Antonio vs Ballecer

ANG highly anticipated match sa pagitan nina topranked Filipino chess player Grandmaster Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr. at International Coach-Fide Master Dino Ballecer na tinampukang Mobile Chess Club Philippines Face Off Series” ay magaganap mamayang gabi (January 6, 2021), simula 7 p.m. sa lichess.org.
“It’s anybody’s ball game,” sabi ni New York based Butch Ramos Meliton.
“I’m ready. It’s a big challenge for me, but I will do my very best,” saad ng 58-year-old Antonio, ang 2017 World Senior Chess Championship runner-up sa Acqui Terme, Italy.
“I feel honored to be invited to play against one of the best chess player in the country and I promise to play my best,” wika ng Singapore based Ballecer na tubong Agoo, La Union.
Ang race-to-10, chess affair draw is not counted ay magtutuos sa 2 minutes plus one minute increment time control format sa P10,000 total pot prize online blitz chess tournament.
Ang mananalo ay tatangap ng P6,000 habang ang matatalo naman ay mag-uuwi ng P4,000.
Ang Calapan, Oriental Mindoro native Antonio, ang 13-time Philippine Open Champion ay natalo kay fellow Grandmaster Darwin Laylo, 15-13, sa first-ever P20,000 winner-take-all match online blitz chess tournament nitong Hunyo 7, 2020.