GM TORRE SIMUL

GM Torre Fund-Raising Simul
MERALCO, Pasig City
September 5, 2009

The living legend of RP Chess posted 17W-2D-2L in the grueling 4 hour 21-board simul composed of the ff:

Junior Players of MERALCO Chess Club
1 Paulo Bersamina
2 Jefferson Saltorio
3 JC Andan
4 Earl Cabugao
5 Rhal Sol Cruz

RP PARA Team
1 Gigi
2 Abe
3 Melchor
4 Rudy
5 Alexis

Barangay Wesley
1 tedcildor
2 spawn2
3 rusticbull
4 angelofdeath

Tanay Chess Club
1 Jerson
2 Des

MERALCO Chess Club
1 Jay
2 Darryl
3 Ronnie
4 Kim
5 Rolly

For the record, the W's were recorded by Alexis of PARA and Angel of Death of BW while the D's by Jay and Pau of MERALCO.

Each one paid an entry fee of P500, except for the 5 PARA who are the beneficiaries. Thus, a total of P8k was raised, with P2k given to GM for gas allowance which he was actually declining and the P6k shared to the PARA players which they received individually from no other than GM Torre.

As said by GM Torre in his inspirational talk, small deeds such as these not only endears all of us to God but also shows to each of our community that chess players are responsible and caring persons.

And I'd like to add that each one who played and supported this project in one way or another, you all have another invite coming to you and it is coded as MT25.34-36 which reads:

"Come and possess the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since the creation of the world. I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was a stranger and you received me in your homes, naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me, in prison and you visited me."

Dear GMs, these PARA players and their families are all of the above; hungry and thirsty not just for the real food but from the fellowship of abled persons like each of us. They are in the prison of their disabilities and are imprisoned to mix it up with their fellow disabled but you visited them and played chess with them.

And their unsaid gratefulness was summed up in one simple single act; Melchor giving to all of us, through me, that small plastic supot containing the 3 gold medals he won in the Asian Paralympic Games.

God bless.