Totana hosts the XVI Regional Chess Championship ages, organized by the Chess Federation of the Region of Murcia and Totana Chess Club in collaboration with the Department of Sports, which begins next Sunday, March 7 at the Sports Pavilion Manuel Ibáñez.
Tests were also carried out on Sundays 14 and 21 March.
The councilman of Deportes, José Antonio Valverde Queen, thanked the involvement of Totana Chess Club, as for the municipality to host a tournament of this nature is very important, "especially considering that 15 players will be participating in the totaneros The tournament, whose winners will represent the Region of Murcia in the national phase which takes place from June 25 to August 1 in Linares (Jaén). "
The mayor said that it was the first time that hosts a tournament of this nature, although they have the previous three finals and two finals absolute individual teams.
For his part, President of the Chess Club Totana, Peter Garrett, has indicated that the test is divided into six tournaments in the U-8 and U-18, with a pace of play 60 minutes per player plus 30 seconds increase for the play, spread over six rounds with two games per day, which they are approved to be computable by the International Federation and the Spanish.
Tudela reported that this championship is the most important and greater involvement of youth in the Region of Murcia.
Championship will representatives of the Murcia Regional Selection to participate in the Championship of Spain School Age, to be held in San Javier from 22 to 27 June.
The competition will be Open and the players each team would be six.
In addition, the participating team in each category will be formed with three players and three players ranked in each category.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana. Fotos: Totana.com