasurer.
The tournament is sanctioned by the Games and Amusements Board (GAB),headed by ChaIrman Abraham “Baham” Mitra; and supported by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), led by Chairman/President Prospero “Butch” Pichay.
Schedule:
Round 2 — Rizal vs. Caloocan, Quezon City vs. San Juan, Pasig vs. Cagayan, Olongapo vs. Cavite, Mindoro vs. Isabela, Manila vs. Laguna, Toledo vs. Cagayan de Oro, Tacloban vs. Zamboanga, Surigao vs. Camarines, Palawan vs. Cebu, Negros vs. Davao, Iriga vs. Iloilo.
Round 3 — Caloocan vs. Quezon City, Rizal vs. Pasig, San Juan vs. Olongapo, Cagayan vs. Mindoro, Cavite vs. Manila, Isabela vs. Laguna, Cagayan de Oro vs. Tacloban, Toledo vs. Surigao, Zamboanga vs. Palawan, Camarines vs. Negros, Cebu vs. Iriga, Davao vs. Iloilo.
