Philippine Chess is sinking in quick sand. After dismal results in the Olympiad, SEA Games, Asian Games and Asian Zonals, Philippine Chess suffered another blow with the current game-fixing scandal involving some of the country's top chess players.
Cheating happens in elections, exams, tax payments, gambling and in sports but I never thought that it will occur in chess. I thought that chess is a game for ladies and gentlemen who uphold honor but it seems that there were some greedy and immoral individuals who are destroying this beautiful game. They should be ashamed of themselves for causing embarrassment to our country. Those who will be found guilty must be suspended or even be banned for life.
In a country where basketball, boxing and billiards are the sport of choice, It's hard already to find sponsors for big chess tournaments. This scandal will further turn-off sponsors. I hope that this nightmare will end soon.
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