TOP 3. Grandmaster-elect and International Master Daniel Maravilla Quizon (4th from left) holds the championship trophy and a check worth PHP80,000 during the awarding ceremony of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Tour of Champions Grandfinals at the Greenhills Mall in San Juan City on Sunday (July 21, 2022). Fide Master Ellan Asuela (5th from left) placed second while GM Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. (3rd from left) was third. (Contributed photo)
MANILA – Grandmaster-elect and International Master (IM) Daniel Quizon ruled the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Champions Tour at Greenhills Mall in San Juan City on Sunday.
The pride of Dasmariñas City, Cavite defeated FIDE Master (FM) Ellan Asuela in the blitz and rapid categories to pocket the PHP80,000 top purse.
He downed 13-time Philippine Open champion GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. while Asuela beat Kevin Arquero in the Final Four.
Antonio prevailed over IM Chito Garma while Arquero stunned FM Austin Jacob Literatus in the quarterfinals.
"I’m very happy to win again, especially in a major tournament like this," the 19-year-old Quizon said.
Quizon is coming off a win in the Gov. Henry Oaminal Open Rapid Chess tournament in Clarin, Misamis Occidental on July 10.
Quizon needs to raise his standard rating of 2460 to 2500 to complete his GM title status
In the battle for third, Antonio beat Arquero.
Asuela received PHP30,000, Antonio took PHP20,000, and Arquero, Literatus and Garma got PHP5,000 each.
IM Kim Steven Yap, IM Joel Banawa, Mark Kevin Labog, Virgen Gil Ruaya, John Philip Gabuco and Omar Bagalacsa also joined the tournament sanctioned by the Games and Amusements Board. (PNA)
