Touch Move Chess Center

Hi there!

IM Angelo Young owns and manages this Touch Move Chess Center based in Chicago, USA. Our chess friend, Mr. John Sy of Xavier school informed me about TMCC's online homepage at www.tmchesscenter.com. If you go there and check what's in store, you'll likely to find an active, bursting with energy kind of chess center where it is open 6 days a week. Activities include a twice a week free chess lectures for members by IM Young and other instructors.

Of course, tournaments, tournaments and more tournaments are held daily in the center. I have sent in an email to him but so far have not received any replies... hope he finds time to reply to an unknown soul like mine.

To Im Young and his TMCC, congratulations and good luck! You make Filipinos proud once again!

On to local scene, not much chess tourneys happening, a lull after a christmas-full of tourneys. Probably everyone's waiting for the result of the NCFP elections on January 19. We'll wait and see.

Questions about the procedure:

1. Who is qualified to vote?
2. Who are the candidates?
3. Will the splinter group be attending?
4. Will ex-congressman Prospero Pichay Jr. be running for a re-election?
5. What about Secretary General and Tagaytay City Mayor Tolentino, is he running?
6. What about the directors, are they running for a post?

These are some of the questions I have in mind. I believe those inside of the NCFP has more question in their heads, deeper ones.

Honestly, I have asked someone, an IA, about membership concerns for NCFP and the reply I got was something like "It's a federation so the membership is by club" Then I followed it up with another question, If that's the case, why are we looking for NCFP ID's if it's by club membership? And all I got was ____________________________. A blank stare, a what's the next question please stance. Hay naku!

If it was my choice and power, I'd put Mr. Bobby Ang and Mr. Manny Benitez and of course WNM Mila Emperado. Eyebrows are raising? well, I believe in flower power most especially when it comes to organizing and delegation of people.

For the past term of President Pichay, we saw the revival of the game in our land, putting it in the middle of Pinoy pop culture which the game needed! This coming elections, I really wish to see people with sincere desire to help win a seat in the NCFP board.

They say part of Philippine Chess problems are the players themselves and I can't say much about it. One thing is sure though, if it were true, the only thing that can heal this issue is time. In due time, these players (the young once) will go and be replaced by our younger, more refined (hopefully) and educated chess players. Hoping that they apply the lessons of chess in real life. Not the argumentative side of the game but more on the reflective aspect.

Chess is suppose to make you a better person- Bobby Ang.

May God save the King!