Chess

UST LADY Woodpusher Jaclyn Johnson is versatility personified. Her ability to manage her time between playing competitive chess and working as a nurse at the University of Santo Tomas Hospital is a feat not many could accomplish.

Johnson, taking up a masteral course in Nursing Administration at the UST Graduate School, leads contrasting lives on and off the playing arena.

THE UST Woodpushers weathered all odds stacked against them as they managed to pull through in their final assignments to grab first runner-up finishes in the final playdate of the UAAP chess competitions last Sept. 22 at the University of the East briefing room.

The Tiger Woodpushers used Andrew Seggara’s board two loss to De La Salle’s Chong Ming as a rallying point to upend the Green Archers, 2.5-1.5.

TILA hindi na magpapaawat ang UST Lady Woodpushers sa kanilang kampanya ngayong UAAP season matapos nilang talunin ang Adamson University, 4–0, noong Agosto 26 sa briefing room ng University of the East.

Muling bumandera para sa UST, na kasalukuyang nasa itaas ng team standings kasama ang UE Lady Woodpushers na parehong may 14.5 na puntos, ang kanilang team captain na si Jaclyn Johnson na tinalo ang kaniyang kalaban sa board three na si Lady Amazon Theresa Gonzales.

NEWLY-APPOINTED UST Woodpushers coach and National Master Ronald Dableo grabbed the top spot in the qualification tournament of the Asian Continental Championship, after settling for a draw against his final opponent, International Master Chito Garma, last June 24 at the Greenhills Shopping Center in San Juan.

Dableo went unbeaten in the tournament, winning six games while drawing three to lead the list of qualifiers who will represent the country in the Asian Continental (AC) chess tournament slated from August 9 to 20 in India.