The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) announced that regional eliminations are in place for the upcoming third Asian Indoor Games.

According to SportsNews.ph, the top finishers in the national finals will compete in the Asian Indoor Games that will be held in Vietnam from Oct. 30 to Nov. 8.

In preparation for the national finals, regional eliminations will kick off with the Region IV eliminations in Tagaytay City from June 6 to 8.

Other regional elimination events will be held in Bicol (Region V) from June 13 to 15, Isabela (Region II) from June 13 to 15, and Baguio City (CAR) from June 20 to 22.

Eliminations for Region XIII/CARAGA are scheduled from June 27 to 29 in Butuan City, while Gingoog City will host the Region X elims from July 17 to 19.

The Region XII eliminations, meantime, will take place from July 25 to 27. The location has yet to be announced.

The top 10 finishers in Tagaytay will get cash prizes and earn the right to compete in the national semifinals, stated SportsNews.ph.

International Masters (IMs), National Masters (NMs), and FIDE Masters (FMs) will also participate in the national semifinals which will be held in Manila from Aug. 4 to 8.

Meanwhile, the country’s Grandmasters (GMs) will play in the national finals from Aug. 26 to Sept. 6 in Manila. All GMs will be seeded in the national finals event.