The top lady finishers in the 24th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship Northern Mindanao leg hold their trophies and prizes as they pose with Shell Philippines executives Melanie Bularan (2nd from left), Social Performance and Social Investment Manager, and Janot Barretto (right), Social Performance Head, during awards rites held at SM CDO Cyberzone in Cagayan de Oro. They are (from left) senior’s top female Janes Caingles of Holy Cross of Davao; junior’s top female Mary Joy Tan of Jasaan National High School; and kiddies’ winner Regina Catherine Quinanola of Malabuyoc Central School. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Forty eight players, including the leading junior players and a slew of rising stars, gear up for a fierce showdown in three divisions in the Shell National Youth Active Chess Championships grand finals slated October 1 to 2 at SM Megamall in Mandaluyong.