NCAA Chess Kicks-off August 18

The 89th Season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association will open the Chess tournament as the second sport to open next to basketball this coming August 18 with the games to be played at the Letran and Arellano campuses.

Hosted by Colegio de San Juan de Letran, the opening ceremony and the opening day game will be played at the Letran campus while the remaining schedule of games will be at the Arellano campus in Legarda.

The games will last until September 17. If a championship game is necessary, the game will be played on September 20 also at Arellano.

Last year’s host for the Chess Tournament is University of Perpetual Help System Dalta.

Opening day games will be played 1:30-5:30 pm. The first game will be between defending champion San Sebastian and Lyceum of the Philippines University. The second game will be between the College of Saint Benilde and University of Perpetual Help System Dalta.

The third game for the day will feature Letran up against Jose Rizal University. Next will be the San Beda versus Mapua tiff. The last matchup for the day is between Arellano University and Emilio Aguinaldo College.

The defending champion for the juniors division of chess is Colegio de San Juan de Letran.

source: NCAA.org.ph