Antique CHESS Society

22/02/2022

Antique Chess Society, In Support to the Department of Education (DepEd) Memorandum on integrating chess in the school curriculum for Grades 4-6 and High School, invites all Antiqueňos to Join the

Atty. Hector L. Frangue Open Chess Tournament
March 12, 2022 , Antique

Open to all chess players in Antique!
Registration fee: P100

Note : To register, contact 09657762933 or pm Von Steven L. Aquino.
***Onsite registration will start 7:30am until 9:00am only. Round 1 will start exactly 9:30am

Tournament Format: On-the-board(OTB) | 7 round | Swiss System | Rapid format 15 mins

Regulations: FIDE Regulations on OTB

Major Prizes:
1st : P5,000.00
2nd : P3,000.00
3rd : P2,000.00
4th : P1000.00
5th : P700.00
6th – 10th : P500.00

SPECIAL PRIZES :
Top Female
Top College
Top Senior (60 & above)
Top 12 & under female
Top 12 & under male
Top 16 & under female
Top 16 & under male
Youngest Player

NOTE : “Lots of Surprises Awaits for this Tournament”

14/01/2021

Antique Chess Society Pratice Tournament
(January 14, 2021 @7:30 pm)
2+1 time control 90 minutes time duration
with prizes sponsored by: Reygene Santillan

1st : P200
2nd : P150
3rd : P100
4th : P50
5th : P30

Tournament link :

3 players compete in the Jan 14, 2021 ACS Practice Tournament Arena. 2+1 rated games are played during 90 minutes. Winner is not yet decided.

12/01/2021

first video : caro cann classical opening trap

11/01/2021

1st Lou Vincent B. Baculna Memorial Online Chess Tournament

There are two categories -- one is open and the other one is exclusive to Antiqueños.

Organized by the Antique Chess Society and managed by Von Steven L. Aquino

Janaury 31, 2021, a Sunday, beginning 5 PM (open category) & 7:30 PM (Antiqueños' category) .org.

The open category will have a 15-round swiss system format with a 2+1 time control. The Antiqueños' category will have a 9-round swiss system format with a 5 minute time control.

REGISTRATION FEE

non-Antiqueños - P30

Antiqueños - none

MAIN PRIZES

Open Category

Champion - P1,500
1st Runner-up - P1,000
2nd Runner-up - P700
3rd Runner-up - P500
4th Runner-up – P200
5th-9th Runners-up - P100 each
10th-14th Runners-up - P50 each

Antiqueños Category
Champion - P1,000
1st Runner-up - P600
2nd Runner-up - P400
3rd Runner-up - P300
4th Runner-up - P200
5th-9th Runners-up - P50 each

SPECIAL PRIZES

Open Category
Top female player - P100
Top senior player - P100
Top 12 & under player - P100
Top Antiqueño player - P300
Top PCC player - P100
Top ATCC player - P100

Antiqueños' Category
Top female player - P50
Top senior player - P50
Top 12 & under player - P50
Top PCC player - P100

Note: Prizes might increase.

How to register? Just follow these steps:

1. Register in this post (Name/Address/Lichess Username/Age)
2. JOIN TEAM by clicking this link and wait for the approval : https://lichess.org/team/antique-chess-society
3. Pay the registration fee (P30) via Gcash (Gcash number: 09657762933) and send the proof of payment to https://www.facebook.com/vonsteven/

Tournament Link:
https://lichess.org/swiss/Z5Htc5z9 (Open Category)
https://lichess.org/swiss/7Lc7jA6y (Antiqueños Category)

The tournament password will be sent to you after you have sent the proof of payment.

Prizes will be sent two days after the tournament. If a player is tagged by violating Lichess fair play policy he/she will not qualify for the prizes. No cheating, no piloting, no engine

09/01/2021

Chess tournament in memory of Lou Vincent Baculna (Open tournament)
by : Von Steven L. Aquino

A CHESS tournament(open) in honor of one of the best player in Province of Antique will be held on Janaury 31, 2021 (Sunday) 5pm .org.

The tournament will be dubbed the 1st Lou Vincent Baculna Memorial Online Chess Tournament Organized by Antique Chess Society.

details of the tournament will be posted here soon.