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Negros Oriental arbiter Jason Bandal clinches IBP chess match title

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The highest woodpushers of the IBP Chess Match pose for a bunch picture. | Contributed picture

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Labor Arbiter Jason Bandal of Negros Oriental emerged because the champion within the just lately concluded Built-in Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Chess Match final Wednesday, January 29, at Robinsons Galleria Cebu.

Bandal completed his marketing campaign with 5.0 factors after competing in seven rounds. He and eventual second placer Philip King Cartagena of IBP Quezon Metropolis each scored 5.0 factors, however Bandal collected increased tie-break factors.

He scored 22.5 in Buchholz (BH), 21.5 in Buchholz (BH)-C1, and 18.0 within the Sonneborn-Berger (SB) tie-break system, whereas Cartagena had 22.5 BH tie-break factors, 19.5 in BH-C1, and 17.5 in SB. The match adopted a speedy chess format.

Rounding out the highest three was Sherily Cua of the IBP Caloocan-Malabon-Navotas (Calmana) Chapter, who completed with 4.5 factors. Additionally scoring 4.5 factors had been William Cordova (IBP Cebu) and Fiscal Rodrigo Aquino Jr. (IBP Nueva Ecija).

The sixth to tenth placers had been Vernie Tinapay (IBP Cebu), Aaron Quilang (IBP Isabela), Jeah Gacang (IBP Cebu), Michael Esparagoza (IBP Cebu), and Nowyn Hope Jangad (IBP Cebu), respectively.

The match was a part of the twentieth Nationwide Conference of Legal professionals (NCL) Sports activities Match, which can culminate on February 1.

Greater than a dozen legal professionals took a break from their professions to showcase their woodpushing expertise on this match organized by IBP Cebu.

Moreover chess, the IBP plans to introduce extra sports activities within the coming months to advertise recreation, motion, and camaraderie amongst its members.

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