Air Force City Clark Chess Club Inc.

♟️🏆 OFFICIAL WINNERS 🏆♟️
2nd Summer Chess Clinic Tournament 2026

The Air Force City Clark Chess Club Inc. proudly congratulates all the winners and participants of our 2nd Summer Chess Clinic Tournament 2026! Your dedication, discipline, sportsmanship, and love for the game truly shined throughout the competition. ♟️👏

✨ BEGINNER CATEGORY ✨
Champion – Bañez, Jaden Carl B.
1st Placer – Obsioma, Dwyn Chrisint B.
2nd Placer – Bañez, Joshua F.
3rd Placer – Palaganas, Elisha Faith A.

✨ INTERMEDIATE CATEGORY ✨
Champion – Oledan, Prince Zion Q.
1st Placer – Cerdon, Matthew Sabino Luiz R.
2nd Placer – Cardeño, Liam Elree T.
3rd Placer – Trasporto, Jiro Brient A.

✨ ADVANCED CATEGORY ✨
Champion – Paras, Celestine Francheska
1st Placer – Salindong, Ris Francheska L.
2nd Placer – Bautista, Lennox Ryne B.
3rd Placer – Mendoza, Princess Charinah

✨ SPECIAL AWARD ✨🏆 Outstanding Chess Student Award – Chad Lynard M. Mendoza

To all our winners, congratulations on your well-deserved achievements! Your hard work, determination, discipline, and passion for chess have truly paid off.

And to all participants, remember that every game is a learning experience and every move brings you one step closer to becoming even better players. The Air Force City Clark Chess Club Inc. is proud of each and every one of you. Continue sharpening your skills, believing in yourselves, and aiming for excellence both on and off the chessboard. ♟️✨

Again, congratulations to all winners and participants!

The Air Force City Clark Chess Club Inc. would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to our dedicated coaches and hardworking officers for their unwavering support, leadership, and commitment to the success of the 2nd Summer Chess Clinic Tournament 2026.

Special thanks to our Coaches:
TSG Ronald G. Llavanes PAF – Master Coach
SGT Rommel G. Llavanes PAF – Assistant Coach

And to our Club Officers:
Nestlie Hershey T. Langwas – President
MSg Manuel C. Tenerife Jr. PAF – Vice President
Josephine S. Dalumpines – Secretary
Abigail P. Evangelista – Treasurer
Jenna R. Cerdon – Auditor
Medelyn M. Mendoza – External Affairs Officer

Your dedication, guidance, teamwork, and passion for developing young chess players truly made this event successful, meaningful, and inspiring for everyone involved. Thank you for your continuous efforts in promoting sportsmanship, discipline, camaraderie, and excellence through chess.

We are proud and grateful to have such committed leaders and mentors in our chess community. ♟️👏

Thank you to everyone who became part of this successful and inspiring event!

CHESS CEREMONIAL MOVE ✨♟️

One of the highlights of the Closing and Awarding Ceremony of the 2nd Summer Chess Clinic Tournament 2026 was the special Chess Ceremonial Move participated in by our distinguished guests and two of the youngest players of the club.

The Chess Ceremonial Move is a symbolic tradition commonly done before the start of important chess tournaments and special chess events. It represents honor, sportsmanship, unity, and support for the game of chess and its players. Through this gesture, guests and officials formally recognize the significance of the tournament and inspire participants to play with discipline, respect, and excellence.

This tradition has long been practiced in international and local chess competitions, where respected guests, officials, or sponsors make the first move on the chessboard as a symbol of encouragement and goodwill to all players.

The ceremonial move was proudly made by our Guest of Honor, BGEN GIEMEL O ESPINO PAF, together with LTC DENZIL M LANGWAS PAF, Board of Trustee, alongside their contenders — two of the youngest players of the Air Force City Clark Chess Club Inc. Their participation symbolized the passing of knowledge, inspiration, and love for chess to the younger generation. ♟️👏

Their presence and support made the ceremony even more memorable and meaningful, inspiring our participants to continue developing their skills, confidence, discipline, and passion for the game of chess.

Thank you to everyone who became part of this successful and inspiring event!

Despite the challenging weather conditions, our 2nd Summer Chess Clinic Tournament 2026 was a great success because of the support, dedication, and hard work of everyone involved.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Ms. Flowery M. Capati and Ms. A***e De Leon Suarez of Angeles City Academy Chess Club - ACACC for serving as our official pairing arbiters throughout the tournament. Your patience, professionalism, and commitment greatly contributed to the smooth flow and success of the event. ♟️👏

Thank you for sharing your time, effort, and expertise with our club and young chess players. Your support is truly appreciated by the entire Air Force City Clark Chess Club Inc. family.

On behalf of the AIR FORCE CITY CLARK CHESS CLUB INC., we also sincerely thank the following sponsors and supporters whose generosity and assistance helped make this event possible:

Semirecycling Company Inc.

Federal Express Company

ACDI

FABSLAI

Tactical Operations Wing Northern Luzon (TOWNOL)

Air Defense Command (ADC)

Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)

Air Force City Council of Commanders

Air Logistics Command (ALC)

420th Supply Wing

410th Maintenance Wing

CWSLAI

600th Air Base Wing

Assistant Chief of Air Staff for Education and Training

LTC Gagaracruz

LTC Langwas

And the Board of Trustees

We are grateful for your valuable contributions in making this tournament organized, fair, and memorable for everyone involved.

Again, thank you to Ms. Flowery M. Capati, Ms. A***e De Leon Suarez, all our sponsors, and supporters for being part of this successful event! ♟️✨

The successful completion of our 2nd Summer Chess Clinic Tournament 2026 was marked with a meaningful Closing and Awarding Ceremony filled with joy, pride, and celebration.

We would like to congratulate all our young chess players for their dedication, discipline, sportsmanship, and outstanding performances throughout the tournament and summer clinic. Your hard work and determination truly paid off! ♟️👏

Certificates, medals, and awards were proudly given to recognize the efforts and achievements of our participants, coaches, and supporters who made this event a success.

We would also like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our Guest of Honor, BGEN GIEMEL O ESPINO PAF, and to LTC DENZIL M LANGWAS PAF, Board of Trustee, for assisting in the awarding and giving of certificates to our participants. Your presence, support, and encouragement truly inspired our young chess players and made the ceremony more memorable and meaningful.

Special thanks as well to all the parents, officers, coaches, arbiters, sponsors, and guests who continuously supported our club and encouraged our young chess enthusiasts.

Thank you to everyone who became part of this successful event. Your support inspires us to continue promoting chess, sportsmanship, and excellence among the youth.

Congratulations once again to all participants and winners!See you in our future tournaments and activities! ♟️✨

♟️ SUCCESSFUL DAY 1
2nd Summer Chess Clinic Tournament 2026 ♟️

Today marks another successful milestone for the Air Force City Clark Chess Club Inc. as we officially conducted Day 1 of our 2nd Summer Chess Clinic Tournament 2026.

The tournament started at 9:00 AM and concluded at 12:40 PM, with Rounds 1 to 3 successfully completed. Tomorrow morning, we will continue with Rounds 4 and 5 as our young chess players continue to showcase their skills, discipline, sportsmanship, and love for the game.

We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who helped and supported this event. Special thanks to Ma’am Flowery Capati and the Angeles City Academy Chess Club for assisting us with the pairings and serving as our arbiters throughout the tournament.

Your support and dedication greatly contributed to the smooth and successful flow of today’s event.

To all parents, coaches, officers, volunteers, and participants — thank you for being part of this meaningful activity for our young chess enthusiasts.

See you tomorrow for the continuation of the tournament! ♟️🏆

Another productive and meaningful session completed this morning at the AIR FORCE CITY CLARK CHESS CLUB INC.!

Today’s activity focused on the evaluation of our Intermediate and Advance Level players as we continue to prepare them not only for competition, but also for discipline, focus, and sportsmanship through chess.

With only 8 DAYS TO GO before our much-awaited 2nd Summer Chess Clinic Tournament happening on May 29–30, 2026, excitement and determination are truly building up among our young players. ♟️🏆

More than learning strategies and improving their skills on the board, we are proud to witness how the children have already built strong friendship, camaraderie, teamwork, and mutual respect with one another. These are the true values that make every training session worthwhile. ❤️

Thank you to all the parents, coaches, supporters, and sponsors for your continuous trust and support to our growing chess family.

See you all on tournament day! ♟️🔥