IMUS CITY, Cavite - Jirah Floravie Cutiyog of General Trias City exhibited her stature as the next big thing in women's chess after topping the 1st HS Tabernilla Surveying and Engineering Services Open Rapid Chess Tournament held at Imus Sports Complex in Imus, Cavite on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
IMUS CITY, Cavite - Jirah Floravie Cutiyog of General Trias City exhibited her stature as the next big thing in women's chess after topping the 1st HS Tabernilla Surveying and Engineering Services Open Rapid Chess Tournament held at Imus Sports Complex in Imus, Cavite on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
The 15-year-old Cutiyog capped her giant-slaying ways by shocking FIDE Master Roel Abelgas of Dasmariñas City in 38 moves of a Caro-Kann Defense in the final round to clinch the crown with 6.5 points.The feat also came with the P10,000 prize.'I am very happy with my victory because almost all of the top players in Cavite and nearby provinces as well as those from Metro Manila joined the tournament,' said Cutiyog, a grade 9 student of Bethel Academy of Sta Clara General Trias Cavite.
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