Saturday, June 28, 2008

8 Yr Old Pangasinan chess master bags gold in ASEAN tilt


By GESELL CAPUA
ABS-CBN Dagupan

An eight-year-old girl from Pangasinan recently brought home the gold and four other medals won during the 9th ASEAN Age Group Chess Competition held from June 8-18 in Vietnam.
"Alam ko mananalo ako!" said Samantha Glo Sam" Revita when interviewed by ABS-CBN Dagupan.
Revita, aside from her gold, came home with two silver medals and two bronzes.
She gave honor to the country through chess for the fifth time.
Since 2006, Revita has been the representative of the Philippines for ASEAN Chess and also World Youth Chess competitions. She has visited Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Turkey and lately, Vietnam to compete with other young chess wizards.

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