Kassie Nuñez and Franchesca Largo top respective categories at ASEAN+ age group chess tournament - BusinessWorld Online

Kassie Nuñez and Franchesca Largo top respective categories at ASEAN+ age group chess tournament - BusinessWorld Online

KASSIE NUÑEZ and Franchesca Largo ruled their respective categories in the standard division of the 3rd ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championships in Penang, Malaysia on Tuesday. Ms. Nuñez, a seven-year-old wonder girl from Bicol, drew with Vietnamese Nguyen Duc Huyen My in the ninth and final round and then edged another Vietnam bet Ngu Phuong Linh vie tiebreak when they ended up tied at first with 7.5 points apiece in the girls’ Under-8 class. For M…