Saturday, October 19, 2019

Paragua son tops New York Columbus chessfest

By Alex P. Vidal

NEW YORK CITY
-- The son of Filipino Grandmaster Mark Paragua became the latest chess celebrity here when he topped the K-5 under 1000 division of the CIS Columbus Day Tournament October 14 at 11M here.
Dominic Nathan Paragua emerged No. 1 out of more than a hundred students mostly grade three and five in the tournament participated by 40 schools.
Dominic Nathan scored a perfect four points in four games in. 
DOMINIC NATHAN

He bested Gabriel Balmaseda, Roberto Hernandez, Miles Soichet-Mason, and Chenran Zhao.

Different schools sent their best players in the category.
"My son started only playing in two months prior to the tournament," said Dominic Nathan's mother, Mary Christine Joyce Paragua, who is also a former champion.
The event was organized by the Chess in the Schools (CIS) and supervised by Shaun Smith.

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  1. OMG DOMINICASDMFBEHFAE WON OMFG!111!!!11!! EF 3FEGVAWEQGVSEAGV

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