Aaron Caresosa swept his last three games, including a seventh round victory over erstwhile unbeaten Sungyeong Aparte, to capture the juniors crown in the 25th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship Southern Mindanao leg at SM City Davao last Sunday.

Wesley Magbanua and Andre Jiorgo also finished strong to rule the kiddies and seniors divisions, respectively, and join Caresosa and six others in the national finals of the grand and final staging of the country’s longest talent-search sponsored by Pilipinas Shell.

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