00:00The official start of the Asian Junior and Girls Chess Championships 2024
00:05will be held at Knights Templar Hotel in Tagaytay City.
00:09This is what Daryl Oclares reported.
00:13The best Junior Wood Pushers in Asia will compete
00:18in the formal opening of the Asian Junior and Girls Chess Championships 2024
00:25This will be held on Saturday at Knights Templar Hotel in Tagaytay City.
00:30Up to 60 chess players will compete in the so-called Federated Tournament
00:36that was made possible by the assistance of the Asian Chess Federation
00:40and the local government under the leadership of the Philippine Olympic Committee President Abraham Bambol-Tolentino.
00:47Our Philippine chess players will not be left behind
00:51who will compete in the Standard, Rapid and Blitz event
00:54led by the country's newest Grandmaster, Daniel Quizon.
00:59Quizon is just returning from the Philippines
01:02where he won the GM title in the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary.
01:07First of all, I thank God because my dream of becoming a Grandmaster has come true.
01:13I am very happy that I have fulfilled it.
01:16When I started, I said, I want to be a Grandmaster.
01:20I want to be like Laue.
01:22I want to be like the other GMs in the Philippines.
01:25Quizon also has a message to the youth who are eager to become a professional chess player.
01:32My message to them is to work hard in training.
01:36Don't stop.
01:38Consistent training.
01:40Study openings.
01:42Puzzles.
01:44Chess games are very important.
01:47After the opening ceremony, the Rapid Chess Tournament was held last Saturday.
01:53FIDE Master Christian Gian Carlo Arca finished in 11th place.
01:59International Master Michael Concio Jr. finished in 10th place.
02:03GM Quizon finished in 11th place.
02:07The Asian Juniors and Girls Chess Championship 2024 will continue until Saturday
02:13where we will find out who will be the champion of the Standard and Blitz event.
02:17From Tagaytay City, Daryl Loclares for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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