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A former member of the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP) varsity ruled the 117th Philippine Independence Day Chess Tournament organized by the Dubai-based Filipino Chess Players League (FCPL)-UAE at the Reef Mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Armel Abucejo, who donned the TIP chess team’s colors in the 1990s, won all his matches to dominate the five-round Swiss system multinational competition held on Friday.