Geronimo tops MMC Christmas Chess

MANILA, Philippines — Second seed Noel Geronimo ruled the Metropolitan Chess Club Pamasko Handog tournament at the Starmall Edsa Shaw in Mandaluyong over the weekend.

The 23-year-old Geronimo, with standard rating of 2037, finished with six wins and one draw in a winning performance in the seven-round Swiss system event organized by MCC in cooperation with Milo. Geronimo brought home the champion trophy plus the gold medal and the P5000 top prize.

Tied at second-third places were top seed Jose Carlo Castro and 11th seed Nathaniel Cruz with 6.0 points apiece. Due to higher tie-break points, Castro grabbed the second place honors.