24th Shell Youth Active Chess slated

The 24th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championships’ National Capital Region leg will be held from June 11 to 12 at SM Megamall Event Center with the top three players in kiddies, juniors and seniors divisions and the best-placed female competitor gaining berths in the national finals set October 1 to 2, also at SM Megamall.

“We expect another full-packed field this year, especially with chess becoming popular again among the youth,” said Melanie Bularan, Social Performance and Social Investment Manager of Pilipinas Shell. “This is one of Shell’s innovative and sustainable programs for nation-building and we are hoping to continue discovering new talents from an ever-growing number of players now taking up the sport, especially at this stage when the tournament is set to celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2017.”