Zhang Pengxiang Wins VI Asian Championship in Cebu, Philippines

Sunday, 30 September 2007 00:00

Zhang Pengxiang of China won the VI Asian Individual Championship held 18-29 September 2007 at the new Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) in Cebu, Philippines. In photo, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and National Chess Federation of the Philippines President Prospero Pichay make the ceremonial opening moves. Seventy two players from 17 countries are seeing action. See Chess results. Visit the tournament site www.philchesslive.com to download pgn files. Download Final Standings in Excel. Regulations in pdf format. . Zhang Pengxiang of China won the VI Asian Individual Championship held 18-29 September 2007 at the new Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) in Cebu, Philippines, site of the recent ASEAN Summit among heads of state of the ten nation organization. In photo, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and National Chess Federation of the Philippines President Prospero Pichay make the ceremonial opening moves. See Chess results. Download Final Standings in Excel. Visit the tournament sitewww.philchesslive.com to download pgn files. Download Regulations in pdf format. The top 10 shall qualify to the FIDE World Cup. Prize fund is $40,000 from FIDE and the NCFP. A FIDE Arbiters Seminar is being held concurrent with the Asian Championship. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >Secretary General Abraham Tolentino or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >NCFP Secretariat. Aerial view of the Cebu International Convention Center Resplendent facade of the CICC.