RP 2009 Age Group Chess Champions

From Malibay Chess Club's blog, we now have the list of Philippine's Age Group Champions 2009. If you compare the results from 2008 Philippine Age Group Champions, one will find a more or less new names in the field of champions.

Dennis Gutierrez Jr. wins 8 and under. The son of former Adamson University Falcons NM Dennis Guitierrez, will hopefully have the discipline to further his chess playing skills under his dad's mentoring. You've got the genes boy, now train hard!

In last year's Shell Active Chess, I had a little talk with the Dennis the NM and he has got to be one of the mild mannered and soft spoken Pinoy chess player I've ever met.

Some names I expected but didn't see on the 1st place plate:

• MJ Turqueza
  
• John Emmanuel Garcia
• John Ray Batucan
• Kylle Ochoa
• Marc Christian Nazario
• Chardine Cheradee Camacho
• Jodilyn Fronda
• Christine Bernales

Paulo Bersamina of Pasay City, if my memory serves me right, has for won his category 3 times. Wow!

Congratulations to all the players who participated in this uear's edition of the National Age Group!

Up next, the National Juniors!