
Ozamiz bares half-a-million chess festival on July 12-13
“For the fifth consecutive time, big-time chess returns to Mindanao, thanks to Asenso Ozamiz City and the Asenso Misamis Occidental Team,” said Arena Grandmaster Rey Urbiztondo.
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“For the fifth consecutive time, big-time chess returns to Mindanao, thanks to Asenso Ozamiz City and the Asenso Misamis Occidental Team,” said Arena Grandmaster Rey Urbiztondo.

KNOWN for organizing big chess events in Mindanao in terms of cash prizes, Ozamiz City is seriously considering another productive initiative: supporting its local talents to become highly competitive one day.









