National Master Edgardo Garma performed a simultaneous clock exhibition matches against the Milo Checkmate enrollees held over the weekend at Starmall Edsa Shaw in Mandaluyong City.
Garma swept all his matches and netted a score 16-0 in the one-day event that concluded the first offering of the Milo Checkmate face-to-face Saturday-only chess classes after the pandemic.
Following the simul, the enrollees played rapid games according to their level.
The winners were Megan Gadil, Princess Manuel and Mateo Vasquez (Prep 1); Kyler Camonias, Richande Arcenal and Bryan Duran (Prep 2); Jian Siy, Marcus Dizon and Alfred III Buencamino (Prep 3); Franze Gabriel Vidal and Drake De Leon (Intermediate 3). The 16-year old Duran of Quezon City earned the prestigious Sportsmanship Award.
Medals, courtesy of the sponsoring Milo, were awarded to the winners by the organizing Metropolitan Chess Center (MCC).
