CEBU CITY, Philippines—International Master (IM) Kim Steven Yap lorded the inaugural FIDE-Rated Seven Accuracy Open Rapid Chess Tournament last Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the SM Seaside City Cebu. IM Yap, who also heads the Cebu School of Chess and serves as the head coach of the University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters chess team, finished his campaign with a near-perfect 8.0 points after the nine-round competition. He bagged the title after finishing with a higher tie-break score over fellow IM Joel Pimentel, who settled for second place with 8.

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