PH Grandmaster Antonio nagwagi ng 8 medalya sa Malaysia

NAGBULSA ng 8 medalya ang Filipino Grandmaster Rogelio Antonio Jr. Biyernes sa the 23rd ASEAN+Age Group Chess Championships sa Penang, Malaysia.

Sumabak sa men’s 50+category, nagwagi siya ng four golds ( standard individual and team,, Rapid individual and Blitz team) at two silvers (Standard individual and Blitz individual) sa tournament na inorganisa ng ASEAN Chess Confederation, Malaysian Chess Federation at Penang Chess Association.

Sumali rin ang 13-time national champion sa pre-SEA Games event na ginanap noong hulyo 4-8 at nagwagi ng 2 bronze medals.

Samantala,ang Philippine U12 team nina WNM Millery Gen Subia ng Cabanatuan City, WNM Mary Janelle Tan ng Cagayan de Oro City, at Thea Grace Clar ng Iloilo City nakamit ang two silver medals (Blitz and Rapid) at bronze (Standard

Sa the pre-SEA Games kumpetisyon, GM Jayson Gonzales nagtapos second sa likuran ni FM Jarred Neubronner ng Singapore sa individual category.

Indonesia ang nangibabaw sa team category na may 18.0 points kasunod ang Singapore (17.5 points) at Malaysia (13.0 points).

Ang Philippine team ay bonubou nina Gonzales, IM Angelo Young, NM Edmundo Gatus, NM Almario Marlon Bernardino Jr. at WNM Enrica Armenta, ang fourth na may 11 points.