{"id":1418,"date":"2019-08-16T02:07:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T02:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xs.edu.ph\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2019-09-04T15:28:02","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T15:28:02","slug":"xaverians-conquer-chess-competition-scene-in-recent-tournaments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xs.edu.ph\/index.php\/xaverians-conquer-chess-competition-scene-in-recent-tournaments\/","title":{"rendered":"Xaverians Conquer Chess Competition Scene in Recent Tournaments"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1418\" class=\"elementor elementor-1418\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7008398a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7008398a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ec1ec05\" data-id=\"4ec1ec05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66881bcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66881bcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\">Recently, several young Xaverians have been busy honing their skills in competitive chess and have emerged successful in various national competitions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\">On August 11, 2019, three Xaverians were victorious in the Mind Games International Kiddies Grade 6 and Under Rapid Chess Tournament sanctioned by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCPF), held at League One Southgate Mall. These outstanding students are\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\">(feature photo)<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Ivan Travis Cu (G5I) &#8211; 2nd Place<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Jericho Winston Cu (G4C) &#8211; 10th Place\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Philip Gregory Pe (G4E) &#8211; Best G4 Boy<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\">Xavier students also showed their prowess in competitive chess by successfully bringing home awards from the Chess Education for Age Group (CEFAG) Non Master 1975 &amp; Kidz Under 12 Beginner 1600 Chess Tournament held at Robinsons Townsville, Imus Cavite last August 3, 2019. These remarkable young Xaverians are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Karl Zachary Fajardo (G2F) <\/b>&#8211; 3rd place<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Philip Gregory Pe (G4E) <\/b>&#8211; Top 9-year-old boy<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Martyn Matthew Francis Judd (G3H)<\/b> &#8211; Top 8-year-old boy<\/span><\/p><figure style=\"width: 718px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.xs.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/chess-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"718\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">All photos provided by Mrs. Angelique Uy Pe (L-R: Ivan Travis Cu, Karl Zachary Fajardo, Jericho Winston Cu, Andres Zafra, Martyn Matthew Francis Judd, Alexander Miguel Lim, and Philip Gregory Pe)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the Tempo Inter-Schools Rapid Chess Championship that happened in Manila Prince Hotel, Ermita, Manila last July 20,2019, <b>Ivan Travis Cu (G5I)<\/b>\u00a0won 9th place in the Elementary Open Division.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1442 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xs.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Tempo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"556\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xs.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Tempo.jpg 556w, https:\/\/www.xs.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Tempo-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the 2nd Meralco Youth Rapid Chess Tournament last June 9, 2019, <b>Ivan Travis Cu<\/b> <b>(G5I)<\/b> also got a medal for being the Top 10-year-old player.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><img class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xs.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/chess-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Barlow, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Barlow, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">During summer,<span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Barlow, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;\">Ivan Travis Cu (G5I)<\/span>\u00a0placed 2nd in the Under 10 Category of the 1st Eugene Torre Cup\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Barlow, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">FIDE Rated Rapid Elementary Chess Championship held in Mapua last May 18-19, 2019.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.xs.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/chess-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\">Xavier School\u00a0 commends these young Xaverians who, at an early stage in their lives, have already started to exemplify <i>Magis<\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\">Congratulations and Luceat Lux!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a251a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"1a251a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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